Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and down the years clings to the thing that most reminds him of her: a small, strangely captivating painting that ultimately draws him into the criminal underworld. As he grows up, Theo learns to glide between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love - and his talisman, the painting, places him at the centre of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle. The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettably vivid characters and thrilling suspense, it is a beautiful, addictive triumph - a sweeping story of loss and obsession, of survival and self-invention, of the deepest mysteries of love, identity and fate.

The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now, at last, the legendary author shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother. For the first time, Angelou reveals the triumphs and struggles of being the daughter of Vivian Baxter, an indomitable spirit whose petite size belied her larger-than-life presence—a presence absent during much of Angelou’s early life. When her marriage began to crumble, Vivian famously sent three-year-old Maya and her older brother away from their California home to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. The subsequent feelings of abandonment stayed with Angelou for years, but their reunion, a decade later, began a story that has never before been told. In Mom & Me & Mom , Angelou dramatizes her years reconciling with the mother she preferred to simply call “Lady,” revealing the profound moments that shifted the balance of love and respect between them. Delving into one of her life’s most rich, rewarding, and fraught relationships, Mom & Me & Mom explores the healing and love that evolved between the two women over the course of their lives, the love that fostered Maya Angelou’s rise from immeasurable depths to reach impossible heights. Praise for Mom & Me & Mom “[The] latest, and most potent, of her serial autobiographies . . . [a] tough-minded, tenderhearted addition to Angelou’s spectacular canon.”— Elle “Mesmerizing . . . Angelou has a way with words that can still dazzle us , and with her mother as a subject, Angelou has a near-perfect muse and mystery woman.”— Essence “True to her style, [Angelou’s] writing cuts to the chase with compression and simplicity, and there in the background is a calypso smoothness, flurries and showers of musicality between the moments of wickedness. . . . A tightly strung, finely tuned memoir about life with her mother.”— Kirkus Reviews “In this loving recollection of a complicated relationship, Angelou for the first time details the mother-daughter journey to reconciliation and unwavering connection and support. . . . Angelou vividly portrays a spirited woman. . . . [A] remarkable and deeply revealing chronicle of love and healing.”— Booklist “Written with her customary eloquence . . . follows in the episodic style of Angelou’s earlier volumes of autobiography, pulling the reader along effortlessly . The lessons and the love presented here will speak to those trying to make their way in the world.”— Publishers Weekly

Surfing an online dating site, NYPD detective Kat Donovan feels her whole world explode. Staring back at her is her ex-fiancé, the man who shattered her heart—and whom she hasn’t seen in eighteen years. But when Kat reaches out to the man in the profile, an unspeakable conspiracy comes to light. As Kat begins to investigate, her feelings are challenged about everyone she’s ever loved, even her father, whose cruel murder so long ago has never been fully explained. With lives on the line, including her own, Kat must venture deeper into the darkness than she ever has before and discover if she has the strength to survive what she finds there.

264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them larger than a matchbox: potter Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in the Tokyo apartment of his great uncle Iggie. Later, when Edmund inherited the 'netsuke', they unlocked a story far larger than he could ever have imagined...The Ephrussis came from Odessa, and at one time were the largest grain exporters in the world; in the 1870s, Charles Ephrussi was part of a wealthy new generation settling in Paris. Charles's passion was collecting; the netsuke, bought when Japanese objets were all the rage in the salons, were sent as a wedding present to his banker cousin in Vienna. Later, three children - including a young Ignace - would play with the netsuke as history reverberated around them. The Anschluss and Second World War swept the Ephrussis to the brink of oblivion. Almost all that remained of their vast empire was the netsuke collection, dramatically saved by a loyal maid when their huge Viennese palace was occupied. In this stunningly original memoir, Edmund de Waal travels the world to stand in the great buildings his forebears once inhabited. He traces the network of a remarkable family against the backdrop of a tumultuous century and tells the story of a unique collection.

