本书是林语堂的《京华烟云》续篇，《纽约时报》誉之为中国的《飘》。该书史诗般的表现了在“中华民族到了最危险的时候”，民族精神痛苦而伟大的升华，再现了抗战初期姚、张两大豪门的兴衰演变，述说了他们作为江南古城丝绸世家的生死较量和激荡人心的商场鏖战，以及在日本侵略势力对中国纺织市场的鲸吞面前，姚、张两家所表现出来的截然不同的态度。它浓缩了一个时代的历史变迁，色残斑斓的社会缩影，动人心魄的爱情故事，一波三折的人物命运，引发人生无穷的感慨……

《生活的艺术》是林语堂旅美专事创作后的第一部书，也是他继《吾国与吾民》之后再获成功的又一英文作品。该书于1937年在美国出版，次年便居美国畅销书排行榜榜首达52周，且接连再版四十余次，并译成十余种外国文字。

Introduction by Kathryn Harrison Commentary by Nathaniel Hawthorne, W. D. Howells, and Carl Van Doren A stark tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a foundational work of American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s exploration of the dichotomy between the public and private self, internal passion and external convention, gives us the unforgettable Hester Prynne, who discovers strength in the face of ostracism and emerges as a heroine ahead of her time. As Kathryn Harrison points out in her Introduction, Hester is “the herald of the modern heroine.” Includes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide

What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface -- a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character -- and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you. In this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C. Foster shows how easy and gratifying it is to unlock those hidden truths, and to discover a world where a road leads to a quest; a shared meal may signify a communion; and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just rain. Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and form, How to Read Literature Like a Professor is the perfect companion for making your reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun.

Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. It is time, he said, for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything. Harry Potter is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizadry. He is desperate to get back to school and find out why his friends Ron and Hermione have been so secretive all summer. However, what Harry is about to discover in his new year at Hogwarts will turn his whole world upside down ... But before he even gets to school, Harry has an unexpected and frightening encounter with two Dementors, has to face a court hearing at the Ministry of Magic and has been escorted on a night-time broomstick ride to the secret headquarters of a mysterious group called The Order of the Phoenix . And that is just the start. A gripping and electrifying novel, full of suspense, secrets, and - of course - magic.

Thrown to the waves, and to fate, the bottle could have ended up anywhere. Instead, it is found just three weeks after it begins its journey. Theresa Osborne, divorced and the mother of a twelve-year-old son, picks it up during a seaside vacation from her job as a Boston newspaper columnist. Inside is a letter that opens with: My Dearest Catherine, I miss you my darling, as I always do, but today is particularly hard because the ocean has been singing to me, and the song is that of our life together.... For "Garrett," the man who signs the letter, the message is the only way he knows to express his undying love for a woman he has lost. For Theresa, wary of romance since her husband shattered her trust, the message raises questions that intrigue her. Who are Garrett and Catherine? Where is he now? What is his story? Challenged by the mystery, and pulled to find Garrett by emotions she does not fully understand, Theresa begins a search that takes her to a sunlit coastal town and an unexpected confrontation. Brought together by chance-or something more powerful-Theresa and Garrett are people whose lives are about to touch for a purpose, in a tale that resonates with our deepest hopes for finding that special someone and everlasting love. Shimmering with suspense and emotional intensity, Message in a Bottle takes readers on a hunt for the truth about a man and his memories, and about both the heartbreaking fragility and enormous strength of love. For those who cherished The Notebook and readers waiting to discover the magic of Nicholas Sparks's storytelling, here is his new, achingly lovely novel of happenstance, desire, and the choices that matter most....

In 1918 Ernest Hemingway went to war, to the 'war to end all wars'. He volunteered for ambulance service in Italy, was wounded and twice decorated. Out of his experiences came A Farewell to Arms . In an unforgettable depiction of war, Hemingway recreates the fear, the comradeship, the courage of his young American volunteers and the men and women he encounters along the way with conviction and brutal honesty. A love story of immense drama and uncompromising passion, A Farewell to Arms is a testament to Hemingway's unique and unflinching view of the world and the people around him. (20030924)

One of the most influential literary works of our time, "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is a dazzling and original achievement by the masterful Gabriel Garcia Marquez, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. "One Hundred Years of Solitude" tells the story of the rise and fall, birth and death of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendia family. Inventive, amusing, magnetic, sad, and alive with unforgettable men and women -- brimming with truth, compassion, and a lyrical magic that strikes the soul -- this novel is a masterpiece in the art of fiction.

在线阅读本书 In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs--yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina, he will do so again.

