繼第一本小說《蘇西的世界》暢銷後，艾莉絲．西柏德經過四年的沉澱才出新書，這一次她大膽嘗試描寫中年女性的困境。 　　克萊兒和海倫是一對被關在一場殘酷關係中的母女，彼此卻已成了對方生活的中心。但是在大大出人意表的開場中，海倫跨過了一道她從未想過會踰越的界線。她幾乎毫無意識地採取行動，彷彿她長久以來就想這麼做了。海倫與她年邁失智的母親克萊兒，透過一場母女的慘劇檢視女性的一生，直視生命的殘酷。 　　接下來的24小時內，海倫來到一個新的十字路口，當她面臨抉擇時，過往的生命片段一一浮現眼前。過去這麼多年來她處心積慮要贏得母親的愛，如今她自由了，但這卻是太危險也太不能把握的自由。 　　希柏德在《近月》一書中探討了家人之間的情感糾結、犧牲的意義，以及把我們與潛藏的瘋狂衝動分開的那條細細的界線。蘇西如果沒有在14歲死去，或許就會是49歲的海倫。同樣是暴力事件，希...(展开全部)

They sound like Bad Guys, they look like Bad Guys . . and they even smell like Bad Guys. But Mr. Wolf, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Shark are about to change all of that... whether you want them to or not! Buckle up for the funniest, naughtiest and coolest series you'll ever read -- it's time to meet the Bad Guys -- NOW IN FULL COLOR!.

The whole world wants to learn the secrets of Nordic exceptionalism: why are the Danes the happie st people in the world, despite having the highest taxes? If the Finns really have the best education system, how come they still think all Swedish men are gay? Are the Icelanders really feral? How are the Norwegians spending their fantastical oil wealth? And why do all of them hat...(展开全部)

They sound like the Bad Guys, they look like the Bad Guys . . . and they even smell like the Bad Guys. But Mr Wolf, Mr Piranha, Mr Snake and Mr Shark are about to change all of that! Mr Wolf has a daring plan for the Bad Guys first good mission. The gang are going to break 200 dogs out of the Maximum Security City Dog Pound. Will Operation Dog Pound go smoothly? Will the Bad Gu...(展开全部)

Almost Transparent Blue is a brutal tale of lost youth in a Japanese port town close to an American military base. Murakami's image-intensive narrative paints a portrait of a group of friends locked in a destructive cycle of sex, drugs and rock?n?roll. The novel is all but plotless, but the raw and often violent prose takes us on a rollercoaster ride through reality and halluci...(展开全部)

Almost Transparent Blue is a brutal tale of lost youth in a Japanese port town close to an American military base. Murakami's image-intensive narrative paints a portrait of a group of friends locked in a destructive cycle of sex, drugs and rock?n?roll. The novel is all but plotless, but the raw and often violent prose takes us on a rollercoaster ride through reality and halluci...(展开全部)

The Bad Guys next mission? Rescue 10,000 chickens from a high-tech cage farm. But they are up against sizzling lasers, one feisty tarantula, and their very own Mr. Snake...who's also known as "The Chicken Swallower." What could possibly go wrong? Get ready to laugh up your lunch with the baddest bunch of do-gooders in town!

Have you ever wondered why there is a light in your fridge but not in your freezer? Or why 24-hour shops bother having locks on their doors? Or why soft drink cans are cylindrical, but milk cartons are square? The answer is simple: economics. For years, economist Robert Frank has been encouraging his students to ask questions about the conundrums and strange occurrences th...(展开全部)

The bad news? The world is ending. The good news? The Bad Guys are back to save it! Sure, they might have to "borrow" a rocket. And there might be something nasty in one of the spacesuits. And Mr. Piranha miiiiight have eaten too many bean burritos. Surviving this mission may only be one small step for man, but it's one giant leap for the Bad Guys.