This is Russell Baker's story of growing up in America between the world wars--in the backwoods mountains of Virginia, in a New Jersey commuter town, and finally in the Depression-shadowed urban landscape of Baltimore.

You can’t choose your in-laws. One beautiful morning, Zhang Dongsheng pushes his wealthy in-laws off a mountain – the perfect crime. Or so he thinks. Even though the murders were as carefully choreographed as a play, he did not expect that three teenagers had caught him in the act. But Zhang Dongsheng seriously underestimated the smarts of those three kids. . . Dark, murky and ...(展开全部)

纳伊瓦·本·拉登（Najwa bin Laden），奥萨玛·本·拉登的首位妻子，同时也是本·拉登的表妹。出生于叙利亚，1974年嫁给时年17岁的拉登。为拉登育有11子，其中萨德·本·拉登据传是基地组织的活跃人物，2009年7月份有媒体报道说萨德死于年初美军的炮火中。 奥玛·本·拉登（Omar bin Laden），本·拉登第四子，母亲是纳伊瓦•本•拉登。1981年出生。奥萨玛·本·拉登1991-1996年流亡苏丹时，奥玛陪伴其左右，后随拉登前往阿富汗。因为厌恶暴力与拉登发生分歧，回到沙特阿拉伯。目前在吉达经营自己的承包公司。 简·莎森（Jean Sasson），本书执笔者，研究中东超过三十年，曾旅居沙特阿拉伯等地十二年之久，并出版多部关于中东的著作，其中最脍炙人口的，就是揭露沙特阿拉伯女性生活神秘面纱的「公主」三部曲（Princess），全球销量超过...(展开全部)

纳伊瓦·本·拉登（Najwa bin Laden），奥萨玛·本·拉登的首位妻子，同时也是本·拉登的表妹。出生于叙利亚，1974年嫁给时年17岁的拉登。为拉登育有11子，其中萨德·本·拉登据传是基地组织的活跃人物，2009年7月份有媒体报道说萨德死于年初美军的炮火中。 奥玛·本·拉登（Omar bin Laden），本·拉登第四子，母亲是纳伊瓦•本•拉登。1981年出生。奥萨玛·本·拉登1991-1996年流亡苏丹时，奥玛陪伴其左右，后随拉登前往阿富汗。因为厌恶暴力与拉登发生分歧，回到沙特阿拉伯。目前在吉达经营自己的承包公司。 简·莎森（Jean Sasson），本书执笔者，研究中东超过三十年，曾旅居沙特阿拉伯等地十二年之久，并出版多部关于中东的著作，其中最脍炙人口的，就是揭露沙特阿拉伯女性生活神秘面纱的「公主」三部曲（Princess），全球销量超过...(展开全部)

纳伊瓦·本·拉登（Najwa bin Laden），奥萨玛·本·拉登的首位妻子，同时也是本·拉登的表妹。出生于叙利亚，1974年嫁给时年17岁的拉登。为拉登育有11子，其中萨德·本·拉登据传是基地组织的活跃人物，2009年7月份有媒体报道说萨德死于年初美军的炮火中。 奥玛·本·拉登（Omar bin Laden），本·拉登第四子，母亲是纳伊瓦•本•拉登。1981年出生。奥萨玛·本·拉登1991-1996年流亡苏丹时，奥玛陪伴其左右，后随拉登前往阿富汗。因为厌恶暴力与拉登发生分歧，回到沙特阿拉伯。目前在吉达经营自己的承包公司。 简·莎森（Jean Sasson），本书执笔者，研究中东超过三十年，曾旅居沙特阿拉伯等地十二年之久，并出版多部关于中东的著作，其中最脍炙人口的，就是揭露沙特阿拉伯女性生活神秘面纱的「公主」三部曲（Princess），全球销量超过...(展开全部)

Welcome to the world of sexed-up medicine, where patients have been turned into customers, and clinics and waiting rooms are jammed with healthy people, lured in to have their blood pressure taken and cholesterol, smear test, bowel or breast screening done. In the world of sexed-up medicine pharmaceutical companies gloss over research they don’t like and charities often use dub...(展开全部)

Welcome to the world of sexed-up medicine, where patients have been turned into customers, and clinics and waiting rooms are jammed with healthy people, lured in to have their blood pressure taken and cholesterol, smear test, bowel or breast screening done. In the world of sexed-up medicine pharmaceutical companies gloss over research they don’t like and charities often use dub...(展开全部)

At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that "food could be a way of making sense of the world. . . . If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were." Her deliciously crafted memoir, Tender at the Bone , is the story of a life determined, enhanced, and defined in equal measure by a passion for food, unforgettable people, and the love of tales well told.Beg...(展开全部)

At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that "food could be a way of making sense of the world. . . . If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were." Her deliciously crafted memoir, Tender at the Bone , is the story of a life determined, enhanced, and defined in equal measure by a passion for food, unforgettable people, and the love of tales well told.Beg...(展开全部)