From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century—1951—in the middle of the United States—Des Moines, Iowa—in the middle of the largest generation in American history—the baby boomers. As one of the best and funnies...(展开全部)

From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century—1951—in the middle of the United States—Des Moines, Iowa—in the middle of the largest generation in American history—the baby boomers. As one of the best and funnies...(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)

George Soros was once described as "the only private citizen [of the U.S.] who has his own foreign policy." In this penetrating biography, Michael Kaufman explores the multifaceted life of a man who instead describes himself as "a financial, philanthropic, and philosophical speculator." Like Intel chairman Andrew Grove, whose memoir Swimming Across touches on some of the same t...(展开全部)

George Soros was once described as "the only private citizen [of the U.S.] who has his own foreign policy." In this penetrating biography, Michael Kaufman explores the multifaceted life of a man who instead describes himself as "a financial, philanthropic, and philosophical speculator." Like Intel chairman Andrew Grove, whose memoir Swimming Across touches on some of the same t...(展开全部)

If you can find a better bang for the buck than Wicked, please let me know. I picked up Wicked, knowing nothing except that its subject matter was the Wicked Witch of the West, to be drawn immediately into Maguire's splendidly imagined world of sentient animals, multiple societies, and unique physical laws. Wicked is an enthralling, great read, hugely entertaining. On top of al...(展开全部)

If you can find a better bang for the buck than Wicked, please let me know. I picked up Wicked, knowing nothing except that its subject matter was the Wicked Witch of the West, to be drawn immediately into Maguire's splendidly imagined world of sentient animals, multiple societies, and unique physical laws. Wicked is an enthralling, great read, hugely entertaining. On top of al...(展开全部)

麦克弗森生于加拿大，1955年在伦敦经济学院获得经济学博士学位，随后于1956年成为多伦多大学政治经济学教授。是当代西方著名政治学家，代表作包括《占有性个人主义 理论：从霍布斯到洛克》等。

麦克弗森生于加拿大，1955年在伦敦经济学院获得经济学博士学位，随后于1956年成为多伦多大学政治经济学教授。是当代西方著名政治学家，代表作包括《占有性个人主义 理论：从霍布斯到洛克》等。

麦克弗森生于加拿大，1955年在伦敦经济学院获得经济学博士学位，随后于1956年成为多伦多大学政治经济学教授。是当代西方著名政治学家，代表作包括《占有性个人主义 理论：从霍布斯到洛克》等。