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Philip K. Dick 是当代北美最著名的畅销书作家之一，影响了村上春树、斯皮尔伯格等大家，被誉为美国的“金庸”，但他生前却屡遭退稿，穷困潦倒。 他预言了基因技术、克隆技术、记忆移植，写下最具科学性的科幻作品，却被大学退学，曾五次离婚，被怀疑精神失常而送进戒毒中心。 他的《少数派报告》、《全面回忆》吸引了汤姆·克鲁斯、施瓦辛格等巨星，催生了好莱坞的票房新高，成为科幻电影的里程碑，但他当年却痛恨好莱坞。 他一度想摆脱科幻，但最终以科幻的形式拓展出全新的人生和社会的传奇:“我是职业科幻小说家。我与幻想为伍，我的人生就是一个奇思幻想。” 本书《高塔中的男人》充满了偏执狂和复杂真实的游戏，这种“假如纳粹德国获胜”的剧情是曾经被写过的最非主流的历史。本书被Science Fiction Book Club列为“过去五十年间最优秀的科幻小说和奇幻小说”之一。

Exciting, important, a great American novel. John Barth emerged as one of the most exciting and promising novelists of his generation with the publication of his first novel,The Floating Opera . The subsequent appearance ofThe End of the Road ,The Sot-Weed Factor , andGiles Goat-Boy has more than justified this promise.    "The End of the Roadhas more freshness, more wit and invention, and more intellectual life of its own than most recent American fiction. It is a horrifying book too, and neither the vocabulary nor the situations will recommend themselves to the squeamish." --Harper's   "A brilliant novel of marital infidelity on a college campus by the best writer we have at the present, and one of the best we have ever had." --New York Times

独立宣言是一份由托马斯·杰斐逊起草，并由其它13个殖民地代表签署的最初声明美国从英国独立的文件。早在独立前的一百多年间，欧洲启蒙思想就开始在北美传播，为《独立宣言》的发表奠定了理论基础。在欧洲启蒙思想的熏陶下，北美殖民地也产生了自己的启蒙思想家，代表人物是本杰明·富兰克林和托马斯·杰斐逊，他们反对奴隶制，主张人民享有自由、平等的权利。并且喊出了：“没有代表权，就不得征税”（“No Taxation without Representation”）的口号。这句口号原本是英国政治的基本原则，在英国贵族与王室的斗争中使用过，但独立战争期间被殖民者用来捍卫自己的权利。

Life on the Mississippi (1883) is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War, and also a travel book, recounting his trip along the Mississippi from St. Louis to New Orleans many years after the War. The book begins with a brief history of the river as reported by Europeans and Americans, beginning with the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1542. It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' of an experienced pilot. He describes, with great affection, the science of navigating the ever-changing Mississippi River in a section that was first published in 1876, entitled "Old Times on the Mississippi". In the second half, Twain narrates his trip many years later on a steamboat from St. Louis to New Orleans. He describes the competition from railroads, and the new, large cities, and adds his observations on greed, gullibility, tragedy, and bad architecture. He also tells some stories that are most likely tall tales. Simultaneously published in 1883 in the United States and Great Britain, the book is said to have been the first submitted to a publisher as a typewritten manuscript.

邓瑞·梅钦是个乐天派。当他遇到麻烦时，决不会认输言败，哭天抹泪。他会主动去寻找机会，一旦发现机会，便会牢牢把握。当然，幸运之神也很眷顾着他。幸运的是伯爵夫人打算办场舞会，可邓瑞是如何弄到请柬的呢？幸运的是科多林夫人跟邓瑞的老板起了争执，可邓瑞是如何成为科多林太太的收租人的呢？更幸运的是“亚尔马号”在兰迪德诺附近海域沉没，可邓瑞是如何从这件事上赚得1000英镑的？

《007：大战皇家赌场》（Casino Royale）是马丁·坎贝尔执导的一部动作惊悚片，为米高梅出品的《007》系列电影第21集，影片根据007教父伊恩·弗莱明出版于1953年的第一部邦德小说改编而成，是丹尼尔·克雷格担当第六任007后的第一部影片，影片其他主演有爱娃·格林、麦斯·米科尔森等。 《007：大战皇家赌场》讲述了詹姆斯·邦德刚刚成为英国特工的故事。虽然初出茅庐，但是邦德已具备高超的情报员能力，在连续完成两项称职的刺杀行动之后，他也晋升为“007”情报员。

艾莎天生具有制造冰雪的神奇能力，然而随着年龄的增长，她的能力越来越强，甚至险些夺走妹妹的生命。艾莎从此变得自我封闭，并向世人隐藏了拥有魔法的秘密。阿伦黛尔的国王和王后在一次海难中丧生；悲哀的海难过后，艾莎终于到了加冕的年龄，各国王公齐来祝贺。艾莎战战兢兢，唯恐被人识破隐藏了多年的秘密。然而当听说安娜将要和初次见面的南方小岛王子汉斯结婚时，依然情绪失控露出了马脚。在此之后她逃到山中，构建了属于自己的冰雪宫殿，而阿伦黛尔也陷入可怕的寒冷之中。 安娜为了拯救姐姐和阿伦黛尔王国，独自来到山中，在山民克里斯托夫的帮助下总算来到姐姐的宫殿，成功找回了姐姐。

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Twenty Years After (1845), the sequel to The Three Musketeers, is a supreme creation of suspense and heroic adventure. Two decades have passed since the musketeers triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady. Time has weakened their resolve, and dispersed their loyalties. But treasons and strategems still cry out for justice: civil war endangers the throne of France, while in England Cromwell threatens to send Charles I to the scaffold. Dumas brings his immortal quartet out of retirement to cross swords with time, the malevolence of men, and the forces of history. But their greatest test is a titanic struggle with the son of Milady, who wears the face of Evil. The only edition in print, David Coward sets both the author and his exciting tale in their historical and cultural contexts. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.