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)

苏珊・斯特兰奇（Susan Strange 1923～1998），英国著名国际政治经济学专家、国际政治经济学创始人之一、英国瓦维克大学国际政治经济学教授、伦敦经济学院荣誉教授，著有《赌场资本主义》、《英镑与英国政策》、《贸易顺差的国际政治》、《国家的退却》、《疯狂的金钱》等书。

Casino Capitalism has finally and deservedly found its way back into print. Susan Strange's critical commentary on the weaknesses of the international financial system as they developed in the 1970s and early 1980s is as timely today as when it first appeared in 1986. The re-issue will be of undiminished interest to general readers and those interested in world politics and eco...(展开全部)

Marilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, returns to the world of Gilead with Jack, the latest novel in one of the great works of contemporary American fiction Jack tells the story of John Ames Boughton, the beloved, erratic, and grieved-over prodigal son of a Presbyterian minister in Gilead, Iowa. In segregated St. Louis sometime after...(展开全部)

杰克因为一件事重生为一只鸭子，他将如何生活？（不过里面好像压根没写）

杰克因为一件事重生为一只鸭子，他将如何生活？（不过里面好像压根没写）

彼得·凯里（Peter Carey），1943年生于墨尔本市郊小镇，曾在大学学习化学，未及毕业改做广告设计，后游历欧洲并转向文学创作，现居住在纽约。 凯里是当代澳大利亚文学领军人物，作品已被翻译成二十多种文字。是世界惟一的两位二度荣获布克奖的作家之一，另一位则是南非的诺贝尔文学奖得主库切。因此有评论家预言，凯里将是诺贝尔文学奖最有力的竞争者。 凯里的作品怪诞、幽默，具有寓言式小说和科幻小说的特征。 因书写《凯利帮真史》等历史题材的小说而被誉为澳大利亚“民族神话创造者”的凯里，是一位关注现代人生存困境、具有国际色彩的作家。

Jack Maggs, raised and deported as a criminal, has returned from Australia, in secret and at great risk. What does he want after all these years, and why is he so interested in the comings and goings at a plush town house in Great Queen Street? And why is Jack himself an object of such interest to Tobias Oates, celebrated author, amateur hypnotist and fellow-burglar - in this c...(展开全部)

A transdisciplinary survey of practices that produce, analyse, and exploit risk and uncertainty, Collapse VIII: Casino Real uncovers the conceptual underpinnings of methods designed to extract value from contingency—at the gaming table, in the markets, and in life. The indictment of ‘casino capitalism’ and the centrality of risk to contemporary society are traced back to a ubiq...(展开全部)