Barbara Kingsolver is an American novelist, essayist, and poet. She was raised in rural Kentucky and lived briefly in Africa in her early childhood. Kingsolver earned degrees in Biology at DePauw University and the University of Arizona and worked as a freelance writer before she began writing novels. Her most famous works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary ...(展开全部)

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century • An Oprah’s Book Club Selection • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller • A #1 Washington Post Bestseller • A New York Times "Ten Best Books of the Year" "Demon is a voice for the ages—akin to Huck Fin...(展开全部)

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century • An Oprah’s Book Club Selection • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller • A #1 Washington Post Bestseller • A New York Times "Ten Best Books of the Year" "Demon is a voice for the ages—akin to Huck Fin...(展开全部)

Barbara Kingsolver is an American novelist, essayist, and poet. She was raised in rural Kentucky and lived briefly in Africa in her early childhood. Kingsolver earned degrees in Biology at DePauw University and the University of Arizona and worked as a freelance writer before she began writing novels. Her most famous works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary ...(展开全部)

A follow up to DAY OF THE DRAGON, the second book in THE WAR OF THE ANCIENTS trilogy, the maverick mage Rhonin and his dragon ally Krasus are propelled through time into their world's dangerous and mysterious past. While back in the present, the Dark Lord Sargeras sets in motion a plan to overrun the free peoples of the world.

克斯汀•唐尼著有《罗斯福新政背后的女性》，该书入选了2009年《洛杉矶时报》图书奖最终名单。她是《纽约时报》畅销书《经济危机调查报告》的作者之一，曾是《华盛顿邮报》雇员作者。2008年，《华盛顿邮报》因对弗吉尼亚理工大学校园枪击案的报道获得普利策奖，唐尼对此亦有贡献。她 是2001年哈佛大学尼曼奖学金获得者。她的丈夫是尼尔•华纳•埃弗莱特，他们有五个孩子。

克斯汀•唐尼著有《罗斯福新政背后的女性》，该书入选了2009年《洛杉矶时报》图书奖最终名单。她是《纽约时报》畅销书《经济危机调查报告》的作者之一，曾是《华盛顿邮报》雇员作者。2008年，《华盛顿邮报》因对弗吉尼亚理工大学校园枪击案的报道获得普利策奖，唐尼对此亦有贡献。她 是2001年哈佛大学尼曼奖学金获得者。她的丈夫是尼尔•华纳•埃弗莱特，他们有五个孩子。

卡尔·萨根博士是美国康奈尔大学的天文学教授。同时他又是世界著名的科普作家。他对科学的精辟见解使他成为“唯一能够用简单扼要的语言说明科学是什么”的科学家。他成为本世纪最有影响的人物。 卡尔·爱德华·萨根于1934年11月9日生于纽约布鲁克林市，于1955年在芝加哥大学获得物理学学士学位，1956年获得物理学硕士学位，1960年获得天文学和天文物理学博士学位。从60年代早期他就在哈佛大学执教。1971年任康奈尔大学正教授。1996年12月20日，这位当代最伟大的科学家和科普作家在与骨髓癌抗争了两年之后，在福莱德·胡钦斯癌症研究中心与世长辞，年仅62岁。 卡尔·萨根一生研究成果惊人。他的研究重点为金星上的温室效应、火星上的季节变化、原子战争所造成的长期环境影响、地球上的生命起源、外星智能生命探索等。他是宇宙生物学的创始人和开拓者之一。长期以来他一直...(展开全部)

"Kingsolver is a writer who can help us understand and navigate the chaos of these times." --Minneapolis Star Tribune From the New York Times bestselling author of Unsheltered and Flight Behavior, a brilliant novel which enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero's unforgettable journey to maturity. "Anyone will tell you the born of this world are mark...(展开全部)