Three men meet on a ship bound for Haiti, a world in the grip of the corrupt aPapa Doca and the Tontons Macoute, his sinister secret police. Brown the hotelier, Smith the innocent American, and Jones the confidence manathese are the acomediansa of Greeneas title. Hiding behind their actorsa masks, they hesitate on the edge of life. They are men afraid of love, afraid of pain, a...(展开全部)

Three men meet on a ship bound for Haiti, a world in the grip of the corrupt “Papa Doc” and the Tontons Macoute, his sinister secret police. Brown the hotelier, Smith the innocent American, and Jones the confidence man—these are the “comedians” of Greene’s title. Hiding behind their actors’ masks, they hesitate on the edge of life. They are men afraid of love, afraid of pain, a...(展开全部)

A striking depiction of Haiti on the brink of chaos, delivered with Greene’s characteristic dark humour, forceful story-telling, and very obvious human sympathy. WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY PAUL THEROUX Three men meet on a ship bound for Haiti, a world in the grip of the corrupt 'Papa Doc' and the Tontons Macoute, his sinister secret police. Brown the hotelier, Smith the innocen...(展开全部)

Very funny and moving...The glimpses of rare fauna seem to have enlarged [Adams'] thinking, enlivened his world; and so might the animals do for us all, if we were to help them live. THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD Join bestselling author Douglas Adams and zooligist Mark Carwardine as they take off around the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures. Hilarious and poignan...(展开全部)

Douglas Adams leads us on an unforgettable journey around the world to see species on the brink of extinction. After years of reflecting on the absurdities of life on other planets, science-fiction author Douglas Adams teams up with zoologist Mark Carwardine on an expedition to find out what’s happening to life on this one.

道格拉斯·亚当斯（Douglas Adams） 1952年生于英国剑桥，科幻小说作家、幽默讽刺文学大师，代表作有《银河系漫游指南》《消逝世界漫游指南》等，亦是活跃的剧作家、音乐家、环保活动者和演讲者。2001年逝世，年仅49岁。 道格拉斯·亚当斯以《银河系漫游指南》系列 作品在科幻迷中享有极高声誉，该作品后来还拍成电影。亚当斯的早逝在科幻和奇幻社群中引起了极大的哀悼。在他去世的前些天，国际天文学协会的小行星中心刚刚将一颗编号18610的小行星命名为“阿瑟·邓特”（《银河系漫游指南》一书中人物）。 马克·卡沃丁（Mark Carwardine） 英国动物学家、自由作家、摄影师。与道格拉斯·亚当斯合著《消逝世界漫游指南》。

道格拉斯·亚当斯（Douglas Adams） 1952年生于英国剑桥，科幻小说作家、幽默讽刺文学大师，代表作有《银河系漫游指南》《消逝世界漫游指南》等，亦是活跃的剧作家、音乐家、环保活动者和演讲者。2001年逝世，年仅49岁。 道格拉斯·亚当斯以《银河系漫游指南》系列 作品在科幻迷中享有极高声誉，该作品后来还拍成电影。亚当斯的早逝在科幻和奇幻社群中引起了极大的哀悼。在他去世的前些天，国际天文学协会的小行星中心刚刚将一颗编号18610的小行星命名为“阿瑟·邓特”（《银河系漫游指南》一书中人物）。 马克·卡沃丁（Mark Carwardine） 英国动物学家、自由作家、摄影师。与道格拉斯·亚当斯合著《消逝世界漫游指南》。

Very funny and moving...The glimpses of rare fauna seem to have enlarged [Adams'] thinking, enlivened his world; and so might the animals do for us all, if we were to help them live. THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD Join bestselling author Douglas Adams and zooligist Mark Carwardine as they take off around the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures. Hilarious and poignan...(展开全部)

In this important new study Ian Hacking continues the enquiry into the origins and development of certain characteristic modes of contemporary thought undertaken in such previous works as the best-selling The Emergence of Probability. Professor Hacking shows how by the late nineteenth century it became possible to think of statistical patterns as explanatory in themselves, and ...(展开全部)

In this important new study Ian Hacking continues the enquiry into the origins and development of certain characteristic modes of contemporary thought undertaken in such previous works as his best selling Emergence of Probability. Professor Hacking shows how by the late nineteenth century it became possible to think of statistical patterns as explanatory in themselves, and to r...(展开全部)