詹姆斯•鲍德温（1924—1987），美国著名小说家、散文家、诗人、剧作家和社会活动家，生于纽约哈莱姆区，童年坎坷，生父有毒瘾问题，后母亲嫁给牧师大卫·鲍德温，又生育8个孩子。 1938年，受其严苛的继父的影响，14岁的鲍德温成为了哈莱姆地区的一名牧师。17岁时，鲍德温决定脱离教会。19岁生日那天，其继父去世，当天哈莱姆地区也发生了暴动。 1948年，对美国的种族现实极度失望的鲍德温选择移居法国。1953年，鲍德温出版了带有很强的自传色彩的处女作《向苍天呼吁》。此后的三十年里，他陆续出版了《 土生子札记》《乔万尼的房间》《另一个国度》《下一次将是烈火》《告诉我火车开走了多久》《如果比尔街会说话》等著名作品。 1957年，鲍德温回到美国，投入当时如火如荼的黑人解放运动。1987年12月1日， 鲍德温因肺癌在法国去世。他一生著有六部长篇小说、四部剧本、十...(展开全部)

With the advent of rich Internet applications, the explosion of social media, and the increased use of powerful cloud computing infrastructures, a new generation of attackers has added cunning new techniques to its arsenal. For anyone involved in defending an application or a network of systems, Hacking: The Next Generation is one of the few books to identify a variety of emerg...(展开全部)

Who is the devil you know? Is it your lying, cheating ex-husband? Your sadistic high school gym teacher? Your boss who loves to humiliate people in meetings? The colleague who stole your idea and passed it off as her own? In the pages of The Sociopath Next Door , you will realize that your ex was not just misunderstood. He’s a sociopath. And your boss, teacher, and collea...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 The incredible national bestseller that is changing people's lives -- and increasing their net worth! CAN YOU SPOT THE MILLIONAIRE NEXT DOOR? Who are the rich in this country? What do they do? Where do they shop? What do they drive? How do they invest? Where did their ancestors come from? How did they get rich? Can I ever become one of them? Get the answers in T...(展开全部)

詹姆斯•鲍德温（1924—1987），美国著名小说家、散文家、诗人、剧作家和社会活动家，生于纽约哈莱姆区，童年坎坷，生父有毒瘾问题，后母亲嫁给牧师大卫·鲍德温，又生育8个孩子。 1938年，受其严苛的继父的影响，14岁的鲍德温成为了哈莱姆地区的一名牧师。17岁时，鲍德温决定脱离教会。19岁生日那天，其继父去世，当天哈莱姆地区也发生了暴动。 1948年，对美国的种族现实极度失望的鲍德温选择移居法国。1953年，鲍德温出版了带有很强的自传色彩的处女作《向苍天呼吁》。此后的三十年里，他陆续出版了《 土生子札记》《乔万尼的房间》《另一个国度》《下一次将是烈火》《告诉我火车开走了多久》《如果比尔街会说话》等著名作品。 1957年，鲍德温回到美国，投入当时如火如荼的黑人解放运动。1987年12月1日， 鲍德温因肺癌在法国去世。他一生著有六部长篇小说、四部剧本、十...(展开全部)

Two brothers meet at the remote fence line separating their cattle ranches in the lonely outback. In an isolated belt of Western Australia, they are each other’s nearest neighbor, their homes four hours’ drive apart. The third brother lies dead at their feet. Something caused Cam, the middle child who had been in charge of the family homestead, to die alone in the middle of now...(展开全部)

As a mysterious fire rages through an affluent community in Southern California, Lew Archer tracks a missing--and possibly kidnapped--child and uncovers and entire secret history of wayward parents, wounded offspring, and murder. Along with its merciless suspense, The Underground Man possesses a moral vision as complex as that of a classic Greek tragedy.

When a chance encounter makes him a witness to the abduction of a child, private detective Lew Archer can't help but be drawn into the case, pursuing a trail that leads all too quickly to murder. While forest fires rage in the hills around Los Angeles, threatening the homes of some of the city's wealthiest families, Archer unearths a hidden history of failed marriages, runaway ...(展开全部)

As a mysterious fire rages through an affluent community in Southern California, Lew Archer tracks a missing--and possibly kidnapped--child and uncovers and entire secret history of wayward parents, wounded offspring, and murder. Along with its merciless suspense, The Underground Man possesses a moral vision as complex as that of a classic Greek tragedy.

1975年生于英国伦敦西北，是牙买加与犹太人后裔。 1997年，以处女作《白牙》（White Teeth）引起英国文坛注意，好几家出版社同时竞拍出版权。此书一炮走红，扎迪成为欧洲文坛最具潜力的新锐女作家，夺得各类奖项：2000年“詹姆斯·泰特·布莱克纪念奖”的小说奖、2000年“惠特布莱德图书奖”最佳小说一等奖、“卫报杰出图书奖”一等奖、“英联邦作家处女作奖”一等奖，BT艾玛奖的最佳小说和最佳女新人奖。 2003年，以《签名收藏家》夺得《犹太季刊》颁发的温盖特奖，进入柑橘奖和《星期日时报》青年作家奖决选名单。 2003年，被权威杂志《格兰塔》选为20位最佳青年作家之一。 2005年，以《关于美》（On Beauty）入选英国布克奖短名单，并于2006年夺得柑橘奖。