Nearly a decade ago Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of sixty-six, he burst onto the literary scene with Angela's Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize -- winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. Then came 'Tis, his glorious account of his early years in New York. Now, here at last, is McCourt's long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching car...(展开全部)

A little boy is on a search for the perfect gift for his mother, navigating the streets of 1890s Vienna, meeting new people, and continuing to trade one gift for another.

When I was a boy, my father often pulled me aside to convey lessons intended to build what we generally refer to as 'character'. Often his advice was very simple - work hard, think for yourself, do right by others - but I believe those lessons provided the foundation for everything that has followed in my life. Now that I'm a dad myself, I wanted to put them down in one place, ...(展开全部)

弗兰克·迈考特爱尔兰裔美籍教师，作家。1930年生于纽约，4岁时举家迁往爱尔兰，在贫民窟度过悲惨的童年。13岁辍学，19岁重返美国，当过兵，做过码头工人。“家国不幸诗人幸”，迈考特为这句话作了最好的诠释。苦难童年没有消磨他的斗志，反而让他学会在挫折中成长，在灰烬中微笑。1996年，处女作、自传体小说《安琪拉的灰烬》出版，一举获得普利策文学奖、全美书评奖、洛杉矶时报图书奖、美国年度好书奖等，连续117周雄踞<纽约时报》畅销书榜。之后陆续推出《就是这里了》和《教书匠》，好评如潮，使一个“教书匠”誉满全球。 《教书匠》于2005年11月出版，一周内即登上《纽约时报》畅销书榜首，后迅速被译成20多种文字，受到全世界教师、学生和广大读者的普遍好评：“自传体故事中最真诚的作品”、“教师的《圣经》”、“每个学生需要至少熟读10遍的温馨文字”。 《教书匠》以一个个生...(展开全部)

From the New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a chilling story of twisted secrets and long-awaited revenge. Lesson #1: Trust no one. Eve has a good life. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except… Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal involving a student-teach...(展开全部)

From the New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a chilling story of twisted secrets and long-awaited revenge. Lesson #1: Trust no one. Eve has a good life. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except… Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal involving a student-teach...(展开全部)

索尔·贝娄（Saul Bellow，1915-2005）美国作家。生于加拿大魁北克省的拉辛，在蒙特利尔度过童年。1924年，举家迁至美国芝加哥。父亲是从俄国移居来的犹大商人，贝娄是家中四个孩子中最年幼的一个。1933年，贝娄考入芝加哥大学。两年后，转入伊利诺斯州埃文斯顿的西北大学，获得社会学和人类学学士学位。同年，赴麦迪威的威斯康星大学攻读硕士学位。自1938年以来，除当过编辑和记者，并于二次大战期间在海上短期服过役外，他长期在芝加哥等几所大学执教。现任芝加哥大学教授和社会思想委员会主席。 从1941年到1987年的4O余年间，贝娄共出版了9部长篇小说。早期创作有结构优美的《挂起来的人》（1944）、《受害者）（1947），颇为评论界注目。《奥吉·马奇历险记》（1953）的出版，使他一举成名，奠定了他的文学地位。由于他把“丰富多彩的流浪汉小说与当代文...(展开全部)

索尔·贝娄（Saul Bellow，1915-2005）美国作家。生于加拿大魁北克省的拉辛，在蒙特利尔度过童年。1924年，举家迁至美国芝加哥。父亲是从俄国移居来的犹大商人，贝娄是家中四个孩子中最年幼的一个。1933年，贝娄考入芝加哥大学。两年后，转入伊利诺斯州埃文斯顿的西北大学，获得社会学和人类学学士学位。同年，赴麦迪威的威斯康星大学攻读硕士学位。自1938年以来，除当过编辑和记者，并于二次大战期间在海上短期服过役外，他长期在芝加哥等几所大学执教。现任芝加哥大学教授和社会思想委员会主席。 从1941年到1987年的4O余年间，贝娄共出版了9部长篇小说。早期创作有结构优美的《挂起来的人》（1944）、《受害者）（1947），颇为评论界注目。《奥吉·马奇历险记》（1953）的出版，使他一举成名，奠定了他的文学地位。由于他把“丰富多彩的流浪汉小说与当代文...(展开全部)

Paul Rand was one of the world's leading graphic designers. Here he describes his work with the same precision, economy and passion that he displays in his graphic designs, seeking to help us to understand the nature of his relationships with his clients, his audience and his art.

Recently graduated from Harvard University, Michelle Kuo arrived in the rural town of Helena, Arkansas, as a Teach for America volunteer, bursting with optimism and drive. But she soon encountered the jarring realities of life in one of the poorest counties in America, still disabled by the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. In this stirring memoir, Kuo, the child of Taiwanese imm...(展开全部)