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)

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.

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)

"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)

《红发姑娘》为“书虫•牛津英汉双语读物”系列入门级读物。马克非常喜欢他在梅森百货商店的工作。他观察众人，并提出问题。那个男人把什么放进了自己的口袋？为什么那名妇女穿了两件外套？马克提出问题，然后找出答案。有一天,马克看见了一位红头发的姑娘，从此无法忘怀。现在他有几个不同的问题了：这个红发姑娘是谁？那个小男孩是她儿子吗？那个穿着黑色茄克的英俊男人又是谁？有太多太多的问题，而马克却无法知道所有的答案。但是他想再次看到那双漂亮的绿色眼睛……本书英汉双语，简单语言不减故事之精彩，配合文后练习，适合英语初学者阅读。

《红发姑娘》为“书虫•牛津英汉双语读物”系列入门级读物。马克非常喜欢他在梅森百货商店的工作。他观察众人，并提出问题。那个男人把什么放进了自己的口袋？为什么那名妇女穿了两件外套？马克提出问题，然后找出答案。有一天,马克看见了一位红头发的姑娘，从此无法忘怀。现在他有几个不同的问题了：这个红发姑娘是谁？那个小男孩是她儿子吗？那个穿着黑色茄克的英俊男人又是谁？有太多太多的问题，而马克却无法知道所有的答案。但是他想再次看到那双漂亮的绿色眼睛……本书英汉双语，简单语言不减故事之精彩，配合文后练习，适合英语初学者阅读。

在线阅读本书 According to advertising legend Phil Dusenberry, business ideas may or may not be valuable, but true insights are much rarer than ideas and much more precious. A good idea can inspire one commercial. But a good insight can fuel a thousand ideas, a thousand commercials. An insight gives you an entirely new way of thinking about your business. Consider just a few of t...(展开全部)