In the late summer of 1831, in a remote section of southeastern Virginia, there took place the only effective, sustained revolt in the annals of American Negro slavery... The revolt was led by a remarkable Negro preacher named Nat Turner, an educated slave who felt himself divinely ordained to annihilate all the white people in the region. The Confessions of Nat Turner is nar...(展开全部)

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE In 1831 Nat Turner awaits death in a Virginia jail cell. He is a slave, a preacher, and the leader of the only effective slave revolt in the history of 'that peculiar institution'. William Styron's ambitious and stunningly accomplished novel is Turner's confession, made to his jailers under the duress of his God. Encompasses the betrayals, cruelties...(展开全部)

Confessions of a Mask tells the story of Kochan, an adolescent boy tormented by his burgeoning attraction to men: he wants to be “normal.” Kochan is meek-bodied, and unable to participate in the more athletic activities of his classmates. He begins to notice his growing attraction to some of the boys in his class, particularly the pubescent body of his friend Omi. To hide his ...(展开全部)

"Do you have a list of your books, or do I just have to stare at them?" Shaun Bythell is the owner of The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland. With more than a mile of shelving, real log fires in the shop and the sea lapping nearby, the shop should be an idyll for bookworms. Unfortunately, Shaun also has to contend with bizarre requests from people who don't understand what a shop is...(展开全部)

威廉•斯泰隆(1925一2006) 1925年生于弗吉尼亚州，毕业于杜克大学。他是美国历史上最伟大的作家之一。1953年，长篇小说首作《在黑暗中躺下》获得了罗马美国学院和美国艺术与文学学院共同颁发的罗马奖。1968年，《纳特•特纳的自白》为其赢得了普利策文学奖。1980年,《苏菲的选择》获得了美国国家图书奖。他还著有《纵火焚屋》《静静的灰尘》《看得见的黑暗》等作品。1996年，在F.S.菲茨杰拉德诞辰100周年之际，威廉•斯泰隆获得了首届菲茨杰拉德奖。

出身英国的大卫·奥格威，是现代广告业的大师级传奇人物，他一手创立了奥美广告公司，开启了现代广告业的新纪元。他确立了奥美这个品牌，启蒙了对消费者研究的运用，同时创造出一种崭新的广告文化。 奥格威早年做过厨师、炊具推销员，后移居美国，在乔治·盖洛普博士的受众研究所担任助理调查指导。二战期间先后在英国安全协调处（British Security Coordination）和英国驻美大使馆任职。后在宾夕法尼亚州做农夫。 他的作品机智而迷人，但最重要的是：他坚持它们必须有助于销售。他把广告业的经营和专业化推向顶峰，他的价值观造就出了一个全球性的传播网络，他睿智隽永的风格不但朔造了奥美广告，同时更深深影响着整个广告业的发展。 奥格威被《时代》周刊称为“当今广告业最抢手的广告奇才”，被《纽约时报》称为“现代广告最具创造力的推动。

In this funny and provocative collection of behind-the-scenes tales from the life of a successful public speaker, bestselling business author Scott Berkun offers a unique insider's take on what public speakers do, how they do it, and how anyone can do it well. "Confessions of a Public Speaker" is an entertaining romp through the embarrassments and triumphs Berkun has experience...(展开全部)

EVANGELINE LOGAN WANTS a kiss. A spectacular, heart-stopping, life changing kiss. Somehow The Crimson Kiss (a romance novel she’s become obsessed with) and Four Steps to Living Your Fantasy (a self-help book she’s reading) have fused in Evangeline’s mind and sent her on a quest for a kiss. But the path to perfection is paved with many bad kisses—the smash mouth, the ear lic...(展开全部)

EVANGELINE LOGAN WANTS a kiss. A spectacular, heart-stopping, life changing kiss. Somehow The Crimson Kiss (a romance novel she’s become obsessed with) and Four Steps to Living Your Fantasy (a self-help book she’s reading) have fused in Evangeline’s mind and sent her on a quest for a kiss. But the path to perfection is paved with many bad kisses—the smash mouth, the ear lic...(展开全部)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. After watching her parents' marriage ""implode"" over the previous months, Evangeline feels cynical about love until she finds her mother's stash of romance and self-help books. Tired of lamenting her parents' relationship, she sets out to find new adventures, and a steamy novel, A Crimson Kiss, gives her a focus: she wants to experience a...(展开全部)