Ask the Dust is a virtuoso performance by an influential master of the twentieth-century American novel. It is the story of Arturo Bandini, a young writer in 1930s Los Angeles who falls hard for the elusive, mocking, unstable Camilla Lopez, a Mexican waitress. Struggling to survive, he perseveres until, at last, his first novel is published. But the bright light of success is ...(展开全部)

Part two of the literary sci-fi thriller follows a boy and a girl who are caught in a warring town where thoughts can be heard — and secrets are never safe. Reaching the end of their tense and desperate flight in THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO, Todd and Viola did not find healing and hope in Haven. They found instead their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss, waiting to welcome them t...(展开全部)

Part two of the literary sci-fi thriller follows a boy and a girl who are caught in a warring town where thoughts can be heard — and secrets are never safe. Reaching the end of their tense and desperate flight in THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO, Todd and Viola did not find healing and hope in Haven. They found instead their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss, waiting to welcome them t...(展开全部)

The story of an elderly black farmer arrested for the murder of a white man and threatened by a lynch mob in America's Deep South. A characteristically Faulknerian tale of dark omen, its sole ray of hope the character of a young white boy who repays on old favour by proving the farmer's innocence.

作者：艾萨克·阿西莫夫（1920-1992） 俄裔美籍作家，被全世界的读者誉为“神一样的人”；美国政府授予他“国家的资源与自然的奇迹”这个独一无二的称号，以表彰他在“拓展人类想象力”上做出的杰出贡献。 阿西莫夫是一个全知全能的作家，其著作几乎覆盖人类生活的一切方面，上天下海、古往今来、 从恐龙到亚原子到全宇宙无所不包，从通俗小说到罗马帝国史，从科普读物到远东千年历史，从圣经指南，到科学指南，到两性生活指南，每一部著作都朴实、严谨而又充满幽默风趣的格调，为了尽情发挥自己诙谐搞笑的天赋，他甚至还写过一本《笑话集》。 到了晚年，他开始变得“好色”，出版了一系列两性话题的“黄书”。 他提出的“机器人学三定律”是当代机器人研究的基本法则，他预言了今天的生物科技，预言了互联网时代的数字图书馆，预言了人类将进行太空殖民。 终其一生，阿西莫夫最引以为豪的则是：《银河...(展开全部)

作者：艾萨克·阿西莫夫（1920-1992） 俄裔美籍作家，被全世界的读者誉为“神一样的人”；美国政府授予他“国家的资源与自然的奇迹”这个独一无二的称号，以表彰他在“拓展人类想象力”上做出的杰出贡献。 阿西莫夫是一个全知全能的作家，其著作几乎覆盖人类生活的一切方面，上天下海、古往今来、 从恐龙到亚原子到全宇宙无所不包，从通俗小说到罗马帝国史，从科普读物到远东千年历史，从圣经指南，到科学指南，到两性生活指南，每一部著作都朴实、严谨而又充满幽默风趣的格调，为了尽情发挥自己诙谐搞笑的天赋，他甚至还写过一本《笑话集》。 到了晚年，他开始变得“好色”，出版了一系列两性话题的“黄书”。 他提出的“机器人学三定律”是当代机器人研究的基本法则，他预言了今天的生物科技，预言了互联网时代的数字图书馆，预言了人类将进行太空殖民。 终其一生，阿西莫夫最引以为豪的则是：《银河...(展开全部)

The story of an elderly black farmer arrested for the murder of a white man and threatened by a lynch mob in America's Deep South. A characteristically Faulknerian tale of dark omen, its sole ray of hope the character of a young white boy who repays on old favour by proving the farmer's innocence.

A poem cycle that reads as a novel, "Out of the Dust" tells the story of Billie Jo, a girl who struggles to help her family survive the dustbowl years of the Depression. Fighting against the elements on her Oklahoma farm, Billie Jo takes on even more responsibilities when her mother dies in a tragic accident. A testament to the American spirit, this novel is an instant classic....(展开全部)

Told in free verse in the spare and haunting voice of 14-year-old Billie Jo Kelby, "Out of the Dust" is a journey to the heart of a family caught in the Oklahoma dust-bowl. It is the story of Ma, who sees the idea of herself burn away with every parched day, until she herself is consumed by fire. It is the story of Bayard, her husband, who cannot comes to terms with his failure...(展开全部)

A poem cycle that reads as a novel, "Out of the Dust" tells the story of Billie Jo, a girl who struggles to help her family survive the dustbowl years of the Depression. Fighting against the elements on her Oklahoma farm, Billie Jo takes on even more responsibilities when her mother dies in a tragic accident. A testament to the American spirit, this novel is an instant classic....(展开全部)