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★歐巴馬2025夏季選書★普立茲獎得主Ron Chernow鉅獻，完整揭示馬克吐溫的傳奇人生與影響力★豐富史料、書信、手稿，真實還原文學大師鮮為人知的掙扎與幽默★描寫家庭、夢想、創傷、種族與社會批判，層層交織的生命旅程★理解美國文學、文化與時代精神的最關鍵讀本普立茲獎傳記大師Ron Chernow以權威筆觸，帶領讀者走進美國文學教父馬克吐溫的多采人生。《Mark Twain》追溯這位幽默天才本名Samuel Clemens的成長歷程，從密西西比河畔的少年、夢想成為輪船領航員，到橫跨報業、文壇，崛起為美國史上第一位全球知名文學名人。馬克吐溫以尖刻風趣的諷刺筆調描繪美國社會，創作《湯姆歷險記》、《哈克貝利費恩歷險記》等經典，深刻影響數代作家與讀者。這本鉅細靡遺的傳記不僅記錄了Twain的文壇輝煌，更真實揭露他為名聲與財富拚搏、商業投資失利而破產、流亡歐洲以及家庭創傷和晚年孤寂。Chernow透過大量信件與未公開手稿，細膩還原這位作家的光明與陰影——他如何反思奴隸制、批判社會不公，也如何在喪妻喪女的悲痛中，以犀利又動人的文學語言，批判世界同時療癒自己。Twain的故事，就是美國不斷變動與夢想衝突的縮影。Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow illuminates the full, fascinating, and complex life of the writer long celebrated as the father of American literature, Mark Twain Before he was Mark Twain, he was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Born in 1835, the man who would become America's first, and most influential, literary celebrity spent his childhood dreaming of piloting steamboats on the Mississippi. But when the Civil War interrupted his career on the river, the young Twain went west to

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Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier, Kayla Miller, and Victoria Jamieson, this funny and heartwarming graphic novel series is the Baby-Sitter's Club for pets! PAWS follows a group of girls with a love of animals but an inability to have any of their own pets who start a dog-walking service.Meet best friends Gabby Jordan, Priya Gupta, and Mindy Kim. They're different in just about every way--personalities, hobbies, family, and more--but they have a few important things in common: they're all in the same class, they absolutely love animals, and for reasons that are as varied as the trio themselves none of them can actually have any pets.Unable to resist the adorable temptation any longer, the girls decide to come up with a way to finally get their hands on some furry friends. And, as luck would have it, it seems like their neighborhood is in need of some afterschool dog-walkers. So, just like that, PAWS is born!But it turns out that running a business is harder than it looks, especially

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The New York Times Bestseller Daniel H. Pink, the #1 bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human, unlocks the scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at hom

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An esteemed journalist travels to Turkey to investigate the legacy of the Armenian genocide and the quest for Kurdish statehood. In 2001, Christopher de Bellaigue, then the Economist's corresponde

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