From the author of Me Before You, set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond. Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongs...(展开全部)

Inspired by a remarkable true story, the unforgettable journey of five extraordinary women living in extraordinary and perilous times. Alice Wright has travelled halfway across the world to escape her stifling life in England. Handsome American businessman Bennett Van Cleve represents a fresh start. But she soon realises that swapping the twitching curtains of suburbia for newl...(展开全部)

Inspired by a remarkable true story, the unforgettable journey of five extraordinary women living in extraordinary and perilous times. Alice Wright has travelled halfway across the world to escape her stifling life in England. Handsome American businessman Bennett Van Cleve represents a fresh start. But she soon realises that swapping the twitching curtains of suburbia for newl...(展开全部)

From the author of Me Before You, set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond. Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongs...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 This Newbery Medal Book describes how a ten-year-old Danish girl's bravery is tested when her best friend is threatened by Nazis in 1943.

Worshipped as heroes, treated as gods, movie stars are more than objects of admiration. A star's influence touches on every aspect of ordinary life, dictating taste in fashion, lifestyle, and desire. Edgar Morin's remarkable investigation into the cultural and social significance of the star system traces its evolution from the earliest days of the cinema - when stars like Chap...(展开全部)

Star formation is the fundamental cosmic process which makes galaxies visible, and regulates the evolution of normal matter in the Universe. New instruments and technologies are now enabling the exploration of fundamental cosmic processes. Scientists are beginning to understand the beauty and complexity of star and planet formation and their role in cosmic evolution. This fasci...(展开全部)

In his critically acclaimed novel Under Heaven , Guy Gavriel Kay told a vivid and powerful story inspired by China’s Tang Dynasty. Now, the international bestselling and multiple award-winning author revisits that invented setting four centuries later with an epic of prideful emperors, battling courtiers, bandits and soldiers, nomadic invasions, and a woman battling in her own...(展开全部)

阿瑟•克拉克（1917-2008） 英国科幻作家，与阿西莫夫、海因莱因并称为“世界科幻三巨头”。他一生创作了100多部作品，被翻译成40多种语言，多次获得星云奖、雨果奖等科幻至高奖项。其代表作有《童年的终结》《2001：太空漫游》《与拉玛相会》（双奖作品）及《天堂的喷泉》（双奖作品）等科幻史上的杰作。1986年，他获得美国科幻与奇幻作家协会终生成就奖——大师奖。 克拉克的绝大多数作品属于“硬科幻”，视野宏大，具有坚实的科学基础，同时饱含人文关怀，充满对人类文明终极意义的探索。克拉克早在1945年即提出利用同步卫星实现全球通信的设想。由于他的这一伟大贡献，国际天文学联合会将赤道上空的同步卫星轨道命名为“克拉克轨道”。

在线阅读本书 This Newbery Medal Book describes how a ten-year-old Danish girl's bravery is tested when her best friend is threatened by Nazis in 1943.