内尔•诺伊豪斯（Nele Neuhaus），德国最受欢迎的推理小说作家之一。 1967年生于德国北莱茵-威斯特法伦敏斯特市，在陶努斯区一带成长，从小就热爱在笔记本上写故事。大学攻读法律、历史与德国文学，曾任职广告公司。 婚后，内尔上午在丈夫的肉品厂工作，下午照顾赛马，只能利用夜里的时间写作。内尔自费出版了自己的第一本书，并利用丈夫的物流渠道送书，结果作品销售火热，书店和出版商又主动找上门来。 内尔以刑警奥利弗和皮娅为主角的系列侦探小说，以德国陶努斯地区为背景，所以在当地极受欢迎，在圣诞节期间，卖得比《哈利•波特》还好，开启了德国出版界的“内尔奇迹”。目前，该系列已经售出30余种语言版权，在日韩尤其受欢迎。 内尔热衷慈善，成立了自己的基金会，帮助青少年提高阅读、写作和语言能力。

Then i took off y shirt and called Paul, because we were planning to break into his apartment, and if he was there, we could not do so. if he was there we would be recognized, he would know who we were, and that we were carrying his typewriter out into the street to sell it. he would know everything about us: how we made our living, what girls we liked, where we kept the vats. ...(展开全部)

When the first flakes fell from the grey sky, the postman and the farmer and the policeman and his wife scurried about doing all the practical things grownups do when a snowstorm comes. But the children laughed and danced, and caught the lacy snowflakes on thier tongues. All the wonder and delight a child feels in a snowfall is caught in the pages of this book -- the frost fe...(展开全部)

When the first flakes fell from the grey sky, the postman and the farmer and the policeman and his wife scurried about doing all the practical things grownups do when a snowstorm comes. But the children laughed and danced, and caught the lacy snowflakes on thier tongues. All the wonder and delight a child feels in a snowfall is caught in the pages of this book -- the frost fe...(展开全部)

This is a vintage murder mystery. Respected crime writer Frank Cairns plots the perfect murder - a murder that he himself will commit. Cairns intends to murder the hit-and-run driver who killed his young son, but when his intended victim is found dead and Cairns becomes the prime suspect, the author insists that he has been framed. An old friend of Cairns calls in private detec...(展开全部)

This is a vintage murder mystery. Respected crime writer Frank Cairns plots the perfect murder - a murder that he himself will commit. Cairns intends to murder the hit-and-run driver who killed his young son, but when his intended victim is found dead and Cairns becomes the prime suspect, the author insists that he has been framed. An old friend of Cairns calls in private detec...(展开全部)

The story of Snow White is told here with simplicity and charm. After her wicked stepmother--jealous of Snow White's extraordinary beauty--expels her from the castle, Snow White encounters seven dwarfs, a poisoned apple, and finally a handsome prince!

From Ancient Egyptian frescoes to the Renaissance masters, from French Impressionists to American Abstract Expressionists, this highly browsable guide embraces all cultures and every style of painting from 4,000 BC to the present. A visually arresting reference for art lovers and students, it provides a truly comprehensive worldwide gazeteer of paintings organized chronologica...(展开全部)

From "The Alchemist" to "Thus Spake Zarathustra" and Achebe to Zola, "1001 Books" offers concise critical insights into the books and the writers that have excited the imagination of the world. It offers reviews, author biographies, plot and character assessments and historical information on those books considered the most important, compelling, or simply the best fiction ever...(展开全部)

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a highly readable list of the best, the most important, and the most influential pop albums from 1955 through 2003. Carefully selected by a team of international critics, each album is a groundbreaking work seminal to the understanding and appreciation of music from the 1950s to the present. Included with each entry are production det...(展开全部)