Darkly hilarious and unexpectedly profound, Citizen Vince is an irresistible tale about the price of freedom and the mystery of salvation, by an emerging writer of boundless talent. </p> Eight days before the 1980 presidential election, Vince Camden wakes up at 1:59 <small>A.M.</small> in a quiet house in Spokane, Washington. Pocketing his stash of stolen credit cards, he...(展开全部)

At 1:59 a.m. in Spokane, Washington--eight days before the 1980 presidential election--Vince Camden pockets his stash of stolen credit cards and drops by an all-night poker game before heading to his witness-protection job dusting crullers at Donut Make You Hungry. Along with a neurotic hooker girlfriend, this is the total sum of Vince's new life. But when a familiar face shows...(展开全部)

这是一部犯罪小说，主人公自小频频与法律产生摩擦，成为监狱常客，周旋在警察、黑帮、冷血杀手、赌徒、和妓女之间。 这也是一部政治小说，主要矛盾冲突集中在1980年大选前的最后八天，两位候选人正在为争夺世界上最有威力的位置进行最后冲刺。36岁的主人公也为行使平生第一次选民权而彻底改变了命运。 但这部小说的真正主题，却是一个小人物代价昂贵的自我救赎。

这是一部犯罪小说，主人公自小频频与法律产生摩擦，成为监狱常客，周旋在警察、黑帮、冷血杀手、赌徒、和妓女之间。 这也是一部政治小说，主要矛盾冲突集中在1980年大选前的最后八天，两位候选人正在为争夺世界上最有威力的位置进行最后冲刺。36岁的主人公也为行使平生第一次选民权而彻底改变了命运。 但这部小说的真正主题，却是一个小人物代价昂贵的自我救赎。

You just boarded a flight to New York. There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard. What you don’t know is that thirty minutes before the flight your pilot’s family was kidnapped. For his family to live, everyone on your plane must die. The only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his orders and crashes the plane. Enjoy the flight.

As Benjamin Franklin famously put it, Americans have a republic, if we can keep it. Preserving the Constitution and the democratic system it supports is the public’s responsibility. One route the Constitution provides for discharging that duty—a route rarely traveled—is impeachment. Cass R. Sunstein provides a succinct citizen’s guide to an essential tool of self-government. He...(展开全部)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An unforgettable cast of small-town characters copes with love and loss in this new work of fiction by #1 bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout.Winner of The Story Prize • A Washington Post and New York Times Notable Book • One of USA Today’s top 10 books of the yearRecalling Olive Kitteridge in its richness, structure, and co...(展开全部)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An unforgettable cast of small-town characters copes with love and loss in this new work of fiction by #1 bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout.Winner of The Story Prize • A Washington Post and New York Times Notable Book • One of USA Today’s top 10 books of the yearRecalling Olive Kitteridge in its richness, structure, and co...(展开全部)

Published for the first time in 1979 by Rizzoli, A Man is the passionate story of Alekos Panagulis, hero of the Greek Resistance and Fallaci’s partner. On May 1, 1976, Alexandros Panagulis, known as Alekos, the lonely hero of the Greek riot against tyranny and power, died tragically in a suspicious car crash. During his funeral, millions of people crowded the streets of Athens ...(展开全部)