路易丝·福克斯克罗夫特（Louise Foxcroft）：剑桥大学医学史博士，著有《卡路里与束身衣》《上瘾：19世纪英国鸦片烟瘾的研究》（The Making of Addiction: The Use and Abuse of Opium in Nineteenth-Century Britain）以及《现代更年期简史》（Hot Flushes, Cold Science：A History of the Modern Menopause），后者获得2009年英国朗文历史奖*图书。现为英国《卫报》《伦敦书评》撰稿。

薩爾曼‧魯西迪Salman Rushdie （1947.06.19-） 印度獨立的那一年，魯西迪誕生於孟買一個穆斯林家族。他於中學時期起移居英國，後在劍橋大學攻讀歷史。他是當今世界最富勇氣、最具爭議性的名家之一，也是歷年公認諾貝爾文學獎熱門人選，有「後殖民文學教父」之美譽，另與石黑一雄、奈波爾並稱「英國文壇移民三雄」。 魯西迪的作品忠實反映印度次大陸多元而神祕的古老文化，往往融神話、寓言故事、史實於一爐，以華麗筆法與浩瀚架構為印度民族的繁複歷史形塑史詩般的故事。他擅長以魔幻寫實的風格寫出西方讀者素來陌生的東方文化，不僅揭開印度長年以來的厚重面紗，也在小說中建立一家史觀，在全世界讀者面前奠定「新印度」的形象。 一九七五年，魯西迪以科幻小說《Grimus》出道。真正讓他聲名大噪的是一九八一年出版的第二部作品《午夜之子》，這部作品先是觸怒當時的印度總理，於...(展开全部)

From Salman Rushdie, one of the great writers of our time, comes a spellbinding work of fiction that blends history, mythology, and a timeless love story. A lush, richly layered novel in which our world has been plunged into an age of unreason, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights is a breathtaking achievement and an enduring testament to the power of storytelling. I...(展开全部)

路易丝·福克斯克罗夫特（Louise Foxcroft）：剑桥大学医学史博士，著有《卡路里与束身衣》《上瘾：19世纪英国鸦片烟瘾的研究》（The Making of Addiction: The Use and Abuse of Opium in Nineteenth-Century Britain）以及《现代更年期简史》（Hot Flushes, Cold Science：A History of the Modern Menopause），后者获得2009年英国朗文历史奖*图书。现为英国《卫报》《伦敦书评》撰稿。

Set in Rembrandt's Amsterdam, "An Obscure Man" is the story of Nathanael--innocent, open to experience--born like Everyman upon the stream of life. In "A Lovely Morning," Nathanael's young son joins a touring company of Jacobean actors. "Anna, soror . . .," the final tale, is an account of illicit passion in the baroque world of Naples. ""An Obscure Man" swarms with life. This...(展开全部)

..". a rewarding book." --Times Literary Supplement Set in the vast windswept Central Asian steppes and the infinite reaches of galactic space, this powerful novel offers a vivid view of the culture and values of the Soviet Union's Central Asian peoples.

..". a rewarding book." --Times Literary Supplement Set in the vast windswept Central Asian steppes and the infinite reaches of galactic space, this powerful novel offers a vivid view of the culture and values of the Soviet Union's Central Asian peoples.

格雷格·詹纳（Greg Jenner） 格雷格•詹纳（Greg Jenner），英国著名喜剧编剧和作家，有志于通过通俗文化传播历史知识。是屡获大奖的英国广播公司儿童频道剧集《糟糕历史》（Horrible Histories）的史学顾问。过去十年在电视界制作了超千集历史纪录片和历史剧。

格雷格·詹纳（Greg Jenner） 格雷格•詹纳（Greg Jenner），英国著名喜剧编剧和作家，有志于通过通俗文化传播历史知识。是屡获大奖的英国广播公司儿童频道剧集《糟糕历史》（Horrible Histories）的史学顾问。过去十年在电视界制作了超千集历史纪录片和历史剧。

"Fun...and full of smart science. Fans of CSI-the real kind-will want to read it" (The Washington Post): A young forensic pathologist's "rookie season" as a NYC medical examiner, and the hair-raising cases that shaped her as a physician and human being.Just two months before the September 11 terrorist attacks, Dr. Judy Melinek began her training as a New York City forensic path...(展开全部)