继《美食，祈祷和恋爱》之后 再次出发 寻找爱的真相 拥有科学而智慧的头脑，理性冷静的心态， 面对世间万物，活得聪慧大气， 这才是女人最高级别的性感。 希拉里：“真正伟大的一本书！”奥普拉：“此生必读！” 《时代周刊》、奥普拉杂志、美国亚马逊、巴诺书店年度十大好书 纽约时 报、华尔街日报、纽约客、美国亚马逊、诚品 年度感动推荐 ◆这是一本光芒四射的小 说，一次珍贵的文学成就，一本庞大、全知的小说，关于爱与人生，吉尔伯特在这本书中捕捉了这广阔世界的精髓。 ——《华盛顿邮报》 ◇《万物的签名》是向大自然的智慧致敬，吉尔伯特以她特有的耐性，揭示这个世界最美好的真相。 ——《纽约时报》 ————————————◆———————————— 阿尔玛·惠特克，与世纪同生，在一八○○年滑入我们的世界。 白手起家、从事植物探险而一跃成为费城首富的父亲是阿尔玛眼里永远的太阳，出身名门的母亲则是冷静完美的月亮，志趣相投的植物出版人是她亲密的工作搭档。在阿尔玛的世界里，科学与理性统治一切，身体和头脑需要双重满足。天赋异禀的她，借由对植物的探索与认识，一步步解开推动生命发展的机制。而她最艰巨的任务，却是让她亲近的人理解她、爱她。 为了爱，阿尔玛一直陪伴父亲；为了爱，她与一个完全背道而驰的人结婚，却又因为爱，将爱人放逐到地球另一端，才发现时间所剩无几，留给她的，又何其少…… 十九世纪最雄心勃勃的女植物学家，做着最具纯粹想象力的工作。从伦敦、费城到芳香之地塔希提、阿姆斯特丹，她决心勇敢地爱下去，重写生活脚本，在世上，闯出自己的路。 因为爱，是生命的回声，自始至终，声声不息。

In Citizens of London , Lynne Olson has written a work of World War II history even more relevant and revealing than her acclaimed Troublesome Young Men . Here is the behind-the-scenes story of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain, told from the perspective of three key American players in London: Edward R. Murrow, Averell Harriman, and John Gilbert Winant. Drawing from a variety of primary sources, Olson skillfully depicts the dramatic personal journeys of these men who, determined to save Britain from Hitler, helped convince a cautious Franklin Roosevelt and a reluctant American public to support the British at a critical time. The three—Murrow, the handsome, chain-smoking head of CBS News in Europe; Harriman, the hard-driving millionaire who ran FDR’s Lend-Lease program in London; and Winant, the shy, idealistic U.S. ambassador to Britain—formed close ties with Winston Churchill and were drawn into Churchill’s official and personal circles. So intense were their relationships with the Churchills that they all became romantically involved with members of the prime minister’s family: Harriman and Murrow with Churchill’s daughter-in-law, Pamela, and Winant with his favorite daughter, Sarah. Others were honorary “citizens of London” as well, including the gregarious, fiercely ambitious Dwight D. Eisenhower, an obscure general who, as the first commander of American forces in Britain, was determined to do everything in his power to make the alliance a success, and Tommy Hitchcock, a world-famous polo player and World War I fighter pilot who helped save the Allies’ bombing campaign against Germany. Citizens of London , however, is more than just the story of these Americans and the world leaders they aided and influenced. It’s an engrossing account of the transformative power of personal diplomacy and, above all, a rich, panoramic tale of two cities: Washington, D.C., a lazy Southern town slowly growing into a hub of international power, and London, a class-conscious capital transformed by the Blitz into a model of stoic grace under violent pressure and deprivation. Deeply human, brilliantly researched, and beautifully written, Citizens of London is a new triumph from an author swiftly becoming one of the finest in her field. From the Hardcover edition.

Vikram Seth's novel is, at its core, a love story: Lata and her mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra, are both trying to find -- through love or through exacting maternal appraisal -- a suitable boy for Lata to marry. Set in the early 1950s, in an India newly independent and struggling through a time of crisis, "A Suitable Boy" takes us into the richly imagined world of four large extended families and spins a compulsively readable tale of their lives and loves. A sweeping panoramic portrait of a complex, multiethnic society in flux, "A Suitable Boy" remains the story of ordinary people caught up in a web of love and ambition, humor and sadness, prejudice and reconciliation, the most delicate social etiquette and the most appalling violence.

