In 1957, James Whale, the director acclaimed for such classic gothic films as Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, was found floating face-down in the swimming pool of his Hollywood mansion. Here, Christopher Bram brilliantly recreates Whale's last days in this fascinating, astute, and suspenseful novel.

In Jason Mott’s Hell of a Book, a Black author sets out on a cross-country publicity tour to promote his bestselling novel. That storyline drives Hell of a Book and is the scaffolding of something much larger and urgent: since Mott’s novel also tells the story of Soot, a young Black boy living in a rural town in the recent past, and The Kid, a possibly imaginary child who appe...(展开全部)

PANORAMA OF HELL is a shocking, tortuous journey into the depths of one man's postnuclear Hell. Through the confessions of a fiendish Hell painter born in the aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima, Hideshi Hino tells a nightmarish story, creating a manga masterpiece of black humor, stunning vision, and unflinching imagery. —— goodreads.com

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

After well over a decade’s absence, Yoichi Yamashita journeys back to his hometown to attend his father’s funeral. As the relatives gather and the stories flow alongside the drinks, Yoichi’s childhood starts to resurface. The spring afternoon playing on the floor of his father’s barber shop, the fire that ravaged the city and his family home, his parents’ divorce and a new ‘mot...(展开全部)

After well over a decade’s absence, Yoichi Yamashita journeys back to his hometown to attend his father’s funeral. As the relatives gather and the stories flow alongside the drinks, Yoichi’s childhood starts to resurface. The spring afternoon playing on the floor of his father’s barber shop, the fire that ravaged the city and his family home, his parents’ divorce and a new ‘mot...(展开全部)

G.K.切斯特顿（G.K.Chesterton，1874—1936） 举世闻名的英国作家，献身侦探小说，创造出“布朗神父”这位现代犯罪文学上不朽的教士侦探形象，深受读者喜爱。G.K.切斯特顿也是最早提出“侦探小说应视为一种文学形式”的辩护者，他的这番论述至今仍被列为最聪 明、最有见地的论述之一。 G.K.切斯特顿出生于英国伦敦，毕业于伦敦大学。广涉文学评论、编辑以及神学等，对20世纪初的英国文坛有显著的影响力，他最热爱、投入心力最多的是推理小说。 切斯特顿所创造的布朗神父，是继福尔摩斯之后英国短篇解谜推理创作热潮之中最重要的侦探形象。与福尔摩斯探案不同，布朗神父侦破谜案并不依靠对外在物质线索的观察，也不需要追踪罪犯踪迹，而是借由宗教对于人性心理的了解，透过哲学思维对人类的犯罪行为做出慧黠的洞悉。正如博尔赫斯评价的那样，小说并非以暴力和血腥吸引读者，而...(展开全部)

G.K.切斯特顿（G.K.Chesterton，1874—1936） 举世闻名的英国作家，献身侦探小说，创造出“布朗神父”这位现代犯罪文学上不朽的教士侦探形象，深受读者喜爱。G.K.切斯特顿也是最早提出“侦探小说应视为一种文学形式”的辩护者，他的这番论述至今仍被列为最聪 明、最有见地的论述之一。 G.K.切斯特顿出生于英国伦敦，毕业于伦敦大学。广涉文学评论、编辑以及神学等，对20世纪初的英国文坛有显著的影响力，他最热爱、投入心力最多的是推理小说。 切斯特顿所创造的布朗神父，是继福尔摩斯之后英国短篇解谜推理创作热潮之中最重要的侦探形象。与福尔摩斯探案不同，布朗神父侦破谜案并不依靠对外在物质线索的观察，也不需要追踪罪犯踪迹，而是借由宗教对于人性心理的了解，透过哲学思维对人类的犯罪行为做出慧黠的洞悉。正如博尔赫斯评价的那样，小说并非以暴力和血腥吸引读者，而...(展开全部)

George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, has authored a personal biography of his father, George H. W. Bush, the 41st President. Forty-three men have served as President of the United States. Countless books have been written about them. But never before has a President told the story of his father, another President, through his own eyes and in his own words. ...(展开全部)