The riveting true story of a small town ravaged by industrial pollution, Toms River melds hard-hitting investigative reporting, a fascinating scientific detective story, and an unforgettable cast of characters into a sweeping narrative in the tradition of A Civil Action, The Emperor of All Maladies, and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. One of New Jersey’s seemingly innumer...(展开全部)

The true story of a small town ravaged by industrial pollution, Toms River won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize and has been hailed by The New York Times as "a new classic of science reporting." Now available in paperback with a new afterword by acclaimed author Dan Fagin, the book masterfully blends hard-hitting investigative journalism, scientific discovery, and unforgettable characte...(展开全部)

The riveting true story of a small town ravaged by industrial pollution, Toms River melds hard-hitting investigative reporting, a fascinating scientific detective story, and an unforgettable cast of characters into a sweeping narrative in the tradition of A Civil Action, The Emperor of All Maladies, and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. One of New Jersey’s seemingly innumer...(展开全部)

东野圭吾（1958- ），1958年2月4日生于大阪府大阪市生野区，日本著名作家。 大学毕业后成为日本电装株式会社的技术人员。一边工作，一边创作推理小说。 1985年以校园青春推理小说《放学后》（放課後）获第31届江户川乱步奖正式出道。以27岁的年龄获得大奖，令其创作信心大增，遂毅然辞职奔赴东京，开始了自己的职业作家的道路。 1998年以《秘密》获第52届日本推理作家协会奖（长篇部门），并改编成同名电影，由广末凉子和小林薰主演。 1999年推出时序跨越十九年，细腻描写主角与周遭人物的犯罪小说《白夜行》之后，风格越见圆熟，作品质地进入了全新的境界。 2006年以《嫌疑犯X的献身》横扫日本推理小说三大排行榜——“这本推理小说了不起！”、“周刊文春推理小说BEST10”、"本格推理小说 BEST10”，并同时拿下第6届本格推理小说大奖（小说部门）和代表日本...(展开全部)

东野圭吾（1958- ），1958年2月4日生于大阪府大阪市生野区，日本著名作家。 大学毕业后成为日本电装株式会社的技术人员。一边工作，一边创作推理小说。 1985年以校园青春推理小说《放学后》（放課後）获第31届江户川乱步奖正式出道。以27岁的年龄获得大奖，令其创作信心大增，遂毅然辞职奔赴东京，开始了自己的职业作家的道路。 1998年以《秘密》获第52届日本推理作家协会奖（长篇部门），并改编成同名电影，由广末凉子和小林薰主演。 1999年推出时序跨越十九年，细腻描写主角与周遭人物的犯罪小说《白夜行》之后，风格越见圆熟，作品质地进入了全新的境界。 2006年以《嫌疑犯X的献身》横扫日本推理小说三大排行榜——“这本推理小说了不起！”、“周刊文春推理小说BEST10”、"本格推理小说 BEST10”，并同时拿下第6届本格推理小说大奖（小说部门）和代表日本...(展开全部)

What is the role of scientists in society? What should we think when they talk about more than just science? Mary Midgley discusses the high spiritual ambitions which tend to gather around the notion of science.

A Junior Library Guild Selection Willie loved to write - words gave him freedom and peace. But he also knew that he needed to earn a living, so when he grew up he went off to medical school and became a doctor - one of the busiest men in town! Yet he never stopped writing. In this picture book biography of poet William Carlos Williams, Jen Bryant's engaging prose and Melissa ...(展开全部)

A Junior Library Guild Selection Willie loved to write - words gave him freedom and peace. But he also knew that he needed to earn a living, so when he grew up he went off to medical school and became a doctor - one of the busiest men in town! Yet he never stopped writing. In this picture book biography of poet William Carlos Williams, Jen Bryant's engaging prose and Melissa ...(展开全部)