From the author of the acclaimed The Girl with a Clock for a Heart - hailed by the Washington Post as crime fiction’s best first novel of 2014 - comes a devious tale of psychological suspense involving sex, deception, and an accidental encounter that leads to murder that is a modern reimagining of Patricia Highsmith’s classic Strangers on a Train. On a night flight from London ...(展开全部)

克里斯托弗•伊舍伍德（1904—1986） 英裔美国作家。一九二九年随好友诗人奥登前往柏林，在当地待了四年，恰好见证了纳粹在德国的兴起。一九四六年获得美国国籍，余生定居美国。其作品带有浓郁的自传色彩，以细腻优美的文笔及对人性独特的洞见，构成绝妙的社会寓言。代表作《单身男子》被改编为电影并获多项国际大奖。《别了，柏林》和《诺里斯先生换火车》合称为《柏林故事集》，被美国国家图书馆与《时代》杂志选入“二十世纪一百部最佳英语小说”。曾与奥登合写日记《战地行纪》，记载一九三八年周游中国的见闻。美国著名剧作家、小说家和散文家戈尔•维达尔称伊舍伍德为“最好的英语散文作家”。

克里斯托弗•伊舍伍德（1904—1986） 英裔美国作家。一九二九年随好友诗人奥登前往柏林，在当地待了四年，恰好见证了纳粹在德国的兴起。一九四六年获得美国国籍，余生定居美国。其作品带有浓郁的自传色彩，以细腻优美的文笔及对人性独特的洞见，构成绝妙的社会寓言。代表作《单身男子》被改编为电影并获多项国际大奖。《别了，柏林》和《诺里斯先生换火车》合称为《柏林故事集》，被美国国家图书馆与《时代》杂志选入“二十世纪一百部最佳英语小说”。曾与奥登合写日记《战地行纪》，记载一九三八年周游中国的见闻。美国著名剧作家、小说家和散文家戈尔•维达尔称伊舍伍德为“最好的英语散文作家”。

In November 1929, Christopher Isherwood - determined to become a 'permanent foreigner' - packed a rucksack and two suitcases and left England on a one-way ticket for Berlin. With incredible candour and wit, Isherwood recalls the decadence of Berlin's night scene and his route to sexual liberation. As the Nazis rise to power, Isherwood describes his dramatic struggle to save his...(展开全部)

In November 1929, Christopher Isherwood - determined to become a 'permanent foreigner' - packed a rucksack and two suitcases and left England on a one-way ticket for Berlin. With incredible candour and wit, Isherwood recalls the decadence of Berlin's night scene and his route to sexual liberation. As the Nazis rise to power, Isherwood describes his dramatic struggle to save his...(展开全部)

A KIND OF SPARK tells the story of 11-year-old Addie as she campaigns for a memorial in memory of the witch trials that took place in her Scottish hometown. Addie knows there's more to the story of these 'witches', just like there is more to hers. Can Addie challenge how the people in her town see her, and her autism, and make her voice heard? A story about friendship, courage ...(展开全部)

Stephen Wolfram 是Mathematica的创始人，他被广泛地认为是当今科学和技术计算中最重要的革新者。他1959年出生于伦敦，先后在伊顿公学，牛津大学和加利福尼亚理工学院学习。他15岁时发表了他的第一篇学术论文。20岁就在加利福尼亚理工学院获得了理论物理的博士学位。Wolfram早期的科研工作主要在高能物理、量子场理论和宇宙论方面，包括几个当今著名的结果。Wolfram 从1973年起开始使用计算机，并且很快成为正在形成的科学计算领域中的领导者。1979，他开始构造SMP--第一个现代计算机代数系，并于1981年开始商业化发行。 由于早期在物理和计算方面的科研工作，1981年Wolfram成为最年轻的MacArthur 奖学金获得者。 1981年后期, Wolfram 开始了一个雄心勃勃的新的科学方向：发展本质复杂性的一般理论。 Wo...(展开全部)

Two decades in the making, this long-awaited work from one of the world's most respected scientists presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made public. Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments--illustrated in the book by striking computer graphics--Wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the operation of ou...(展开全部)

Two decades in the making, this long-awaited work from one of the world's most respected scientists presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made public. Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments--illustrated in the book by striking computer graphics--Wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the operation of ou...(展开全部)