President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life. Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America’s 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life. In gripping, never-before-heard detail, President Bush brings readers inside the Texas Governor’s Mansion on the night of the hotly contested 2000 election; aboard Air Force One on 9/11, in the hours after America’s most devastating attack since Pearl Harbor; at the head of the table in the Situation Room in the moments before launching the war in Iraq; and behind the Oval Office desk for his historic and controversial decisions on the financial crisis, Hurricane Katrina, Afghanistan, Iran, and other issues that have shaped the first decade of the 21st century. President Bush writes honestly and directly about his flaws and mistakes, as well as his accomplishments reforming education, treating HIV/AIDS in Africa, and safeguarding the country amid chilling warnings of additional terrorist attacks. He also offers intimate new details on his decision to quit drinking, discovery of faith, and relationship with his family. A groundbreaking new brand of memoir, Decision Points will captivate supporters, surprise critics, and change perspectives on one of the most consequential eras in American history – and the man at the center of events.

Senator John McCain learned about life and honor from his grandfather and father, both four-star admirals in the U.S. Navy. Both their careers and their courage helped prepare McCain for the biggest challenge of his life when, as a naval aviator, he was shot down over Hanoi in 1967 and seriously injured. When his captors realized McCain's impressive military legacy, they offered him early release. In what has now become a legendary act of heroism, McCain refused the offer and was subsequently tortured, held in solitary confinement, and imprisoned for more than five years. Faith of My Fathers is about what McCain learned from his father and grandfather, and how their example enabled him to survive. Told with humility, grace, and humor, it is a story of three imperfect men who faced adversity and emerged with their honor intact. It is a story to inspire and instruct, one that shows what fathers give to their sons, and what, ultimately, endures.

老卡拉马佐夫贪婪好色，独占妻子留给儿子们的遗产，并与长子德米特里为一个风流女子争风吃醋。一天黑夜，德米特里疑心自己的情人去跟老头儿幽会，便闯入家园，一怒之下，差点把老头儿砸死。他仓皇逃离后，躲在暗中装病的老卡拉马佐夫的私生子斯乜尔加科夫悄然杀死老爷，造成了一桩震惊全俄的扑朔迷离的血案，从而引发一连串惊心动魄的事件。作品展示了错综复杂的社会、家庭矛盾和人性悲剧，体现了作家一生的最高艺术成就。

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Carried Away is a dazzling selection of stories–seventeen favorites chosen by the author from across her distinguished career. Alice Munro has been repeatedly hailed as one of our greatest living writers, a reputation that has been growing for years. The stories brought together here span a quarter century, drawn from some of her earliest books, The Beggar Maid and The Moons of Jupiter, through her recent best-selling collection, Runaway. Here are such favorites as “Royal Beatings” in which a young girl, her father, and stepmother release the tension of their circumstances in a ritual of punishment and reconciliation; “Friend of My Youth” in which a woman comes to understand that her difficult mother is not so very different from herself; and “The Love of a Good Woman,” in which, when an old crime resurfaces, a woman has to choose whether to believe in the man she intends to marry. Munro’s incomparable empathy for her characters, the depth of her understanding of human nature, and the grace and surprise of her narrative add up to a richly layered and capacious fiction. Like the World War I soldier in the title story, whose letters from the front to a small-town librarian he doesn’t know change her life forever, Munro’s unassuming characters insinuate themselves in our hearts and take permanent hold.

