Anthony Lane on Con Air — “Advance word on Con Air said that it was all about an airplane with an unusually dangerous and potentially lethal load. Big deal. You should try the lunches they serve out of Newark. Compared with the chicken napalm I ate on my last flight, the men in Con Air are about as dangerous as balloons.” Anthony Lane on The Bridges of Madison County — ...(展开全部)

In his slyly funny and moving new novel, the author of The Risk Pool follows the unexpected operation of grace in a deadbeat, upstate New York town--and in the lives of the unluckiest of its citizens. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Paul Newman, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, and Jessica Tandy. Author reading tour.

麦克·莫波格（Michael Morpurgo）生于1943年，英国著名儿童文学作家，英国最畅销小说家之一。在获得英国大大小小的童书奖之后，2003年英国儿童文学最高荣誉奖“童书桂冠作家”再次将他的创作生涯推向高峰。 莫波格除了在他最喜爱的历史间穿梭，他还有三座慈善农场(Farms for City Children），每年陪伴超过两百位孩子，在这里一同体验农场生活，并从动物和大自然中学习包容和宽恕。他的故事，解救了众多渴望幻想的小小心灵。他说在孩子们身上看到了故事带来的不可思议的魔力，并且他意识到这种魔力同样也眷顾了自己。 有件事，他想一辈子都做，那就是，给很小很小的孩子写书，那种每个字都很重要的书。他说：“对我来说，写作最美妙的部分就是可以一直梦想，直到出现了灵感的火花。”

Things have been difficult for Harry since his mother remarried. With a new baby at home, and only trouble at school, life is unbearable. Ocky the chimp, escaped from the circus, offers Harry a chance for a new life. With his friend, Harry runs away from all the people who seem so hard on him.

One of the most accomplished writers and directors of classic Hollywood, Billy Wilder (1906–2002) directed numerous acclaimed films, including Sunset Boulevard (1950), Sabrina (1954), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Witness for the Prosecution (1957), and Some Like It Hot (1959). Featuring Gene D. Phillips's unique, in-depth critical approach, Some Like It Wilder: The Life and Cont...(展开全部)

Herman Melville was born in New York City on August 1st, 1819, the third of eight children.At the age of 7 Melville contracted scarlet fever which was to permanently diminish his eyesight.At this time

From legendary storyteller and #1 bestseller Stephen King, whose “restless imagination is a power that cannot be contained” (The New York Times Book Review), comes a thrilling new novel about a good guy in a bad job. Billy Summers is a man in a room with a gun. He’s a killer for hire and the best in the business. But he’ll do the job only if the target is a truly bad guy. And n...(展开全部)

From legendary storyteller and #1 bestseller Stephen King, whose “restless imagination is a power that cannot be contained” (The New York Times Book Review), comes a thrilling new novel about a good guy in a bad job. Billy Summers is a man in a room with a gun. He’s a killer for hire and the best in the business. But he’ll do the job only if the target is a truly bad guy. And n...(展开全部)