理查德·普雷斯顿（Richard Preston），美国非虚构作家，《纽约客》撰稿人。他在普林斯顿大学获得了英文博士学位，师从著名的非虚构作家约翰·麦克菲。 普雷斯顿擅长以非虚构手法，处理科学题材。1984年，他出版了首部非虚构作品《第一道光》，这本天文学题材的书获得了美国物理学学会的科学写作奖。十年后，普雷斯顿推出了另一部科学写作经典《血疫》，这本描写埃博拉病毒缘起的作品获得了巨大的成功，长踞《纽约时报》非虚构类畅销书榜首达61周。普雷斯顿因此获得了美国疾病控制与预防中心颁发的防疫斗士奖，他也是有史以来唯一以非医师身分获奖的得主。

A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic "hot" virus. "The Hot Zone" tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account ...(展开全部)

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It's summer in the city, and this hot dog has had enough! Enough of sizzling sidewalks, enough of wailing sirens, enough of people's feet right in his face. When he plops down in the middle of a crosswalk, his owner endeavors to get him the breath of fresh air he needs. She hails a taxi, hops a train, and ferries out to the beach. Here, a pup can run! With fluid art and lyrical...(展开全部)

A richly mythic, colour-saturated tale of mothers and daughters from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Swimming Home. Two women arrive in a Spanish village - a dreamlike place caught between the desert and the ocean - seeking medical advice and salvation. One of the strangers suffers from a mysterious illness: spontaneous paralysis confines her to a wheelchair, her legs unus...(展开全部)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2016 Plunge into this hypnotic tale of female sexuality and power - from the author of Swimming Home and The Man Who Saw Everything 'Propulsive, uncanny, dreamlike. A feverish coming-of-age novel' Daily Telegraph 'A triumph of storytelling' Literary Review _________________________________ 'Today I dropp...(展开全部)

【奥森·斯科特·卡德（Orson Scott Card） 】 ★1951年出生于华盛顿州。在加利福尼亚州、亚利桑那州和犹他州长大。 美国作家、评论家、公众演说家、散文作家、专栏作家、 反对同性婚姻的政治家，同时也是摩尔门教拥护者和终身执业成员。 当今美国科幻界最受人瞩目的 人物之一。 美国科幻史上唯一两年内连续两次将“雨果奖”和“星云奖”两大科幻奖尽收囊中的作者。 ★作为科幻小说家十分多产，共有12个系列， 《天贼》是他首部科幻小说。 目前和妻子一起定居于北卡罗来纳州，为当地一份报纸撰写专栏文章， 空余时间在阳台上喂养鸟、松鼠、花栗鼠、负鼠和浣熊。 ★代表作： 《天贼》 《沃辛传奇》 《安德的游戏》 《安德的代言》 《安德的影子》 《背叛之星》

A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic "hot" virus. The Hot Zone tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account ...(展开全部)