The Land of Green Plums is the story of a group of young people in Nicolae Ceausescu's Romania. Having left their impoverished villages for University in search of education and camaraderie, yet largely unprepared for urban life by their provincial childhoods, the youths quickly find their hopes dashed: the city no less than the countryside bears the mark of the dictator's corr...(展开全部)

In the stirring first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency—a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil. Obama tak...(展开全部)

Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States, elected in November 2008 and holding office for two terms. He is the author of two previous New York Times bestselling books, Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope, and the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Michelle. They have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.

《星期日泰晤士报》畅销书第一名 对正在形成的历史进行了引人入胜、深刻的个人叙述，他激励我们相信的力量。 贾斯汀·韦伯，《星期日邮报》 ，“文笔优美、幽默、引人入胜、肯定人生” 在备受期待的激动人心的回忆录苐一卷中，巴拉克·奥巴马讲述了他从寻找自己身份的年轻人到自由世界的不可思议的冒险故事，以惊人的个人细节描述了他的政治教育和里程碑式的时刻。他历史性的任期的苐一个任期——一个充满戏剧性变革和动荡的时期。 奥巴马带领读者踏上一段引人入胜的旅程，从他最早的政治抱负，到爱荷华州党团会议的关键胜利，展示了基层激进主义的力量，再到 2008 年 11 月 4 日的分水岭之夜，他当选为美国第 44 任，成为第一位非洲裔。美国人担任国家蕞高职务。 在反思任期时，他对权力的苣大影响力和局限性进行了独特而深思熟虑的探索，并对美国党派政治和国际外交的动态提出了独特的见解。...(展开全部)

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail b...(展开全部)

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail b...(展开全部)

Spanning thirty years and three continents, The Green Road tells the story of Rosaleen, matriarch of the Madigan family, and her four children. Ardeevin, County Clare, Ireland. 1980. When her oldest brother Dan announces he will enter the priesthood, young Hanna watches her mother howl in agony and retreat to her room. In the years that follow, the Madigan children leave one by...(展开全部)

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of All the Light We Cannot See, perhaps the most bestselling and beloved literary fiction of our time, comes a triumph of imagination and compassion, a soaring novel about children on the cusp of adulthood in a broken world, who find resilience, hope, and story. The heroes of Cloud Cuckoo Land are trying to figure out the world around them...(展开全部)

This is the epic saga of an earthling, Valentine Michael Smith, born and educated on Mars, who arrives on our planet with many psi powers, including the ability to take control of the minds of others—and complete innocence regarding the mores of man.

"A remarkable life story, reminiscent of Out of Africa ."-- Vogue In 1949, Rosamond Halsey Carr, a young fashion illustrator living in New York City, accompanied her dashing hunter-explorer husband to what was then the Belgian Congo. When the marriage fell apart, she decided to stay on in neighboring Rwanda, as the manager of a flower plantation. Land of a Thousand Hills is...(展开全部)