这是陕西作家李晓兵标志性作品，2005年中国以民工为题材的同名电视剧的文学脚本，它讲述了一群游走在现代都市的社会层的城市边缘人——农民工生活的故事。该小说真实地记录了现代都市里一群被忽视的农民工合法追讨微薄的血汗钱，却被诱拐、诱骗、致残、致死的一些鲜为人知的真相；不加掩盖地暴露了黑心包工头纠党结伙、非法牟取暴利、欺骗压榨农民工的暴戾面目。这里是一个真实的世界，没有夸张，没有矫情，一切的一切都是他们生活的血泪史，看了，你一定会流泪。
Oscar is a sweet but fat sci-fi obsessed introvert who -- fromthe New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother andrebellious sister -- dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R.Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But Oscar may never getwhat he wants. Blame the fuku -- a curse that has haunted Oscar'sfamily for generations, following them on their epic journey fromNew Jersey to Washington Heights and back to Santo Domingo.Encapsulating Dominican American history, Oscar's story open oureyes to an astonishing vision of the contemporary Americanexperience and explores the endless human capacity to persevere --and risk it all -- in the name of love. Pulitzer Prize winning novel
When Samantha Harrigan attends the local rodeo, she doesn'texpect to wind up in jail. But that's what happens when she triesto stop a drunkard from abusing his horse. Tucker Coulter, ahandsome local veterinarian, comes to her defense, and both of themare arrested. The charges are dropped, but Sam's troubles have onlystarted...
Following the death of their eldest son, Ellie and TuckerGrant divorce and gradually make the transition into separatelives. But their two sons Zach and Kody are convinced that theirparents are still meant to be together. The brothers hatch a planto run away from home into the Oregon wilderness. Surely Ellie andTucker will come to their rescue--and their senses.
Once upon a time, not so long ago, a monster came to the small town of Castle Rock, Maine . . . He was not a werewolf, vampire, ghoul, or unnameable creature from the enchanted forest or snow wastes; he was only a cop . . . Cujo is a huge Saint Bernard dog, the best friend Brett Camber has ever had. Then one day Cujo chases a rabbit into a bolt-hole. Except it isn't a rabbit warren any more. It is a cave inhabited by rabid bats.And Cujo falls sick. Very sick. And the gentle giant who once protected the family becomes a vortex of horror inexorably drawing in all the people around him . . .
In this unforgettable memoir, acclaimed novelist CarolynSlaughter recalls her childhood in Africa and how the land itselfreleased her from a rage that threatened to destroy her. For Carolyn Slaughter, who grew up in Botswana in the 1950s, itwas the Kalahari Desert that made life bearable. Her father was acruel and violent district commissioner during the last days ofBritish colonial rule, and their family’s stiff English facademasked an unspeakable household secret. But out in the bush, theintensity of the air and the beauty of the landscape touched herwith a kind of feverish grace. She would disappear for hours towatch the flat brown river with its water lilies and crocodiles;the thorn trees and the flocks of flamingos; the local women withtheir babies strapped to their backs. Filled with the majesty andsplendor of the ever-changing desert, Before The Knife is thedeeply moving story of a girl who endured and transcended herfamily’s violence to emerge an impassioned observer and explicatorof
When Jack Mercy died, he left behind a ranch worth nearly 20million dollars. Now his three daughters-each born of a differentmother, and each unknown by the others-are gathered to hear thereading of the will. But the women are shocked to learn that beforeany of them can inherit, they must live together on the ranch forone year. They are sisters...and strangers. Now they face achallenge: to put their bitterness aside and live like a family. Toprotect each other from danger-and unite against a brutal enemy whothreatens to destroy them all.
Two brothers. One, top FBI Agent, Aloysius Pendergast. Theother, Diogenes, a brilliant and twisted criminal. An undyinghatred between them. Now, a perfect crime. And the ultimatechallenged: Stop me if you can.
