Dave Eggers is a terrifically talented writer; don't hold his cleverness against him. What to make of a book called A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: Based on a True Story? For starters, there's a good bit of staggering genius before you even get to the true story, including a preface, a list of "Rules and Suggestions for Enjoyment of This Book," and a 20-page acknowle...(展开全部)

A heartwarming picture book tale of the power of the small, from bestselling author and retired NASA astronaut Commander Mark Kelly. Astronaut Mark Kelly flew with “mice-tronauts” on his first spaceflight aboard space shuttle Endeavour in 2001. Mousetronaut tells the story of a small mouse that wants nothing more than to travel to outer space. The little mouse works as har...(展开全部)

Patrimony , a true story, touches the emotions as strongly as anything Philip Roth has ever written. Roth watches as his eighty-six-year-old father—famous for his vigor, charm, and his repertoire of Newark recollections—battles with the brain tumor that will kill him. The son, full of love, anxiety, and dread, accompanies his father through each fearful stage of his final ordea...(展开全部)

Patrimony , a true story, touches the emotions as strongly as anything Philip Roth has ever written. Roth watches as his eighty-six-year-old father—famous for his vigor, charm, and his repertoire of Newark recollections—battles with the brain tumor that will kill him. The son, full of love, anxiety, and dread, accompanies his father through each fearful stage of his final ordea...(展开全部)

The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. 'Why had I not died in my young years - before God had given me children to love and live for? What unhappiness and suffering and sorrow it would have prevented. I sighed for liberty; but the bondsman's chain was round me, and could not be shaken off.' 1841: Solomon N...(展开全部)

The #1 New York Times bestseller! This is a Batman story like no other—the harrowing and eloquent autobiographical tale of writer Paul Dini’s courageous struggle to overcome a desperate situation. The Caped Crusader has been the all-abiding icon of justice and authority for generations. But in this surprising original graphic novel, we see Batman in a new light—as the savior w...(展开全部)

埃格尔博士是一位杰出的心理学家，也是奥斯维辛集中营的幸存者之一，现任美国加利福尼亚大学圣迭戈分校心理学教授，定期在国内外举行个人演讲。她还曾与退伍军人、美国海军陆战队战后创伤患者、身心受创的患者一起工作，帮助患者走出阴霾，选择并找到快乐。 埃格尔博士曾多次登上荧屏，参加奥普拉脱口秀、纪念奥斯维辛集中营解放节目以及荷兰国家电视台播出的大屠杀纪录片，与大家分享集中营创伤治愈，希望大家摆脱过去、拥抱自己，并通过回顾历史来守望和平。由于埃格尔博士的突出贡献，她被评为美国年度心理学突出教师，获得加州参议院颁发的人道主义奖。 这部书是埃格尔博士的处女作，她完整地回顾了在集中营的时光以及战后的生活，记录了自己在人生关口的每一个选择。拥抱人生，皆有可能。

Winner of the Caldecott Medal Once, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyame, the Sky God. He kept them in a box beside his throne. But Ananse, the Spider man, wanted them -- and caught three sly creatures to get them. This story of how we got our own stories to tell is adapted from an African folktale.

狄考文，19世纪美国基督教北长老会来华传教士、教育家、翻译家和慈善家、中国近代科学教育的先驱。在山东从事宣教、教育长达45年之久，创办了中国第一所现代高等教育机构文会馆、广文大学（齐鲁大学之前身）；开设博物馆，传播西方的科学与文化，被誉为“十九世纪后期最有影响的传教士教育家”。在其人生最后十八年，担任圣经翻译委员会主席，主持翻译了流传至今的圣经中文译本“和合本”。