【2013年诺贝尔文学奖得主代表作】 【荣获2009年布克国际奖】 【《纽约时报》年度最佳图书，法国《读书》杂志年度最佳外国小说，荣获加拿大文学大奖吉勒奖】 【著名翻译家李文俊精心翻译】 她是当代短篇小说大师。——诺贝尔奖颁奖辞 逃离，或许是旧的结束。或许是新的开始。或许只是一些微不足道的瞬间，就像看戏路上放松的脚步， 就像午后窗边怅然的向往。 卡拉，十八岁从父母家出走，如今又打算逃脱丈夫和婚姻； 朱丽叶，放弃学术生涯，毅然投奔在火车上偶遇的乡间男子； 佩内洛普，从小与母亲相依为命，某一天忽然消失得再无踪影； 格雷斯，已然谈婚论嫁，却在一念之间与未婚夫的哥哥出逃了一个下午…… 一次次逃离的闪念，就是这样无法预知，无从招架，或许你早已被它们悄然逆转，或许你早已将它们轻轻遗忘。

美国著名经济学家、美联储前副主席、普林斯顿大学经济学教授艾伦•布林德最新力作；国务院发展研究中心金融研究所副所长，研究员，博士生导师，中国银行业协会首席经济学家巴曙松领衔翻译。  一部真实描述美国金融危机历史及其教训的大师级著作，被《纽约时报》评选为2013年度十大好书，并荣获《金融时报》•高盛年度图书入选作品。  中国人民大学校长陈雨露、中国证券投资基金业协会会长孙杰、美国前总统威廉•克林顿、美联储前主席保罗•沃尔克等联袂推荐  中文版特别增加对话“从金融政策角度反思金融危机”，这是作者布林德教授与译者巴曙松研究员专门为本书准备的，是两位经济学家的强强联手和思想碰撞，对当下中国经济和全球金融政策的完善与优化，将起到很好的启示和借鉴作用  湛庐文化出品。 名人推荐 布林德这本书以一个美国现代金融监管者的视角，以丰富的金融经验、第一手资料与数据，再现和分析了金融危机的台前幕后，其中对央行问题资产救助政策的分析尤见专业水准，而他总结的金融十诫和政策制定者的七步法，对当下全球金融界对经济和金融政策的完善与优化将起到很好的启示和借鉴作用。本书翻译工作的主持者巴曙松研究员与布林德教授专门为本书中文版准备的对话，特别值得推荐参考。 中国人民大学校长 陈雨露 布林德在《当音乐停止之后》中舍弃了连篇累牍，而是如同一个历史的旁观者，将金融危机的前因后果向读者娓娓道来，将应对政策分析得丝丝入扣，让人顿悟：危机来临，没有人可以置身事外。 中国证券投资基金业协会会长 孙杰 如果你想知道关于这场金融危机的方方面面——我们如何遭遇了危机，我们怎样躲过了衰退，我们为何没有完全复苏，我们现在还应该做些什么……去读这本书吧！这是一部大师级的作品——简单、直接、充满智慧。 美国前总统 威廉•克林顿 艾伦•布林德的《当音乐停止之后》一书是对金融危机的描述，他的分析和建议非常清晰。 美国国务卿 希拉里•克林顿 艾伦•布林德写作的《当音乐停止之后》是一本关于金融危机的审视分析之作。作者立足于自己的学术研究和独特见解，使得本书通俗易懂，可读性极强。无论你是否完全赞同其观点，支持其论点的力量都是明确的：危机4年之后，美国金融体系仍然缺乏必要的改革。 美联储前主席 保罗•沃尔克 艾伦•布林德是世界上最有名、最为平衡和最为明智的经济学家之一。他的个人经历包括克林顿时期的白宫经济顾问，美联储的副主席，以及《华尔街日报》的专栏作家。《当音乐停止之后》是一本关于2008年金融危机中究竟发生了什么，为什么发生，以及现在对未来意味着什么的最佳图书。 《华盛顿邮报》副总编 鲍勃•伍德沃德 关于这个话题的图书不少，我也读过很多，《当音乐停止之后》提供了关于本次金融危机为何发生、如何发生，以及究竟是什么的最权威版本。这本非常可读的分析类图书，让你完全明白了美国脆弱的房屋贷款和信用卡是如何突然坍塌与毁灭，重建工作是多么重要与困难，救治方案是如何被选择与实施。无论你是对金融危机的现在还是过去感兴趣，如果你想成为一名了解经济和政治如何交错酿成了这场全球大麻烦的专家，那么就去读这本书吧。 全球最大債券型基金太平洋投資管理公司CEO兼投資官 默罕梅德•艾尔-艾瑞恩

