Jeannette Walls's memoir The Glass Castle was "nothing short of spectacular" ( Entertainment Weekly ). Now, in Half Broke Horses , she brings us the story of her grandmother, told in a first-person voice that is authentic, irresistible, and triumphant. "Those old cows knew trouble was coming before we did." So begins the story of Lily Casey Smith, Jeannette Walls's no nons...(展开全部)

Jeannette Walls's memoir The Glass Castle was "nothing short of spectacular" ( Entertainment Weekly ). Now, in Half Broke Horses , she brings us the story of her grandmother, told in a first-person voice that is authentic, irresistible, and triumphant. "Those old cows knew trouble was coming before we did." So begins the story of Lily Casey Smith, Jeannette Walls's no nons...(展开全部)

The economic downturn has forced nearly everyone into a life of limited means, but author Laura Lee was broke before it was cool. She won’t tell anyone to clip coupons or forego their morning lattein fact, she won’t give any guidance on how to be saved from a dark financial destiny. Instead she provides readers with a psychological how-to full of fun tidbits. Broke is Beautifu...(展开全部)

加雷•加勒特（Garet Garrett） 1878年生于伊利诺斯，1903年25岁时已经成为《纽约太阳报》的著名记者，1911年出版了一本异常成功的畅销书《金钱生长的地方》。在《纽约时报》、《星期六晚间邮报》和《华尔街日报》从事财经记者工作之后，在1916年，他38岁那年，成为《纽约论坛报》的执行主编。1920年至1933年其中主要精力都放在了写作上，1932年出版了畅销书《压垮世界的泡沫》。

The burden of Europe's private debt to this country is now greater than the burden of her war debt; and the war debt, with arrears of interest, is greater than it was the day the peace was signed. And it is not Europe alone. Debt was the economic terror of the world when the war ended. How to pay it was the colossal problem. -from "Cosmology of the Bubble" The names of the play...(展开全部)

加雷•加勒特（Garet Garrett） 1878年生于伊利诺斯，1903年25岁时已经成为《纽约太阳报》的著名记者，1911年出版了一本异常成功的畅销书《金钱生长的地方》。在《纽约时报》、《星期六晚间邮报》和《华尔街日报》从事财经记者工作之后，在1916年，他38岁那年，成为《纽约论坛报》的执行主编。1920年至1933年其中主要精力都放在了写作上，1932年出版了畅销书《压垮世界的泡沫》。

The burden of Europe's private debt to this country is now greater than the burden of her war debt; and the war debt, with arrears of interest, is greater than it was the day the peace was signed. And it is not Europe alone. Debt was the economic terror of the world when the war ended. How to pay it was the colossal problem. -from "Cosmology of the Bubble" The names of the play...(展开全部)

When Piggie sees Gerald with a big bandage on his nose, she asks, "How did you break your trunk?" It's a long story. First Elephant tried to lift Hippo with his trunk. "Is that how you broke your trunk?" Piggie asks. No, there's more. Then Rhino came by, and Gerald lifted him with his trunktoo.But even that isn't what broke Gerald's trunk. Gerald's story grows longer and more...(展开全部)

When Piggie sees Gerald with a big bandage on his nose, she asks, "How did you break your trunk?" It's a long story. First Elephant tried to lift Hippo with his trunk. "Is that how you broke your trunk?" Piggie asks. No, there's more. Then Rhino came by, and Gerald lifted him with his trunktoo.But even that isn't what broke Gerald's trunk. Gerald's story grows longer and more...(展开全部)

Jeannette Walls's "The Glass Castle" was "nothing short of spectacular" ("Entertainment Weekly"). Now she brings us the story of her grandmother -- told in a voice so authentic and compelling that the book is destined to become an instant classic. ""Those old cows knew trouble was coming before we did."" So begins the story of Lily Casey Smith, in Jeannette Walls's magnificent,...(展开全部)