With startling candor and intimacy, Sonia Sotomayor recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a progress that is testament to her extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. She writes of her precarious childhood and the refuge she took with her passionately spirited paternal grandmother. She describes her resolve as a young gi...(展开全部)

With startling candor and intimacy, Sonia Sotomayor recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a progress that is testament to her extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. She writes of her precarious childhood and the refuge she took with her passionately spirited paternal grandmother. She describes her resolve as a young gi...(展开全部)

《索尼娅与桑尼的孤独》——一部关于两个年轻人命运交织与分离的迷人故事。布克奖获奖作品《继承失落的人》作者基兰·德赛，以横跨大陆与年代的恢弘笔触，谱写了一曲关于爱与家庭、印度与美国、传统与现代的史诗。 "这本小说如此美妙，当我翻到最后一页时，立即回到首页重新开始阅读。"—— 桑德拉·西斯内罗斯 "壮阔而动人的爱情故事，以精美散文写就......纯粹的愉悦！"——纳姆瓦利·塞尔佩尔 当索尼娅和桑尼在夜间列车上初次对视，他们即刻被彼此吸引，却又为祖辈曾试图撮合他们的笨拙举动感到尴尬——这场失败的媒妁之谋当年只让两人渐行渐远。 刚从佛蒙特雪山完成学业的索尼娅怀着作家梦回到印度老家。她始终被恐惧缠绕，怀疑自己正遭受某个艺术家的黑暗诅咒——那个她曾为寻求亲密与灵感而委身的男人。桑尼则是辗转落脚纽约的失意记者，试图逃离专横的母亲和家族暴力纷争。面对不确定的未来，这...(展开全部)

《索尼娅与桑尼的孤独》——一部关于两个年轻人命运交织与分离的迷人故事。布克奖获奖作品《继承失落的人》作者基兰·德赛，以横跨大陆与年代的恢弘笔触，谱写了一曲关于爱与家庭、印度与美国、传统与现代的史诗。 "这本小说如此美妙，当我翻到最后一页时，立即回到首页重新开始阅读。"—— 桑德拉·西斯内罗斯 "壮阔而动人的爱情故事，以精美散文写就......纯粹的愉悦！"——纳姆瓦利·塞尔佩尔 当索尼娅和桑尼在夜间列车上初次对视，他们即刻被彼此吸引，却又为祖辈曾试图撮合他们的笨拙举动感到尴尬——这场失败的媒妁之谋当年只让两人渐行渐远。 刚从佛蒙特雪山完成学业的索尼娅怀着作家梦回到印度老家。她始终被恐惧缠绕，怀疑自己正遭受某个艺术家的黑暗诅咒——那个她曾为寻求亲密与灵感而委身的男人。桑尼则是辗转落脚纽约的失意记者，试图逃离专横的母亲和家族暴力纷争。面对不确定的未来，这...(展开全部)

This volume is the first in-depth study of a recently discovered Sanskrit dharani spell text from around the 5th century CE surviving in two palm-leaf and three paper manuscript compendia from Nepal. This rare Buddhist scripture focuses on the ritual practice of thaumaturgic weather control for successful agriculture through overpowering mythical Nagas. Traditionally, these ser...(展开全部)

This volume is the first in-depth study of a recently discovered Sanskrit dharani spell text from around the 5th century CE surviving in two palm-leaf and three paper manuscript compendia from Nepal. This rare Buddhist scripture focuses on the ritual practice of thaumaturgic weather control for successful agriculture through overpowering mythical Nagas. Traditionally, these ser...(展开全部)