苏童，男，1963年生。1980年考入北京师范大学中文系。1983年开始发表小说，出版了中短篇小说集《妻妾成群》、《伤心的舞蹈》、《妇女乐园》、《红粉》等，长篇小说《米》《我的帝王生涯》、《武则天》、《城北地带》等。小说《米》《红粉》先后被搬上银幕，《妻妾成群》被张艺谋改编成《大红灯笼高高挂》获得威尼斯电影节大奖，《妇女生活》改编为电影《茉莉花开》后，获得了上海国际电影节金奖。现任江苏作协副主席，为中国当代文学先锋代表作家之一，多部作品翻译成英、法、德、意等各种文字。

Carlos Rojas presents a sweeping survey of the historical and political significance of one of the world's most recognizable monuments. Although the splendor of the Great Wall has become virtually synonymous with its vast size, the structure's conceptual coherence is actually grounded on the tenuous and ephemeral stories we tell about it. These stories give life to the Wall and...(展开全部)

The culmination of a lifetime's field work and research, William Lindesay selects 50 artefacts to tell the story of the Great Wall from the 2nd century B.C. to the late-twentieth century. Much like an excavation, from the survey beforehand to the foundations, the core, and eventually the ruins, Lindesay explores the majesty of the Wall through the objects it has inspired such a...(展开全部)

Many see China and the United States on the path to confrontation. The Chinese leadership violates human rights norms. It maintains a harsh rule in Tibet, spars aggressively with Taiwan, and is clamping down on Hong Kong. A rising power with enormous assets, China increasingly considers American interests an obstacle to its own. But, the authors argue, the United States is the ...(展开全部)

All her life Tillie the mouse has wondered what lies on the other side of the wall. Imagining all sorts of fantastic possibilities, she digs a tunnel to get to the other side, where she discovers . . . other mice, just like her! Together, Tillie and her friends work to bring down the wall and unite mouse-kind. Written just before the fall of the Berlin wall, this seemingly simp...(展开全部)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Unlike the other mice, who are not curious about the wall that has always been part of their world, Tillie is determined to find out what lies on the other side of the wall.

They laid the foundations of American finance and defined the American brand of capitalism. They bankrolled wars, were the impetus behind the building of the first transcontinental railroad system, an

在线阅读本书 Book Description Selected as one of the Top 10 Business Books by Booklist "The Last Partnerships is an enormously enjoyable read." 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 --United Press International The Last Partnerships narrates the rise and fall of the great financial houses--from the "Yankee Bankers" at the turn of the 19th century, up to Goldman Sachs's historic IPO in 1999-- ...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Book Description Selected as one of the Top 10 Business Books by Booklist "The Last Partnerships is an enormously enjoyable read." 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 --United Press International The Last Partnerships narrates the rise and fall of the great financial houses--from the "Yankee Bankers" at the turn of the 19th century, up to Goldman Sachs's historic IPO in 1999-- ...(展开全部)