Jivan is a Muslim girl from the slums, determined to move up in life, who is accused of executing a terrorist attack on a train because of a careless comment on Facebook. PT Sir is an opportunistic gym teacher who hitches his aspirations to a right-wing political party, and finds that his own ascent becomes linked to Jivan's fall. Lovely--an irresistible outcast whose exuberant...(展开全部)

A titan of modern media, Viacom Chair-man Sumner Redstone reveals how he battled his way to become the head of one of the world's great media empires, and the richest man in entertainment. In one of the most fascinating business autobiographies of this or any other year, Sumner Redstone tells the unvarnished story of how he overcame every obstacle to build a vast media and e...(展开全部)

A titan of modern media, Viacom Chair-man Sumner Redstone reveals how he battled his way to become the head of one of the world's great media empires, and the richest man in entertainment. In one of the most fascinating business autobiographies of this or any other year, Sumner Redstone tells the unvarnished story of how he overcame every obstacle to build a vast media and ...(展开全部)

Henri had a passion for Napoleon and Napoleon had a passion for chicken. From Boulogne to Moscow, Henri butchered for his Emperor and never killed a single man. Meanwhile, in Venice, the city of chance and disguises, Villanelle was born with the webbed feet of her boatman father - but in the casinos she gambled her heart and lost. As the soldier-chef's love for Napoleon turns t...(展开全部)

Henri had a passion for Napoleon and Napoleon had a passion for chicken. From Boulogne to Moscow, Henri butchered for his Emperor and never killed a single man. Meanwhile, in Venice, the city of chance and disguises, Villanelle was born with the webbed feet of her boatman father - but in the casinos she gambled her heart and lost. As the soldier-chef's love for Napoleon turns t...(展开全部)

The first comprehensive English-language biography of Pablo Neruda, one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. Pablo Neruda, the Nobel Prize-winning Chilean writer, was born into a poor family in 1904. His love poems would go on to make him a household name throughout the Spanish-speaking world and win him international acclaim. His remarkable life reads like an advent...(展开全部)

罗恩·拉什（Ron Rash，1953— ）美国当代诗人、小说家，目前担任西卡罗来纳大学阿巴拉契亚文化研究帕里斯杰出教授，在该校英语系讲授诗歌和小说写作。 拉什出生于南卡罗来纳州，在北卡罗来纳州度过童年，毕业于加德纳-韦伯大学和克莱门森大学。一九九四年出版首部短篇小说集《新耶稣呱呱落地之夜》，此后创作不断，截至目前已出版七部长篇小说、六部短篇小说集和四本诗集，获得众多奖项和荣誉。 拉什的文学创作受到评论界高度评价，曾获得过通用电气青年作家奖、舍伍德·安德森奖、阿巴拉契亚年度图书奖，两次获得欧·亨利短篇小说奖，并凭借短篇小说集《化学》和长篇小说《萨琳娜》两度入围美国笔会/福克纳奖决选。

Best-known for his seminal sf novel Neuromancer, William Gibson is actually best when writing short fiction. Tautly-written and suspenseful, "Burning Chrome" collects 10 of his best short stories with a preface from Bruce Sterling, now available for the first time in trade paperback. These brilliant, high-resolution stories show Gibson's characters and intensely-realized worlds...(展开全部)