In this rich and riveting narrative, a writer’s search for the truth behind his family’s tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original epic—part memoir, part reportage, part mystery, and part scholarly detective work—that brilliantly explores the nature of time and memory, family and history. The Lost begins as the story of a boy who grew up in a family haunted by t...(展开全部)

Six Records of a Floating Life (1809) is an extraordinary blend of autobiography, love story and social document written by a man who was educated as a scholar but earned his living as a civil servant and art dealer. In this intimate memoir, Shen Fu recounts the domestic and romantic joys of his marriage to Yun, the beautiful and artistic girl he fell in love with as a child. H...(展开全部)

In this rich and riveting narrative, a writer's search for the truth behind his family's tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original epic—part memoir, part reportage, part mystery, and part scholarly detective work—that brilliantly explores the nature of time and memory, family and history. The Lost begins as the story of a boy who grew up in a family haunte...(展开全部)

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone... A convict with a thirst for revenge A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager A runaway...(展开全部)

In this remarkable book, Duncan Watts, one of the principal architects of network theory, sets out to explain the innovative research that he and other scientists are spearheading to create a blueprint of our connected planet. Whether they bind computers, economies, or terrorist organizations, networks are everywhere in the real world, yet only recently have scientists attempte...(展开全部)

◎著者简介 迈克尔·B. 奥伦（Michael B. Oren），以色列历史学家、作家，前以色列议会议员、政府成员，曾任以色列驻联合国代表团顾问、以色列驻美国大使，现为耶路撒冷沙勒姆中心高级研究员。著有《盟友：我跨越美以鸿沟的旅程》（Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide）、《权力、信仰与幻想：美国在中东，1776年至今》（Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present），以及《六日战争》（Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East），三部作品均登上《纽约时报》畅销书榜。奥伦博士还是《新共和》杂志...(展开全部)

◎著者简介 迈克尔·B. 奥伦（Michael B. Oren），以色列历史学家、作家，前以色列议会议员、政府成员，曾任以色列驻联合国代表团顾问、以色列驻美国大使，现为耶路撒冷沙勒姆中心高级研究员。著有《盟友：我跨越美以鸿沟的旅程》（Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide）、《权力、信仰与幻想：美国在中东，1776年至今》（Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present），以及《六日战争》（Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East），三部作品均登上《纽约时报》畅销书榜。奥伦博士还是《新共和》杂志...(展开全部)

Innocence is lost to unforgettable experience in these brilliant stories by E. L. Doctorow, as full of mystery and meaning as any of the longer works by this American master. In “The Writer in the Family,” a young man learns the difference between lying and literature after he is induced into deceiving a relative through letters. In “Wili,” an early-twentieth-century idyll is d...(展开全部)

Innocence is lost to unforgettable experience in these brilliant stories by E. L. Doctorow, as full of mystery and meaning as any of the longer works by this American master. In “The Writer in the Family,” a young man learns the difference between lying and literature after he is induced into deceiving a relative through letters. In “Wili,” an early-twentieth-century idyll is d...(展开全部)

A top trader takes you through the markets and revels how he succeeded In Diary of a Professional Commodity Trader, Peter Brandt provides a play-by-play diary of his 2009 trading, offering an inside look at the difficult process and what it takes to excel at such a demanding endeavor. A long-time trader, Brandt clearly explains his thinking as he searches for the ri...(展开全部)