Politics: Who Gets What, When, How, which was first published in 1936, is the classic analysis of power and manipulation by ruling elites and counter-elites. The themes that occur throughout this essay have become the guideposts for most modern research in techniques of propaganda and political organization.

"Women are abused or killed by their partners at astonishing rates- in Australia, almost 17 per cent of women over the age of fifteen - one in six - have been abused by an intimate partner. In this confronting and deeply researched account, journalist Jess Hill uncovers the ways in which abusers exert control in the darkest - and most intimate - ways imaginable. She asks- What ...(展开全部)

From one of our most iconic and influential writers: a timeless collection of mostly early pieces that reveal what would become Joan Didion's subjects, including the press, politics, California robber barons, women, and her own self-doubt. These twelve pieces from 1968 to 2000, never before gathered together, offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendar...(展开全部)

From one of our most iconic and influential writers: a timeless collection of mostly early pieces that reveal what would become Joan Didion's subjects, including the press, politics, California robber barons, women, and her own self-doubt. These twelve pieces from 1968 to 2000, never before gathered together, offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendar...(展开全部)

杰夫·伊梅尔特（Jeff Immelt） 通用电气（GE）公司第9任董事长兼首席执行官。1982年加入 GE 后，伊梅尔特先后在 GE 塑料、家电和医疗等业务部门担任一系列全球领导职务。他在 GE 工作了35年，并于2001年9月7日出任 CEO，在任长达16年。伊梅尔特曾多次获评《巴伦周刊》“全球最佳首席执行官”、《福布斯》“全球最具影响力CEO”。执掌通用电气帅印期间，GE公司获评《财富》杂志“全美最受推崇的公司”，被《巴伦周刊》和《金融时报》联合评为“全球最受尊敬的公司”。在奥巴马执政期间，伊梅尔特出任总统就业与竞争力委员会主席。他也是美国艺术与科学院院士，纽约联邦储备银行董事会成员，斯坦福大学商学院讲师。伊梅尔特1978年毕业于达特茅斯学院数学系应用数学专业，1982年获得哈佛大学工商管理硕士（MBA）学位。他和妻子育有一女。 艾米·华莱士（...(展开全部)

杰夫·伊梅尔特（Jeff Immelt） 通用电气（GE）公司第9任董事长兼首席执行官。1982年加入 GE 后，伊梅尔特先后在 GE 塑料、家电和医疗等业务部门担任一系列全球领导职务。他在 GE 工作了35年，并于2001年9月7日出任 CEO，在任长达16年。伊梅尔特曾多次获评《巴伦周刊》“全球最佳首席执行官”、《福布斯》“全球最具影响力CEO”。执掌通用电气帅印期间，GE公司获评《财富》杂志“全美最受推崇的公司”，被《巴伦周刊》和《金融时报》联合评为“全球最受尊敬的公司”。在奥巴马执政期间，伊梅尔特出任总统就业与竞争力委员会主席。他也是美国艺术与科学院院士，纽约联邦储备银行董事会成员，斯坦福大学商学院讲师。伊梅尔特1978年毕业于达特茅斯学院数学系应用数学专业，1982年获得哈佛大学工商管理硕士（MBA）学位。他和妻子育有一女。 艾米·华莱士（...(展开全部)

It's summer in the city, and this hot dog has had enough! Enough of sizzling sidewalks, enough of wailing sirens, enough of people's feet right in his face. When he plops down in the middle of a crosswalk, his owner endeavors to get him the breath of fresh air he needs. She hails a taxi, hops a train, and ferries out to the beach. Here, a pup can run! With fluid art and lyrical...(展开全部)

A richly mythic, colour-saturated tale of mothers and daughters from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Swimming Home. Two women arrive in a Spanish village - a dreamlike place caught between the desert and the ocean - seeking medical advice and salvation. One of the strangers suffers from a mysterious illness: spontaneous paralysis confines her to a wheelchair, her legs unus...(展开全部)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2016 Plunge into this hypnotic tale of female sexuality and power - from the author of Swimming Home and The Man Who Saw Everything 'Propulsive, uncanny, dreamlike. A feverish coming-of-age novel' Daily Telegraph 'A triumph of storytelling' Literary Review _________________________________ 'Today I dropp...(展开全部)

【奥森·斯科特·卡德（Orson Scott Card） 】 ★1951年出生于华盛顿州。在加利福尼亚州、亚利桑那州和犹他州长大。 美国作家、评论家、公众演说家、散文作家、专栏作家、 反对同性婚姻的政治家，同时也是摩尔门教拥护者和终身执业成员。 当今美国科幻界最受人瞩目的 人物之一。 美国科幻史上唯一两年内连续两次将“雨果奖”和“星云奖”两大科幻奖尽收囊中的作者。 ★作为科幻小说家十分多产，共有12个系列， 《天贼》是他首部科幻小说。 目前和妻子一起定居于北卡罗来纳州，为当地一份报纸撰写专栏文章， 空余时间在阳台上喂养鸟、松鼠、花栗鼠、负鼠和浣熊。 ★代表作： 《天贼》 《沃辛传奇》 《安德的游戏》 《安德的代言》 《安德的影子》 《背叛之星》