For Heaven's Sake：Little Talks to Little Folks
著/Rev. Gerald T. Brennan 播/Maria Therese
Thisisthesecondbookinthe“AngelFood”seriesbytheauthor.Itconsistsofaseriesofshortsermonsforchildren,intheformofacharmingstory.TheauthorwasaCatholicparishpriestinNewYorkformanyyearsduringthemid1900’s.Hewastheauthorofseveralbooksforchildren,themostwellknownbeingthebooksinwhatisconsideredthe“AngelFood”series.
抢钱世界Other_People's_Money
著/Louis D. Brandeis 播/Andy Minter
OtherPeople'sMoneyandHowtheBankersUseItisacollectionofessayswrittenbyLouisBrandeispublishedasabookin1914.Thebookattackedtheuseofinvestmentfundstopromotetheconsolidationofvariousindustriesunderthecontrolofasmallnumberofcorporations,whichBrandeisallegedwereworkinginconcerttopreventcompetition.Brandeisharshlycriticizedinvestmentbankerswhocontrolledlargeamountsofmoneydepositedintheirbanksbymiddle-classpeople.Theheadsofthesebanks,Brandeispointedout,routinelysatontheboardsofrailroadcompaniesandlargeindustrialmanufacturersofvariousproducts,androutinelydirectedtheresourcesoftheirbankstopromotetheinterestsoftheirowncompanies.Thesecompanies,inturn,soughttomaintaincontroloftheirindustriesbycrushingsmallbusinessesandstampingoutinnovatorswhodevelopedbetterproductstocompeteagainstthem.Brandeissupportedhiscontentionswithadiscussionoftheactualdollaramounts--inmillionsofdollars--controlledbyspecificbanks,industries,andindustrialistssuchasJ.P.Morgan,notingthattheseinterestshadrecentlyacquiredafarlargerproportionofAmericanwealththancorporateentitieshadeverhadbefore.HeextensivelycitedtestimonyfromaCongressionalinvestigationperformedbythePujoCommittee,namedafterLouisianaRepresentativeArsènePujo,intoself-servingandmonopolisticbusinessdealing.Thebookreceivedgreatpublicityatthetime,andwaswidelylaudedbylegalacademics.AttentiontothebookwasamplifiedbyBrandeis'nominationtotheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStatesin1916.
Max_Carrados
著/Ernest Bramah 播/Don W. Jenkins
MaxCarradosisablinddetectivewhohasdevelopedhisownremainingsensestoasuperiorlevelandwhohasenlistedthesuperiorobservationsskillsofhisbutlertofillinforanydeficiencyofhisown.Hisvisualdeficiencyisnoobstacletosolvingthemostdifficultcases.Aswithsomebetterknownsleuths,Mr.Carrados'featsamaze,entertainandsatisfy.
时空之门The_Door_Through_Space
著/Marion Zimmer Bradley 播/Christie Nowak
AtonetimeaceCagillhadbeenthebestTeanIntelligenceagentonthecomplexandmysteiousplanetofWolf.Hehadepeatedlyimpeiledhislifeamongstthehalf-humanandnon-humanceatuesofthesullenwold.Andhehadepeatedlyaccomplishedthefantasticmissionsuntilhisnamewasemblazonedwithgloy.Butthathadallseeminglyended.Fosixlongyeashe’dsatbehindaboingdeskinsidethefenced-inTeanHeadquates,cutofftheeevesinceheandaivalhadscaedandippedeachotheinblood-feud.ButwhenTHEDOOTHOUGHSPACEswungsuddenlyopen,thefeudwasonagain—andwithitaplotdesignedtocheckanddestoytheTeanEmpie.
空间的色彩The_Colors_of_Space
著/Marion Zimmer Bradley 播/J. M. Smallheer
BartSteele,SpaceAcademygraduate,isonhiswayhometohisfather’sbusiness–herunsafleetofspaceshipsforinterstellartravel.ThesecretforfastinterstellartravelthoughisstilltightlykeptbythealienraceLhari.AnagreementbetweenhumansandLharihasbeenmadethatpermitshumansonlytotravelincoldsleepaspassengersaboardLharivesselsastonotrevealthesecret.Somehumans–theMentorians–havehadaslightgeneticshiftwhichenhancedtheirvisiontowithstandthelightlevelsthatthealiensLhariuseandlivein.Mentoriansperceiveawideropticalspectrumthanordinaryhumans–somecanseethe‘eighthcolor’.Mentoriansactastranslators,middlemanandinterpretersbetweenthetworaces.Buttheirabilitysetsthemapartfromtherestofhumanity.Bart,halfMentorian,hasthisability.
