麦卡洛已是历史小说名家，美国拥趸多多。“罗马主人”系列在美国的知名度，至少相当于唐浩明的《曾国藩》在中国。《十月骏马》为麦卡洛“罗马主人”系列的第六部，也是最后一部。该系列可说是恺撒一生传记，这一部应该讲到恺撒之死。

大洋导读： 在古罗马，每年十月的伊德斯日，人们通过祭献最好的战马——十月马，祈求帝国永远拥有无人匹敌的威严和荣光。“十月马”正是恺撒戎马一生和悲情命运的象征。　　帝国的垂暮之年，尤利乌斯·恺撒是一位极富争议性的人物。有人崇拜他，另一些人则鄙视他，但是他在元老院的统治地位却丝毫未受撼动。迫于内战的压力，他不得不置天香国色、精明诡诈的情人 ——埃及艳后克利奥帕特拉于不顾，开始着眼于帝国的未来：谁才是继承罗马帝国最高统治权的合适人选？帝国的阴影之下，谋杀无处不在。谁的智慧和狡计足以颠覆帝国的巨人？谁又可以坦然地直面巨人坍塌后的混乱与纷争？

Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of the great Roman emperor’s life, Goldsworthy covers not only the great Roman emperor’s accomplishments as charismatic orator, conquering general, and powerful dictator but also lesser-known chapters during which he was high priest of an exotic cult, captive of pirates, seducer not only of Cleopatra but also of the wives of his two main pol...(展开全部)

阿德里安·戈兹沃西（Adrian Goldsworthy）在牛津大学获得古代史博士学位，曾在多所大学任教。他著作颇丰，被翻译成十几种语言，包括《奥古斯都：从革命者到皇帝》《西方的没落：超级大国罗马的灭亡》和《安东尼与克利奥帕特拉》。他创作了五部小说，讲述拿破仑战争时期一群英国士兵的命运沉浮，其中最新一部是《驱敌靠岸》（Run Them Ashore）。他目前是纽卡斯尔大学的访问学者。

阿德里安·戈兹沃西（Adrian Goldsworthy）在牛津大学获得古代史博士学位，曾在多所大学任教。他著作颇丰，被翻译成十几种语言，包括《奥古斯都：从革命者到皇帝》《西方的没落：超级大国罗马的灭亡》和《安东尼与克利奥帕特拉》。他创作了五部小说，讲述拿破仑战争时期一群英国士兵的命运沉浮，其中最新一部是《驱敌靠岸》（Run Them Ashore）。他目前是纽卡斯尔大学的访问学者。

Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of the great Roman emperor’s life, Goldsworthy covers not only the great Roman emperor’s accomplishments as charismatic orator, conquering general, and powerful dictator but also lesser-known chapters during which he was high priest of an exotic cult, captive of pirates, seducer not only of Cleopatra but also of the wives of his two main pol...(展开全部)

威尔·杜兰特（Will Durant，1885—1981），美国作家、哲学家、历史学家，普利策奖（1968年）、美国总统自由勋章（1977年）获得者。 早年与胡适均曾师从美国实用主义哲学家杜威，1917年获哥伦比亚大学博士学位，前期著作以《哲学的故事》一书畅销成名。此后著作亦以其鲜明主张的自由和公平，赢得东方读者包括亚洲首位诺贝尔文学奖得主泰戈尔的尊重。后半生更以莫大的毅力和勇气撰写《文明的故事》，超级马拉松般持续近半世纪，曾环球考察实地历史（包括广东、上海等地），最后一段写作行程幸有金婚伴侣杜兰特夫人执笔加入，终于留下这一部传世之作。 杜兰特博士亦可谓20世纪最会讲故事的人，讲完了“哲学的故事”，再讲“文明的故事”。终其一生，他都热情地致力于将哲学和知识从学术的象牙塔中解放出来，化复杂为易懂，我们读者获益良多。 他说，历史的教训，就是我们总也记不住...(展开全部)

Katya Balen's October, October is a very special new addition to the shelf and deserves classic status - Times Children's Book of the Week A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the woods. They sleep in the house Dad built for them and eat the food they grow in the vegetable patches. They know the trees and the rocks and the l...(展开全部)

11-year-old October’s idyllic world changes suddenly when she has to go and live with her mum in the city. More than anything she yearns for a return to living in the wild woodland in harmony with nature, and most importantly to her, with her father. With beautifully written and atmospheric prose, this memorable book will appeal to KS2 English teachers as a text to use for mode...(展开全部)

11-year-old October’s idyllic world changes suddenly when she has to go and live with her mum in the city. More than anything she yearns for a return to living in the wild woodland in harmony with nature, and most importantly to her, with her father. With beautifully written and atmospheric prose, this memorable book will appeal to KS2 English teachers as a text to use for mode...(展开全部)