In his most brilliant and powerful novel, Pat Conroy tells thestory of Tom Wingo, his twin sister, Savannah, and the dark andviolent past of the family into which they were born. Set in NewYork City and the lowcountry of South Carolina, the novel openswhen Tom, a high school football coach whose marriage and careerare crumbling, flies from South Carolina to New York after learningof his twin sister's suicide attempt. Savannah is one of the mostgifted poets of her generation, and both the cadenced beauty of herart and the jumbled cries of her illness are clues to thetoo-long-hidden story of her wounded family. In the paneled officesand luxurious restaurants of New York City, Tom and SusanLowenstein, Savannah's psychiatrist, unravel a history of violence,abandonment, commitment, and love. And Tom realizes that trying tosave his sister is perhaps his last chance to save himself. Withpassion and a rare gift of language, the author moves from presentto past, tracing the amazing history of the Wingos from Wo

This is the new "Roy Grace" novel from the bestselling author of "Dead Tomorrow". Don't imagine for one moment that I'm not watching you...The Metropole Hotel, Brighton. After a heady New Year's Eve ball, a woman is brutally raped as she returns to her room. A week later, another woman is attacked. Both victims' shoes are taken by the offender...Detective Superintendent Roy Grace soon realises that these new cases bear remarkable similarities to an unsolved series of crimes in the city back in 1997. The perpetrator had been dubbed 'Shoe Man' and was believed to have raped five women before murdering his sixth victim and vanishing. Could this be a copycat, or has Shoe Man resurfaced? When more women are assaulted, Grace becomes increasingly certain that they are dealing with the same man. And that by delving back into the past - a time in which we see Grace and his missing wife Sandy still apparently happy together - he may find the key to unlocking the current mystery. Soon Grace and his team will find themse

A companion to The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring, thisauthoritative and insightful book is packed with more than fivehundred full-color images — many exclusive to this volume — andshows the development of the imagery in The Two Towers from conceptdrawings to wide-screen glory. With illuminating captions tellingthe story of the images in the words of the artists and designersresponsible for the look of the film, including the renownedartists Alan Lee and John Howe, and contributions from PeterJackson, Richard Taylor, Grant Major, Ngila Dickson, Paul Lasaine,and others, this book is a must for all fans of The Lord of theRings. In this essential reference to the architecture and costumesof Jackson"s onscreen Middle-earth, the stunning large-format art,from sketches to paintings to three-dimensional maquettes anddigital art, is lovingly reproduced with lavish production valuesto create a spectacular keepsake for the film"s millions offans.

This Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1912 Wessex Edition,emended to correct errors that have crept into the text from the manu-* onwards and to incorporate revisions that Hardy made in his "study copy" of the novel and in his marked printer's copy and pageproofs for a Harper and Brothers "sixpenny edition" of 190 I, whenever these revisions can confidently be judged to represent Hardy's final de-liberate intention. The resulting text includes revisions by Hardy that have never before appeared in a modern edition. The novel is fully an-notated and is accompanied by Hardy's map of Wessex and a simplified map of the landscape of Far from the MaddbN Crou,d. Textual notes in-clude a list of emendations, examples of variant readings from the man-u* to the Wessex Edition, and a discussion of the choice of copytext. The textual history of the novel is traced in extracts from studies by Richard Little Purdy and Simon GatrelI. Background and source materials include extracts from correspon-dence and contemp

The most popular and the most accomplished twentieth-century American realist painter after Edward Hopper serves up as his autobiography not a prose narrative but an exhibition of his work that spans his entire career, from an oil of a man plowing his fields that was painted when the artist was 16 (in 1933) to a 1993 watercolor of a whale's rib lying on a Maine island shore. One hundred thirty-seven artworks in all appear, and for each one, Wyeth offers a note about its subject, the circumstances that spurred him to paint or draw it, and the feelings, values, and experiences he associates with it. The notes vary greatly in length; some fill most of a page, while others are only a sentence or two. They are frank, concrete, and personal, and Wyeth admirers may find them almost as worthwhile as the splendid gallery of his work that they accompany. Ray Olson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Sookie Stackhouse is the main character in The Southern Vampire Mysteries, a series of eight books written by bestselling author Charlaine Harris

George R.R. Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE -- the story so far.The greatest epic work of the modern age is now available in acollectible box set. A GAME OF THRONES has been adapted into a hitHBO original series.

