In this third self-contained volume of her autobiography,which began with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angeloumoves into the adult world. Maya struggles to support herself andher son through a series of odd jobs and weathers a failed marriageto a white man before landing a gig singing in one of the mostpopular nightclubs on the San Francisco coast. From there, she iscalled to New York to join the cast of Porgy and Bess. Maya soonfinds herself on a joyous and dramatic adventure, touring abroadthrough Italy, France, Greece, Yugoslavia, and Egypt with spiritedcast members, and performing for large, enthusiastic audiences. Theexciting experience is dampened only by Maya’s nagging guilt thatshe has abandoned the person she loves most in life, her son, whosereentrance into her world reveals to Maya the healing power ofdevotion and love. Charged with Maya Angelou’s remarkable sense of life and love,Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas is a uniquecelebration of the hum

The pivotal sixth instalment in King's bestselling epic fantasy saga provides the key to the quest that defines Roland's life. In the next part of their journey to the tower, Roland and his band of followers face adversity from every side: Susannah Dean has been taken over by a demon-mother and uses the power of Black Thirteen to get from the Mid-World New York City. But who is the father of her child? And what role will the Crimson King play? Roland sends Jake to break Susannah's date with destiny, while he himself uses 'the persistence of magic' to get to Maine in the Summer of 1977. It is a terrible world: for one thing it is real and bullets are flying. For another, it is inhabited by the author of a novel called 'SALEM'S LOT. SONG OF SUSANNAH is driven by revelation and by suspense. It continues THE DARK TOWER series seamlessly from WOLVES OF THE CALLA and the dramatic climax will leave readers desperate to read the quest's conclusion.

After the Berlin Wall came down and opened up new changes ineastern Europe, John le Carre's stunning novel, The Secret Pilgrim,takes us behind the scenes into the former Cold War world. Nothing is as it was. Old enemies embrace.The dark staging grounds of the Cold War, whose shadows barelyobscured the endless games of espionage, are flooded with light;the rules are rewritten, the stakes changed, the futureunfathomable. John le Carre has seized this momentous turning pointin history to give us the most disturbing experience we have yethad of the frail and brutal world of spydom. The man called Ned speaks to us. All hisadult life he has been in British Intelligence--the Circus--aloyal, shrewd, wily officer of the Cold War. Now, approaching theend of his career, he revisits his own past. He invites us on atour of his three decades in the Circus, burrowing deep into thetwilight world where he ran spies--'joes'--from Poland, Estonia,Hungary.

Twenty years ago, top agents from the CIA and KGB bandedtogether to bring down the Matarese Circle, an international cabalof powerbrokers and assassins whose sole objective was to achieveworldwide economic domination. Now the bloody Matarese dynasty isback--and the only man with the power to stop it may have alreadyrun out of time.... CIA case officer Cameron Pryce is hot on thetrail of the new Matarese alliance. His only chance to terminateits ruthless activities is to follow the trail of blood money andstone-cold killers right to the heart of its deadly conspiracy.From the Hamptons to London's Belgrave Square, Matarese assassinshave already struck with brutal efficiency, eliminating all whostand in their way. Their chain of violence is impossible tostop--until Pryce gets a rare break. One of the Matarese's victimssurvives long enough to whisper dying words that will blow the casewide open: the top secret code name for legendary retired CIA agentBrandon Scofield--the only man who has ever infiltrated

In the fifth novel in King's bestselling epic fantasy series, the farming community in the fertile lands of the East has been warned the wolves are coming back. Four gunslingers, led by Roland of Gilead, are also coming their way. And the farmers of the Calla want to enlist some hard calibers. Torn between protecting the innocent community and his urgent quest, Roland faces his most deadly perils as he journey through the Mid-World towards the Dark Tower.

