JoinusaswefollowJerryMuskratandhisfriendsonanadventuretodiscoverwhatisthreateningtheirhomeland;TheLaughingBrookandTheSmilingPool.(SummarybyLinetteGeisel)
Televisionandcomputersmaybechiefsourceofentertainmentintoday'sfast-pacedsociety,butclassicliteraturewillneverdie.Thesearetheworksthathavewithstoodthetestoftime,captivatingusandgivingusinsightintothetruenatureofthehumancondition."Thespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelingsisawell-knowndefinitiontoliterature.Literatureoffersnewcreativewaystointerprettheworldandpartofourculturalheritagewhichisfreelyavailabletoeveryone,andwhichcanenrichourlivesinallkindsofways.Theworkscanbeentertaining,beautiful,funny,ortragic.Theyconveyprofundityofthought,richnessofemotion,andinsightintocharacter.Theytakeusbeyondorlimitedexperienceoflifetoshowusthelivesofotherpeopleatothertimes.Theystirusintellectuallyandemotionally,anddeepenourunderstandingofourhistory,oursociety,andourownindividuallives.Fictionenablesustoexploretherecessesofmansheadandheartwithatorch;historyallowsusonlythenaturallightofday,whichdoesnotusuallyshineintosuchplaces.Literatureismansexplorationofmanbyartificiallight,whichisbetterthannaturallightbecausewecandirectitwherewewant.Thisbookisoneoftheolderclassics,itslanguageandhumormakeitaneasy,can't-put-it-downread.Pleaseenjoyit.
深夜,韩冬点燃了烟呼出一口气,失望又沮丧地低语:“小珊,你到最后还是失约了……那边儿冷吗·”不禁留下了眼泪。 旁白:就在马路上,小珊瞬间被夺去了生命,卡车把她在车下拖了十几米远,小珊没有被送到医院,而是直接送去了殡仪馆。因为, 她根本用不着抢救,从车下拉出来时,小珊早已经没有了气息……CHAPTER2 韩冬来到了酒吧嘈杂的人声,爵士音乐……倒酒声,点烟,喝酒的声音……