麦克班恩一九二六年十月十五日出生在纽约市，他的父亲是一位邮局的员工。他的本名是萨尔瓦托雷•隆比诺（Salvatore Lombino）。隆比诺自第二次世界大战服役海军期间开始写作，之后以极优异的成绩毕业于亨特学院（Hunter College），并在那里担任教职。 在五十年的作家生涯里，他以亨特或麦克班恩之名写了许多畅销的小说、短篇作品、剧本和电影脚本（包括担任希区科克的名作《鸟》的编剧）。一九五六年，他以《恨警察的人》（Cop Hater）一书开始了八十七分局系列小说，将警察小说带入了一个全新、更加写实的新领域。故事背景是一个虚构的城市艾索拉（Isola，其蓝本为麦克班恩熟悉的纽约市），而本书亦为日后的大都市警察小说定下了一个模式：充满罪恶的大都市、多重故事发展、曲折的剧情、激烈的动作场景、贫民区的暴力描写、有计划的团队合作、写实的法医程序、以及外...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Behind the headlinesone of the most talked-about business leaders in the world tells her own story By accepting the CEO job at Hewlett-Packard, an iconic company that had lost its way, Carly Fiorina confirmed her status as the most powerful businesswoman in America. But she also made herself a target for everyone who disliked her bold leadership style and res...(展开全部)

Tim Madden, an unsuccessful writer with a penchant for nicotine, alcohol and blondes with money, struggles towards consciousness twenty-four days and nights after his wide has left him. He has a bad case of alcohol amnesia, a fresh and throbbing tattoo and a car drenched in blood. Just to make his hangover complete, Provincetown's Chief of Police would like a quiet word...So be...(展开全部)

诺曼·梅勒 ☉美国著名作家，国际笔会美国分会主席，美国“全国文学艺术院”院士，“美国文学艺术研究院”院士。 ☉两获普利策奖的文坛鬼才和数届诺贝尔文学奖热门候选人。 ☉上过前线，当过导演，参加过纽约市长竞选，还结过六次婚，育有九个孩子，同时也是 “硬汉文学”、非虚构写作的践行者与新新闻主义写作的创始人之一。 ☉作为一个集小说家、政客、文化名人、随笔作家、记者、文学批评家、诗人、导演、编剧、演员、社会活动家、运动迷于一身的时代偶像，梅勒毕生将写作当成一项英雄般的事业。 ☉他不仅苛求自己与同时代的同行竞争，更把自己视为托尔斯泰和陀思妥耶夫斯基式的人物，因此被称作“美国最伟大的当代作家”。一位与海明威并驾齐驱的重量级作家。 1923年生于美国新泽西州； 1943年毕业于哈佛大学； 1944年至1946年在太平洋地区服役； 1948年写出了成名作《裸者与死者》...(展开全部)

American audiences have fallen in love with Jojo Moyes. Ever since she debuted Stateside she has captivated readers and reviewers alike, and hit the New York Times bestseller list with the word-of-mouth sensation Me Before You. Now, with One Plus One, she’s written another contemporary opposites-attract love story. Suppose your life sucks. A lot. Your husband has done a vanish...(展开全部)

Getting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountain chalet doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world, especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a cozy fire, and company to keep you warm. But what happens when that company is eight of your coworkers…and you can’t trust any of them? When an off-site company retreat meant to promote mindfulness and collaboration goes utt...(展开全部)