《月亮，晚安》是以孩子的感官视角写的睡前故事书，该书自1947年发行至今，仍然在国际出版界长踞畅销书排行榜中。不同的译文版本发行已超过1000万本。甚至被纽约公共图书馆选入「本世纪具有影响力的经典书籍之一」。 书中的故事简单得令人不敢置信，一只小兔子准备要上床睡觉，随着夜色更深，房间更暗，他向周围每一样东西道晚安。 父母可以给孩子最好的环境就是在这个世界上让他们有家的稳定感。孩子需要自己的空间，不论是想象空间还是真实空间，稳定而安详的空间可以让孩子感受到幸福和无条件的爱与接纳，因而产生安全感。书上出现的日用物品都是孩子所熟悉的，也是让心情能够安定下来的重要因素。 一开始，时钟指着七点，但是小兔似乎还不甘心入眠，他环顾四周，然后他看到墙上的图画，房里还有其它东西，想必在生活中息息相关，以致他在睡前依依不舍。睡觉是一种短暂的告别，因着身体的休息，所有的感官必须与周遭事物暂时分开一下，于是在意识渐渐模糊中，他向着房间里的这个那个，一一道别，而房间里的光线也随着他的神志不清而逐渐昏暗。 万籁俱寂，小兔安心的睡着，壁炉的火还在燃烧，小玩具屋的灯还亮着。好象留下对明天的期待和盼望。 不管你这一天过得如何，晚上总会来到，都需向「今天」和「这里」告个结束，明天，又是新的一天。 有些东西越新越好，有些则是越陈越香。图画书很多，却只有耐读耐看的可以经得起岁月的筛选过滤而存留下来，就像《月亮晚安》这本图画书。

《逃家小兔》总是能让年幼的小读者感到一种安详宁静的愉快。因为几乎每个幼小的孩子都曾经在游戏中幻想过像小兔子一样离开家，用这样的方式来考验妈妈对自己的爱，而这个小兔子的经历就像他们自己的游戏一样，给他们带来了一种妙不可言的安全感。简单，而又富于韵味、诗意盎然，一个让孩子倍感温暖的睡前故事。 海报：

"This is George. He lived in Africa. He was a good little monkey, and always very curious." With these words, H. A. and Margret Rey introduced the world to Curious George in 1941, and the world has loved him ever since. The tales of this cheerful and resilient little hero have kept generations of readers enthralled and entertained. Now, in recognition of the sixtieth anniversary of his debut, Houghton Mifflin proudly presents a special edition of George's best-loved adventures. With an introduction by critic Leonard Marcus, a retrospective note by publisher Anita Silvey, and a cataloged history of the Reys by curator Dee Jones, this collection offers a fun and fascinating portrait of a classic character and his unique creators.

本书描写傲慢的单身青年达西与偏见的二小姐伊丽莎白、富裕的单身贵族彬格莱与贤淑的大小姐吉英之间的感情纠葛，充分表达了作者本人的婚姻观，强调经济利益对恋爱和婚姻的影响。小说情节富有喜剧性，语言机智幽默，是奥斯丁小说中最受欢迎的一部，并被多次改编成电影和电视剧。

