A tour-de-force by rising indy comics star Gene Yang, "American Born Chinese" tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables; and Chin-Kee, a person...(展开全部)

A tour-de-force by rising indy comics star Gene Yang, "American Born Chinese" tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables; and Chin-Kee, a person...(展开全部)

Jin Wang starts at a new school where he’s the only Chinese-American student. When a boy from Taiwan joins his class, Jin doesn’t want to be associated with an FOB like him. Jin just wants to be an all-American boy, because he’s in love with an all-American girl. Danny is an all-American boy: great at basketball, popular with the girls. But his obnoxious Chinese cousin Chin-Kee...(展开全部)

围绕三条线索展开： 美猴王大闹天宫是中国家喻户晓的神话故事，而《美生中国人》展现的是一个新鲜的美国版本，有练功，有复仇，有挑战，有失败，有救赎：美猴王有着与生俱来的王者气魄，精通玄妙的功夫和法术，为猴子猴孙敬仰，是世界上最伟大的猴子。但是他不甘心做只猴子，他大闹天宫，想要成为受人朝拜的天神。 美国的华裔少年王谨，在听妈妈讲完“孟母三迁”的中国古代故事之后，跟随父母从住了9年的旧金山唐人街搬到了纯粹的白人社区。他发现自己是学校里唯一的华裔，受尽了欺负，几乎没有朋友。更糟糕的是，他还爱上了一个白人女孩…… 中国人钦西是美国人眼中刻板的中国佬形象，聪明而粗俗，令人生厌。他每年都会从中国去看望美国的表弟丹尼，扰乱他的生活。而丹尼是一名篮球运动员，学校的风云人物，每年都不得不转学以逃避钦西带来的羞耻。这一年，情况更糟了…… 到最后，三条看似毫不相干的线索神奇地...(展开全部)

China's path to political reform over the last three decades has been slow, but discourse among Chinese political scientists continues to be vigorous and forward thinking. China's Political Development offers a unique look into the country's evolving political process by combining chapters authored by twelve prominent Chinese political scientists with an extensive commentary on...(展开全部)

Still Born, Guadalupe Nettel’s fourth novel, explores one of life’s most consequential decisions – whether or not to have children – with her signature charm and intelligence. Alina and Laura are independent and career-driven women in their mid-thirties, neither of whom have built their future around the prospect of a family. Laura has taken the drastic decision to be sterilize...(展开全部)

An aging ruler, an oppressive police state, a restless polarized people seething with paranoia: it’s a dangerous time for poets. Two of them—the great Kit Marlowe and the up-and-comer Will Shakespeare—meet in the back room of a pub to collaborate on a history play cycle, navigate the perils of art under a totalitarian regime, and flirt like young men with everything to lose. On...(展开全部)

克里斯托弗·麦克杜格尔（Christopher McDougall） 美国作家。毕业于哈佛大学，后入美联社担任记者，赴安哥拉、刚果和卢旺达报道战事。返美后为《户外》、《纽约时报》、《跑步者世界》等刊物撰稿。曾三度入围全美杂志报道奖。 爱好跑步，但频受脚痛之苦。偶然得知在墨西哥的铜峡谷，隐居着史上最强的长跑族群塔拉乌马拉人。于是穿越峡谷，寻找和族人颇有交情的奇人卡巴洛，一睹这支与世隔绝的部族的真面貌，探得跑步真谛。此间学习塔拉乌马拉人的跑法，脚伤不治自愈，后写下《天生就会跑》一书。 目前在练跑步之余，写下一部作品。