The Accidental is the dizzyingly entertaining, wickedly humorous story of a mysterious stranger whose sudden appearance during a family’s summer holiday transforms four variously unhappy people. Each of the Smarts–parents Eve and Michael, son Magnus, and the youngest, daughter Astrid–encounter Amber in his or her own solipsistic way, but somehow her presence allows them to se ...(展开全部)

Shortlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize! Read by an ensemble cast A chance encounter forever alters a family's understanding of itself. An exhilaratingly inventive, thought-provoking novel from the author of Hotel World.  Barefoot, thirtysomething Amber shows up at the door of a Norfolk cottage that the Smarts are renting for the summer. Amber doesn't know them, but ...(展开全部)

戴维·基尔卡伦（David Kilcullen），世界著名反恐专家，美国国务院首席反恐战略家，曾在皇家澳大利亚军团步兵指挥官的职位上服役20年，在塞浦路斯岛和布干维尔岛执行维和任务，为波斯湾的国家反恐行动提供建议，并指挥一个连队在东帝汶开展反叛乱行动。自2004年起，基尔卡伦在澳大利亚军队总部担任陆军中校，负责为政府撰写反恐政策。他被认为是对阿富汗战争和伊拉克战争理解最深刻的人。

Not all sales people plan on a career in sales. Often, sales chooses them and suddenly they find themselves in a profession they aren't fully prepared for. "The Accidental Salesperson" is the answer, providing the advice and inspiration they need to master the essentials and hit the ground running. Fully updated to reflect the changes in the marketplace, the second edition prov...(展开全部)

"Author Chris Lytle had modest career aspirations. He merely wanted to be the next Walter Cronkite. But instead of being offered a job in the newsroom, he was offered a job in the sales department. He took the sales job and became an "accidental salesperson." Most people don't choose sales as a career. Sales chooses them - and they end up wondering how to make the most of a pro...(展开全部)

NOW IN PAPERBACK-FROM THE AUTHOR OF MARSBOUND Grad- school dropout Matt Fuller is toiling as a lowly research assistant at MIT when he inadvertently creates a time machine. With a dead-end job and a girlfriend who left him for another man, Matt has nothing to lose in taking a time-machine trip himselfaor so he thinks.

乔·霍尔德曼（Joe Haldeman）：雨果奖和星云奖双料得主。曾两度担任美国科幻作家协会主席，目前为美国麻省理工学院副教授。 著有《门》、《意外的时间机器》（The Accidental’rime Machine）和《古老的二十世纪》（OldTwentieth）。作品文字风格清晰明快，常以其聪明才智提出了基于尖端技术的思考，被誉为科幻小说界最可靠的开创者之一。 . 译者 - 高天羽 网名“红猪”，爱读书，读完的不多；爱看电影，看过的不少。英文半瓶醋，汉语三脚猫。闲极无聊开始翻译，先是兴趣，继成工作，作品有《神秘失踪的太空船》、《沉思课》等。译笔不精彩，幸亦无大过。自勉云：译事刚刚起飞，新手仍需努力。

New to this edition: an extensive section on how to refine your freewriting into something you can share with the world.