In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction from the author of Enemy Women that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust. In the wake of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle ...(展开全部)

In this touching and atmospheric novel set among the fishermen of Newfoundland, Proulx tells the story of Quoyle. From all outward appearances, Quoyle has gone through his first 36 years on earth as a big schlump of a loser. He's not attractive, he's not brilliant or witty or talented, and he's not the kind of person who typically assumes the central position in a novel. But Pr...(展开全部)

News is to the mind what sugar is to the body. In 2013 Rolf Dobelli stood in front of a roomful of journalists and proclaimed that he did not read the news. It caused a riot. Now he finally sets down his philosophy in detail. And he practises what he preaches: he hasn't read the news for a decade. Stop Reading the News is Dobelli's manifesto about the dangers of the most toxic ...(展开全部)

One of the acknowledged masterpieces of Mexican literature, Fernando del Paso's News from the Empire is a powerful and encyclopedic novel of the tragic lives of Maximilian and his wife, Carlota, the short-lived Emperor and Empress of Mexico. Simultaneously intimate and panoramic, the narrative flows from Carlota's fevered memories of her husband's ill-fated empire to the multip...(展开全部)

Equally competent with both his right and left feet, Ballack began his career with BSG Motor aged just seven. On signing his first professional contract with Chemnitzer FC, he earned the nickname 'Little Kaiser' and soon moved on to Kaiserslautern. A three-time winner of the German player of the year award, Ballack's three seasons at Bayer Leverkusen and four at Bayern Munich c...(展开全部)

罗兰·拉赞比，美国著名篮球记者，撰有大量著作。曾出版：《杰里·韦斯特：一位篮球偶像的人生和传奇》《表演：那支壮丽炫目的洛杉矶湖人队的亲历者们讲述的内幕故事》等畅销篮球书。过去30年里，他始终在对球员、教练、工作人员和各类人士进行采访，围绕NBA联盟而写作。他现居于弗吉尼亚州。

罗兰·拉赞比，美国著名篮球记者，撰有大量著作。曾出版：《杰里·韦斯特：一位篮球偶像的人生和传奇》《表演：那支壮丽炫目的洛杉矶湖人队的亲历者们讲述的内幕故事》等畅销篮球书。过去30年里，他始终在对球员、教练、工作人员和各类人士进行采访，围绕NBA联盟而写作。他现居于弗吉尼亚州。