Herbert O. Yardley is one of the legendary figures in the history of espionage. He founded and directed the famous 'American Black Chamber' in World War I and thereafter. When Secretary of State Stimson in 1929 issued the infamous directive 'Gentlemen do not read each other's mail,' he destroyed the Black Chamber and with it much of America's intelligence capability. Yardley, t...(展开全部)

Set in the world of the original Dream of the Red Chamber, the masterwork of eighteenth-century Chinese fiction by Cao Xueqin, this murder mystery plays out Peking during the late Qing dynasty. The author is famed in Japan for not only his tight plotting and brilliant characterizations, but also his skill in adapting famous fictional locales and characters for new works. The ta...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 You have never read a book like this before -- a book that comes along once in a lifetime to change lives forever. In the rain forests of Peru, an ancient manuscript has been discovered. Within its pages are 9 key insights into life itself -- insights each human being is predicted to grasp sequentially; one insight, then another, as we move toward a completely spirit...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 You have never read a book like this before -- a book that comes along once in a lifetime to change lives forever. In the rain forests of Peru, an ancient manuscript has been discovered. Within its pages are 9 key insights into life itself -- insights each human being is predicted to grasp sequentially; one insight, then another, as we move toward a completely spirit...(展开全部)

In the corridors of Chicago's top law firm: Twenty-six-year-old Adam Hall stands on the brinkof a brilliant legal career. Now he is risking itall for a death-row killer and an impossible case. Maximum Security Unit, Mississippi StatePrison: Sam Cayhall is a former Klansmanand unrepentant racist now facing the death penaltyfor a fatal bombing in 1967. He has run out ofchanc...(展开全部)

Description (From the Publisher): The horror of death row is that you die a little each day. The waiting kills you. Seventy-year-old Sam Cayhall is on Mississippi's death row. Sam hates lawyers but his date with the gas chamber is close, and time is running out. Then Adam Hall, a young lawyer arrives. Can he and his secret persuade Sam to accept his help? Table Of Contents Chap...(展开全部)

In the corridors of Chicago's top law firm: Twenty-six-year-old Adam Hall stands on the brinkof a brilliant legal career. Now he is risking itall for a death-row killer and an impossible case. Maximum Security Unit, Mississippi StatePrison: Sam Cayhall is a former Klansmanand unrepentant racist now facing the death penaltyfor a fatal bombing in 1967. He has run out ofchanc...(展开全部)

“India is like Wonderland. In this other universe everyone seems mad and everything is upside down, back to front and infuriatingly bizarre . . .”In her twenties Sarah Macdonald backpacked around India and came away with a lasting impression of heat, pollution, and poverty. So when an airport beggar read her palm and told her she would return to India -- and for love -- she scr...(展开全部)

From the liars of the fantastical and fabular and from the domains of the unconscious's mysteries...lie the brides in the Bloody Chamber - hunts unwillingly the Queen of the Vampires - slips Red Riding Hood into the arms of the Wolf - pimps our Puss-In-Boots for his lustful master. In tales that glitter and haunt - strange nuggets from a writer whose wayward pen spills forth st...(展开全部)

安洁拉·卡特（Angela Carter,1940-1992），英国最具独创性的作家之一，书写风格混杂魔幻写实、歌德式、女性主义。曾获得切特南文学节奖、詹姆斯．泰特．布雷克纪念等奖项。 安洁拉·卡特的作品以幻想题材为主，糅合魔幻现实主义、女性主义、哥特风格和寓言色彩于一体，戏仿童话，重塑传奇，想象奇诡，语言瑰丽，于世界文坛独树一帜。她曾于1969年获毛姆奖，1983年担任布克奖评委。《时代》周刊将其誉为二十世纪最杰出的作家之一。《焚舟纪》是其短篇小说全集。 安洁拉愠祓蹲1940年在英国伊斯特本（Eastbourne）出生。二十岁结婚，在克逻伊登广告（Croydon Advertise）工作，并在布里斯托尔（Bristol）大学英国文学系进修。1969年离婚，迁居日本两年。 1976 至78年，她成为大不列颠艺术协会研究员，在谢菲尔德大学开设写作课程，...(展开全部)