肯·福莱特（Ken Follett，1949－） 现象级畅销小说大师，爱伦坡终身大师奖得主。 20部小说被译成33国语言，累计总销量超1.5亿册。 在欧美出版界，肯·福莱特这个名字就是畅销的保证。 1978年，出版了处女作《风暴岛》，并于次年获得爱伦坡奖，声名鹊起，专职写作。2010年，荣登全球作家富豪榜上第5名。2013年，获得爱伦坡终身大师奖。 他的小说出版前，都会请历史学家审读书稿，绝不容许出现任何史实错误。 他说：“很多作家只写能取悦他们自己的东西，并模模糊糊地希望这也能取悦别人。但我每写一页都在清醒地思考：读者会怎么想？读者觉得这真的会发生吗？读者关心这些吗？读者想要知道接下来会发生什么吗？我敬佩那些用文字和新奇结构进行文学实验的作家，但我从不这么玩。” 作者官方网站：www.ken-follett.com

肯·福莱特（Ken Follett，1949－） 现象级畅销小说大师，爱伦坡终身大师奖得主。 20部小说被译成33国语言，累计总销量超1.5亿册。 在欧美出版界，肯·福莱特这个名字就是畅销的保证。 1978年，出版了处女作《风暴岛》，并于次年获得爱伦坡奖，声名鹊起，专职写作。2010年，荣登全球作家富豪榜上第5名。2013年，获得爱伦坡终身大师奖。 他的小说出版前，都会请历史学家审读书稿，绝不容许出现任何史实错误。 他说：“很多作家只写能取悦他们自己的东西，并模模糊糊地希望这也能取悦别人。但我每写一页都在清醒地思考：读者会怎么想？读者觉得这真的会发生吗？读者关心这些吗？读者想要知道接下来会发生什么吗？我敬佩那些用文字和新奇结构进行文学实验的作家，但我从不这么玩。” 作者官方网站：www.ken-follett.com

In the past, they were recognized as the most destructive force in nature. Now, following a cascade of astonishing discoveries, supermassive black holes have undergone a dramatic shift in paradigm. Astronomers are finding out that these objects may have been critical to the formation of structure in the early universe, spawning bursts of star formation, planets, and even life i...(展开全部)

Why is the universe expanding at an even faster rate? What is the nature of the 'dark matter' that makes up almost a quarter of the universe? Why does the universe appear fine-tuned for life? And are there other universes besides our own? In this timely and original book, science writer Anil Ananthaswamy sets out in search of the world's most audacious physics experiments: the ...(展开全部)

In the past, they were recognized as the most destructive force in nature. Now, following a cascade of astonishing discoveries, supermassive black holes have undergone a dramatic shift in paradigm. Astronomers are finding out that these objects may have been critical to the formation of structure in the early universe, spawning bursts of star formation, planets, and even life i...(展开全部)

"A realistic Christian novel of hope in a non-Christian age."--"New England Quarterly""A deeply felt and eloquently expressed work . . . A quiet, gentle novel of considerable insight and charm . . ."--"Library Journal " "O'Connor succeeds in delineating poignantly the overwhelming spiritual storms of the soul which assail the conscientious clergyman."--"The Christian Century" W...(展开全部)

横山 秀夫（よこやま ひでお、1957年1月17日 - ），日本東京都出生的推理作家。被認爲是日本最有實力和最受歡迎的警察推理小説家。畢業於東京都立向丘高等学校普通科、国際商科大学（現在的東京国際大学）商学系。此後進入上毛新聞社，開始了長達12年的記者生活。1991年以《魯平的消息》（ルパンの消息）獲得第9回三多利推理小説大獎，也以此為契機從新聞社退出，專事寫作。並以自由作家的身份為《少年週刊雜誌》中的漫畫原作、兒童書執筆，還兼差做警備。橫山秀夫是位堅持“一筆入魂”的作家，憑藉著多年記者經驗，1998年以《陰暗的季節》（陰の季節，一譯《影子的季節》）奪得第5屆松本清張獎。由非搜查領域的縣警本部警務部為背景，反轉過去推理小說主流書寫的方向，針對往往被視為檯面下的、不可告人的警察內部事件，延續日本社會派名家松本清張的精神，創作出帶有強烈心理懸疑風格的推理...(展开全部)

"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place." A book to be read for pleasure as well as a practical identification guide, The Edge of the Sea introduces a world of teeming life where the sea meets the land. A new generation of readers is discovering why Rachel Carson's books have become cornerstones of the environmental and conservation movements. New introduction by ...(展开全部)

"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place." A book to be read for pleasure as well as a practical identification guide, The Edge of the Sea introduces a world of teeming life where the sea meets the land. A new generation of readers is discovering why Rachel Carson's books have become cornerstones of the environmental and conservation movements. New introduction by ...(展开全部)

Noise, an underground music genre made through an amalgam of feedback, distortion, and electronic effects, first emerged in the 1980s, circulating on cassette tapes traded between fans in Japan, Europe and North America. With its cultivated obscurity, ear-shattering sound, and over-the-top performances, Noise has captured the imagination of a small but passionate transnational ...(展开全部)