In "Lose Your Mother," Saidiya Hartman traces the history of the Atlantic slave trade by recounting a journey she took along a slave route in Ghana. Following the trail of captives from the hinterland to the Atlantic coast, she reckons with the blank slate of her own genealogy and vividly dramatizes the effects of slavery on three centuries of African and African American histo...(展开全部)

In "Lose Your Mother," Saidiya Hartman traces the history of the Atlantic slave trade by recounting a journey she took along a slave route in Ghana. Following the trail of captives from the hinterland to the Atlantic coast, she reckons with the blank slate of her own genealogy and vividly dramatizes the effects of slavery on three centuries of African and African American histo...(展开全部)

In 1997, Tony Blair won the biggest Labour victory in history to sweep the party to power and end 18 years of Conservative government. He has been one of the most dynamic leaders of modern times; few British prime ministers have shaped the nation's course as profoundly as Blair during his ten years in power, and his achievements and his legacy will be debated for years to come....(展开全部)

A psychology text that you'll actually want to read! PSYCHOLOGY: A JOURNEY is guaranteed to spark your curiosity, insight, imagination, and interest. Using the proven SQ4R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Reflect, and Review) active learning system to help you study smarter, Coon leads you to an understanding of major concepts as well as how psychology relates to the challenges...(展开全部)

Dennis　Coon博士　堪称出版业的奇迹。作为心理学领域的畅销书作家，他因独具匠心的教学方式和以学生为中心的教学理念备受广大师生喜爱。在美国，超过250万学生正在使用他的著作作为教科书。他同时还是一位活跃的图书评论家与出版顾问。他爱好徒步旅行、摄影、绘画、木工以及音乐，他还是一位古典吉他及钢丝木吉他的设计与制作者。 John　Mitterer博士　任教于加拿大布鲁克大学，为超过25000名学生教授心理学概论课程。他曾多次获得教学奖项，包括2003年布鲁克大学杰出教学奖、2003年加拿大安大略省大学教师协会教学奖、2004年加拿大国家3M教学奖学金、2005年加拿大心理学协会颁发的心理学教学与培训杰出贡献奖、2010年布鲁克大学Don Ursino杰出教学奖，并于2006—2009年蝉联布鲁克大学校长杯杰出教学奖。他还是一位高尔夫球爱好者与鸟类爱好...(展开全部)

In this hilarious and poignant sequel to A Long Way to Chicago, Peck once again shows that country life is anything but boring. Chicago-bred Mary Alice (who has previously weathered annual week-long visits with Grandma Dowdel) has been sentenced to a year-long stay in rural Illinois with her irrepressible, rough and gruff grandmother, while Joey heads west with the Civilian Con...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Mary Alice's childhood summers in Grandma Dowdel's sleepy Illinois town were packed with enough drama to fill the double bill of any picture show. But now she is fifteen, and faces a whole long year with Grandma, a woman well known for shaking up her neighbors-and everyone else! All Mary Alice can know for certain is this: when trying to predict how life with Grandma...(展开全部)

For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer's pretty simple：he has，in his own words，‘issed his life away’.And on New Year's Eve he's going to end it all …But not，as it happens，alone.Because first single-mum Maureen，then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin's private party.They've stolen his idea-but brought their own reasons. Ye...(展开全部)

In his eagerly awaited fourth novel, "New York Times"-bestselling author Nick Hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when they've reached the end of the line. Meet Martin, JJ, Jess, and Maureen. Four people who come together on New Year's Eve: a former TV talk show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother. Three are British, one is Americ...(展开全部)

For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer's pretty simple：he has，in his own words，‘issed his life away’.And on New Year's Eve he's going to end it all …But not，as it happens，alone.Because first single-mum Maureen，then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin's private party.They've stolen his idea-but brought their own reasons. Ye...(展开全部)