At the start of the 19th century, John James Audubon embarked upon an epic ornithological quest across America with nothing but his artist's materials, an assistant and a gun. Driving him through terrible storms, encounters with ferocious bears and dangerous people, Audubon's all-consuming passion for birds came to define his entire life--but what would the world make of his ex...(展开全部)

At the start of the 19th century, John James Audubon embarked upon an epic ornithological quest across America with nothing but his artist's materials, an assistant and a gun. Driving him through terrible storms, encounters with ferocious bears and dangerous people, Audubon's all-consuming passion for birds came to define his entire life--but what would the world make of his ex...(展开全部)

Number-one bestselling author Ken Follett tells the inspiring, true story of the Middle East hostage crisis that began in 1979, and of the unconventional means Ross Perot used to save his countrymen.

肯•福莱特（Ken Follett，1949-）当代大师级惊悚小说作家，2010年全球作家富豪榜上第5名。作品被译成三十多国语言，累计总销量超1亿本！在欧美国家几乎所有书店里，都能在最显眼的位置看到肯•福莱特的作品。 1949年7月5日，肯•福莱特生于英国威尔士加的夫，1967年进入伦敦大学学习哲学。1978年，他出版了处女作《风暴岛》，这部后来改名为《针之眼》的谍战小说为他赢得了翌年的爱伦坡最佳小说奖、巨额收入和国际声誉，他从此得以专职写作。 1989年出版的《圣殿春秋》，是作者最受欢迎的一本书，美国版至今仍保持着每年十万册的销量。 此外，他还著有《<蝴蝶梦>之谜》《飞剪号奇航》《大间谍战》《鹰翼行动》《彼得堡刺客》《与狮同眠》等多部登上过美国《出版人周刊》年度畅销榜的超级畅销小说。 福莱特作品的内容都有史实根据，在他的小说中，历史上的真实人物与小...(展开全部)

Shortlisted for the 2018 Ondaatje Prize Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year A masterful and entirely fresh portrait of great hopes and dashed dreams in a mythical city from a major new literary voice. Everything that could possibly be wrong with a city was wrong with Calcutta. When Kushanava Choudhury arrived in New Jersey at the age of twelve, he had al...(展开全部)

库沙那瓦·乔杜里，生于加尔各答，后随父母移民美国。在耶鲁大学完成本科学业后，回到加尔各答并以记者身份供职于当地的《政治家报》，后又返回美国在耶鲁大学攻读政治学博士学位。本书是其第一本公开发表的文学创作。

库沙那瓦·乔杜里，生于加尔各答，后随父母移民美国。在耶鲁大学完成本科学业后，回到加尔各答并以记者身份供职于当地的《政治家报》，后又返回美国在耶鲁大学攻读政治学博士学位。本书是其第一本公开发表的文学创作。

In The World Goes On, a narrator first speaks directly, then tells eleven unforgettable stories, and then bids farewell (“for here I would leave this earth and these stars, because I would take nothing with me”). As László Krasznahoraki himself explains: “Each text is about drawing our attention away from this world, speeding our body toward annihilation, and immersing ourselve...(展开全部)