安·诺伊曼（Ann Neumann）是美国纽约大学宗教与媒体中心的访问学者，同时担任《启示者》杂志的特约编辑，为其撰写专栏“病人之躯”，专门从事宗教与医学领域的交叉研究与探讨。她长期关注临终医助，在《纽约时报》《书籍论坛》《国家》《格尔尼卡》等杂志发表过多篇相关文章。《辞世之路：美国的临终医助》是她的第一本专著。

From one of the top class writers of the classic mystery genre, Death of Jezebel was first published in 1949, and is the second Christianna Brand title in the British Library Crime Classics series. It's a pleasingly over the top mystery involving a knightly pageant show in London. “A very neat version of the ‘sealed room’ mystery ... provides [Miss Brand] with excellent opportu...(展开全部)

Johnny Wise came to London from Malaya in 1940, met a girl and, when she was unfaithful to him, committed suicide. Retribution came in 1947, catching up with the principals in Johnny Wise’s death in the course of an Exhibition’s pageant. Which of the eleven visored knights killed the maiden in the tower—and how? Inspector Cockrill is baffled. And his task is not made any easier...(展开全部)

Written by various; Art by various The story that drew national media attention when DC Comics killed their greatest hero is collected here. When a hulking monster emerges from an underground resting place and begins a mindless rampage, the Justice League is quickly called in to stop the colossal force of nature. But it soon becomes apparent that only Superman can stand agains...(展开全部)

The dramatic story of Methamphetamine as it comes to the American Heartland-a timely, moving, account of one community's attempt to confront the epidemic and see their way to a brighter future. The bestselling book that launched meth back into the nation's consciousness. Based on Reding's four years of reporting in the agricultural town of Oelwein, Iowa, and tracing the connect...(展开全部)

This is a vintage murder mystery. Fergus O'Brien, a legendary World War One flying ace with several skeletons hidden in his closet, receives a series of mocking letters predicting that he will be murdered on Boxing Day. Undaunted, O'Brien throws a Christmas party, inviting everyone who could be suspected of making the threats, along with private detective Nigel Strangeways. But...(展开全部)

Nigel Strangeways is off to a Christmas houseparty hosted by Fergus O’Brien, a legendary World War I flying ace now retired from private life, who has received a series of mocking letters predicting that he will be murdered on Boxing Day. <br /><br />His guest list includes everyone who could even remotely be suspected of making the threats, including several people who stand t...(展开全部)

Private inquiry agent Nigel Strangeways meets his future wife, the female explorer, Georgia Cavendish, who finds herself mixed up in a nasty piece of business in this 1936 case.

Begun while the author was imprisoned in a German concentration camp, this extraordinary and profound novel is widely regarded as one of the great works of 20th-century modernism. A work that is part historical novel and part prose poem, it recreates the last 18 hours on the life of Virgil, author of the Aeneid, and the squalor and splendor of imperial Rome.