In one of the most thought-provoking and wry books by one of the most intriguing contemporary writers in French literature, readers become party to the dilemma of 'challenging' literature in a singularly involving and amusing fashion. Opening a book that has mysteriously appeared amid the clutter of his desk, the narrator finds himself exhorted not to read further, to throw the...(展开全部)

The story of a boy named Almanzo Wilder . . . While Laura Ingalls grows up in a little house on the western prairie, Almanzo Wilder is living on a big farm in New York State. Almanzo and his brother and sisters work at their chores from dawn to supper most days-no matter what the weather. There is still time for fun, though, especially with the horses, which Almanzo loves mor...(展开全部)

From the bestselling author of Women Talking and All My Puny Sorrows, a compassionate, darkly humorous, and deeply wise new novel about three generations of women. “You're a small thing,” Grandma writes, “and you must learn to fight.” Swiv's Grandma, Elvira, has been fighting all her life. From her upbringing in a strict religious community, she has fought those who wanted to t...(展开全部)

Chuck Palahniuk showed himself to be his generation’s most visionary satirist in this, his first book. Fight Club’s estranged narrator leaves his lackluster job when he comes under the thrall of Tyler Durden, an enigmatic young man who holds secret after-hours boxing matches in the basement of bars. There, two men fight "as long as they have to." This is a gloriously original w...(展开全部)

From the bestselling author of Women Talking and All My Puny Sorrows, a compassionate, darkly humorous, and deeply wise new novel about three generations of women. “You're a small thing,” Grandma writes, “and you must learn to fight.” Swiv's Grandma, Elvira, has been fighting all her life. From her upbringing in a strict religious community, she has fought those who wanted to t...(展开全部)

Chuck Palahniuk showed himself to be his generation’s most visionary satirist in this, his first book. Fight Club’s estranged narrator leaves his lackluster job when he comes under the thrall of Tyler Durden, an enigmatic young man who holds secret after-hours boxing matches in the basement of bars. There, two men fight "as long as they have to." This is a gloriously original w...(展开全部)

如果说《了不起的盖茨比》是美国爵士时代的挽歌，那么《搏击俱乐部》就是现今后工业时代的怒吼。如果说《在路上》是“垮掉的一代”年轻人的《圣经》，那么《搏击俱乐部》就是针对现今消费时代年轻人的绝望而发的宣言。不过这么说就不酷了。

Aliens: Past, Present, Future covers the subject of extraterrestrial life from every angle, from the earliest speculations more than 400 years ago to today's ongoing search for Earth 2.0. In between are lessons learned about how life originated on our own planet, as well as the story behind the vast cult that has grown up around "flying saucers" and strange visitors from other ...(展开全部)

Directly tying in with the Prometheus and Aliens films, this excursion into terror is not to be missed! An unlikely hero tries to save a small group of researchers and miners from the doomed, deep-space Hadley's Hope colony--which is now infested with vicious xenomorphs! Terraforming engineer Derrick Russell takes control during an outbreak of aliens and leads his desperate sur...(展开全部)

黑人作家。1908年9月4日生于密西西比州纳切兹附近的一个种植园里。祖父是奴隶，父亲是种植园工人，后弃家出走。母亲是乡村教师。赖特进过孤儿院，曾在几个亲戚家寄养，15岁起独立谋生。他从小深受歧视，对社会、尤其对周围的白人世界怀着又恨又怕的心理。这种心理状态不仅在他的著名的自传《黑孩子》(1945)中作了生动的描述，而且在他的小说中也有所反映。赖特离家后曾在孟菲斯、芝加哥等地从事各种体力劳动，同时勤奋自学，立志成为作家。他爱读德莱塞、刘易斯、安德森等现实主义作家的作品，深受他们的影响。30年代美国经济萧条时期，赖特长期失业，对美国贫富悬殊、种族歧视的社会有了进一步认识。1932年加入美国共产党，学习运用马克思主义的观点去观察社会，这使他后来的创作能够比较深刻地发掘生活，揭露社会的矛盾和黑暗面，向社会提出控诉和抗议，因而成为30至40年代美国左翼文学中所...(展开全部)