On April 20, 1999, the halls of Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, reverberated with the sound of gunshots as two students, highly armed and consumed with rage, killed thirteen students and seriously injured twenty-three before turning the guns on themselves. It was the worst school massacre in out nation's history. Can we prevent a tragedy like this from happening a...(展开全部)

埃利奥特·阿伦森（Elliot Aronson），当代著名的社会心理学家，是美国心理学会（APA）120年历史上一个包揽其三个主要奖项的人：杰出研究奖（1999年）、杰出教学奖（1980）和杰出著作奖（1975）。2002年，他当选20世纪百名杰出心理学家之一。科学家和人文学者颂扬他对于社会心理学理论及其在现实世界问题中的应用所做的贡献。著有《社会性动物》《绝非偶然》等作品。

Thirteen-year-old Meg envies her sister Molly's beauty and popularity, and these feelings make it difficult for her to cope with Molly's illness and death.

为了每个只想说不的勇敢灵魂——拒绝与朋友见面喝酒，拒绝祝同事生日快乐（除非有免费蛋糕），拒绝任何形式的约会——布莱尔来了，一位穿运动裤，只和她的猫说话的生活大师。通过她黑暗但绝对诚实的想法——布莱尔会教你如何成为一个不合群的隐士，在无聊的工作中一事无成，破坏你的关系，以及永远——永远允许自己选择沙发而不是健身房。 For every brave soul who wants to just say no--no to meeting the gang for drinks, no to wishing a coworker happy birthday (unless there's free cake involved), and no to dating of any kind--here comes Blair, the master of l...(展开全部)

<b>A schoolteacher fights to prove that her father’s suicide was actually murder</b><br /><br /> Ann hasn’t seen her mother in 3 years, and she doesn’t miss her at all. But without warning, Elaine shows up on her daughter’s doorstep, dead broke and hungry for scotch. Ann’s father has just come into an inheritance, and Elaine wants every penny. After a few drinks, she stumbles o...(展开全部)

莎伦·考夫曼（Sharon R. Kaufman），加州大学旧金山分校健康与老年研究所、社会与行为科学系教授，人类学、历史和社会医学系主任。考夫曼的研究兴趣包括一些相互关联的主题，如老年认同、主体性与晚年生活的意义，社会变迁与医学文化的转型，美国医院文化与晚期病人的临终，生物科技与伦理、医疗实践的关系，老年医疗保险政策与卫生保健体系改革，以及生命本身的人类学。由此可见，她的研究涉及医学人类学和老年人类学的许多核心议题。

A darkly funny and life-affirming debut novel for readers of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine the story of one man who is offered a second chance at life and love when he develops an unexpected friendship--if he can expose the white lie he told years ago that grew into so much more. Andrew's day-to-day is a little grim, searching for next of kin for those who die alone. Than...(展开全部)

莎伦·考夫曼（Sharon R. Kaufman），加州大学旧金山分校健康与老年研究所、社会与行为科学系教授，人类学、历史和社会医学系主任。考夫曼的研究兴趣包括一些相互关联的主题，如老年认同、主体性与晚年生活的意义，社会变迁与医学文化的转型，美国医院文化与晚期病人的临终，生物科技与伦理、医疗实践的关系，老年医疗保险政策与卫生保健体系改革，以及生命本身的人类学。由此可见，她的研究涉及医学人类学和老年人类学的许多核心议题。

When Zeina was born, the civil war in Lebanon had been going on for six years, so it's just a normal part of life for her and her parents and little brother. The city of Beirut is cut in two by bricks and sandbags, threatened by snipers and shelling. East Beirut is for Christians, and West Beirut is for Muslims. When Zeina's parents don't return from a visit to the other half o...(展开全部)

泽娜·阿比拉赫德，黎巴嫩艺术家。她的作品，大多都融入了自己年少时的战争经历，对焦战争中的普通人，虽在战争中艰难求生，却仍然不忘创造美好。其他代表作还有《东方钢琴》。