P. G.伍德豪斯(1881-1975)，英国当代著名作家。他的作品根植于英国社会生活，风格轻松诙谐而不失幽默。在超过半个世纪的写作生涯里，他创作了《万能管家吉夫斯》系列、《布兰丁斯城堡》系列等诸多作品。为纪念他的文学成就，“波灵格大众伍德豪斯奖”于2000年设立，每年嘉奖优秀的英国幽默作品。 《万能管家吉夫斯》系列是伍德豪斯的代表作，更是英式幽默的典范，其影响力已经超出了文学领域，成为英语世界的文化现象。书中管家吉夫斯的名字甚至被收入英语辞典，成为理想管家的代名词。该系列亦曾被改编为英剧《万能管家》，憨态可掬的伍斯特与足智多谋的吉夫斯，成为在世界各地都广受欢迎的荧幕形象。

"Finkel, a journalist, follows the soldiers who serve in the Iraq War as they struggle to reintegrate into American society"-- Provided by publisher. " In The Good Soldiers, his bestselling account from the front lines of Baghdad, Finkel shadowed the men of the 2-16 Infantry Battalion as they carried out the infamous surge, a grueling fifteen-month tour that changed all of them...(展开全部)

"Finkel, a journalist, follows the soldiers who serve in the Iraq War as they struggle to reintegrate into American society"-- Provided by publisher. " In The Good Soldiers, his bestselling account from the front lines of Baghdad, Finkel shadowed the men of the 2-16 Infantry Battalion as they carried out the infamous surge, a grueling fifteen-month tour that changed all of them...(展开全部)

Thank You for Not Reading is a biting critique of book publishing: agents, subagents, and scouts, supermarket-like bookstores, Joan Collins, book fairs that have little to do with books, authors promoted because of sex appeal instead of merit, and editors trying to look like writers by having their photograph taken against a background of bookshelves. Nowadays, the best strateg...(展开全部)

Thank You for Not Reading is a biting critique of book publishing: agents, subagents, and scouts, supermarket-like bookstores, Joan Collins, book fairs that have little to do with books, authors promoted because of sex appeal instead of merit, and editors trying to look like writers by having their photograph taken against a background of bookshelves. Nowadays, the best strateg...(展开全部)

Piggie is determined to thank everyone she knows, but Gerald thinks she will forget someone important

毛姆，英国小说家、戏剧家。生于律师家庭。父母早死，由伯父接回英国抚养。原来学医，后转而致力写作。他的作品常以冷静、客观乃至挑剔的态度审视人生，基调超然，带讽刺和怜悯意味，在国内外拥有大量读者。著名的有戏剧《圈子》，长篇小说《人生的枷锁》、《月亮和六便士》，短篇小说集《叶的震颤》、《卡苏里那树》、《阿金》等。

Three bears decide to go out for a walk in the park while their porridge cools. Meanwhile a little girl has lost her mum and lost her way and is walking the streets alone, until she happens upon a house...The bears arrive home and discover several things are amiss...What will they find upstairs?