A man broken in body and spirit, Cazaril has returned to the noble household he once served as page, and is named, to his great surprise, secretary-tutor to the beautiful, strong-willed sister of the impetuous boy who is next in line to rule. It is as assignment Cazaril dreads, for it must ultimately lead him to the place he most fears: the royal court of Cardegoss, where the...(展开全部)

In a dazzling display of invention and storytelling, the incomparable Lois McMaster Bujold offers us the razor-keen edge of a very different sword...</p> The Curse of Chalion</p> On the eve of the Daughter's Day -- the grand celebration that will honor the Lady of Spring, one of the five reigning deities -- a man broken in body and spirit makes his way slowly down the road ...(展开全部)

From the New York Times bestselling author of This Time Is Different, "a fascinating and important book" (Ben Bernanke) about phasing out most paper money to fight crime and tax evasion--and to battle financial crises by tapping the power of negative interest rates The world is drowning in cash--and it's making us poorer and less safe. In The Curse of Cash, Kenneth Rogoff, one ...(展开全部)

In this fascinating adventure, a biologist's obsessive quest to uncover the mysteries of one of the world's most enigmatic birds builds into an unlikely tale of theft, wartime atrocities, insane millionaires, intrigue in the Middle East, and skinny dipping. - An avid audience: Bird, nature, and environmental enthusiasts will warmly embrace this book, which follows one of the w...(展开全部)

法国推理文坛的异数，是当前欧美唯一传承了约翰·狄克森·卡尔、安东尼、伯克莱等古典大师衣钵的作家。其作品皆是以不可能犯罪为主的正统推理小说，充斥着密室、不在场证明、凶器消失等令人兴奋的诡计。阴冷的哥特城堡、古老的神话传说的确让人兴奋，但若没有对古典推理小说那份执著的信念，这一切都是浮云！古典推理在后黄金时代得以延续，一方面固因读者们的忠心耿耿，另一方面更因有保罗·霍尔特这样坚持不懈的旗手，年复一年地对抗寂寞。

A fiendish classic murder mystery, from one of Japan’s greatest crime writers In 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami Clan dies, and his family eagerly await the reading of the will. But no sooner are its strange details revealed than a series of bizarre, gruesome murders begins. Detective Kindaichi must unravel the clan’s terrible secrets of forbidden liaisons, monstro...(展开全部)

The Skyscraper Curse is Dr. Mark Thornton's definitive work on booms and busts, and it explains why only Austrian economists really understand them. It makes business cycle theory accessible to a whole new 21st-century audience. And they need it, especially those under 40. Many of the brilliant quants working on Wall Street and at the Fed barely remember the Crash of 2008, much...(展开全部)