In these stories, the author renders the bizarre normal and the absurd hilarious, from the eerily real , almost holographic evocations of historical figures, to overtelevised game-show hosts and late-night comedians. In the title story, punk nihilism meets Young Republicanism.

大卫·福斯特·华莱士，美国著名天才作家。 凭借一本厚达上千页的小说《无尽的玩笑》，在欧美文坛留下了一段佳话。他也是美国近年来少有的被全世界承认的文学大师，与《自由》作者乔纳森·弗兰岑一同被西方媒体称为“不至于让美国文学沦为笑柄的人”。 曾登上《时代周刊》封面的美国作家乔纳森·弗兰岑是华莱士的好朋友，两人一度被认为是“美国文坛双璧”，但跟好友相比，华莱士堪称“无冕之王”，天马行空的设定和情节，无与伦比的绝妙文笔，让他的小说有着致命的魅力。 即使在人才遍地的欧美文坛，华莱士也是个极为特殊的存在。他对哲学的痴迷，对繁复长句子的无尽追求，让他的作品从一诞生就划上了“神作”的符号，爱他的读者对他的作品如痴如醉。 大卫·福斯特·华莱士20岁出头就凭借长篇小说毕业作品《系统的笤帚》一夜成名，随后他一直创作稳定，一个名为《这是水》的励志演讲在全球热传，激励了无数在迷...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 From the author of THE BROOM OF THE SYSTEM and INFINITE JEST, a collection of short stories which feature characters such as former president Lyndon Johnson, a late-night comedian, a ubiquitous game-show host, and a punk fashioned Young Republican woman.

For anyone who has ever wondered about the mysteries that lie beyond everyday experience, or doubted the reality of the afterlife, Angels in My Hair is a moving and deeply inspirational journey into the unseen world. For as long as she can remember, Lorna Byrne has seen angels. As a young child, she assumed everyone could see the otherworldly beings who always accompanied h...(展开全部)

"Angels In My Hair" is the autobiography of a modern day mystic, an Irish woman with powers of the saints of old. When she was a child, people thought Lorna was 'retarded' because she did not seem to be focusing on the world around her. Instead Lorna was seeing angels and spirits. As Lorna tells the story of her life, the reader meets, as she did, the creatures from the spirit ...(展开全部)

Aaron Benham--professor, novelist, friend, mentor, family man, and sometime idealist--is supposed to be working on his new novel, The Hair of Harold Roux. But instead, tormented by the chaos of his present and the demons of his past, he is riding his motorcycle too fast, drinking too much, and thinking too often and deeply. Through Aaron's rich, if angst-ridden, mind we discove...(展开全部)

The nation’s favourite scientist looks at the origins of life in our Universe. For somehow the laws of nature conspired to create a naked ape that can look up at the stars and wonder where it came from. In this spectacular new book, Professor Brian Cox will take readers out of this world and into a whole new dimension as he gives us a new perspective on human life. Following th...(展开全部)

布赖恩·考克斯（Brian Cox），大英帝国勋章获得者，粒子物理学家，英国皇家学会研究员，曼彻斯特大学教授，也是地球上zui有雄心的实验之一——瑞士的大型强子对撞机中的ATLAS实验的研究人员。对公众而言，他zui知名的身份是英国广播公司第二台（BBC 2）广受欢迎的电视系列纪录片《太阳系的奇迹》（Wonders of the Solar System）和《观星指南》（Stargazing Live）的科学主持人。20世纪90年代他曾是英国流行乐队D:Ream的键盘手。 安德鲁?科恩（Andrew Cohen），英国广播公司（BBC）科学栏目组的负责人，也是BBC 2电视系列纪录片《太阳系的奇迹》和《生命的奇迹》（Wonders of Life）的执行制作人。他从事科学传播工作已有17年的时间，制作完成了大量科学纪录片，如《明日世界》（Tomorr...(展开全部)

Winner of the Newbery Medal “A charming, intriguingly plotted novel.”—Washington Post Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly’s Hello, Universe is a funny and poignant neighborhood story about unexpected friendships. Told from four intertwining points of view—two boys and two girls—the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani (hero). “Readers will be...(展开全部)

布赖恩·考克斯（Brian Cox），大英帝国勋章获得者，粒子物理学家，英国皇家学会研究员，曼彻斯特大学教授，也是地球上zui有雄心的实验之一——瑞士的大型强子对撞机中的ATLAS实验的研究人员。对公众而言，他zui知名的身份是英国广播公司第二台（BBC 2）广受欢迎的电视系列纪录片《太阳系的奇迹》（Wonders of the Solar System）和《观星指南》（Stargazing Live）的科学主持人。20世纪90年代他曾是英国流行乐队D:Ream的键盘手。 安德鲁?科恩（Andrew Cohen），英国广播公司（BBC）科学栏目组的负责人，也是BBC 2电视系列纪录片《太阳系的奇迹》和《生命的奇迹》（Wonders of Life）的执行制作人。他从事科学传播工作已有17年的时间，制作完成了大量科学纪录片，如《明日世界》（Tomorr...(展开全部)