Sigrid Undset's Catherine of Siena is critically acclaimed as one of the best biographies of this well known, and amazing fourteenth-century saint. Known for her historical fiction, which won her the Nobel Prize for literature in 1928, Undset based t
Joseph Pfeifer Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11-平凡英雄
作者:Joseph Pfeifer
书名:Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11《平凡英雄》
简介:From the first FDNY chief to respond to the 9/11 attacks, an intimate memoir and a tr
书名:Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11《平凡英雄》
简介:From the first FDNY chief to respond to the 9/11 attacks, an intimate memoir and a tr
Huma Abedin Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds-两者兼有:许多世界的人生
作者:Huma Abedin
书名:Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds《两者兼有:许多世界的人生》
简介:In this beautifully written and propulsive memoir, Huma Abedin—Hillar
书名:Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds《两者兼有:许多世界的人生》
简介:In this beautifully written and propulsive memoir, Huma Abedin—Hillar
Hermann Hesse Hermann Hesse: A Pictorial Biography-赫尔曼·黑塞:画报传记
This album offers a wealth of unknown photographic and textual material which was first discovered among Hesse's literary effects after his death. Over 200 photographs chronicle his family background, his school and apprentice years, his first litera
Edward T. Welch François Mauriac : the making of an intellectual-弗朗西斯·奥斯·莫里亚克:知识分子的形成
While François Mauriac’s reputation as a novelist is well established, it is often forgotten that fiction forms only part of his output, and that in the post-war years especially, it was principally his activities as a journalist which kept him in the pub
Lara: the untold love story and the inspiration for Doctor Zhivago-劳拉
The heartbreaking story of the love affair between Boris Pasternak, the author of Doctor Zhivago, and Olga Ivinskaya—the true tragedy behind the timeless classic, and a harrowing look at how the Russian government has treated dissidents
When Stalin cam
When Stalin cam
Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves t
作者:Nick Offerman
标题:Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
简介:A humorous and ro
标题:Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
简介:A humorous and ro
Jean-Paul Sartre The Words-文字
Jean-Paul Sartre's famous autobiography of his first ten years has been widely compared to Rousseau's Confessions. Written when he was fifty-nine years old, The Words is a masterpiece of self-analysis. Sartre the philosopher, novelist and playwr
Will
作者:Will Smith, Mark Manson
书名:Will
简介:One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a
书名:Will
简介:One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a
Brad Stone Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire-释放亚马逊
作者:Brad Stone
书名:Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire《释放亚马逊:贝索斯和一个全球帝国的诞生》
简介:Almost ten years ago, Bloombe
书名:Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire《释放亚马逊:贝索斯和一个全球帝国的诞生》
简介:Almost ten years ago, Bloombe
Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age
作者:Debby Applegate
书名:Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age
简介:The compulsively readable and sometimes jaw-dropping story of the life o
书名:Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age
简介:The compulsively readable and sometimes jaw-dropping story of the life o
Philip Yancey Where the Light Fell-光进入的地方
作者:Philip Yancey
书名:Where the Light Fell《光进入的地方》
简介:In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of to
书名:Where the Light Fell《光进入的地方》
简介:In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of to
Pablo Neruda Memoirs-回忆录
Pablo Neruda has been hailed as the greatest poet of the 20th century & was a Nobel laureat. In these memoirs he also recounts his distinguished career as a diplomat & politician, during which he came to know iconic figures including Gandhi, Che Guevara,
Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society
作者:Bill Bryson
书名:Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society
简介:Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, and with co
书名:Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society
简介:Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, and with co
Saul Bellow Letters-信件
A never-before-published collection of letters-an intimate self- portrait as well as the portrait of a century.
Saul Bellow was a dedicated correspondent until a couple of years before his death, and his letters, spanning eight decades, show us a twent
Saul Bellow was a dedicated correspondent until a couple of years before his death, and his letters, spanning eight decades, show us a twent
The Life of Saul Bellow: To Fame and Fortune-索尔·贝娄的一生
For much of his adult life, Saul Bellow was the most acclaimed novelist in America, the winner of, among other awards, the Nobel Prize in Literature, three National Book Awards, and the Pulitzer Prize. The Life of Saul Bellow, by the literary scholar and
It All Adds Up: From the Dim Past to the Uncertain Future-这一切加起来
Saul Bellow's fiction, honored by a Nobel Prize and a Pulitzer, among other awards, has made him a literary giant. Now the man himself and a lifetime of his insightful views on a range of topics spring off the page in this, his first nonfiction colle
Elias Canetti The Memoirs of Elias Canetti-埃利亚斯·卡内蒂回忆录
A compelling account of the development of a great artist, and a portrait of the tragic character of an entire eraThe uncompromising achievement of Elias Canetti has been matched by few writers this century. Canetti worked brilliantly in many forms, but t
Elias Canetti Party in the Blitz-闪电战党
Elias Canetti originally intended Party in the Blitz to capture an image of his time in post-war London. Well known throughout Europe, Canetti scorned British intellectuals who weren’t familiar with his work. By force of will alone he accumulated English
The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel-总理:安吉拉·默克尔的非凡历程
作者:Kati Marton
书名:The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel《总理:安吉拉·默克尔的非凡历程》
简介:The definitive biography of German Chanc
书名:The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel《总理:安吉拉·默克尔的非凡历程》
简介:The definitive biography of German Chanc
Gerald Martin Gabriel García Márquez: A Life-加布里埃尔·加西亚·马奎兹:生活
In this exhaustive and enlightening biography—nearly two decades in the making—Gerald Martin dexterously traces the life and times of one of the twentieth century’s greatest literary titans, Nobel Prize-winner Gabriel García Márquez.
Martin chronicles
Martin chronicles
Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could
作者:Adam Schiff
标题:Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could
简介:From the congressman who led the first impeachment of Donald
标题:Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could
简介:From the congressman who led the first impeachment of Donald
Tsangnyön Heruka The Life of Marpa the Translator: Seeing Accomplishes All-翻译家马尔帕的一生:眼见成就一切
Marpa the Translator, the eleventh-century farmer, scholar, and teacher, is one of the most renowned saints in Tibetan Buddhist history. In the West, Marpa is best known through his teacher, the Indian yogin Nâropa, and through his closest disciple, Milar
Chögyam Trungpa Born in Tibet-出生在西藏
Chögyam Trungpa—meditation master, scholar, and artist—was identified at the age of only thirteen months as a major tulku, or reincarnation of an enlightened teacher. As the eleventh in the teaching lineage known as the Trungpa tulkus, he underwent a peri
The Early Novels of Naguib Mahfouz: Images of Modern Egypt
"An invaluable contribution to our understanding of Mahfouz and a full, descriptive survey of novels by the Egyptian Nobel Prize-winning writer. It bridges the gap for non-Arabists, and in detail gives a vivid portrait of each novel, its subject mat