novel, tr w/intro by William Weaver

From an award-winning chronicler of our nation’s history and its legends comes his much-anticipated novel about wealth and talent, trust and intimacy, truth and perception. Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. He is a legendary Wall Street tycoon; she is the brilliant daughter of eccentric aristocrats. ...(展开全部)

Piotr Sztompka here presents a major work of social theory, which gives a comprehensive theoretical account of trust as a fundamental component of human actions. Professor Sztompka's detailed and systematic study takes account of the rich evolving research on trust, and provides conceptual and typological clarifications and explications of the notion itself, its meaning, founda...(展开全部)

From an award-winning chronicler of our nation’s history and its legends comes his much-anticipated novel about wealth and talent, trust and intimacy, truth and perception. Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. He is a legendary Wall Street tycoon; she is the brilliant daughter of eccentric aristocrats. ...(展开全部)

The gaze of others is our gratification, and the measure of our inadequacy. We are willing to shift our whole lives to show only our best side, knowing full well our worst lurks nearby. Pietro and Teresa's love is tempestuous. After yet another argument, Teresa comes up with an idea: "tell me something you've never told anyone," she suggests, "tell me the thing you're most asha...(展开全部)

"I Am No One You Know" contains nineteen startling stories that bear witness to the remarkably varied lives of Americans of our time. In "Fire," a troubled young wife discovers a rare, radiant happiness in an adulterous relationship. In "Curly Red," a girl makes a decision to reveal a family secret, and changes her life irrevocably. In "The Girl with the Blackened Eye," selecte...(展开全部)

米兰达·裘丽（Miranda July） 她是作家，也是导演、演员和音乐创作人。 1974年出生，现居美国洛杉矶。 1997年起，陆续在独立音乐厂牌推出三张唱片。 2005年首度自编自导自演剧情片《爱情我你他》（Me and You and Everyone We Kn ow），荣获同年戛纳电影节评论周单元大奖、金摄影机奖等四个奖项， 另获美国圣丹斯国际电影节评审团特别奖、旧金山国际电影节最佳剧情等多个奖项。 2007年出版首部短篇小说集《没有人比你更属于这里》。 www.noonebelongsheremorethanyou.com 周嘉宁 作家，现任《鲤》书系文字总监。著有长篇小说《陶城里的武士四四》、《夏天在倒塌》、《往南方岁月去》、《天空晴朗晴朗》，短篇集《杜撰记》等。译作《写在身体上》、《世界和其他地方》。

In an American suburb in the early 1980s, students at a highly competitive performing arts high school struggle and thrive in a rarified bubble, ambitiously pursuing music, movement, Shakespeare, and, particularly, their acting classes. When within this striving “Brotherhood of the Arts,” two freshmen, David and Sarah, fall headlong into love, their passion does not go unnotice...(展开全部)

From Stephen R. Covey's eldest son comes a revolutionary new path towards productivity and satisfaction. Trust, says Stephen M.R. Covey, is the very basis of the new global economy, and he shows how trust—and the speed at which it is established with clients, employees and constituents—is the essential ingredient for any high-performance, successful organization. Fo...(展开全部)