The Land of Green Plums is the story of a group of young people in Nicolae Ceausescu's Romania. Having left their impoverished villages for University in search of education and camaraderie, yet largely unprepared for urban life by their provincial childhoods, the youths quickly find their hopes dashed: the city no less than the countryside bears the mark of the dictator's corr...(展开全部)

AIR FORCE, MARINES, NAVY, COAST GUARD, ARMY Five sweet romantic stories delving into the world of Special Operations from authors whose family and friends are part of the military community. The stories--MISSION MISTLETOE, CHRISTMAS TO THE RESCUE, and THE STOCKING--will bring intrigue, merriment, and joy while TIED WITH A BOW and ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A MARINE will engage...(展开全部)

理查德·R,托尼，英国著名社会经济史家，社会批评家。著有《贪婪的社会》、《宗教与资本主义的兴起》等。

Book Description When Sam-I-am persits in pestering a grumpy grouch to eat a plate of green eggs and ham, perseverance wins the day, teaching us all that we cannot know what we like until we have tried it! With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fift...(展开全部)

卡尔·奥特温·索尔( Carl Ortwin Sauer，1889-1975，旧译苏尔)，20 世纪美国以至西方著名的地理学家之一，主要从历史学、生态学的角度研究文化景观的形成与演变。这一具有首创意义的地理研究，在美国现代地理学已经相当成熟的环境中，开创出一个新的、具有生命力的学术方向。

卡尔·奥特温·索尔( Carl Ortwin Sauer，1889-1975，旧译苏尔)，20 世纪美国以至西方著名的地理学家之一，主要从历史学、生态学的角度研究文化景观的形成与演变。这一具有首创意义的地理研究，在美国现代地理学已经相当成熟的环境中，开创出一个新的、具有生命力的学术方向。

潘慧娴（Alice Poon），曾任新鸿基地产集团创办人郭得胜的私人助理达八年，其后加入嘉里建设，任策划发展经理，负责土地及物业的估价与收购，并参与规划及契约修订的工作，对香港地产业的运作极为熟悉。作者亦曾于加拿大卡加利市任职于石油土地收购代理公司，并负责宣誓专员工作，及于多伦多从事地产发展业务。近年作者经常在网上媒体发表评论文章及博客写作。作者现于加拿大居住及工作。

The main theme of this book centers on an acute concentration of economic power and wealth in the hands of a few economic powerhouses. This can be linked to Hong Kong’s land system and the lack of competition in key sectors. The author discusses how the land system, inherited from the British, has helped to create unrivalled wealth for the ruling class and how the lack of compe...(展开全部)

DECEMBER 1962, THE WEST COUNTRY. Local doctor Eric Parry, mulling secrets, sets out on his rounds, while his pregnant wife sleeps on in the warmth of their cottage. Across the field, funny, troubled Rita Simmons is also asleep, her head full of images of a past life her husband prefers to ignore. He's been up for hours, tending to the needs of the small dairy farm where he hope...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 阿米塔夫•高希（Amitav Ghosh）1956年出生于加尔各答，成长于印度、孟加拉国和斯里兰卡等地。从新德里大学毕业后，他赴牛津大学圣埃德蒙学堂研修，并获社会人类学博士学位。高希以其独有的人类学者的知识背景和现实关怀，以及细腻入微的描写，构成了当代印度英语文学重要的一部分。 著作另有《理性环》（The Circle of Reason）、《阴影线》（The Shadow Lines）、《饿潮》（The Hungry Tide）以及“朱鹭号”三部曲《罂粟海》(Sea of Poppies)、《烟河》（River of Smoke）和《火海》（Flood of Fire）等十余部作品。他的作品斩获了包括法国美第奇文学奖、印度顶级文学奖挲诃德耶学院奖以及英国阿瑟•克拉克科幻奖等诸多国际大奖。2007年，他被印度总统授予印度最高荣誉“卓越贡...(展开全部)