罗伯特·达恩顿(1939年生)，美国普林斯顿大学谢尔比·库罗姆·戴维斯历史讲席教授，是英语世界中最重要的法国史专家之一，也是文化史、阅读史方面的领军人物。《催眠术与法国启蒙运动的终结》是他的第一部著作。代表作有：《拉莫莱特之吻·有关文化史的思考》、《屠猫记·法国文化史钩沉》、《法国大革命时期被禁的畅销书》、《旧制度时期的地下文学》、《启蒙运动的生意》。

罗伯特·达恩顿(1939年生)，美国普林斯顿大学谢尔比·库罗姆·戴维斯历史讲席教授，是英语世界中最重要的法国史专家之一，也是文化史、阅读史方面的领军人物。《催眠术与法国启蒙运动的终结》是他的第一部著作。代表作有：《拉莫莱特之吻·有关文化史的思考》、《屠猫记·法国文化史钩沉》、《法国大革命时期被禁的畅销书》、《旧制度时期的地下文学》、《启蒙运动的生意》。

The Covenant of Water is the long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese, the author of Cutting for Stone. Published in 2009, Cutting for Stone became a literary phenomenon, selling over 1.5 million copies in the United States alone and remaining on the New York Times bestseller list for over two years. Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on ...(展开全部)

The Covenant of Water is the long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese, the author of Cutting for Stone. Published in 2009, Cutting for Stone became a literary phenomenon, selling over 1.5 million copies in the United States alone and remaining on the New York Times bestseller list for over two years. Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on ...(展开全部)

"P"assion."D"anger."W"itchcraft . . . "The Lady of the Rivers "is #1 "New York Times "bestselling author Philippa Gregory's remarkable story of Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, a woman who navigated a treacherous path through the battle lines in the Wars of the Roses. Descended from Melusina, the river goddess, Jacquetta always has had the gift of second sight. As a child visitin...(展开全部)

"P"assion."D"anger."W"itchcraft . . . "The Lady of the Rivers "is #1 "New York Times "bestselling author Philippa Gregory's remarkable story of Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, a woman who navigated a treacherous path through the battle lines in the Wars of the Roses. Descended from Melusina, the river goddess, Jacquetta always has had the gift of second sight. As a child visitin...(展开全部)

"P"assion."D"anger."W"itchcraft . . . "The Lady of the Rivers "is #1 "New York Times "bestselling author Philippa Gregory's remarkable story of Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, a woman who navigated a treacherous path through the battle lines in the Wars of the Roses. Descended from Melusina, the river goddess, Jacquetta always has had the gift of second sight. As a child visitin...(展开全部)

"P"assion."D"anger."W"itchcraft . . . "The Lady of the Rivers "is #1 "New York Times "bestselling author Philippa Gregory's remarkable story of Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, a woman who navigated a treacherous path through the battle lines in the Wars of the Roses. Descended from Melusina, the river goddess, Jacquetta always has had the gift of second sight. As a child visitin...(展开全部)

Isabel Archer，来自于纽约，应姨母之邀，来伦敦探望她和她的丈夫Daniel的宅邸拜访。后，Isabel的父亲过世。在葬礼期间，她遇到了她的表亲Ralph Touchett，一个友善而病弱的青年，以及Ralph粗鲁的另据Warburton爵爷。Isabel拒绝了Warburton仓促的求婚，同样她也拒绝了Caspar Goodwood的求婚，尽管CG是个富有魅力的人而且是波士顿十分富有的磨坊继承人。尽管Isabel倾心于CG，但是她不希望通过这样的婚姻降低自己的独立性。她觉得，与CG结婚会让她丧失自由。Ralph的父亲年迈重病，要求他的儿子在自己死后把大部分资产留给Isabel。 Isabel周游大陆，在弗洛伦萨遇见了一个被流放的美国人，（当时对于罪行，尤其是宗教或者政治异见者，有流放海外殖民地以及放弃本国国籍的责罚制度。一般流放可以免除拘...(展开全部)

Flowing through the heart of the North China Plain—home to 200 million people—the Yellow River sustains one of China’s core regions. Yet this vital water supply has become highly vulnerable in recent decades, with potentially serious repercussions for China’s economic, social, and political stability. The Yellow River is an investigative expedition to the source of China’s cont...(展开全部)