'though a great many men and not a few women knew Ferdinand Lopez very well, none of them knew whence he had come' Despite his mysterious antecedents, Ferdinand Lopez aspires to join the ranks of British society. An unscrupulous financial speculator, he determines to marry into respectability and wealth, much against the wishes of his prospective father-in-law. One of the nin...(展开全部)

Much against his will, the Duke of Omnium consents to lead a coalition government. The Duchess quickly becomes a social figure of great power striving to consolidate his support. Together they make their way to the centre of society and, like Phineas Finn before them, they find it hollow. The novel is haunted by the mysterious Ferdinand Lopez whose pernicious influence the Duk...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Plantaganet Palliser, Prime Minister of England - a man of power and prestige, with all the breeding and inherited wealth that goes with it - is appalled at the inexorable rise of Ferdinand Lopez. An exotic impostor, seemingly from nowhere, Lopez has society at his feet, while well-connected ladies vie with each other to exert influence on his behalf - even Palliser's o...(展开全部)

Since earliest times, humanity has pondered the incomprehensible mysteries of the universe, life...and the afterlife. Was there somewhere on Earth where, after death, mortal man could join the immortal Gods? Where was this place? By whom was it established? And does it still exist today? After years of painstaking research -- combining recent archaeological discoveries with ...(展开全部)

Since earliest times, humanity has pondered the incomprehensible mysteries of the universe, life...and the afterlife. Was there somewhere on Earth where, after death, mortal man could join the immortal Gods? Where was this place? By whom was it established? And does it still exist today? After years of painstaking research -- combining recent archaeological discoveries with ...(展开全部)

Now in Paperback! Between an ancient Roman's trip to the moon and the fantastic tales of H.G. Wells lies a journey through time and space and an awesome evolution in scientific thinking. From Gilgamesh's search for immortality to Lucian's odyssey on the moon; from Jonathan Swift's hilarious satire on scientists in Gulliver's Travels to Mary Shelley's horrifying description of a...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·冈恩（1923- ），美国科幻小说家，获“科幻大师”称号。代表作有《堡垒世界》（1955）、《星际桥梁》（1955）、《空间站》（1958）、《快乐制造者》（1961）、《长生不老的人》（1962）、《倾听者》（1972）、《校园》（1977）和《危机》（1986 ）等；曾任美国科幻作家协会主席（197l-1972）、美国科幻小说研究会主席（1980-1982）、“约翰·坎贝尔纪念奖”评奖委员会主席（1979年至今）；编著有《科幻之路》、《科幻小说新百科全书》等。 郭建中（1938-），翻译家，学者，享受国务院特殊津贴。主要论著有《科普与科幻翻译：理论、技巧与实践》、《当代美国翻译理论》、《文化与翻译》等；主要译著有《杀鹿人》（合译）、《鲁滨逊漂流记》、《摩尔·弗兰德斯》、《铁草》等，并翻译和主编《外国科幻小说译丛》（50余册）和《科幻之路》...(展开全部)

“I wrote this book not sure I could follow the road to character, but I wanted at least to know what the road looks like and how other people have trodden it.”—David Brooks With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his New York Times column and his previous bestsellers, David Brooks has consistently illuminated our daily live...(展开全部)

In 1933, Robert Byron began a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Teheran to Oxiana - the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which forms part of the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. "The Road to Oxiana" offers not only a wonderful record of his adventures, but also a rare account of the architectural tre...(展开全部)

The follow-up to the acclaimed The Road to Stalingrad tells the compelling story of the Red Army's epic struggle to drive the Germans out of Russia and back to Berlin. Using Soviet, German, and Eastern European primary sources, John Erickson describes fighting and hardship on an almost unimaginable scale. The detailed narrative covers battles on all the fronts. The inside infor...(展开全部)