史密斯牧师荣获美国华盛顿乔治敦大学（Georgetown University）卫斯理（Wesley）神学院道学硕士、福勒（Fuller）神学院教牧学博士。他是长老会牧师，也是华盛顿特区尼希米差会的负责人。他的工作包括：举办研习会、讲道和研讨会、咨询和写作。 除本书外，他还著有《明白神的旨意》（Knowing God's Will）和《台上台下Easy Talk》等。

菲利普·罗斯(Philip Roth)，1933年出生在美国新泽西州的纽瓦克市，被认为是当代最杰出的美国犹太裔作家之一。罗斯以短篇小说《再见，哥伦布》崛起，赢得美国多个主要文学奖项，1998年凭借《美国牧歌》一举获得美国普利策文学奖，是近年来诺贝尔文学奖呼声颇高的作家之一。

I Married a Communist is the story of the rise and fall of Ira Ringold, a big American roughneck who begins life as a teenage ditch-digger in 1930s Newark, becomes a big-time 1940s radio star, and is destroyed, as both a performer and a man, in the McCarthy witchhunt of the 1950s. In his heyday as a star--and as a zealous, bullying supporter of "progressive" political causes--I...(展开全部)

'One of the funniest novels I've read in a long time!' Evening Standard 'For fans of Dolly Alderton, this is an absolute must!' The Lady 'Engaging, uplifting and empowering. And very funny!' Samantha Tonge 'I love, love, LOVED this book!' Amazon reviewer Chloe Usher has had enough of men. After breaking up with the love of her life, Chloe's friends tell her she needs to get bac...(展开全部)

一言で結婚とくくっても、いろいろあるんです。 人には恋愛体質の人とそうでない人がいる。特定の相手と長く関係を持続させていける能力を持っているのは非恋愛体質の人なのだ。もう半分の人生を考え始めた人々に贈るエッセイ。

Graffman was born in New York City to Russian-Jewish parents. Having started piano at age 3, Graffman entered the Curtis Institute of Music at age 7 in 1936 as a piano student of Isabelle Vengerova. After graduating from Curtis in 1946, he made his professional solo debut with conductor Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. By the age of 20, Gary Graffman had made a na...(展开全部)

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In Should I Share My Ice Cream? Gerald has a big decision to make. But will he make it in time? Using vocabulary that is perfect for beginning readers (and vetted by an early-learning specialist), Mo Willems h...(展开全部)

"Most people spend far more time in preparation for their vocation than they do in preparation for marriage,” No wonder the divorce rate hovers around fifty percent. Bestselling author and marriage counselor, Gary Chapman, hopes to change that with his newest book. Gary, with more than 35 years of counseling couples, believes that divorce is the lack of preparation for marria...(展开全部)

From the evidence presented, Brad may be one of the world's top experts in how to "get things done," especially within the team environment. In this book he shares how he has been successful by presenting ten of his most important secrets for creating and leading exceptional teams. As Brad says, "You only get difficult things done through the efforts of the exceptional team."On...(展开全部)