1.The Grate Gatsby
二十世纪二十年代的美国,空气里弥漫着欢歌与纵饮的气息。一个偶然的机会,穷职员尼克闯人了挥金如土的大富翁盖茨比隐秘的世界,惊讶地发现,他内心惟一的牵绊竟是河对岸那盏小小的绿灯——-灯影婆娑中,住着他心爱的黛西。然而,冰冷的现实容不下飘渺的梦,到头来,盖茨比心中的女神只不过是凡尘俗世的物质女郎。当一切真相大白,盖茨比的悲剧人生亦如烟花般,璀璨只是一瞬,幻灭才是永恒。一阕华丽的“爵士时代”的挽歌,在菲茨杰拉德笔下,如诗如梦,在美国当代文学史上留下了墨色浓重的印痕。二十世纪末,美国学术界权威在百年英语文学长河中选出一百部最优秀的小说,《了不起的盖茨比》众望所归,高居第二位,傲然跻身当代经典行列。
F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the major American writers of the twentieth century -- a figure whose life and works embodied powerful myths about our national dreams and aspirations. F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896, attended Princeton University, and published his first novel, This Side of Paradise, in 1920. He left us one sure masterpiece, The Great Gatsby; a near-masterpiece, Tender Is the Night; and a gathering of stories and essays that together capture the essence of the American experience. His writings are insightful and stylistically brilliant; today he is admired both as a social chronicler and a remarkably gifted artist.
F·S·菲茨杰拉德,美国小说家。他年轻时试写过剧本。读完高中后考入普林斯顿大学。1920年出版了长篇小说《人间天堂》,从此出了名,小说出版后他与泽尔达结婚。婚后携妻寄居巴黎,结识了安德逊、海明威等多位美国作家。1925年《了不起的盖茨比》问世,奠定了他在现代美国文学史上的地位,成了20年代“爵士时代”的发言人和“迷惘的一代”的代表作家之一。
作品:
剧本:《美女和被诅咒的人》、《了不起的盖茨比》、《生死同心》、《女人》、《乱世佳人》、《居里夫人》、 《夜色温柔》 、《我最后一次见到巴黎》、《绮梦初艳》等。
长篇小说:《人间天堂》(1920)、《美丽与毁灭》(1922)、《了不起的盖茨比》(1925)、《夜色温柔》(1934)、《最后一个大亨》(1941)等。
短篇小说集:《飞女郎与哲学家》(1920)、《爵士时代的故事》(1922)、《那些忧伤的年轻人》(1926)、《早晨的起床号》(1935)等。
文集:My Lost City(暂无中文译名)收录名篇《崩溃》。
2.To kill a mockingbird
杀死一只知更鸟
The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic. Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill A Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior - to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos. Now with over 18 million copies in print and translated into forty languages, this regional story by a young Alabama woman claims universal appeal. Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story. Today it is regarded as a masterpiece of American literature.
3.The time traveler’s wife
Passionately in love, Clare and Henry vow to hold onto each other and their marriage as they struggle with the effects of Chrono-Displacement Disorder, a condition that casts Henry involuntarily into the world of time travel.
4.Death on Nile
一艘满载着来自世界各地的豪绅、名媛、没落贵族的游轮上发生了扑朔迷离血腥的连环凶杀。 拥有巨大财富的林内特小姐同新婚丈夫一起登上了“卡纳克号”游艇,继续她的蜜月旅行。但是当游船在迷人的尼罗河中溯流而上的时候,一个夜晚,年轻、美丽又富有的她在睡梦中遭到了枪杀。她的头部中了一枪,而桌上那条价值五万英镑的项链也不翼而飞… … 凶手是谁?为什么要杀林内特? 船上的人陷入恐慌之中,因为谁都有嫌疑。正在船上度假的比利时名侦探波洛先生立即在船上的游客中间进行调查。他的临时助手---- 一个正为连杀五人的杀人犯而头疼的雷斯上校,也是波洛的老相识,递给他一张船上游客的名单。 航行于尼罗河上的豪华游轮里,在一件精心策划的谋杀案发生之后,接着又出现了第二个、第三个死者……谋杀案都发生在一个相当封闭的空间中。看上去,游船上的每个人好像都有杀死美丽的女继承人林内特·里奇韦以及其他受害者的理由,其中有一个人的动机特别强烈,那就是林内特的情敌——杰奎琳·德·贝尔福特。唯一没有凶嫌的,是死者的新婚丈夫——西蒙·道尔。而出乎众人意料的是,凶手竟是…… 波洛根据通常易被人忽视的蛛丝马迹,运用严谨的逻辑推理,把错综复杂的线索梳理清楚,终于揭开这一离奇曲折的惨案真相,给死者一个公道。
5.The art of loving
A classic in its own time...The original self-help treatise that has inspired countless numbers of men and women throughout the world. Learn how love can release hidden potential and become life's most exhilarating experience. In this fresh and candid work, renowned psychoanalyst Erich Fromm guides you in developing your capacity for love in all its aspectsromantic love, love of parents for children, brotherly love, erotic love, self-love, and love of God. Read by a professional narrator, this powerful rendition of the book shows how you can alter the whole course of your life. The Art of Loving has been continuously in publication since 1956 and has sold over 6 million copies. It is considered the seminal work in developing the psychology of person growth. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
6.Alices adventures of wonderland
The young Alice follows a hasty hare underground-to come face-to-face with some of the strangest adventures in all of literature. In this arresting parody of the fears, anxieties, and complexities of growing up, readers enter the world of make-believe, where the impossible becomes possible and the heights of adventure are unlimited.
