在线阅读本书 'You can leave a forest, but you can never leave a cloister; you are free in the forest, but you are a slave in the cloister.' Diderot's The Nun (La Religieuse) is the seemingly true story of a young girl forced by her parents to enter a convent and take holy orders. A novel mingling mysticism, madness, sadistic cruelty and nascent sexuality, it gives a scathing ...(展开全部)

This sequel to Faulkner's most sensational novel, 'Sanctuary', was written twenty years later but takes up the story of Temple Drake eight years after the events related in 'Sanctuary'. Temple is now married to Gowan Stevens. The book begins when the death sentence is pronounced on the nurse Nancy for the murder of Temple and Gowan's child. In an attempt to save her, Temple goe...(展开全部)

'The past is never dead. It's not even past.' Nancy, a black nursemaid, is about to be hanged for killing her mistress's baby. The mother, Temple Drake, knows the reason why. The night before the execution, a lawyer pleads with Temple to intercede, but will the past allow for justice or absolution in the present? Switching between narrative prose and play script, this is Faulkn...(展开全部)

This sequel to Faulkner’s most sensational, Sanctuary , was written twenty years later but takes up the story of Temple Drake eight years after the events related in Sanctuary . Temple is now married to Gowan Stevens. The book begins when the death sentence is pronounced on the nurse Nancy for the murder of Temple and Gowan’s child. Told partly in prose, partly in play form, ...(展开全部)

The original, enthusiastically acclaimed Prince of Nothing fantasy series continues with a griping novel of Holy War and court intrigue. The Holy War continues its inexorable march southward. But the suspicion begins to dawn that the real threat comes not from the infidel but from within... Steering souls through the subtleties of word and expression, Kellhus strives to extend ...(展开全部)

Have you noticed -- the greater a mans skill, the more he achieves with less? And the skill of strength is no exception. From the ancient days of Greek wrestling, to the jealously guarded secrets of Chinese Kung Fu masters, to the hard men of modern spec ops, warriors and allied strongmen have developed an amazing array of skills for generating inhuman strength. But these skill...(展开全部)

克斯汀•唐尼著有《罗斯福新政背后的女性》，该书入选了2009年《洛杉矶时报》图书奖最终名单。她是《纽约时报》畅销书《经济危机调查报告》的作者之一，曾是《华盛顿邮报》雇员作者。2008年，《华盛顿邮报》因对弗吉尼亚理工大学校园枪击案的报道获得普利策奖，唐尼对此亦有贡献。她 是2001年哈佛大学尼曼奖学金获得者。她的丈夫是尼尔•华纳•埃弗莱特，他们有五个孩子。

克斯汀•唐尼著有《罗斯福新政背后的女性》，该书入选了2009年《洛杉矶时报》图书奖最终名单。她是《纽约时报》畅销书《经济危机调查报告》的作者之一，曾是《华盛顿邮报》雇员作者。2008年，《华盛顿邮报》因对弗吉尼亚理工大学校园枪击案的报道获得普利策奖，唐尼对此亦有贡献。她 是2001年哈佛大学尼曼奖学金获得者。她的丈夫是尼尔•华纳•埃弗莱特，他们有五个孩子。