Divorcee Theresa Osborne, newspaper columnist and mother of atwelve-year-old son, picks up a bottle on the beach during aseaside vacation. Inside is a letter from a man called Garrett. Mydearest Catherine, I miss you my darling, as I always do, but todayis particularly hard because the ocean has been singing to me, andthe song is that of our life together ...For Garrett, his messageis the only way he knows to express his undying love for a woman hehas lost. For Theresa, wary of romance since her husband shatteredher trust, the message raises questions that intrigue her. Who areGarrett and Catherine? What is their story? Challenged by themystery and unaccountably drawn to find him, Theresa embarks on asearch that takes her to a sunlit coast town and an unexpectedconfrontation ...

WHAT IF you could go back in time and change the course of history? WHAT IF the watershed moment you could change was the JFK assassination? 11.22.63, the date that Kennedy was shot - unless ...King takes his protagonist Jake Epping, a high school English teacher from Lisbon Falls, Maine, 2011, on a fascinating journey back to 1958 - from a world of mobile phones and iPods to a new world of Elvis and JFK, of Plymouth Fury cars and Lindy Hopping, of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who becomes the love of Jake's life - a life that transgresses all the normal rules of time. With extraordinary imaginative power, King weaves the social, political and popular culture of his baby-boom American generation into a devastating exercise in escalating suspense.

With one glance, wealthy Crystal Falls, Oregon rancher, RyanKendrick falls hard -- and fast -- for lovely Bethany Coulter. Abeguiling mix of sass and shyness, naivete and maturity, she shareshis passion for horses, has a great sense of humor and can light upa room with her beautiful smile. She is absolutely perfect -- inevery way but one. A long ago barrel-racing accident has leftBethany confined to a wheelchair. In the years since, she has knownboth betrayal and heartbreak -- and vowed never to open her heartto a man again. She has even accepted the possibility that she'llnever be able to enjoy a healthy intimate relationship or havechildren of her own. But there's something about handsome RyanKendrick. Something that makes her believe she can overcome everyobstacle. Something that makes her believe in lifelong, lastinglove . . .

When the burnt headless body of a young woman is found on thesteps of a Baptist Church in Harlem, Assistant DA Alexandra Cooperis one of the first on the shocking scene. Alex has seen somegruesome crimes committed in New York, but the barbarity of thislatest discovery leaves her nauseous. With NYPD cop Mike Chapman,Alex begins to investigate, but before long another woman isslaughtered and found on the steps of a Catholic church in LittleItaly; her throat slashed and her tongue cut out. It becomes clearthere is a zealous serial killer on the loose. Now Alex and Mikemust keep one step ahead of a religious fanatic bent on silencingthe women he believes are bringing shame to his beliefs - before hekills anyone else.

A catastrophic, unexplainable plane crash leaves three hundredand thirty dead -- no survivors. Among the victims are the wife andtwo daughters of Joe Carpenter, a Los Angeles Post crime reporter.A year after the crash, still gripped by an almost paralyzinggrief, Joe encounters a woman named Rose, who claims to havesurvived the crash. She holds out the possibility of a secret thatwill bring Joe peace of mind. But before he can ask any questions,she slips away. Driven now by rage (have the authorities withheldinformation?) and a hope almost as unbearable as his grief (ifthere is one survivor, are there others?), Joe sets out to find themysterious woman. His search immediately leads him into the path ofa powerful and shadowy organization hell-bent on stopping Rosebefore she can reveal what she knows about the crash. Sole Survivorunfolds at a heart-stopping pace, as a desperate chase and ashattering emotional odyssey lead Joe to a truth that will forcehim to reassess everything he thought he knew about lif

Engineered from the finest genes, and trained to be a secretcourier in a future world, Friday operates over a near-futureEarth, where chaos reigns. Working at Boss's whimsical behest shetravels from far north to deep south, finding quick, expeditioussolutions as one calamity after another threatens to explode in herface....

Until that September of 1952, Luke Chandler had never kept asecret or told a single lie. But in the long, hot summer of hisseventh year, two groups of migrant workers — and two verydangerous men — came through the Arkansas Delta to work theChandler cotton farm. And suddenly mysteries are flooding Luke'sworld. A brutal murder leaves the town seething in gossip andsuspicion. A beautiful young woman ignites forbidden passions. Afatherless baby is born ... and someone has begun furtivelypainting the bare clapboards of the Chandler farmhouse, slowly,painstakingly, bathing the run-down structure in gleaming white.And as young Luke watches the world around him, he unravels secretsthat could shatter lives — and change his family and his townforever....