用动物对人类抗争后自建家园来再现前苏联的整个历史情形，奥威尔的《动物庄园》被公认为20世纪最杰出的政治寓言。《动物庄园》被译成20多种文字在全世界流传，其中的有些语言还变成了人们的口头禅，和《1984》并称为乔治·奥威尔最重要的代表作。本书也收录了《1984》。

《最后的歌》所呈现出的是一个不完美的完美故事，这也许就是人生，平淡却不乏激情，质朴却不乏伟大。用心去呵护一切值得珍视的东西，每天都会有新的微小变化等着我们去发现。此刻我脑海里不断回响着村上春树《海边的卡夫卡》中最后一句话：“一觉醒来，你将成为新世界的一部分。 真爱，是勇于承担，也是一份坚定的责任。 谁都会有成长的烦恼、理想的取舍、爱情的抉择。 唯有真爱能化解一切，点燃希望之歌。 离婚的钢琴教师史蒂文独居海边，越来越感觉到错过了生命中最宝贵的东西——对孩子和家庭的爱。家族遗传的胃病一直困扰着他，他知道自己已时日无多，想最后创作自己一首属于自己的歌。有时，人生就像一首歌。 长大判逆的女儿罗妮因为幼时父母离异与父亲疏远，也因此放弃了深爱的钢琴表演。这个暑假母亲刻意安排她和弟弟乔纳到海边与父亲相聚，一系列的事故让这个假日变得曲折又离奇。但在小岛上和父亲一起的日子，罗妮渐渐领悟了父亲的真爱，理解了父亲的选择，并再次喜欢上音乐，替父亲写完了那首歌。看着父亲在歌声中微笑着离开了人世，罗妮也感觉到新的人生开始了。这是父亲生命中的最后一首歌，也是女儿新生活的第一首歌。 这个多事的暑假罗妮还经历了一场恋爱，俊朗少年威尔同她一样有着不为人知的“秘密”，他们偶遇、相识、恋爱、误会……一起面对险象环生的烦恼和困惑，也一起承担成长的责任和抉择，他们用彼此勇敢的行动证明了真爱。爱情是一首歌。 Seventeen year old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alientated from her parents, especially her father...until her mother decides it would be in everyone's best interest if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him. Ronnie's father, a former concert pianist and teacher, is living a quiet life in the beach town, immersed in creating a work of art that will become the centerpiece of a local church. The tale that unfolds is an unforgettable story of love on many levels--first love, love between parents and children -- that demonstrates, as only a Nicholas Sparks novel can, the many ways that love can break our hearts...and heal them. 点击链接进入中文版： 最后的歌

It's Jack's birthday, and he's excited about turning five. Jack lives with his Ma in Room, which has a locked door and a skylight, and measures 11 feet by 11 feet. He loves watching TV, and the cartoon characters he calls friends, but he knows that nothing he sees on screen is truly real only him, Ma and the things in Room. Until the day Ma admits that there's a world outside ...Told in Jack's voice, Room is the story of a mother and son whose love lets them survive the impossible. Unsentimental and sometimes funny, devastating yet uplifting, Room is a novel like no other. 'Emma Donoghue's writing is superb alchemy, changing innocence into horror and horror into tenderness. Room is a book to read in one sitting. When it's over you look up: the world looks the same but you are somehow different and that feeling lingers for days' Audrey Niffenegger 'Room is one of the most profoundly affecting books I've read in a long time. Jack moved me greatly. His voice, his story, his innocence, his love for Ma combine to create something very unusual and, I think, something very important ...Room deserves to reach the widest possible audience' John Boyne 'I loved Room. Such incredible imagination, and dazzling use of language. And with all this, an entirely credible, endearing little boy. It's unlike anything I've ever read before' Anita Shreve

In the hopeful 1950s, Frank and April Wheeler appear to be a model couple: bright, beautiful, talented, with two young children and a starter home in the suburbs. Perhaps they married too young and started a family too early. Maybe Frank's job is dull. And April never saw herself as a housewife. Yet they have always lived on the assumption that greatness is only just around the corner. But now that certainty is about to crumble. With heartbreaking compassion and remorseless clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their spiritual birthright, betraying not only each other, but their best selves.

