马凯硕（Kishore Mahbubani），新加坡国立大学李光耀公共政策学院院长，著名国际问题学者，亚洲问题研究专家，著有多部影响广泛的作品，如《走出纯真年代》《亚洲人会思考吗？》《新亚洲半球》等，在中国读者中有一定影响力。 孙合记（Jeffery Sng），作家，曾担任新加坡驻曼谷外交官。

理查德•耶茨（Richard Yates，1926—1992）是“焦虑时代的伟大作家”。作为二十世纪中叶的美国主流生活的忠实记录者，批评家们将他与契诃夫、菲茨杰拉德、约翰•契弗相提并论。他的处女作长篇小说《革命之路》甫一推出即获成功，获得美国国家图书奖提名。1962年他的第一部短篇小说集《十一种孤独》出版，更被誉为“纽约的《都柏林人》”。耶茨的作品曾获《纽约时报书评》、《君子》、《华盛顿邮报》等媒体的好评，有四本小说入选“每月一书俱乐部”。此外他还有一大批作家拥趸，其中不乏著名作家，如库尔特•冯内古特、安德烈•杜波依斯，他的作品也影响了许多作家，如雷蒙德•卡佛，他被誉为“作家中的作家”。

From School Library Journal Grade 9 & Up--The volatile world of male adolescence provides the backdrop for John Knowles' engrossing tale of love， hate， war， and peace. Sharing a room at Devon， an exclusive New England prep school， in the summer prior to World War II， Gene and Phineas form a complex bond of friendship that draws out both the best and worst characteristics of ea...(展开全部)

From School Library Journal Grade 9 & Up--The volatile world of male adolescence provides the backdrop for John Knowles' engrossing tale of love， hate， war， and peace. Sharing a room at Devon， an exclusive New England prep school， in the summer prior to World War II， Gene and Phineas form a complex bond of friendship that draws out both the best and worst characteristics of ea...(展开全部)

The War that Ended Peace tells the story of how intelligent, well-meaning leaders guided their nations into catastrophe. These epic events, brilliantly described by one our era's most talented historians, warn of the dangers that arise when we fail to anticipate the consequences of our actions. Immersed in intrigue, enlivened by fascinating stories, and made compelling by the a...(展开全部)

The War that Ended Peace tells the story of how intelligent, well-meaning leaders guided their nations into catastrophe. These epic events, brilliantly described by one our era's most talented historians, warn of the dangers that arise when we fail to anticipate the consequences of our actions. Immersed in intrigue, enlivened by fascinating stories, and made compelling by the a...(展开全部)

米奇·霍洛维茨（Mitch Horowitz ），企鹅出版社作者，出版人，著有《神秘地美国》、《神奇俱乐部》等获奖图书，纽约时报、华尔街日报、华盛顿邮报等专栏作家，CNN、哥伦比亚广播等有声书讲师。受拿破仑·希尔基金会委托，研究拿破仑·希尔的思想。

Now in paperback, this is Thor Hanson's critically-acclaimed natural and cultural history of nature's finest invention. Feathers are an evolutionary marvel: aerodynamic, insulating, and beguiling. Their story begins in the Jurassic period and leads through the development of flight to high fashion - from leaping dinosaurs to da Vinci sketches to showgirls on the Las Vegas Strip...(展开全部)