7.Who moed my cheese?
I. Cheese is a metaphor for what you want in life - be it a good job, a loving relationship, money or possessions. And the maze is where you look for what you want - your organization, family or community. This book shows how to anticipate change, adapt quickly, enjoy change, and be ready for more. Written for all ages, this story takes less than an hour to read, but its un... I. Cheese is a metaphor for what you want in life - be it a good job, a loving relationship, money or possessions. And the maze is where you look for what you want - your organization, family or community. This book shows how to anticipate change, adapt quickly, enjoy change, and be ready for more. Written for all ages, this story takes less than an hour to read, but its unique insights can last for a lifetime. "Who Moved My Cheese?" is a simple parable that reveals profound truths. It is an amusing and enlightening story of four characters who live in a maze and look for cheese to nourish them and make them happy. Cheese is a metaphor for what you want to have in your life - whether it is a good job, a loving relationship, money or a possession, health or spiritual peace of mind. And the maze is where you look for what you want - the organization you work for in, or the family or community you live in. This profound book from bestselling author, Dr. Spencer Johnson will show you how to: anticipate change; adapt to change quickly; enjoy change; and, be ready to change quickly, again and again. Discover the secret for yourself and learn how to deal with change so that you suffer less stress and enjoy more success in your work and in life. II. The story of Who Moved My Cheese? was created by Dr. Spencer Johnson to help him deal with a difficult change in his life. It showed him how to take his changing situation seriously but not take himself so seriously. When his friends noticed how much better lifehad become for him, and asked why, Dr. Johnson shared his “Cheese” story. Many later commented how hearing the story had helped them to keep their sense of humor, to change, and to gain something better, too. Two decades after the story was created, "Who Moved My Cheese?" was finally published. It soon became a #1 international bestseller, with one million hardcover copies in print within the first sixteen months and over ten million copies within the next two years. Some critics do not understand why so many people find the book so valuable. They say the story is simple enough for a child to understand, and it insults their intelligence. Some even fear it suggests that people should mindlessly conform to unnecessary changes imposed by others, although that is not in the story. The author has commented that both the fans and the critics are “right” in their own way. It is not what is in the story of Who Moved My Cheese? but how you interpret it and apply it to your own situation that gives it value. Hopefully the way you interpret the story of Who Moved My Cheese? and put it into action in your life will help you find and enjoy the “New Cheese” you deserve.
8.Gone with the wind
乱世佳人
内容简介
Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Civil War, Margaret Mitchell's magnificent historical epic is an unforgettable tale of love and loss, of a nation mortally divided and a people forever changed. Above all, it is the story of beautiful, ruthless Scarlett O'Hara and the dashing soldier of fortune, Rhett Butler. Since its first publication in 1936, Gone With The Wind has endured as a story for all our times.
作者简介
Margaret Mitchell was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of an attorney who was president of the Atlanta Historical Society. She married in 1925, and spent the following ten years putting down on paper the stories she had heard about the Civil War. The result was
Gone With The Wind, first published in 1936. It won the Pulitzer price, sold over ten million copies, was translated into eighteen languages and was later made into one of the best-loved films of all time starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable. This book, a record bestseller, was her only published work. She died in 1949.