With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years ago. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate #11187-424—one of th...(展开全部)

With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years ago. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate #11187-424—one of th...(展开全部)

An urban antidote to A Year in Provence, Stephen Clarke's book is a laugh-out-loud account of a year in the life of an expat in Paris-for Francophiles and Francophobes alike. A Year in the Merde is the almost-true account of the author's adventures as an expat in Paris. Based on his own experiences and with names changed to "avoid embarrassment, possible legal action-and to ...(展开全部)

An insider’s detailed chronicle of the inner workings of the contemporary art world. The world of contemporary art has become more globalized and transparent in the last few decades, yet it is still perceived as closed-off and obscure. In A Year in the Art World, Matthew Israel takes the reader on a cross-continental journey through a year in the field of art, lifting the veil ...(展开全部)

During the Cold War, several prominent African American radical activist-intellectuals—including W.E.B. and Shirley Graham Du Bois, journalist William Worthy, Marxist feminist Vicki Garvin, and freedom fighters Mabel and Robert Williams—traveled and lived in China. There, they used a variety of media to express their solidarity with Chinese communism and to redefine the relatio...(展开全部)

During the Cold War, several prominent African American radical activist-intellectuals—including W.E.B. and Shirley Graham Du Bois, journalist William Worthy, Marxist feminist Vicki Garvin, and freedom fighters Mabel and Robert Williams—traveled and lived in China. There, they used a variety of media to express their solidarity with Chinese communism and to redefine the relatio...(展开全部)

彼得·梅尔，英国知名作家，曾任国际大广告公司的高级主管。在纽约麦迪逊大街的广告业打拼了15年之后，于1975年开始专职写作。 主要作品有旅游散文《普罗旺斯的一年》、《永远的普罗旺斯》、《重返普罗旺斯》，小说《茴香酒店》和《追踪塞尚》，时节尚读物《品位》和美食散文集《吃懂法兰西》等。《一只狗的生活意见》是他第一部关于狗儿仔仔的作品。 目前他和妻子及两只爱犬隐居于法国的普罗旺斯地区。

A funny--and often hilarious--month-by-month account of the charms and frustrations of moving into an old French farmhouse in Provence and adapting to a very different way of life.

彼得·梅尔，英国知名作家，曾任国际大广告公司的高级主管。在纽约麦迪逊大街的广告业打拼了15年之后，于1975年开始专职写作。 主要作品有旅游散文《普罗旺斯的一年》、《永远的普罗旺斯》、《重返普罗旺斯》，小说《茴香酒店》和《追踪塞尚》，时节尚读物《品位》和美食散文集《吃懂法兰西》等。《一只狗的生活意见》是他第一部关于狗儿仔仔的作品。 目前他和妻子及两只爱犬隐居于法国的普罗旺斯地区。

A funny--and often hilarious--month-by-month account of the charms and frustrations of moving into an old French farmhouse in Provence and adapting to a very different way of life.