Kristen Petersen doesn't do drama, will fight to the death for her friends, and has no room in her life for guys who just don't get her. She's also keeping a big secret: facing a medically necessary procedure that will make it impossible for her to have children. Planning her best friend's wedding is bittersweet for Kristen -- especially when she meets the best man, Josh Copela...(展开全部)

You want people to stretch their limits, but your conversations meant to help them often fall flat or backfire, creating more resistance than growth.

A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic "hot" virus. "The Hot Zone" tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account ...(展开全部)

You want people to stretch their limits, but your conversations meant to help them often fall flat or backfire, creating more resistance than growth.

角田光代 寻找幸福的现代女作家。 角田光代自1990年以出道处女作《寻找幸福的游戏》获得日本海燕新人文学奖，之后诸多作品也获得颇多文学奖项，2004年则以《对岸的她》摘下直木奖桂冠。评选委员渡边淳一认为角田光代的作品特色是：“真实写出现代女性的切身问题，将她们狡猾、温柔、友情等感受性融入日常生活中，化为杰出的作品，是过去所未有的现代女性小说。”2005年荣获直木赏（日本大众文学最高奖项），曾三度入围芥川赏、三度入围直木赏。与吉本芭娜娜、江国香织同被誉为当今日本文坛三大重要女作家。

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菲利普•林伯里 （Philip Lymbery），国际知名公益组织世界农场动物福利协会（Compassion in World Farming, CIWF）首席执行官，温彻斯特大学访问教授，欧洲动物联盟（Eurogroup for Animals）副主席。他与伊莎贝尔·奥克肖特（Isabel Oakeshott）合著的《坏农业：廉价肉品背后的恐怖真相》（Farmageddon: The True Cost of Cheap Meat）一书当选《泰晤士报》2014年年度作家的年度图书之一，媒体称他为“游戏规则改变者”。他被称为食品工业最具影响力的人物，作为“世界农场关怀”的领头人与世界范围内700家食品公司共同展开工作，每年改善将近10亿动物的生存环境。在其领导下，世界农场动物福利协会曾荣获“观察家伦理奖”（Observer Ethical Award...(展开全部)