'He heard Daddy one time saying he was a grand quiet boy to Mother when he thought Johnsey couldn't hear them talking. Mother must have been giving out about him being a gom and Daddy was defending him. He heard the fondness in Daddy's voice. But you'd have fondness for an auld eejit of a crossbred pup that should have been drowned at birth.' While the Celtic Tiger rages, and g...(展开全部)

One of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an undisputed master of the short story, and Tenth of December is his most honest, accessible, and moving collection yet. In the taut opener, “Victory Lap,” a boy witnesses the attempted abduction of the girl next door and is faced with a harrowing choice: Does he ignore what he ...(展开全部)

One of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an undisputed master of the short story, and Tenth of December is his most honest, accessible, and moving collection yet. In the taut opener, “Victory Lap,” a boy witnesses the attempted abduction of the girl next door and is faced with a harrowing choice: Does he ignore what he ...(展开全部)

From its beginnings in Twilight fan-fiction to its record-breaking sales as an e-book and paperback, the story of the erotic romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey and its two sequels is both unusual and fascinating. Having sold over seventy million copies worldwide since 2011, E. L. James’s lurid series about a sexual ingénue and the powerful young entrepreneur who introduces her ...(展开全部)

Winner of the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction—A darkly comic novel of twenty-first-century domestic life and the possibility of personal transformation Harold Silver has spent a lifetime watching his younger brother, George, a taller, smarter, and more successful high-flying TV executive, acquire a covetable wife, two kids, and a beautiful home in the suburbs of New York City. B...(展开全部)

马修·奎克（Matthew Quick）美国人，《纽约时报》畅销书作家，2004年开始专职写作，2007年获得戈达德学院创作的美学硕士学位，并于2013获德拉萨大学人文文学荣誉博士学位。处女作《乌云背后的幸福线》(简体中文版译名为《闪开，让我拥抱幸福》)大卖，由它改编的 电影大热，斩获多项奥斯卡大奖。截至目前为止，马修·奎克已经出版了7本小说，皆已售出影视版权。 马修·奎克擅长构建大起大落的情节冲突，用平浅的文字纵深剖白人物的内心，传达“人可以被毁灭，但不能被打败”的海明威精神，激发人们对更美好生活的热望。 他的作品先后被翻译成30多种语言，斩获各类文学奖项，其中包括美国笔会/海明威奖。

Originally released as a song by indie rock band Cub Country, this gorgeous lullaby is perfect for a parent to share with his or her child at bedtime. May the Stars Drip Down contains wonderful lyrics and imagery inspired by nature and the intense bond and love between parent and child. Acclaimed artist Nikki McClure's tender and intricate papercuts perfectly complement Chatela...(展开全部)