玛丽·阿拉纳(Marie Arana)是作家、编辑、记者和文学评论家，同时还是美国国会图书馆的高级顾问和美国国家图书节的文学总监。 阿拉纳出生于秘鲁利马，9岁移居美国。她的职业生涯始于图书出版，曾任Harcourt Brace以及Simon & Schuster两家出版公司的副总裁兼编审。她连续10多年担任《华盛顿邮报》文学栏目“图书世界”的主编，目前是该报纸的自由撰稿人，还为《纽约时报》《国家地理》《时代周刊》《国际先驱论坛报》、西班牙的《国家报》、哥伦比亚的《时代报》和秘鲁的《商业报》等多家媒体撰文。她同时从事虚构和非虚构写作，创作了多部小说和历史著作。

玛丽·阿拉纳(Marie Arana)是作家、编辑、记者和文学评论家，同时还是美国国会图书馆的高级顾问和美国国家图书节的文学总监。 阿拉纳出生于秘鲁利马，9岁移居美国。她的职业生涯始于图书出版，曾任Harcourt Brace以及Simon & Schuster两家出版公司的副总裁兼编审。她连续10多年担任《华盛顿邮报》文学栏目“图书世界”的主编，目前是该报纸的自由撰稿人，还为《纽约时报》《国家地理》《时代周刊》《国际先驱论坛报》、西班牙的《国家报》、哥伦比亚的《时代报》和秘鲁的《商业报》等多家媒体撰文。她同时从事虚构和非虚构写作，创作了多部小说和历史著作。

Simon Bolivar was a revolutionary who freed six countries, an intellectual who argued the principles of national liberation, and a general who fought a cruel colonial war. His life, passions, battles and great victories became embedded in Spanish American culture almost as soon as they happened. This is the first major English-language biography of 'The Liberator' in half a cen...(展开全部)

In this celebration of contemporary American fiction, Kathryn Hume explores how estrangement from America has shaped the fiction of a literary generation, which she calls the Generation of the Lost Dream. In breaking down the divisions among standard categories of race, religion, ethnicity, and gender, Hume identifies shared core concerns, values, and techniques among seemingly...(展开全部)

"A GREAT AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY . . . AN ENDEARING AND WELL-WRITTEN BOOK." --The New York Times Book Review Colin Powell is the embodiment of the American dream. He was born in Harlem to immigrant parents from Jamaica. He knew the rough life of the streets. He overcame a barely average start at school. Then he joined the Army. The rest is history--Vietnam, the Pentagon, Panama,...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Book Description The inspiring No.1 New York Times bestseller by the military hero who captured America's imagination and rallied its spirit is now available in paperback. From the son of immigrant parents in Harlem to commander of Desert Storm, Colin Powell himself tells the story of his life that has come to embody the American dream. Colin Powell is the embodiment...(展开全部)

乔治•F.凯南（1904-2005），美国驻前苏联和前南斯拉夫大使，普林斯顿大学高等研究院历史研究学院教授。 约翰·J.米尔斯海默，美国知名国际关系理论家，芝加哥大学温得尔·哈里森杰出贡献政治学教授。

Already being hailed as "a Grapes of Wrath for our times" and "a new American classic," American Dirt is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope. Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. ...(展开全部)

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