Old friends and lovers reunite for a weekend in a secluded country home after spending decades apart. They plumb their memories of each other and pass quiet judgements on the life decisions each has made since their youth. This isn't, however, just any old reunion, and their conversations of the old days aren't typical reminiscences. After 24 years, Joerg - a convicted murderer...(展开全部)

In a world where most people are plugged into brain-drain entertainment systems epileptic teenager Spaz is a rare human being who can see life for what it really is. When he meets an old man called Ryter, he begins to learn about earth and its past. With Ryter as his companion, Spaz sets off on an unlikely quest to save his dying sister and in the process, perhaps the world....(展开全部)

"The Last Launch is a treasure trove of personal visions of wisdom and faith that demonstrate the connections we all have with one another. Tuan's concluding section of 'favorites' alone holds abundant gems from a master scholar who now shares, for the last time in an illustrious career, a lifetime of erudition and teaching. Tuan's work welcomes readers to gather their own reli...(展开全部)

Here is the story of Anna Blume, a woman who has come to an unnamed city in search of her brother. Her notebook recounts her quest in this cruel modern landscape, and through her anguished narrative, Auster presents a frightening vision of the future.

在线阅读本书 In this novel Paul Auster offers a haunting picture of a devastated world - a futuristic world - but one which may be seen to shadow our own. Auster's other work includes "The New York Trilogy" and "Hand to Mouth", and the screenplays "Smoke" and "Blue in the Face".

亿万富翁John Benedict与自己的三位前妻Marcia Kemp、Alice Tierney、Audrey Weston相聚在莱特镇，随行的还有律师Al Marsh和律师的秘书Smith小姐。此时奎因父子也受John Benedict之邀，到莱特镇休假。一天晚上，Benedict当众宣布自己要再次结婚，并这样描述新娘：“她就是我生命中最后的女人……”不料当天晚上，Benedict就惨遭杀害，弥留之际，他打电话给埃勒里，拼死说出了最后一句死前留言：“Home……”埃勒里赶到现场，却在现场发现分属三位前妻的晚礼服、假发和手套。究竟是谁杀害了Benedict，而他生命中最后的女人又是谁？

Here is the story of Anna Blume, a woman who has come to an unnamed city in search of her brother. Her notebook recounts her quest in this cruel modern landscape, and through her anguished narrative, Auster presents a frightening vision of the future.

在线阅读本书 In this novel Paul Auster offers a haunting picture of a devastated world - a futuristic world - but one which may be seen to shadow our own. Auster's other work includes "The New York Trilogy" and "Hand to Mouth", and the screenplays "Smoke" and "Blue in the Face".

周策纵（1916—2007） 著名历史学家。抗战时期在中央政治大学获得学士学位，战后赴美国，获密歇根大学硕士、博士学位，美国威斯康星大学东亚系终身教授。曾担任哈佛大学访问学者、研究员，哈佛大学、哥伦比亚大学荣誉研究员，以及香港中文大学、新加坡国立大学、斯坦福大学客座教授。曾获美国福特基金会学术奖、美国卡耐基基金会学术奖、美国古根汉学术奖、美国科学院学术奖，专长研究中国哲学、五四运动史等领域。

周策纵（1916—2007） 著名历史学家。抗战时期在中央政治大学获得学士学位，战后赴美国，获密歇根大学硕士、博士学位，美国威斯康星大学东亚系终身教授。曾担任哈佛大学访问学者、研究员，哈佛大学、哥伦比亚大学荣誉研究员，以及香港中文大学、新加坡国立大学、斯坦福大学客座教授。曾获美国福特基金会学术奖、美国卡耐基基金会学术奖、美国古根汉学术奖、美国科学院学术奖，专长研究中国哲学、五四运动史等领域。