The jolting debut collection of stories from one of Germany’s most prominent defense attorneys, based on his own experience in court and as a close observer of the criminal mind and motive. The narrator of the nine stories in Crime is coolly intelligent, yet full of compassion for the worldweary, lonely, sometimes foolish characters who populate its pages. Among the cast of ...(展开全部)

The jolting debut collection of stories from one of Germany’s most prominent defense attorneys, based on his own experience in court and as a close observer of the criminal mind and motive. The narrator of the nine stories in Crime is coolly intelligent, yet full of compassion for the worldweary, lonely, sometimes foolish characters who populate its pages. Among the cast of ...(展开全部)

马丁·爱德华兹，作为英国“侦探俱乐部”现任主席、英国推理作家协会（CWA）的档案管理员，同时也是一名备受书迷喜爱的侦探小说家，其作品曾入围英国推理作家协会金匕首奖、英国犯罪小说奖等奖项。同时，他也是一位国际知名的侦探小说评论家，其作品《“谋杀”的黄金时代：英国侦探俱乐部之谜》甫一出版，便荣获埃德加·爱伦·坡奖（Edgar Award）、阿加莎·克里斯蒂奖（Agatha Award）、H.R.F.基亭奖（H.R.F.Keating Award）等重要奖项，入围安东尼奖（Anthony Awards）、英国推理作家协会金匕首奖（Gold Dagger Award）。他已经出版的作品包括著名的“湖区之谜”系列小说、关于利物浦律师哈利·德夫林的八部系列作品、两部非系列小说，以及五十余篇短篇小说；另外，他还著有八部非虚构类作品，并担任22本文集的编辑工作。

马丁·爱德华兹，作为英国“侦探俱乐部”现任主席、英国推理作家协会（CWA）的档案管理员，同时也是一名备受书迷喜爱的侦探小说家，其作品曾入围英国推理作家协会金匕首奖、英国犯罪小说奖等奖项。同时，他也是一位国际知名的侦探小说评论家，其作品《“谋杀”的黄金时代：英国侦探俱乐部之谜》甫一出版，便荣获埃德加·爱伦·坡奖（Edgar Award）、阿加莎·克里斯蒂奖（Agatha Award）、H.R.F.基亭奖（H.R.F.Keating Award）等重要奖项，入围安东尼奖（Anthony Awards）、英国推理作家协会金匕首奖（Gold Dagger Award）。他已经出版的作品包括著名的“湖区之谜”系列小说、关于利物浦律师哈利·德夫林的八部系列作品、两部非系列小说，以及五十余篇短篇小说；另外，他还著有八部非虚构类作品，并担任22本文集的编辑工作。

2007 Taipei Annual Literature Prize, 2008 China Times Top Ten Best Books, 2008 Yazhou Zhoukan ( Asia Week) Top Ten Best Books (Chinese Language), 2009 Taoyuan Best Book This book is a must-read if you want to understand, beyond the clichés; the realities of migrant workers in Taiwan. The author, Ku Yu-ling writes about these people as her own. She fuses the lives of ordinary Ta...(展开全部)

Trevor Noah was born in South Africa before the elimination of apartheid, a system of institutionalized racial segregation. Because his father is white and his mother is Black, he was born a “crime.” Though he was classified as colored and suffered from all kinds of inequality, he grew up under the protection of his mother, who was brave, pious, rebellious, and optimistic. Than...(展开全部)

Trevor Noah was born in South Africa before the elimination of apartheid, a system of institutionalized racial segregation. Because his father is white and his mother is Black, he was born a “crime.” Though he was classified as colored and suffered from all kinds of inequality, he grew up under the protection of his mother, who was brave, pious, rebellious, and optimistic. Than...(展开全部)

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times • Newsday • Esquire • NPR • Booklist Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk...(展开全部)

* LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE * A bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, and power May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, and arrived in Taiwan. She’s been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island, though she h...(展开全部)

Ilha Formosa, the 'beautiful isle', is a modern society steeped in Chinese heritage, a land of tropical islands and mountain retreats, neon-lit noodle bars and teeming night markets. Whatever you crave - a soak at a hot spring, a temple-hopping itinerary - this is the only guide that puts it all in one book. From the practical to the inspirational, let us connect you with Tai...(展开全部)