How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your allies can by no means be trusted, and your predecessor vanished without a trace? It’s enough to make a torturer want to run—if he could even walk without a stick – and Superior Glokta needs answers before the Gurkish army comes knocking at the gates. Northmen have spilled over the border of Ang...(展开全部)

How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your allies can by no means be trusted, and your predecessor vanished without a trace? It’s enough to make a torturer want to run—if he could even walk without a stick – and Superior Glokta needs answers before the Gurkish army comes knocking at the gates. Northmen have spilled over the border of Ang...(展开全部)

'Masterful . . . [Thompson] illuminates both the fascinating coders and the bewildering technological forces that are transforming the world in which we live.' - David Grann, author of The Lost City of Z. Facebook's algorithms shaping the news. Uber's cars flocking the streets. Revolution on Twitter and romance on Tinder. We live in a world constructed of computer code. Coders ...(展开全部)

'Masterful . . . [Thompson] illuminates both the fascinating coders and the bewildering technological forces that are transforming the world in which we live.' - David Grann, author of The Lost City of Z. Facebook's algorithms shaping the news. Uber's cars flocking the streets. Revolution on Twitter and romance on Tinder. We live in a world constructed of computer code. Coders ...(展开全部)

An inspiring and epic tale of loss and redemption about two American servicemen: a Marine Corps pilot who was shot down in WWII and the modern-day soldier determined to bring home his remains six decades later Major George Eyster V comes from a long line of military officers, dating back to the Revolutionary War. Army service was George's family legacy, but his tour of...(展开全部)

New York Times Bestseller: Brilliant but nave country doctor David Newcome courts tragedy when he invites a stranger into his home.In the English factory town of Calderbury, few figures are as respect

New York Times Bestseller: Brilliant but nave country doctor David Newcome courts tragedy when he invites a stranger into his home.In the English factory town of Calderbury, few figures are as respect

You probably know someone like Shay Miller She wants to find love, but it eludes her. She wants to be fulfilled, but her job is a dead end. She wants to belong, but her life is becoming increasingly isolated. You probably don't know anyone like the Moore sisters They have an unbreakable circle of friends. They live a life of glamour and perfection. They always get what they des...(展开全部)

马修•托马斯（Matthew Thomas），作家，出生于美国纽约，毕业于芝加哥大学。获美国霍普金斯大学文学硕士及美国加州大学欧文分校艺术硕士双学位。 《不属于我们的世纪》是马修倾注10年心血完成的小说处女作，故事围绕着爱尔兰裔美国女人艾琳的一生展开。在丈夫身患早发性阿 尔茨海默病之后，家庭三人的生活与个人追求都遭受了强烈的冲击，作者淋漓尽致地刻画了普通中产阶级家庭的现实矛盾与痛楚。这本史诗色彩的家庭小说，流动着深沉而动人的情感，更浓缩着美国社会半个多世纪以来的民生百态和世事变迁。 2013年4月，《不属于我们的世纪》成为轰动伦敦书展的话题大书，西蒙·舒斯特以超过百万美元的天价买下版权，其电影版权由好莱坞第一文学制片人斯科特·鲁丁购得。作品于夏天一经问世，便获得极高评价，同时入围包括弗莱厄蒂-邓南首作奖、英国弗里奥文学奖、英国布莱克纪念奖、都柏林国际...(展开全部)

An inspiring and epic tale of loss and redemption about two American servicemen: a Marine Corps pilot who was shot down in WWII and the modern-day soldier determined to bring home his remains six decades later Major George Eyster V comes from a long line of military officers, dating back to the Revolutionary War. Army service was George's family legacy, but his tour of...(展开全部)