From one of the world’s most admired women, this is former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s compelling story of eight years serving at the highest levels of government. In her position as America’s chief diplomat, Rice traveled almost continuously around the globe, seeking common ground among sometimes bitter enemies, forging agreement on divi...(展开全部)

From one of the world’s most admired women, this is former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s compelling story of eight years serving at the highest levels of government. In her position as America’s chief diplomat, Rice traveled almost continuously around the globe, seeking common ground among sometimes bitter enemies, forging agreement on divi...(展开全部)

In Recollections of My Nonexistence, Rebecca Solnit describes her formation as a writer and as a feminist in 1980s San Francisco, in an atmosphere of gender violence on the street and throughout society and the exclusion of women from cultural arenas. She tells of being poor, hopeful, and adrift in the city that became her great teacher; of the small apartment that, when she wa...(展开全部)

W. 迈克尔·布卢门撒尔，美国商界领袖、经济学家和政治顾问。1926年，布卢门撒尔出生于德国的一个犹太银行家家庭。第二次世界大战爆发后，随父母逃往上海，在难民区度过了少年时代。战争结束后，移居美国，先后就读于加州大学伯克利分校和普林斯顿大学。毕业后，他成长为一名商界领袖和政界顾问，先后辅佐过约翰·肯尼迪、吉米·卡特等多位美国总统，1977—1979年，曾担任美国第64任财政部部长，卸任后又成为多家跨国公司的首席执行官。1997年，退休后的布卢门撒尔重返德国，创办柏林犹太博物馆并任馆长直至2014年。

何士（Harry Hussey），加拿大建筑师，美国芝加哥建筑师事务所沙何公司（Shattuck & Hussey）合伙人。1911年受基督教青年会干事穆德之聘参加其建造亚洲基督教青年会会所计划年来华，居北京。1912年承接福州基督教青年会大楼的设计。1916年在北京设事务所，初称沙何公司，嗣改称何士工程司行，经理美国罗氏基金会驻华医社新接手的北京协和医学校校园建筑的规划设计。武昌同仁医院、天津基督教青年会东马路会所、香港基督教青年会必列者士街会所、广州基督教青年会长堤会所皆其手笔。后来在北京经商，是中国政治学会外籍会员，曾任顺直水利委员会司库。何士与顾维钧私交甚笃，一度充顾维钧的交际秘书。1932年担任国联李顿调查团中国代表团顾问。1950年前后离开中国，1967年去世，享年87岁。著有《关乎世界和平的“满洲国”》（“Manchoukuo” in ...(展开全部)

In his #1 New York Times bestseller, former Vice President Dick Cheney delivers a forty-year portrait of American politics and shares unyielding reflections on his role as one of the most steadfast and influential statesmen in the history of our country. The public perception of Dick Cheney has long been something of a contradiction. He has been viewed as one of the most pow...(展开全部)

In this eagerly anticipated memoir, former Vice President Dick Cheney delivers an unyielding portrait of American politics over nearly forty years and shares personal reflections on his role as one of the most steadfast and influential statesmen in the history of our country. The public perception of Dick Cheney has long been something of a contradiction. He has been viewed as ...(展开全部)

She was known to the world as Emily Doe when she stunned millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting her on Stanford's campus. Her victim impact statement was posted on BuzzFeed, where it instantly went viral--viewed by eleven million people within four days, it was translated globally and read...(展开全部)

She was known to the world as Emily Doe when she stunned millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting her on Stanford's campus. Her victim impact statement was posted on BuzzFeed, where it instantly went viral--viewed by eleven million people within four days, it was translated globally and read...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Joel's best friend Tony drowns while they are swimming in the forbidden, treacherous Vermilion River. Joel is terrified at having to tell of his disobedience and overwhelmed by his feelings of guilt.