A morally complex and mature work from a modern master IN THIS later novel by Graham Greenea featuring a new introductionathe author continues to explore moral and theological dilemmas through psychologically astute character studies and exciting drama on an international stage. In "The Human Factor" A high- level operative of the British Secret Service acts as a double agent ...(展开全部)

A morally complex and mature work from a modern master IN THIS later novel by Graham Greenea featuring a new introductionathe author continues to explore moral and theological dilemmas through psychologically astute character studies and exciting drama on an international stage. In "The Human Factor" A high- level operative of the British Secret Service acts as a double agent ...(展开全部)

The secret passage to the house next door leads to a fascinating adventure.

He was known as Druss. The Deathwalker. Though the blood of merciless butchers coursed through his veins, he had found a fragile peace through his love for beautiful, mystical Rowena. Then came the day when Druss returned to their village and found everyone dead--massacred by slavers who had stolen the women to sell for gold. Rowena was among the missing. Armed with only his p...(展开全部)

The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis, is one of the very few sets of books that should be read three times: in childhood, early adulthood, and late in life. In brief, four children travel repeatedly to a world in which they are far more than mere children and everything is far more than it seems. Richly told, populated with fascinating characters, perfectly realized in detai...(展开全部)

The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis, is one of the very few sets of books that should be read three times: in childhood, early adulthood, and late in life. In brief, four children travel repeatedly to a world in which they are far more than mere children and everything is far more than it seems. Richly told, populated with fascinating characters, perfectly realized in detai...(展开全部)

乔治·O·阿贝尔曾是美国洛杉矶加利福尼亚大学的天文学教授。他出生于洛杉矶地区并在那里上中学，在美国空军短期工作后进入加州理工学院，在那里得到学士、硕士位，最后在1957年获得博士学位。随后，他一直在加州大学洛杉矶分校任职，并在休假期间曾经作为慕尼黑物理和天体物理学马克斯·普朗克研究所的特遨学者和爱丁堡皇家天文台的特邀教授。他的研究对象是密集星系团、宇宙宏观结构以及和宇宙学有关的其他问题。他在国内和国际的科学组织以及天文普及方面都很活跃。他除有许多研究论文和一般文章外，还写过几部被广泛选用的天文学教科书，其中包括《宇宙的探索》。1981年10月7日，乔治·阿贝尔因病逝世。

"A wonderfully mesmerizing adventure, delving into the convoluted mind of one of modern fiction's most famous anti-heroes, the vampire Lestat. Rice's writing is elegant and thought-provoking and her story is a gem." THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE For centuries Lestat has been a courted prince in the universe of the dead. Now he is alone and everything he once believed in seems fa...(展开全部)

In another feat of hypnotic storytelling, Anne Rice continues the extraordinary Vampire Chronicles that began with the now classic Interview with the Vampire and continued with The Vampire Lestat and The Queen of the Damned. Lestat speaks.  Vampire-hero, enchanter, seducer of mortals.  For centuries he has been a courted prince in the dark and flourishing universe of the livi...(展开全部)

Thirteen years ago, "Moab is My Washpot", Stephen Fry's autobiography of his early years, was published to rave reviews and was a huge bestseller. In those thirteen years since, Stephen Fry has moved into a completely new stratosphere, both as a public figure, and a private man. Now he is not just a multi-award-winning comedian and actor, but also an author, director and presen...(展开全部)