AT A CAFte TABLE IN LAHORE, a Pakistani man converses with an uneasy American stranger. As dusk deepens to night, hebegins the tale that has brought them to this fatefulencounter... Changez is living an immigrant's dream of America. Aftergraduating at the top of his class at Princeton, he lands an elitejob in New York City. His budding romance with chic, beautifulErica promises entry into society at the same ex-alted level onceoccupied by his family in Pakistan. But in the wake of September11, Changez finds his new American life suddenly overturned and hisidentity in seismic shift, unearthing allegiances more fundamentalthan money, power, and maybe even love.
A collection of tales to invade and paralyse the mind as the safe light of day is infiltrated by the shadows of the night. As you read, the clutching fingers of terror brush lightly across the nape of the neck, reach round from behind to clutch and lock themselves, white-knuckled, around the throat. This is the horror of ordinary people and everyday objects that become strangely altered; a world where nothing is ever quite what it seems, where the familiar and the friendly lure and deceive. A world where madness and blind panic become the only reality.
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 . . .
The Jackal. A tall, blond Englishman with opaque, grayeyes. A killer at the top of his profession. A man unknown toany secret service in the world. An assassin with a contractto kill the world's most heavily guarded man. One man with a rifle who can change the course of history. One man whose mission is so secretive not even hisemployers know his name. And as the minutes count down to thefinal act of execution, it seems that there is no power onearth that can stop the Jackal.
For Dr. David Beck, the loss was shattering. And every day forthe past eight years, he has relived the horror of what happened.The gleaming lake. The pale moonlight. The piercing screams. Thenight his wife was taken. The last night he saw her alive. Everyone tells him it’s time to move on, to forget the pastonce and for all. But for David Beck, there can be no closure. Amessage has appeared on his computer, a phrase only he and his deadwife know. Suddenly Beck is taunted with the impossible–thatsomewhere, somehow, Elizabeth is alive. Beck has been warned to tell no one. And he doesn’t. Instead,he runs from the people he trusts the most, plunging headlong intoa search for the shadowy figure whose messages hold out a desperatehope. But already Beck is being hunted down. He’s headed straightinto the heart of a dark and deadly secret–and someone intends tostop him before he gets there.
"USA Today" bestselling author Catherine Anderson takesreaders to a quaint wilderness town, where together, a man and awoman find a second chance at life-and love... Determined to giveher son Jeremy the childhood he deserves, Chloe Evans has left atough past behind to start over in the charming town of Jack Pine,Oregon. But protecting Jeremy becomes a dicey proposition when heseeks out the most dangerous man in town, Ben Longtree, to heal hissick puppy. Chloe has been warned to stay away from Ben. Butthere's something about him that intrigues her...
Andrew Potok is an intense, vigorous, sensual man--and agifted painter. Then, passing forty, he rapidly begins to go blindfrom an inherited eye disease, retinitis pigmentosa. Depressed andangry, he rages at the losses that are eradicating his life as anartist, his sources of pleasure, his competence as a man. He hateshimself for becoming blind. But as he will ultimately discover, andas this remarkable memoir recounts, it is not the end of the world.It is the beginning. Ordinary Daylight This the story of Potok’s remarkable odyssey out of despair. Heattempts to come to terms with his condition: learning skills forthe newly blind, dealing with freakish encounters with the medicalestablishment, going to London for a promised cure through abizarre and painful “therapy” of bee stings. He wrestles with theanguish of knowing that his daughter has inherited the same diseasethat is stealing his own eyesight. And then, as he edges evercloser to complete blindness, there comes the day when herec
"A Bewitching mystery--first in the new paranormal chick-litmystery series." Antiques-shop clerk Maggie O'Neill was a littleweirded out when she discovered her new boss Felicity was a witch.But when Felicity becomes the suspect in a local murder, Maggiemust enlist Felicity's wiccan friends for help--and discover herown spellbinding talent.
