伊恩·弗莱明 Ian Fleming 英国小说家，生于伦敦，先后毕业于伊顿公学和皇家军事学院，后又前往德国慕尼黑和瑞士日内瓦学习语言。曾在路透社莫斯科记者站工作，后来回到英国从事金融和股票方面的工作。“二战”期间任英国海军情报局局长的私人秘书，后成为《太阳报》国际版经理。1952年，已经退役的弗莱明开始根据自己的间谍经验创作007系列小说，一经出版便取得巨大的成功，畅销多国。之后007系列数次改编成电影，搬上荧幕，经久不衰。弗莱明创造的“詹姆斯·邦德”温文尔雅、机智果敢，肖恩·康纳利、罗杰·摩尔、蒂姆西·道尔顿、丹尼尔·克雷格等知名演员都曾出演詹姆斯·邦德一角。

A dry martini', Bond said. 'In a deep champagne goblet. Three measures of Gordons, one of Vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice cold, then add a thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?' 'Certainly, monsieur'. Introducing James Bond: charming, sophisticated, handsome; chillingly ruthless and very deadly. This, the first of Fleming's tales of agent 007...(展开全部)

"It does a man no good to be free until he learns how to live." These were the words of Amos Fortune, born the son of a king of the At-mun-shi tribe in Africa. When Amos was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dignity and courage. He dreamed...(展开全部)

"It does a man no good to be free until he learns how to live." These were the words of Amos Fortune, born the son of a king of the At-mun-shi tribe in Africa. When Amos was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dignity and courage. He dreamed...(展开全部)

By the 1860s, the Pilasters are one of the world's greatest banking families, with connections that reach from the City of London to far-afield colonies. However, as the family grow ever richer in the shadow of oppression and tragedy, their very future is threatened - by the self-same ambition and greed that first earned them their fortune. 'A full-blooded melodrama, complete w...(展开全部)

By the 1860s, the Pilasters are one of the world's greatest banking families, with connections that reach from the City of London to far-afield colonies. However, as the family grow ever richer in the shadow of oppression and tragedy, their very future is threatened - by the self-same ambition and greed that first earned them their fortune. 'A full-blooded melodrama, complete w...(展开全部)

In 1866, tragedy strikes at the  exclusive Windfield School. A young student drowns  in a mysterious accident involving a small circle  of boys. The drowning and its aftermath initiates a  spiraling circle of treachery that will span three  decades and entwine many loves... From the  exclusive men's club and brothels that cater to every  dark desire of London's upper classes to...(展开全部)

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his acclaimed novel The Orphan Master's Son, Adam Johnson is one of the most provocative and powerful authors writing today. In these six stories, he delves deep into love and loss, natural disasters, the influence of technology, and how the political shapes the personal. Fortune Smiles is a major collection that gives voice to the perspectives ...(展开全部)

In six masterly stories, Johnson delves deep into love and loss, natural disasters, the influence of technology, and how the political shapes the personal. “Nirvana" portrays a programmer, whose wife has a rare disease, finding solace in a digital simulacrum of the president of the United States. In “Hurricanes Anonymous,” a young man searches for the mother of his son in a Lou...(展开全部)

In six masterly stories, Johnson delves deep into love and loss, natural disasters, the influence of technology, and how the political shapes the personal. “Nirvana" portrays a programmer, whose wife has a rare disease, finding solace in a digital simulacrum of the president of the United States. In “Hurricanes Anonymous,” a young man searches for the mother of his son in a Lou...(展开全部)