"Extraordinary...Rich in irony and regret...[the] people and settings are vividly realized and his prose [is] compelling in its simplicity." THE WALL STREET JOURNAL As the world slips into the throes of war in 1939, young Maciek's once closetted existence outside Warsaw is no more. When Warsaw falls, Maciek escapes with his aunt Tania. Together they endure the war, running, hid...(展开全部)

Ailsa doesn't trust MCC Berkshire, the young man helping out in her mother's antique shop. He tells wonderful stories about all the antiques and dazzles the customers, but everything he says is a pack of lies, isn't it? Adventure, romance, comedy, mystery--MCC tells a tale to suit every taste. But what is his story? Where is he from and why does he tell these lies? The truth is...(展开全部)

A tale of counterterrorism from an author who "ranks with Graham Greene in his knowledge of espionage and the human heart" (Publishers Weekly). Roger Ferris is one of the CIA's soldiers in the war on terrorism. He has come out of Iraq with a shattered leg and an intense mission—to penetrate the network of a master terrorist known only as "Suleiman." Ferris's plan for gett...(展开全部)

A tale of counterterrorism from an author who "ranks with Graham Greene in his knowledge of espionage and the human heart" (Publishers Weekly). Roger Ferris is one of the CIA's soldiers in the war on terrorism. He has come out of Iraq with a shattered leg and an intense mission—to penetrate the network of a master terrorist known only as "Suleiman." Ferris's plan for gett...(展开全部)

Med school student Jonathan pockets psychotropic drugs from the university hospital and deals them to college students. But when he's inevitably discovered by his professor, Paul Thomas Haskins, Jonathan must give up his body in exchange for the professor's silence!

In Istanbul: City of a Hundred Names, Magnum photographer Alex Webb displays his particular ability to distill gesture, color and contrasting cultural tensions into a single, beguiling frame. He presents a vision of Istanbul as an urban cultural center, rich with the incandescence of its past--a city of minarets and pigeons rising to the heavens during the early-morning call to...(展开全部)

In Istanbul: City of a Hundred Names, Magnum photographer Alex Webb displays his particular ability to distill gesture, color and contrasting cultural tensions into a single, beguiling frame. He presents a vision of Istanbul as an urban cultural center, rich with the incandescence of its past--a city of minarets and pigeons rising to the heavens during the early-morning call to...(展开全部)

揭露文學與閱讀的本質．遊走真實與虛構之間 小心！這本書裡沒一句真話！ 一個自稱來自「樂丁」（Reading）、名叫MCC．伯克夏的神祕男子，對於書本有著不可自拔的迷戀，在艾莎母親所經營的骨董家具店內幫忙。一件件破舊不堪、毫不起眼的家具，在他口中都成了參與精彩歷史的寶物與證物。儘管故事內容是謊話連篇，伯克夏的生花妙口，卻成功迷惑了所有顧客，讓他們乖乖掏腰包付錢。 艾莎一方面著迷於伯克夏說故事的魅力，一方面又對他編謊、哄騙客人的行徑不以為然。當一些不尋常的跡象漸漸浮現，這對母女一時間竟也搞不清楚什麼是真、什麼是偽了…… 伯克夏究竟是誰？來自何方？他所說的每一個故事裡，是否也藏著自己的祕密？ 11件骨董、11則故事、11個場景、11種風格…… 【物件】老鐘、寫字盒、瓷盤、鍵琴、雨傘架、鏡子、木箱、捲頂蓋書...(展开全部)