In his slyly funny and moving new novel, the author of The Risk Pool follows the unexpected operation of grace in a deadbeat, upstate New York town--and in the lives of the unluckiest of its citizens. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Paul Newman, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, and Jessica Tandy. Author reading tour.

麦克·莫波格（Michael Morpurgo）生于1943年，英国著名儿童文学作家，英国最畅销小说家之一。在获得英国大大小小的童书奖之后，2003年英国儿童文学最高荣誉奖“童书桂冠作家”再次将他的创作生涯推向高峰。 莫波格除了在他最喜爱的历史间穿梭，他还有三座慈善农场(Farms for City Children），每年陪伴超过两百位孩子，在这里一同体验农场生活，并从动物和大自然中学习包容和宽恕。他的故事，解救了众多渴望幻想的小小心灵。他说在孩子们身上看到了故事带来的不可思议的魔力，并且他意识到这种魔力同样也眷顾了自己。 有件事，他想一辈子都做，那就是，给很小很小的孩子写书，那种每个字都很重要的书。他说：“对我来说，写作最美妙的部分就是可以一直梦想，直到出现了灵感的火花。”

Things have been difficult for Harry since his mother remarried. With a new baby at home, and only trouble at school, life is unbearable. Ocky the chimp, escaped from the circus, offers Harry a chance for a new life. With his friend, Harry runs away from all the people who seem so hard on him.

Created in partnership with Asia Society Museum in conjunction with a major retrospective, this is the first comprehensive monograph on the work of art superstar Yoshitomo Nara. It assembles 20 years worth of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and drawings that map the evolution of one of the most influential and internationally renowned artists working today. The book and exh...(展开全部)

施瓦茨是精神分析学家、心理治疗师、作家。生于纽约，在洛杉矶长大，于加州大学伯克利分校接受教育，获得物理学与社会学学士学位、基本粒子物理学博士学位。在成为临床医师前，他已从事15年的心理健康研究。著有《爱因斯坦浅介》（Einstein for Beginners）及其他三本书。

尤多拉•韦尔蒂（1909—2001） 首位在世时作品入选“美国文库”的文坛巨匠 福克纳之后美国南方最伟大的小说家 三获美国最佳短篇小说奖，六获欧•亨利奖，并囊括普利策小说奖、美国全国图书奖、美国图书评论家奖、美国文学艺术金质奖章、总统自由勋章 雷蒙德•卡佛、托妮•莫里森、艾丽丝•门罗、杜鲁门•卡波蒂、理查德•福特、 乔伊斯•卡罗尔•欧茨……都深受其影响 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 出生于美国密西西比州中产阶级家庭，母亲酷爱阅读，父亲热衷摄影，韦尔蒂自幼深受他们影响。 大萧条时期，韦尔蒂在州政府供职，有机会到各地旅行。旅行途中所见普通人家的生活情景，让她深深着迷。为了捕捉那些场景，她拍了几百张照片，并于1936 年在纽约举办了摄影展。同年，她的第一篇小说也获...(展开全部)

In a tiny hut in rural India, Kavita gives birth to Asha. Unable to afford the luxury of raising a daughter, her husband forces Kavita to give the baby up-a decision that will haunt them both for the rest of their lives. Halfway around the globe, Somer, an American doctor, decides to adopt a child after making the wrenching discovery that she will never have one of her own. Whe...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

"Elena Ferrante will blow you away."-Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones From the author of The Days of Abandonment, The Lost Daughter is Elena Ferrante's most compelling and perceptive meditation on womanhood and motherhood yet. Leda, a middle-aged divorce, is alone for the first time in years when her daughters leave home to live with their father. Her initial, unexpecte...(展开全部)

In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor on the banks of the Upper Thames. They plan to spend a secluded summer month in a haze of inspiration and creativity. But by the time their stay sis over, one woman is dead while another has disappeared; a priceless heirloom is missing; and Edward Ra...(展开全部)