Creating George Stark was easy. Getting rid of him won't be ...The sparrows are flying again. The idea - unbidden, inexplicable - haunts the edge of Thad Beaumont's mind. Thad should be happy. For years now it is his secret persona 'George Stark', author of super-violent pulp thrillers, who has paid the family bills. But now, Thad is writing seriously again under his own name, and his menacing pseudonym has been buried forever. And yet ...the sparrows are flying again, and something is terribly wrong in Thad Beaumont's world.

One by one, children of New York's wealthiest are takenhostage. But the criminal doesn't crave money or power--he onlywants to ask the elite if they know the price others pay for theirluxurious lifestyles. And, if they don't, he corrects theirignorance--by killing them. To Detective Michael Bennett, it becomes clear that these murdersare linked and must be part of a greater, more publicdemonstration. With the city thrown into chaos, he is forced toteam up with FBI agent Emily Parker, and the two set out to capturethe killer before he begins his most public lesson yet--a deadlymessage for the entire city to witness. From the bestselling author who brought you the Alex Cross novelscomes James Patterson's most action-packed series yet. With theheart-pounding suspense that only Patterson delivers, WORST CASEwill leave you gasping for breath until the very end.

在线阅读本书 Gone For Good As a boy, Will Klein had a hero: his older brother, Ken. Then, ona warm suburban night in the Kleins’ affluent New Jerseyneighborhood, a young woman--a girl Will had once loved--was foundbrutally murdered in her family’s basement. The prime suspect: KenKlein. With the evidence against him overwhelming, Ken simplyvanished. And when his shattered family never heard from Ken again,they were sure he was gone for good. Now eleven years have passed. Will has found proof that Ken isalive. And this is just the first in a series of stunningrevelations as Will is forced to confront startling truths abouthis brother, and even himself. As a violent mystery unwinds aroundhim, Will knows he must press his search all the way to the end.Because the most powerful surprises are yet to come.

After Mario Puzo wrote his internationallyacclaimed The Godfather, he has often been imitated but neverequaled. Puzo's classic novel, The Sicilian, stands as acornerstone of his work--a lushly romantic, unforgettable tale ofbloodshed, justice, and treachery. . . . The year is 1950. Michael Corleone is nearing the end of hisexile in Sicily. The Godfather has commanded Michael to bring ayoung Sicilian bandit named Salvatore Guiliano back with him toAmerica. But Guiliano is a man entwined in a bloody web of violenceand vendettas. In Sicily, Guiliano is a modern day Robin Hood whohas defied corruption--and defied the Cosa Nostra. Now, in the landof mist-shrouded mountains and ancient ruins, Michael Corleone'sfate is entwined with the dangerous legend of Salvatore Guiliano:warrior, lover, and the ultimate Siciliano.

Stealing her abusive ex-husband's expensive stallion, MollyWells shows up at known horse whisperer Jake Coulter's Oregon horseranch. Fearful of her ex-husband, Molly escapes with no clothes ormoney, but she's willing to risk everything to save Sonora Sunset,little realizing she needs to save herself as well. Hoping Jack'stalents work their magic on the horse, Molly doesn't expect them towork on her.

There was a new shop in town. Run by a stranger. Needful Things, the sign said. The oddest name. A name that caused some gossip and speculation among the good folks of Castle Rock, Maine, while they waited for opening day. Eleven-year-old Brian Rusk was the first customer and he got just what he wanted, a very rare 1956 Sandy Koufax baseball card. Signed. Cyndi Rose Martin was next. A Lalique vase. A perfect match for her living room decor. Something for everyone. Something you really had to have. And always at a price you could just about afford. The cash price that is. Because there was another price. There always is when your heart's most secret, true desire is for sale ...