On a foggy summer night, eleven people--ten privileged, one down-on-his-luck painter--depart Martha's Vineyard on a private jet headed for New York. Sixteen minutes later, the unthinkable happens: the plane plunges into the ocean. The only survivors are Scott Burroughs--the painter--and a four-year-old boy, who is now the last remaining member of an immensely wealthy and powerf...(展开全部)

On a foggy summer night, eleven people--ten privileged, one down-on-his-luck painter--depart Martha's Vineyard on a private jet headed for New York. Sixteen minutes later, the unthinkable happens: the plane plunges into the ocean. The only survivors are Scott Burroughs--the painter--and a four-year-old boy, who is now the last remaining member of an immensely wealthy and powerf...(展开全部)

What if you had only one day to live? What would you do? Who would you kiss? And how far would you go to save your own life? Samantha Kingston has it all: the world's most crush-worthy boyfriend, three amazing best friends, and first pick of everything at Thomas Jefferson High—from the best table in the cafeteria to the choicest parking spot. Friday, February 12, should be ...(展开全部)

後來被稱為立體機動裝置的那個「裝置」──在千鈞一髮之際，利用它從巨人們手中救出裘克洛跟卡迪那的人物，正是人類史上頭一次率領軍團打敗巨人的前調查軍團隊長赫爾費。從他口中，裘克洛得知十五年前最後那趟遠征之前，所籌劃的巨人捕捉調查計畫不為人知的真相。

調查軍團班長‧希斯死於巨人之手，但是他的妻子‧艾蕾娜卻遭到某個崇拜巨人的團體洗腦，帶頭要求打開城門讓他們去見巨人。此時，不知為何城門竟然打開了，一名巨人就這麼徹底蹂躪了希干希納區。後來調查軍團的士兵在成堆的屍體當中，發現艾蕾娜的肚子裡竟然有個嬰兒還存活著，於是他被人當成了「巨人之子」。十三年後，大富豪達利歐．伊諾塞西奧花錢將他買下，開啟了他多舛的人生。

裘克洛籌畫兩年的脫逃計畫即將執行時，突然出現一名黑衣人自稱要來接他，原來對方是「巨人崇拜者」，夏露露的大哥夏比認為這都是裘克洛引起的，因此拔劍弄瞎了裘克洛的右眼。他跟夏露露終於來到希干希納區，正好遇上調查軍團將執行相隔十五年的牆外調查。他為了證明自己並非「巨人之子」，於是躲進了調查軍團的馬車。

How would the history of international relations in 'the East' be written if we did not always read the ending – the Rise of the West and the decline of the East – into the past? What if we did not assume that Asia was just a residual category, a variant of 'not-Europe', but saw it as a space of with its own particular history and sociopolitical dynamics, not defined only by en...(展开全部)

How would the history of international relations in 'the East' be written if we did not always read the ending – the Rise of the West and the decline of the East – into the past? What if we did not assume that Asia was just a residual category, a variant of 'not-Europe', but saw it as a space of with its own particular history and sociopolitical dynamics, not defined only by en...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. From this successful former lawyer and seemingly model citizen a compelling, self-loathing catalogue of guilt, hypocrisy and alienation pours forth. The Fall (1956) is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the hollowness of his existence. ...(展开全部)

Elegantly styled, Camus' profoundly disturbing novel of a Parisian lawyer's confessions is a searing study of modern amorality.