英國女作家茱麗葉收到一封來自遙遠根西島的陌生人來信，他在一本二手書發現了她的名字和地址，由於很想再讀作者的其他作品，因此寫信與她聯繫，還提及島上成立「根西馬鈴薯皮派文學讀書會」的由來。茱麗葉對島上的一切感到很好奇，於是雙方開始通信，也與讀書會的其他成員魚雁往返，他們談閱讀對人生的影響，談逆境中堅強活下去的力量，也談生活中的甘甜苦澀。隨著和島民的情誼日漸深厚，茱麗葉決定親自前往根西島一遊，一開始是為了收集下一本新書的題材，沒想到她的生命因此有了意想不到的轉折……值得一提的是，這本小說採用書信體寫成，一封封情意真摯的信件在英國倫敦、蘇格蘭、海峽中的根西島、法國之間往返傳情，讀者就像展讀塵封在櫃子底部的一封封信件，逐漸串聯起令人歡笑又落淚的故事全貌。此書再次肯定閱讀的不朽和人性的不平凡，令人不禁憶起《查令十字路84號》的越洋情誼。這是一個關於書、關於愛情與友情的抉擇、關於歷史與記憶的美好故事。

媒體推薦 「在蒙古，狗死後會被埋在最高的山頭，這樣，就沒有任何人可以從牠的墳上踩過。狗的主人會在牠的耳邊輕聲許下願望，希望狗兒來世化成一個人，回到這個世界上。牠的尾巴會被會切下來擺在頭的下面，牠的嘴裡會擺著一塊肉，好讓牠有力氣旅行。在狗轉世之前，牠的靈魂可以自由地到處旅行，在高原沙漠上盡情奔馳。」 這是我在國家地理頻道的一個節目上看到的，我相信這是真的。節目上說，並不是所有的狗都會化為人回到世上，只有那些準備好的靈魂才會。 「我準備好了。」 Enzo 知道自己是一隻不一樣的狗，牠是一個哲學家，有著近似人類智慧的靈魂。他從電視節目中學習，也會仔細聆聽主人所說的話；牠的主人 Denny 是一名賽車手，Enzo 從主人身上學到許多人生的深刻體悟。人生就像賽車一樣，並不是只要「快」就好了；這件事在賽車場上非常重要，而能夠看透這一點的話，也就能看透人生遭遇的各種苦難考驗了。Enzo 知道自己垂垂老矣、死期將至，而就在他的最後一夜，他回想起他和家人共度的這些日子：Denny為了要獲得成功所做的犧牲、Denny 妻子的意外喪生、三年來 Denny 和岳母對孩子監護權的爭權…。牠衷心的希望 Denny 可以有一天奪下冠軍，並有女兒Zoë陪伴。 這是一個讓人感動的故事，也帶著溫暖和幽默，家庭、愛、忠心、希望，透過這隻讓人心疼的老狗 Enzo ，作者以簡樸而美好的文字講述關於人生的美好與荒誕、溫暖和苦痛。 作者曾執導多部得獎的紀錄片，也曾經創作劇本，也獲得極高的評價，開始小說創作之後不久就獲得 2006 年 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award，在文壇迅速嶄露頭角。

"I was worried about vaginas. I was worried about what we think about vaginas, and even more worried that we don't think about them. . . . So I decided to talk to women about their vaginas, to do vagina interviews, which became vagina monologues. I talked with over two hundred women. I talked to old women, young women, married women, single women, lesbians, college professors, actors, corporate professionals, sex workers, African American women, Hispanic women, Asian American women, Native American women, Caucasian women, Jewish women. At first women were reluctant to talk. They were a little shy. But once they got going, you couldn't stop them." So begins Eve Ensler's hilarious, eye-opening tour into the last frontier, the forbidden zone at the heart of every woman. Adapted from the award-winning one-woman show that's rocked audiences around the world, this groundbreaking book gives voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, poignant, and thoroughly human stories, transforming the question mark hovering over the female anatomy into a permanent victory sign. With laughter and compassion, Ensler transports her audiences to a world we've never dared to know, guaranteeing that no one who reads The Vagina Monologues will ever look at a woman's body the same way again.

Rebecca Bloomwood just hit rock bottom. But she's never looked better.... Becky Bloomwood has a fabulous flat in London's trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with the season's must-haves. The only trouble is that she can't actually afford it—not any of it. Her job writing at Successful Savings not only bores her to tears, it doesn't pay much at all. And lately Becky's been chased by dismal letters from Visa and the Endwich Bank—letters with large red sums she can't bear to read—and they're getting ever harder to ignore. She tries cutting back; she even tries making more money. But none of her efforts succeeds. Becky's only consolation is to buy herself something ... just a little something.... Finally a story arises that Becky actually cares about, and her front-page article catalyzes a chain of events that will transform her life—and the lives of those around her—forever. Sophie Kinsella has brilliantly tapped into our collective consumer conscience to deliver a novel of our times—and a heroine who grows stronger every time she weakens. Becky Bloomwood's hilarious schemes to pay back her debts are as endearing as they are desperate. Her "confessions" are the perfect pick-me-up when life is hanging in the (bank) balance. From the Trade Paperback edition.