A model wife and mother, Clarisse leads an unremarkable life. She has all she's ever wanted: a well-respected engineer husband and three children, tucked away in a wealthy, middle-class neighbourhood. But her tranquillity ends forever with the arrival of an enigmatic Armenian family across the street. The debonair widower, his beguiling tween daughter, and his mother, a dominee...(展开全部)

A heartwarming and humorous insight into the hopes and aspirations of Iranians in the years that led up to the Islamic Revolution Deep in an Iranian suburb, made rich by the booming oil industry, Clarice Ayvazian lives a comfortable life surrounded by the gentle bickering of her children and her gossiping friends and relatives. Happy being at the heart of her family, she devote...(展开全部)

Otis has an antique shop crammed to the gills with stuff. So he's delighted when someone comes in and buys it all. Next day, Suzie Gump arrives, the shop is empty, full of nothing, and Suzy loves it—and takes it all.Suzie has set a trend, and soon everybody is craving nothing—the stores are full of it. It's only when there's not even a towel for drying offafter a bath that Suzi...(展开全部)

Duration: 14:40:28 One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR - TIME MAGAZINE ONE OF THE BEST 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR - WASHINGTON POST NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD "Masked intruders dragged Jean McConville, a 38-year-old widow and mo...(展开全部)

Duration: 14:40:28 One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR - TIME MAGAZINE ONE OF THE BEST 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR - WASHINGTON POST NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD "Masked intruders dragged Jean McConville, a 38-year-old widow and mo...(展开全部)

Grogan's #1 "New York Times"-bestselling chronicle of his life with his wildly neurotic Labrador retriever is now a major motion picture from Fox 2000, starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston, scheduled for theatrical release on Christmas Day.

克里斯蒂•布朗（1932—1981） Christy Brown 爱尔兰作家、画家和诗人。生于都柏林，是一位泥瓦匠的二十二个子女之一，他患先天性大脑瘫痪，无法控制语言和肢体行动，只有左脚能自如运用。他的母亲始终支持他，教会了他用左脚写字。之后他还学会了用左脚作画，甚至打字。1954年他出版了自传《我的左脚》。1981年去世。几年后，根据《我的左脚》改编的，由著名男演员丹尼尔•戴-刘易斯主演的电影上映，并在1990年获得了奥斯卡金像奖最佳影片等提名。 除了《我的左脚》，克里斯蒂•布朗还曾出版自传体小说《生不逢时》，小说《前程远大》《夏日阴影》，以及诗歌集等。除了在文学上颇有建树，布朗的画作也具有很高的艺术价值。 因为蕴含着人生最宝贵的三大品质——爱、勇气和毅力，问世半个多世纪的《我的左脚》，像《假如给我三天光明》《爱的教育》一样，已成为感动并鼓舞着世界...(展开全部)

My Left Foot is Christy Brown’s inspirational story of his early life, his battle against the restraints of cerebral palsy and his struggle to learn to read, write and paint, all with the aid of his left foot.

克里斯蒂•布朗（1932—1981） Christy Brown 爱尔兰作家、画家和诗人。生于都柏林，是一位泥瓦匠的二十二个子女之一，他患先天性大脑瘫痪，无法控制语言和肢体行动，只有左脚能自如运用。他的母亲始终支持他，教会了他用左脚写字。之后他还学会了用左脚作画，甚至打字。1954年他出版了自传《我的左脚》。1981年去世。几年后，根据《我的左脚》改编的，由著名男演员丹尼尔•戴-刘易斯主演的电影上映，并在1990年获得了奥斯卡金像奖最佳影片等提名。 除了《我的左脚》，克里斯蒂•布朗还曾出版自传体小说《生不逢时》，小说《前程远大》《夏日阴影》，以及诗歌集等。除了在文学上颇有建树，布朗的画作也具有很高的艺术价值。 因为蕴含着人生最宝贵的三大品质——爱、勇气和毅力，问世半个多世纪的《我的左脚》，像《假如给我三天光明》《爱的教育》一样，已成为感动并鼓舞着世界...(展开全部)

Christy Brown was born with cerebral palsy and severe physical disability. He grew up to become a brilliantly imaginative and sensitive writer who would take his place among the giants of Irish literature. This autobiography, published in 1954 when he was twenty-two, recounts his early life in Dublin – the poverty of his childhood, the support of his mother and his hope for a b...(展开全部)