Comparing Google to an ordinary business islike comparing a rocket to an Edsel. No academic analysis orbystander’s account can capture it. Now Doug Edwards, EmployeeNumber 59, offers the first inside view of Google, giving readers achance to fully experience the bizarre mix of camaraderie andcompetition at this phenomenal company. Edwards, Google’s firstdirector of marketing and brand management, describes it as ithappened. We see the first, pioneering steps of Larry Page andSergey Brin, the company’s young, idiosyncratic partners; theevolution of the company’s famously nonhierarchical structure(where every employee finds a problem to tackle or a feature tocreate and works independently); the development of brand identity;the races to develop and implement each new feature; and the manyideas that never came to pass. Above all, Edwards—a formerjournalist who knows how to write—captures the “Google Experience,”the rollercoaster ride of being part of a company creating itselfin a whole new u

In his debut novel， The Kite Runner， Khaled Hosseini accomplishes what very few contemporary novelists are able to do。 He manages to provide an educational and eye-opening account of a country’s political turmoil--in this case， Afghanistan--while also developing characters whose heartbreaking struggles and emotional triumphs resonate with readers long after the last page has been turned over。 And he does this on his first try。 The Kite Runner follows the story of Amir， the privileged son of a wealthy businessman in Kabul， and Hassan， the son of Amir’s father’s servant。 As children in the relatively stable Afghanistan of the early 1970s， the boys are inseparable。 They spend idyllic days running kites and telling stories of mystical places and powerful warriors until an unspeakable event changes the nature of their relationship forever， and eventually cements their bond in ways neither boy could have ever predicted。 Even after Amir and his father flee to America， Amir r

Manhattan, Thanksgiving eve, 1945. The war is over, and EricSmythe’s party was in full swing. All his clever Greenwich Villagefriends were there. So too was his sister Sara, an independent,outspoken young woman, starting to make her way in the big city.And then in walked Jack Malone, a U.S. Army journalist just backfrom a defeated Germany, a man whose world view was vastlydifferent than that of Eric and his friends. This chance meetingbetween Sara and Jack and the choices they both made in the wake ofit would eventually have profound consequences, both for themselvesand for those closest to them for decades afterwards. Set amidstthe dynamic optimism of postwar New York and the subsequentnightmare of the McCarthy era, The Pursuit of Happiness is agreat, tragic love story; a tale of divided loyalties, decisivemoral choices and the random workings of destiny.

Ismay et Heather vivent dans la maison où est mort leurbeau-père Guy, il y a neuf ans de cela. Depuis, la demeure a étédivisée en deux appartements : leur mère occupe celui du haut avecsa soeur, Ismay et Heather se partagent l'autre logement. Si cesdeux dernières s'entendent très bien, jamais elles n'évoquent leschangements intervenus dans la maison, ni ce terrible jour du moisd'ao?t. Peut-on enfouir un secret au point que la vérité ne refassejamais surface ? Quand l'eau devient sang, les mensonges cachésressurgissent, inexorablement.

This is a fabulous opportunity to finally own all seven Harry Potter titles - "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" - in a fantastic boxed set. 作者简介： Since publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1997, the Harry Potter novels have sold 350 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 64 languages. J.K. Rowling has generated huge popular appeal for her books across the generations in an unprecedented fashion: she was the first children's author to be voted the BA Author of the Year, and also to win the British Book Awards Author of the Year. J.K. Rowling lives with her family in Edinburgh.

One grew up in the cornfields of Iowa, fighting for his independence, for a way out of a life that promised only indifference, aimlessness and obscurity. "You will forever be a child of two worlds, capable of choosing your own destiny. The only question you face is, which path will you chose?" The other grew up on the jagged cliffs of the harsh Vulcan desert, fighting for acceptance, for a way to reconcile the logic he was taught with the emotions he felt. In the far reaches of the galaxy, a machine of war bursts into existence in a place and time it was never meant to be. On a mission of retribution for the destruction of his planet, its half-mad captain seeks the death of every intelligent being, and the annihilation of every civilized world. Kirk and Spock, two completely different and unyielding personalities must find a way to lead the only crew, aboard the only ship, that can stop him.

On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester's Mill,Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from therest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into itand fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener's hand issevered as "the dome" comes down on it, people running errands inthe neighboring town are divided from their families, and carsexplode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where itcame from, and when -- or if -- it will go away. Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, findshimself teamed with a few intrepid citizens -- town newspaper ownerJulia Shumway, a physician's assistant at the hospital, aselect-woman, and three brave kids. Against them stands Big JimRennie, a politician who will stop at nothing -- even murder -- tohold the reins of power, and his son, who is keeping a horriblesecret in a dark pantry. But their main adversary is the Domeitself. Because time isn't just short. It's running out.