《走出非洲》是迪内森的自传性小说，作家以优美的文字叙述了1914年至1931年在非洲经营咖啡农场的生活，充满深情地回忆了非洲的自然景色、动物和人，并且用优美的文字写出了对非洲风土人情的熟悉和眷恋，处处洋溢着散文美的内涵。 外国文学经典--原汁原味的英语，适合英语专业大中专生及英语阅读爱好者 安徒生童话 苔丝 哈克贝利·费恩历险记 呼啸山庄 红字 名利场(上下) 爱玛 远离尘嚣 傲慢与偏见 绿野仙踪 小公主 傲慢与偏见 福尔摩斯探案集1:血字的研究 四签名 福尔摩斯探案集2:福尔摩斯历险记 福尔摩斯探案集3:福尔摩斯回忆录 福尔摩斯探案集4:福尔摩斯归来 福尔摩斯探案集5:巴斯克维尔的猎犬 恐怖谷 福尔摩斯探案集6:福尔摩斯的最后致意 福尔摩斯探案集7:福尔摩斯新探案 汤姆·索亚历险记 雾都孤儿 雾都孤儿 劝导 艰难时世 茶花女 外国文学经典:鲁滨逊漂流记 复活 月亮宝石 双城记 小妇人 茶花女 远大前程 远大前程 红与黑 海底两万里 汤姆·索亚历险记 绿野仙踪 绿野仙踪 复活 包法利夫人 海底两万里 基督山伯爵(套装全3册) 红与黑(英文原版) 三个火枪手(套装上下册) 战争与和平(套装全3册) 诺桑觉寺 安徒生童话 大卫科波菲尔(英文版) 小妇人 包法利夫人 远大前程 远离尘嚣 爱玛 名利场 名利场 卡斯特桥市长 二十世纪外国文学精选 简·萨默斯的日记 宠儿(二十世纪外国文学精选) 霍华德庄园 夜色温柔 纯真年代 看不见的人 占有 日瓦戈医生 日瓦戈医生 走出非洲 城堡 宠儿 洛丽塔 看不见的人 洛丽塔(英文版) 日瓦戈医生 看不见的人 了不起的盖茨比 了不起的盖茨比——20世纪百部最佳小说之一、青年人必读的经典小说 大师经典文库 理想国(英文) 马可波罗游记:英文 乌托邦(英文) 培根论说文集(英文) 忏悔录:英文 梦的解析(英文) 道德经(汉英对照) 论语(汉英对照) 孙子兵法 中国人的精神 宽容(英文) 人类的故事 中国的文艺复兴 中国人的精神(英文版) 人类的故事(英文版 房龙著) 梦的解析(英文版)(弗洛伊德著) 理想国 马可波罗游记 乌托邦 培根论说文集 忏悔录 道德经 论语 宽容 中国的文艺复兴(英汉对照) 轻松英语名作欣赏：大话名人 浪漫史诗:鲍蒂卡女王 风云际会:莎士比亚 身后疑云:图坦卡蒙 乱世传奇:圣女贞德 群雄逐鹿:拿破仑 另类成长故事:达尔文 学问人生:爱因斯坦

《辛德勒名单》是澳大利亚“国宝级”作家托马斯•基尼利以真实人物和事件为基础创作的一部伟大的人道主义历史小说，为奥斯卡•辛德勒这个纳粹党员、发了战争财的工业家作传，重现和探索了他之不惜冒身家性命的危险，拯救出一千三百多名犹太劳工的历史史实和心理过程。 基尼利要写出在最黑暗的历史时刻，在面临历史上空前的人类浩劫时，人的精神所具有的伟大力量，同时又竭尽全力要为辛德勒“去魅”，驱散笼罩在这个伟大的拯救者、上帝的替身、犹太民族的“大义人”身上的光环和“迷思”，还他这个“如此含混复杂又如此崇高伟大的人物”的“真身”。所以他决定以小说的形式去展现这个人物，但同时又“力避一切向壁虚构”，所有的事件，哪怕最琐碎的细节全部都有历史文件以及当事人的回忆作为支撑。虽然基尼利的这种创作方式导致《辛德勒名单》在获布克奖后，引起这到底是纪实还是小说的争论，事实证明这种创作方法取得了巨大的成功，真实的力量胜过了一切设计和虚构。《辛德勒名单》不但将那段已经湮没不闻的伟大的拯救故事，如目见耳闻般生动清晰地展现在当代读者面前，而且更重要的是，它将奥斯卡•辛德勒这个真实人物无比复杂甚至矛盾的各个侧面，如刀砍斧斫般深入细致地突显在读者的心中。 不论在多么黑暗的时刻，不论邪恶的力量何等强大，也都有人性的光辉在闪烁，也总有人类的灵魂在成长。只要人类还需要历史和记忆，这本书就永远值得阅读。

