1957, and Lewis Aldridge is travelling back to his home in the South of England. He is straight out of jail and nineteen years old. His return will trigger the implosion not just of his family, but of a whole community. A decade earlier, his father's homecoming casts a different shape. The war is over and Gilbert has recently been demobbed. He reverts easily to suburban life - ...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Book Description Guardians of Ga'Hoole is The New York Times bestselling book series written by Kathryn Lasky and illustrated by Richard Cowdrey. Nyroc has exiled himself from the Pure Ones. He flies alone, feared and despised by those who know him as Kludd's son, hunted by those whose despotism he has rejected, and haunted by ghostly creatures conjured by Nyra t...(展开全部)

In 1957 Lewis Aldridge, newly released from prison, returns home to Waterford, a suburban town outside London. He is nineteen years old. A decade earlier his father's homecoming at war's end was greeted with far less apprehension by the staid, tightly knit community—thanks to Gilbert Aldridge's easy acceptance of suburban ritual and routine. Nobody is surprised that Gilbert's w...(展开全部)

柏瑞尔·马卡姆（Beryl Markham）1902年10月出生于英国莱斯特郡，四岁时随父亲到了肯尼亚。她先是跟随父亲训练赛马，十八岁便成为非洲首位持赛马训练师资格的女性。1931开始，她驾驶小型飞机在东部非洲载运邮件、乘客和补给物品，成为非洲第一位职业女飞行员。1936年9月，她从英国出发，驾驶飞机一路向西飞行，最后在加拿大迫降，费时21个多小时，成为第一位单人由东向西飞越大西洋的飞行员。与传奇飞行员汤姆·布莱克一起共事，客户甚至包括当时的英国首相丘吉尔。1942年，《夜航西飞》首次出版。1950年，她回到肯尼亚，重操赛马训练师的职业，直到1986年8月3日，她在内罗毕自己的家里突然辞世。

The No Club started when four women, crushed by endless to-do lists, banded together over $10 bottles of wine to get their work lives under control. Running faster than ever, they still trailed behind their male colleagues. And so, they vowed to say no to requests that pulled them away from the work that mattered most to their careers. This book reveals how their over-a-decade-...(展开全部)

The re-examination of Saint Paul’s letters in contemporary European philosophy is one of the most important developments at the crossroads of philosophy and theology today. In discussion with a range of authors contributing to this movement, including Heidegger, Badiou, Agamben, and Taubes, Gert-Jan van der Heiden offers a new and systematic account of the philosophical potenti...(展开全部)

Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycli...(展开全部)

Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycli...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Negativity in the workplace costs businesses billions of dollars and impacts the morale, productivity and health of individuals and teams. "In The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work, Jon Gordon, a bestselling author, consultant and speaker, shares an enlightening story that demonstrates how you can conquer negativity and inspire others to...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Negativity in the workplace costs businesses billions of dollars and impacts the morale, productivity and health of individuals and teams. "In The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work, Jon Gordon, a bestselling author, consultant and speaker, shares an enlightening story that demonstrates how you can conquer negativity and inspire others to...(展开全部)