Scott Schuman just wanted to take photographs of people that he met on the streets of New York who he felt looked great. His now-famous and much-loved blog, thesartorialist.com, is his showcase for the wonderful and varied sartorial tastes of real people across the globe. This book is a beautiful anthology of Scott ’s favorite images, accompanied by his insightful commentary. It includes photographs of well-known fashion figures alongside people encountered on the street whose personal style and taste demand a closer look. From the streets of New York to the parks of Florence, from Stockholm to Paris, from London to Moscow and Milan, these are the men and women who have inspired Scott and the many diverse and fashionable readers of his blog. After fifteen years in the fashion business, Scott Schuman felt a growing disconnect between what he saw on the runways and in magazines, and what real people were wearing. The Sartorialist was his attempt to redress the balance. Since its beginning, the b

The Second Edition of this Norton Critical Edition of Fielding’s great novel reprints the definitive fourth edition text (1749, dated 1750), "Carefully revis’d and corrected/By Henry Fielding, Esq;", the last in his lifetime. The novel is fully annotated for undergraduate readers and is accompanied by a Textual Appendix and a map depicting Tom’s route to London. As in the previous edition, "Contemporary Reactions" by such noteworthy commentators as Samuel Richardson, Samuel Johnson, and the Hill sisters provide rich historical context. "Criticism" is a collection of fourteen interpretations of the novel spanning the years 1826–1990 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Forsyth, Kenneth Rexroth, R. S. Crane, John Preston, William Empson, Wayne C. Booth, Martin Battestin, Maaja A. Stewart, Eleanor N. Hutchens, Sean Shesgreen, Frederick W. Hilles, and Sheridan Baker. A new Chronology and an updated Selected Bibliography are also included.

?" Quand j'ai compris que Mario était mort, tous les détailsme sont revenus. Les gens racontaient cela en long et en large à magrand-mère. Mario traversait le champ, un peu plus haut, à lasortie du village. Il cachait la bombe dans un sac, il courait.Peut-être qu'il s'est pris les pieds dans une motte de terre, et ilest tombé. La bombe a explosé. On n'a rien retrouvé de lui. C'étaitmerveilleux. C'était comme si Mario s'était envolé vers un autremonde, vers Ourania. Puis les années ont passé, j'ai un peu oublié.Jusqu'à ce jour, vingt ans après, où le hasard m'a réuni avec lejeune homme le plus étrange que j'aie jamais rencontré. " C'est ainsi que Daniel Sillitoe, géographe en mission au centre duMexique, découvre, gr?ce à son guide Rapha?l, la république idéalede Campos, en marge de la Vallée, capitale de la terre noire duChernozem, le rêve humaniste de l'Emporio, la zone rouge quiretient prisonnière Lili de la lagune, et l'amour pourDahlia.? J.M.G. Le Clézio. --Ce

由于外星球的入侵，距离地球3亿光年的Lorien星球覆灭了。星球上仅存下来的9个孩子随着他们各自的守卫一起逃到地球上，分散在世界的各个角落。他们有着和人类一样的外表，说着人类的语言，过着普通的生活。然而他们又和地球人不同，继承了Lorien星球人的特点，他们各个天赋异禀，有着不同的超能力。他们希望随着自己的成长，将个人的能量锻炼的足够强大，以联合起来拯救毁灭的Lorien星球。 但是，他们的敌人，毁灭了Lorien星球的Mogadorians星球要将他们赶尽杀绝，派人一路来到地球追杀他们.9个孩子中的前3个已经被杀，约翰 史密斯是第4个。 为了躲避追杀约翰和他的守卫亨利一直东躲西藏、居无定所，直到他在俄亥俄州的一个小镇上遇到了一个叫萨拉的地球女孩。他决定不再躲藏，他要待在这里，勇敢面对自己的命运，面对敌人的追杀。约翰会如何运用

Dans cette chronique parisienne de l'entre-deux guerres,Aragon décrit la toute nouvelle société surréaliste. Aurélien,jeune homme sensible et oisif, fréquente les salons parisiensd'avant-garde, y c?toie les poètes, les actrices, les peintres quine sont autres que Picabia ou Cocteau. Au sein de ce microcosmeinsouciant et sans entraves, un amour irrésistible mais inavouéna?t entre Aurélien et Bérénice, une jeune provinciale venue àParis pour quelques jours. Malgré la séparation, leur passion ne sedémentira pas malgré le temps et la distance qui les auronttransformés tous deux. Dans ce roman, c'est Aragon poète que l'onretrouve, "le fou d'Elsa" laissant sa plume courir au gré d'unlyrisme profond et sobre inspiré par l'amour (voir Les Yeux d'Elsa ). Il ad'ailleurs bien volontiers reconnu la présence d'élémentsautobiographiques dans son oeuvre, lui qui pourtant avouait :"L'art du roman, c'est de savoir mentir." Quel plus noble et plusdélicieux mensonge que ce roman d'amour ?

Six years in the writing, The Lost Symbol is Dan Brown's extraordinary sequel to his internationally bestselling Robert Langdon thrillers, Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code. Nothing is ever what it first appears in a Dan Brown novel. Set over a breathtaking 12 hour time span, the book's narrative takes the reader on an exhilarating journey through a masterful and unexpected landscape as Professor of Symbology, Robert Langdon, is once again called into action. Expertly researched and written with breakneck pace, The Lost Symbol once again demonstrates why Dan Brown is the world's bestselling thriller writer. 作者简介： Dan Brown is the bestselling author of Digital Fortress, Deception Point, Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he has taught English and creative writing. He lives in New England. Visit his UK website at www.danbrownofficial.co.uk.