Helene Cooper is "Congo," a descendant of two Liberian dynasties -- traced back to the first ship of freemen that set sail from New York in 1820 to found Monrovia. Helene grew up at Sugar Beach, a twenty-two-room mansion by the sea. Her childhood was filled with servants, flashy cars, a villa in Spain, and a farmhouse up-country. It was also an African childhood, filled with knock foot games and hot pepper soup, heartmen and neegee. When Helene was eight, the Coopers took in a foster child -- a common custom among the Liberian elite. Eunice, a Bassa girl, suddenly became known as "Mrs. Cooper's daughter." For years the Cooper daughters -- Helene, her sister Marlene, and Eunice -- blissfully enjoyed the trappings of wealth and advantage. But Liberia was like an unwatched pot of water left boiling on the stove. And on April 12, 1980, a group of soldiers staged a coup d'état, assassinating President William Tolbert and executing his cabinet. The Coopers and the entire Congo class were now the hunted, being imprisoned, shot, tortured, and raped. After a brutal daylight attack by a ragtag crew of soldiers, Helene, Marlene, and their mother fled Sugar Beach, and then Liberia, for America. They left Eunice behind. A world away, Helene tried to assimilate as an American teenager. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill she found her passion in journalism, eventually becoming a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times . She reported from every part of the globe -- except Africa -- as Liberia descended into war-torn, third-world hell. In 2003, a near-death experience in Iraq convinced Helene that Liberia -- and Eunice -- could wait no longer. At once a deeply personal memoir and an examination of a violent and stratified country, The House at Sugar Beach tells of tragedy, forgiveness, and transcendence with unflinching honesty and a survivor's gentle humor. And at its heart, it is a story of Helene Cooper's long voyage home.

「緬甸就像一個得了癌症的女人。她知道自己病了，但她還是照常過她的生活，彷彿一切沒事一樣。她拒絕看病。她與人交談，人們也跟她說話。他們知道她得了癌症，她也知道自己得了癌症，但沒有人說破。」 北韓之外，另一個備受關注的極權國度：緬甸 半世紀的軍事統治，讓曾是世界糧倉的緬甸陷入民不聊生的慘境，也成為一個全民受到嚴密監控、真實與虛假難以區分的詭異之地。緬甸政府不但關押數量龐大的政治犯，2008年的納吉斯風災也因為獨裁者的無能與阻撓，造成14萬人死亡。2010年底，長期遭到軟禁的民主運動領袖翁山蘇姬終於獲釋，2012年初再次投入選舉，全世界都在關注這個飽受蹂躪的佛塔之國，是否能順利開始轉變？ 名列二十世紀偉大政治小說家的歐威爾，年輕時曾在緬甸駐紮五年，擔任帝國警察，然而甚少有人提及這段經驗對他小說創作的影響。他的《緬甸歲月》、《動物農莊》和《一九八四》宛如現代緬甸悲劇歷史的寓言三部曲，緬甸知識分子也因此稱他為「先知」。 本書作者拉金是通曉緬甸文的美國記者，從九○年代起多次祕密到緬甸查訪，她透過走訪歐威爾在緬甸的駐紮路線，對緬甸社會進行第一手觀察，甚至與當地知識分子組織讀書會。拉金以優美的遊記散文，娓娓道出緬甸從英國殖民地、獨立到被軍政府極權統治的悲劇；不但巧妙銜接歐威爾的生平著作與緬甸的政治社會境況，更生動呈現了當地人在高壓統治下的一言一行。

本版为中英文对照圣经，中文采用简体字的《新标点和合本》，英文采用新国际版圣经（New International Version）,缩写为NIV。 规格：150mm×230mm 页数：旧约全书1551页，新约全书461页及附录27页（名词浅注、圣经年代表解、人名地名对照表、地图等等） 书籍边沿金边。