A captivating blend of personal biography and public drama, The Wise Men introduces the original best and brightest: Averell Harriman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, George Kenan, Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett, John McCloy, and Ambassador to the Soviet Union Charles Bohlen.

In "The Wise Man's Fear," Kvothe searches for answers, attempting to uncover the truth about the mysterious Amyr, the Chandrian, and the death of his parents. Along the way, Kvothe is put on trial by the legendary Adem mercenaries, forced to reclaim the honor of his family, and travels into the Fae realm. There he meets Felurian, the faerie woman no man can resist, and who no m...(展开全部)

Day Two: The Wise Man's Fear. "There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man." An escalating rivalry with a powerful member of the nobility forces Kvothe to leave the University and seek his fortune abroad. Adrift, penniless, and alone, he travels to Vintas, where he quickly becomes entangled in the politics of c...(展开全部)

The Wise Men introduces the original best and brightest, leaders whose outsized personalities and actions brought order to post-war chaos: Averell Harriman, the freewheeling diplomat and Roosevelt's special envoy to Churchill and Stalin; Dean Acheson, the secretary of state who was more responsible for the Truman Doctrine than Truman and for the Marshall Plan than General Marsh...(展开全部)

The Wise Men introduces the original best and brightest, leaders whose outsized personalities and actions brought order to post-war chaos: Averell Harriman, the freewheeling diplomat and Roosevelt's special envoy to Churchill and Stalin; Dean Acheson, the secretary of state who was more responsible for the Truman Doctrine than Truman and for the Marshall Plan than General Marsh...(展开全部)

罗伯特·M·埃德塞 《纽约时报》非小说类作品最具潜力的畅销书作家，著有《拯救达·芬奇》《盟军夺宝队》《盟军夺宝队之拯救意大利》等。《盟军夺宝队之拯救意大利》讲述了“二战”期间以艺术史学家和博物馆工作者为代表的古迹卫士们用生命捍卫意大利文化遗产的故事，其中包括德军的空袭差点儿毁了达·芬奇《最后的晚餐》，以及两位英勇的美国艺术学者和一位党卫军将领如何历尽艰险赎回遭纳粹劫掠的艺术品。 作者埃德塞是获奖纪录片《掠夺欧洲》的合作制片人，也是“古迹卫士艺术品保护基金会”的奠基人和主席。这个非盈利性组织获得了美国人道主义工作领域的最高奖——国家人道奖。此外，他还获得了德克萨斯艺术奖、总统服务奖以及由达拉斯大屠杀博物馆颁发的人道希望奖。他同时还为新奥尔良国家二战博物馆信托基金会服务。 布莱特·威特 与人合著过6本《纽约时报》榜单上的畅销书，作品已被翻译超过30种语言...(展开全部)

The great footballers and coaches are rarely glimpsed from up close. They shield themselves from the tabloids, hide their personalities behind professionalism, and in the words of the cliche, 'do their talking on the pitch'. This book gets up close to them. The Football Men is not a series of celebrity profiles, and it doesn't attempt to unearth secrets in the players' private...(展开全部)

周囲がウザがるほどいつもべったり一緒の若林と喜多見。 いつまでもこんな距離感でいられることが幸せだと思っていたワカは、きぃの突然の「友達やめていい？」発言にパニックになる。 悩むワカにきぃは…!? ２人の良き相談相手、赤坂くんの密かな恋、ほか　男子高校生の日常ラブｖライフ!! 描き下ろしは修学旅行の定番夜の恋バナｖ

An exceptional picture book biography of Margaret Wise Brown, the legendary author of Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and other beloved children's classics, that's as groundbreaking as the icon herself was-from award-winning, bestselling author Mac Barnett and acclaimed illustrator Sarah Jacoby. What is important about Margaret Wise Brown?In forty-two inspired pages, this bi...(展开全部)