A blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie-Laure lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where her father works as the master of the locks (there are thousands of locks in the museum). Open your eyes, and see what you can with them before they close forever. Marie-Laure has...(展开全部)

MARIE-LAURE LIVES WITH HER FATHER in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the wal...(展开全部)

From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master...(展开全部)

From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master...(展开全部)

Kevin Wilson’s best book yet—a moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds meaning in her life when she begins caring for two children with remarkable and disturbing abilities Lillian and Madison were unlikely roommates and yet inseparable friends at their elite boarding school. But then Lillian had to leave the school unexpectedly in the wake of a scandal and they’ve b...(展开全部)

Very funny and moving...The glimpses of rare fauna seem to have enlarged [Adams'] thinking, enlivened his world; and so might the animals do for us all, if we were to help them live. THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD Join bestselling author Douglas Adams and zooligist Mark Carwardine as they take off around the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures. Hilarious and poignan...(展开全部)

Douglas Adams leads us on an unforgettable journey around the world to see species on the brink of extinction. After years of reflecting on the absurdities of life on other planets, science-fiction author Douglas Adams teams up with zoologist Mark Carwardine on an expedition to find out what’s happening to life on this one.

道格拉斯·亚当斯（Douglas Adams） 1952年生于英国剑桥，科幻小说作家、幽默讽刺文学大师，代表作有《银河系漫游指南》《消逝世界漫游指南》等，亦是活跃的剧作家、音乐家、环保活动者和演讲者。2001年逝世，年仅49岁。 道格拉斯·亚当斯以《银河系漫游指南》系列 作品在科幻迷中享有极高声誉，该作品后来还拍成电影。亚当斯的早逝在科幻和奇幻社群中引起了极大的哀悼。在他去世的前些天，国际天文学协会的小行星中心刚刚将一颗编号18610的小行星命名为“阿瑟·邓特”（《银河系漫游指南》一书中人物）。 马克·卡沃丁（Mark Carwardine） 英国动物学家、自由作家、摄影师。与道格拉斯·亚当斯合著《消逝世界漫游指南》。

道格拉斯·亚当斯（Douglas Adams） 1952年生于英国剑桥，科幻小说作家、幽默讽刺文学大师，代表作有《银河系漫游指南》《消逝世界漫游指南》等，亦是活跃的剧作家、音乐家、环保活动者和演讲者。2001年逝世，年仅49岁。 道格拉斯·亚当斯以《银河系漫游指南》系列 作品在科幻迷中享有极高声誉，该作品后来还拍成电影。亚当斯的早逝在科幻和奇幻社群中引起了极大的哀悼。在他去世的前些天，国际天文学协会的小行星中心刚刚将一颗编号18610的小行星命名为“阿瑟·邓特”（《银河系漫游指南》一书中人物）。 马克·卡沃丁（Mark Carwardine） 英国动物学家、自由作家、摄影师。与道格拉斯·亚当斯合著《消逝世界漫游指南》。

Aprox. 9 hours. Kevin Wilson’s best book yet—a moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds meaning in her life when she begins caring for two children with remarkable and disturbing abilities Lillian and Madison were the unlikeliest of roommates at their elite boarding school: Madison, the daughter of a prominent Atlanta family, being groomed for greatness; Lillian, a s...(展开全部)