Even in Empire City, a town where weird science is the hope for tomorrow, it's hard for a robot to make his way. It's even harder for a robot named Mack Megaton, a hulking machine designed to bring mankind to its knees. But Mack's not interested in world domination. He's just a bot trying to get by, trying to demonstrate that he isn't just an automated smashing machine, and to ...(展开全部)

The Female Detective is the first novel in British fiction to feature a professional female detective. Written by Andrew Forrester, it was originally published in 1864. The protagonist is Miss Gladden, or 'G' as she is also known - the precursor to Miss Marple, Mma Ramotswe and Lisbeth Salander. Miss Gladden's deductive methods and energetic approach anticipate those of Arthur ...(展开全部)

A thrilling, wildly inventive nesting doll of a mystery, in which a young editor travels to a remote village in the Mediterranean in the hopes of convincing a reclusive writer to republish his collection of detective stories, only to realize that there are greater mysteries beyond the pages of books. There are rules for murder mysteries. There must be a victim. A suspect. A det...(展开全部)

A thrilling, wildly inventive nesting doll of a mystery, in which a young editor travels to a remote village in the Mediterranean in the hopes of convincing a reclusive writer to republish his collection of detective stories, only to realize that there are greater mysteries beyond the pages of books. There are rules for murder mysteries. There must be a victim. A suspect. A det...(展开全部)

The Female Detective is the first novel in British fiction to feature a professional female detective. Written by Andrew Forrester, it was originally published in 1864. The protagonist is Miss Gladden, or 'G' as she is also known - the precursor to Miss Marple, Mma Ramotswe and Lisbeth Salander. Miss Gladden's deductive methods and energetic approach anticipate those of Arthur ...(展开全部)

罗伯特·T. 清崎（Robert T. Kiyosaki）：生在夏威夷，长在夏威夷，是第四代日裔美国人。高中毕业以后，罗伯特在纽约接受教育，大学毕业后加入了美国海军陆战队，作为军官和舰载武装直升机驾驶员，被派往越南战场。 从战场上归来后，罗伯特开始了自己的商业生涯。1977年他创立了一家公司，首次将用尼龙和“维可牢”搭链制成的“冲浪者”钱包投放市场，后来这一产品在世界范围内成长为价值数百万美元的产业。他和他的产品在《赛马世界》、《绅士季刊》、《成功杂志》、《新闻周刊》上被广泛介绍。 1985年，清崎离开商界，与别人共同创建了一家国际教育公司。这家公司在七个国家设有办事处，向成千上万的学生教授商业和投资课程。他主持的长达一年的节目在全美播放，传播他的教育理论。 罗伯特在47岁时退休，做起他最喜欢的事情——投资。深感“有产者”与“无产者”之间不断扩大的鸿...(展开全部)

罗伯特·T. 清崎（Robert T. Kiyosaki）：生在夏威夷，长在夏威夷，是第四代日裔美国人。高中毕业以后，罗伯特在纽约接受教育，大学毕业后加入了美国海军陆战队，作为军官和舰载武装直升机驾驶员，被派往越南战场。 从战场上归来后，罗伯特开始了自己的商业生涯。1977年他创立了一家公司，首次将用尼龙和“维可牢”搭链制成的“冲浪者”钱包投放市场，后来这一产品在世界范围内成长为价值数百万美元的产业。他和他的产品在《赛马世界》、《绅士季刊》、《成功杂志》、《新闻周刊》上被广泛介绍。 1985年，清崎离开商界，与别人共同创建了一家国际教育公司。这家公司在七个国家设有办事处，向成千上万的学生教授商业和投资课程。他主持的长达一年的节目在全美播放，传播他的教育理论。 罗伯特在47岁时退休，做起他最喜欢的事情——投资。深感“有产者”与“无产者”之间不断扩大的鸿...(展开全部)

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real, from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft.Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his...(展开全部)

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real, from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft.Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his...(展开全部)

From Publishers Weekly Though billed as memoir, Bryson's follow-up to A Short History of Nearly Everything can only be considered one in the broadest sense. Sure, it's filled with Bryson's recollections of his Des Moines, Iowa, childhood. But it's also a clear foray into Jean Shepherd territory, where nostalgia for one's youth is suffused with comic hyperbole: "All sneakers in ...(展开全部)