From Publishers Weekly Though billed as memoir, Bryson's follow-up to A Short History of Nearly Everything can only be considered one in the broadest sense. Sure, it's filled with Bryson's recollections of his Des Moines, Iowa, childhood. But it's also a clear foray into Jean Shepherd territory, where nostalgia for one's youth is suffused with comic hyperbole: "All sneakers in ...(展开全部)

Some say that the first hint that Bill Bryson was not of Planet Earth came when his mother sent him to school in lime-green Capri pants. Others think it all started with his discovery, at the age of six, of a woollen jersey of rare fineness. Across the moth-holed chest was a golden thunderbolt. It may have looked like an old college football sweater, but young Bryson knew bette...(展开全部)

From Publishers Weekly Though billed as memoir, Bryson's follow-up to A Short History of Nearly Everything can only be considered one in the broadest sense. Sure, it's filled with Bryson's recollections of his Des Moines, Iowa, childhood. But it's also a clear foray into Jean Shepherd territory, where nostalgia for one's youth is suffused with comic hyperbole: "All sneakers in ...(展开全部)

"It's been a wonderful eight years, but I need a break." At the Happy Sunset Retirement Community, there's Ethel, Myrtle, Harvey, and Tex. And then there's Brian. The retired kid. He's here to escape school, homework, and daily chores. But retired living has its challenges, especially when you're sixty years younger than everybody else!

From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century—1951—in the middle of the United States—Des Moines, Iowa—in the middle of the largest generation in American history—the baby boomers. As one of the best and funnies...(展开全部)

From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century—1951—in the middle of the United States—Des Moines, Iowa—in the middle of the largest generation in American history—the baby boomers. As one of the best and funnies...(展开全部)

比尔·布莱森，世界知名作家，1951年出生于美国艾奥瓦州，曾任职于伦敦《泰晤士报》与《独立报》，同时也为《纽约时报》、《国家地理杂志》等撰文。作品主要包括旅游类随笔、幽默独特的科普作品——比如《万物简史》、《母语》等等，横跨多种领域，满腹渊博学识，下笔则一扫学院窠臼。综观他的作品，诙谐嘲谑的风格堪称一绝，整体上举重若轻，令普通读者感同身受。他的每部作品均高踞美国、英国、加拿大畅销排行榜前列，亦深得评论界推崇，向来被奉为雅俗共赏的典范。

罗伯特·T. 清崎（Robert T. Kiyosaki）：生在夏威夷，长在夏威夷，是第四代日裔美国人。高中毕业以后，罗伯特在纽约接受教育，大学毕业后加入了美国海军陆战队，作为军官和舰载武装直升机驾驶员，被派往越南战场。 从战场上归来后，罗伯特开始了自己的商业生涯。1977年他创立了一家公司，首次将用尼龙和“维可牢”搭链制成的“冲浪者”钱包投放市场，后来这一产品在世界范围内成长为价值数百万美元的产业。他和他的产品在《赛马世界》、《绅士季刊》、《成功杂志》、《新闻周刊》上被广泛介绍。 1985年，清崎离开商界，与别人共同创建了一家国际教育公司。这家公司在七个国家设有办事处，向成千上万的学生教授商业和投资课程。他主持的长达一年的节目在全美播放，传播他的教育理论。 罗伯特在47岁时退休，做起他最喜欢的事情——投资。深感“有产者”与“无产者”之间不断扩大的鸿...(展开全部)

罗伯特·T. 清崎（Robert T. Kiyosaki）：生在夏威夷，长在夏威夷，是第四代日裔美国人。高中毕业以后，罗伯特在纽约接受教育，大学毕业后加入了美国海军陆战队，作为军官和舰载武装直升机驾驶员，被派往越南战场。 从战场上归来后，罗伯特开始了自己的商业生涯。1977年他创立了一家公司，首次将用尼龙和“维可牢”搭链制成的“冲浪者”钱包投放市场，后来这一产品在世界范围内成长为价值数百万美元的产业。他和他的产品在《赛马世界》、《绅士季刊》、《成功杂志》、《新闻周刊》上被广泛介绍。 1985年，清崎离开商界，与别人共同创建了一家国际教育公司。这家公司在七个国家设有办事处，向成千上万的学生教授商业和投资课程。他主持的长达一年的节目在全美播放，传播他的教育理论。 罗伯特在47岁时退休，做起他最喜欢的事情——投资。深感“有产者”与“无产者”之间不断扩大的鸿...(展开全部)

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real, from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft.Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his...(展开全部)