Tenth anniversary edition • With a new Introduction by the author In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Lou Arrendale, a high-functioning autistic adult, is a member of the lost generation, born at the wrong time to reap the rewards of medical science. He lives a low-key, indep...(展开全部)

Tenth anniversary edition • With a new Introduction by the author In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Lou Arrendale, a high-functioning autistic adult, is a member of the lost generation, born at the wrong time to reap the rewards of medical science. He lives a low-key, indep...(展开全部)

杰弗里·阿切尔生于1940年。迄今为止，他已经有25部作品出版，累积销量超过1.3亿。他曾11次荣登《星期日泰晤士报》畅销作者排名榜第一位，他的作品为他带来了巨大的经济收益和声誉，是国际知名畅销书作家。杰弗里·阿切尔还有非常传奇的个人经历，他曾经在政治上辉煌一时，又曾亲历四年的牢狱生涯，1992年女王诞辰纪念日，阿切尔还受封为爵位不能世袭的终身贵族，本身就可谓就是一个传奇人物。　　事实上，《华盛顿邮报》称他为“可以与亚历山大·大仲马相提并论的叙事者”，《星期日邮报》则评价他为“我们这个时代最伟大的叙事者和小说家。”

Some people have dreams that are so magnificent that if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed. But what if one man had such a dream...and once he'd fulfilled it, there was no proof that he had achieved his ambition?This is the story of such a man: George Mallory. He once told an American reporter that he wanted to climb Mt. Everest "because it's ...(展开全部)

杰弗里·阿切尔生于1940年。迄今为止，他已经有25部作品出版，累积销量超过1.3亿。他曾11次荣登《星期日泰晤士报》畅销作者排名榜第一位，他的作品为他带来了巨大的经济收益和声誉，是国际知名畅销书作家。杰弗里·阿切尔还有非常传奇的个人经历，他曾经在政治上辉煌一时，又曾亲历四年的牢狱生涯，1992年女王诞辰纪念日，阿切尔还受封为爵位不能世袭的终身贵族，本身就可谓就是一个传奇人物。　　事实上，《华盛顿邮报》称他为“可以与亚历山大·大仲马相提并论的叙事者”，《星期日邮报》则评价他为“我们这个时代最伟大的叙事者和小说家。”

In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Unfortunately, there will be a generation left behind. For members of that missed generation, small advances will be made. Through various programs, they will be taught to get along in the world despite their differences. They will be made ac...(展开全部)

The Speed of Dark is a near-future science fiction novel by American author Elizabeth Moon, first published as a paperback in 2002. The story is told from the first person viewpoint of an autistic computer programmer. It won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2003, and was also an Arthur C. Clarke Award finalist. Plot summary Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow. Lou ...(展开全部)

The Speed of Dark is a near-future science fiction novel by American author Elizabeth Moon, first published as a paperback in 2002. The story is told from the first person viewpoint of an autistic computer programmer. It won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2003, and was also an Arthur C. Clarke Award finalist. Plot summary Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow. Lou ...(展开全部)

In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Unfortunately, there will be a generation left behind. For members of that missed generation, small advances will be made. Through various programs, they will be taught to get along in the world despite their differences. They will be made ac...(展开全部)

Peter Hujar was a leading figure of the downtown New York scene of the 1970s and ’80s. He is most well-known for his portraits of New York City’s artists, musicians, writers, and performers, which feature characters such as Susan Sontag, William S. Burroughs, David Wojnarowicz, and Andy Warhol, and was admired for his completely uncompromising attitude toward work and life. Huj...(展开全部)