"It probably arose," he answered, "from the spontaneous combustion of the cotton. The case is rare, but it is far from unknown. Unless the cotton is perfectly dry when it is shipped, its confinement in a damp or ill-ventilated hold will sometimes cause it to ignite; and I have no doubt it is this that has brought about our misfortune."

Coming home dredges up deeply buried secrets... Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he once called home. Kieran's parents are struggling in a town where fortunes are forged by the sea. Between them all is...(展开全部)

This is the story of a serial killer. A stolen child. Revenge. Death. And an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street. All these things are true. And yet they are all lies... You think you know what's inside the last house on Needless Street. You think you've read this story before. That's where you're wrong. In the dark forest at the end of Needless Street, lies somethi...(展开全部)

On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the forty-five original passengers and crew, only sixteen made it off the mountain alive. For ten excruciating weeks they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive, they were forced...(展开全部)

On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the forty-five original passengers and crew, only sixteen made it off the mountain alive. For ten excruciating weeks they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive, they were forced...(展开全部)

The Street of Crocodiles in the Polish city of Drogobych is a street of memories and dreams where recollections of Bruno Schulz's uncommon boyhood and of the eerie side of his merchant family's life are evoked in a startling blend of the real and the fantastic. Most memorable - and most chilling - is the portrait of the author's father, a maddened shopkeeper who imports rare bi...(展开全部)

The Street of Crocodiles in the Polish city of Drogobych is a street of memories and dreams where recollections of Bruno Schulz's uncommon boyhood and of the eerie side of his merchant family's life are evoked in a startling blend of the real and the fantastic. Most memorable - and most chilling - is the portrait of the author's father, a maddened shopkeeper who imports rare bi...(展开全部)

亚历克斯·米勒，澳大利亚当代重要作家。生于英国伦敦，十七岁随父母移居澳太利亚。1972年开始写作并在墨尔本大学教授写作课。已出版七部长篇小说，其中《浪子》（1992）和《石乡行》（2002）荣获澳大利亚最高文学奖“迈尔斯·富兰克林奖”。《浪子》将目光投向遥远东方的中国，出版后引起强烈反响，再获“英联邦作家奖”；《石乡行》以历史的高度、恢弘的气势深刻描写了澳大利亚原住民题材。

亚历克斯·米勒，澳大利亚当代重要作家。生于英国伦敦，十七岁随父母移居澳太利亚。1972年开始写作并在墨尔本大学教授写作课。已出版七部长篇小说，其中《浪子》（1992）和《石乡行》（2002）荣获澳大利亚最高文学奖“迈尔斯·富兰克林奖”。《浪子》将目光投向遥远东方的中国，出版后引起强烈反响，再获“英联邦作家奖”；《石乡行》以历史的高度、恢弘的气势深刻描写了澳大利亚原住民题材。

Walter Bagehot's "Lombard Street", published in 1873 in the wake of a devastating London bank collapse, explained in clear and straightforward terms why central banks must serve as the lender of last resort to ensure liquidity in a faltering credit system. Bagehot's book set down the principles that helped define the role of modern central banks, particularly in times of crisis...(展开全部)