在线阅读本书 Miss Emily was old, rich, and afraid--and now, she's dead. Her terrified plea to Hercule Poirot came a little too late. All that's left is a house full of greedy heirs, and a very strange letter that could solve the mystery--or add to it.

无可争议的侦探小说女王，侦探文学史上最伟大的作家之一。 阿加莎•克里斯蒂原名为阿加莎•玛丽•克拉丽莎•米勒，一八九○年九月十五日生于英国德文郡托基的阿什菲尔德宅邸。她几乎没有接受过正规的教育，但酷爱阅读，尤其痴迷于歇洛克•福尔摩斯的故事。 第一次世界大战期间，阿加莎•克里斯蒂成了一名志愿者。战争结束后，她创作了自己的第一部侦探小说《斯泰尔斯庄园奇案》。几经周折，作品于一九二○正式出版，由此开启了克里斯蒂辉煌的创作生涯。一九二六年，《罗杰疑案》由哈珀柯林斯出版公司出版。这部作品一举奠定了阿加莎•克里斯蒂在侦探文学领域不可撼动的地位。之后，她又陆续出版了《东方快车谋杀案》、《ABC 谋杀案》、《尼罗河上的惨案》、《无人生还》、《阳光下的罪恶》等脍炙人口的作品。时至今日，这些作品依然是世界侦探文学宝库里最宝贵的财富。根据她的小说改编而成的舞台剧《捕鼠器》，...(展开全部)

Gus and Ben are on the job, waiting and listening. Into the waiting silence rattles the dumb waiter with extraordinary demands for dishes they cannot supply - and who is operating the dumb waiter in an empty house? In a while their victim will come and they will know what to do.

Culled from business headlines and corporate files, this examination of the ultimate in boardroom breakdown describes, in entertaining anecdotes, the mega-mistakes made by highly regarded leaders in business and public life.

瑞克·沃尔顿和佩吉·米格里奥合作的既是睡前故事又是认知书籍的小兔子系列图画书，从1998年一开始推出就大受欢迎，被亚马逊的众多读者评为5星级童书，并且《数数小兔子》一书还获得了1999年的国际阅读学会“儿童的选择”奖。 一群兔子热闹地住在一只鞋子屋里，兔妈妈总共有26只兔宝宝，她耐心地在睡觉前把他们一个个找到，终于，兔妈妈也可以上床睡觉罗！可是，兔宝宝却还不想那么早睡觉……这些兔宝宝的名字开头刚好从A-Z，配合可爱的插图，不但可以帮助孩子记住26个英文字母和数字，简易的韵文，也能朗朗上口。

A woman planning a dinner party calls a gourmet caterer and learns that "Chateaubriand" can be ordered. To which she responds, "No, thanks. We're going to take care of the wine ourselves." The dead silence at the end of the phone is her first clue that something is amiss. A CEO attempts to put an end to complaints from employees about the demeaning behavior of certain mana...(展开全部)

武重奉（Vũ Trọng Phụng，1912—1939），越南小说家和剧作家、记者。1912年10月生于河内的一个底层打工家庭，生活贫苦；他是高产作家，从事写作的时间不到十年，留下了九部长篇小说、七部长篇纪实作品、两部长篇话剧、数十部短篇小说等作品，被认为是越南现代文学的代表人物和奠基者之一。1939年10月因肺病去世。 译者简介： 夏露，北京大学外国语学院东南亚系副教授。致力于越南语言文学教学与研究、中国文学海外传播研究以及中越比较文学研究，翻译并发表、出版了《战争哀歌》等大量越南现当代文学作品。

Let's face it--all birds are fascinating, wonderful, idiotic jerks--no matter where in the world they reside. Following in the footsteps of the bestselling book The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America, this hilarious sequel ventures beyond to identify the stupidest birds around the world. Featuring birds from North and South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, au...(展开全部)

A humorous look at 50 common North American dumb birds: For those who have a disdain for birds, or bird lovers with a sense of humor, this snarky, illustrated handbook is equal parts profane, funny, and—let's face it—true. Featuring 50 common North American birds, such as the White-Breasted Butt Nugget and the Goddamned Canada Goose (or White-Breasted Nuthatch and Canada Goose ...(展开全部)