小马快递救援The_Story_of_the_Pony_Express
著/Glenn D. Bradley 播/Roger Melin
TheStoryofthePonyExpressoffersanindepthaccountbehindtheneedforamailroutetoconnecttheeasternU.S.withtherapidlypopulatingwestcoastfollowingthegoldrushofCalifornia,thespringingupoflumbercamps,andallincidentalneedsarisingfromthesettlingofthewesternfrontier.HerewelearnoftheinceptionofthePonyExpress,itsformation,successes,failures,facts,statistics,combinedwithmanyanecdotesandnamesofthepeoplewhowereanintegralpartofthisincredibleentitywhichlastedbutlessthantwoyears,yetwasinstrumentalinthesuccessfulsettlementoftwothirdsofthelandmasscomprisingtheexpandingcountry.
Black_Amazon_of_Mars
著/Leigh Brackett 播/Gregg Margarite
Carryingoutthelastwishesofacomrade,mercenaryEricJohnStarktakesonthetaskofreturningastolentalismantoawalledcityneartheMartianpole;acitythatguardsthemysteriousGatesofDeath.NowallhehastodoisgetpastthebrutalclansofMekhandtheshadowyLordCiarantogettoKushatwherethey’llprobablyattempttokillhim.AllwhilehetriestoholdontoatalismanthatimprintsancientmemoriesoftheGatesinhismind.That’snoteasyforahumanraisedbyMercurianaborigines.-BlackAmazonofMarsisthethirdstorytofeatureBrackett’sheroEricJohnStark,andwaslaterexpandedintothenovelPeopleoftheTalisman.ItwasfirstpublishedinPlanetStoriesmagazineinMarchof1951.
小蜜蜂玛雅历险记The_Adventures_of_Maya_the_Bee
著/Waldemar Bonsels 播/Betsie Bush
TheAdventuresofMayatheBeeisanexcitingtaleforchildrenofallages.Themesofgrowthanddevelopmentofcourageandwisdomarefound,aswellastheextremejoyandsatisfactionthatMayaexperiencesinthebeautyofcreationandallcreatures.HerultimateandinnateloyaltytoherNationofBeesisactedoutinthefinalheroicscenes.ThisstorygivesusthedelightfulsenseofhavingseenasmallsegmentoftheworldthroughaBee’seyes
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72天环游世界Around_the_World_in_Seventy-Two_Days
著/Nellie Bly 播/Mary Reagan
ThisisatrueaccountbyAmericanwomanjournalistwho,in1889,setouttoseewhethershecouldbeatthefictionaljourneyinJulesVerne’s1873novel,AroundtheWorldinEightyDays.Wearingonedressandcarryingonehandbag,ElizabethCochraneSeaman(penname“NellieBly”),reportedhertravelsbacktoavidreadersinAmerica.
Nellie_Bly-疯人院十日Ten_Days_in_a_Madhouse
著/Nellie Bly 播/Alice
In1887NellieBly,oneofthefirstfemalenewspaperwriters,andayoungreporterwhowouldsoongoontomakeacareerforherselfasaninvestigativejournalistand“stunt”reporter,hadherselfcommittedtotheBlackwell’sIslandInsaneAsyluminNewYork.Herpurposewastodiscoverwhatlifewaslikeforthosewhohadbeendeemedinsane.Shewassurprisedtodiscoverthedepthofmistreatementofthepatients.Partiallyasaresultofherreporting,moremoneywasallocatedtotheasylumandreformswereputintoplace
A_Lady's_Life_in_the_Rocky_Mountains
著/Isabella L. Bird 播/Laura Caldwell
IsabellaBirdbegantravellingwhileinherearlytwentiestohelpalleviateillnessthathadplaguedhersincechildhood.ShewasasinglewomaninherearlyfortieswhenshemadehertreckthroughtheRockyMountains.ALady’sLifeintheRockyMountainsdetailsthisfascinatingaccountofhertravelsthroughaseriesofletterswrittentohersister,Henrietta.Theselettersarefilledwithbeautiful,vividdescriptionsofthescenery,thepeoplesheencountered,thewayoflife,andamountainmannamedJimNugent,thatwasasroughastheycome,butacompletegentlemanwithMs.Bird.ShehasthedistinctionofbeingthefirstwomantobecomeamemberoftheRoyalGeographicalSocietyin1892.
拥挤的地球This_Crowded_Earth
著/Robert Bloch 播/Gregg Margarite
RobertBlochwasaprolificwriterinmanygenres.AsayoungmanhewasencouragedbyhismentorH.P.Lovecraft,andwasaclosefriendofStanleyG.Weinbaum.BesideshundredsofshortstoriesandnovelshewroteanumberoftelevisionandfilmscriptsincludingseveralfortheoriginalStarTrek.In1959BlochwrotethenovelPsychowhichAlfredHitchcockadaptedtofilmayearlater.HereceivedtheHugoAward,theWorldFantasyAward,theBramStokerAward,andheisapastpresidentoftheMysteryWritersofAmerica.PublishedinAmazingStoriesin1958,ThisCrowdedEarthisathrillersetonanoverpopulatedEarthofthefuture.
小甜心儿A_Sweet_Little_Maid
著/Amy Ella Blanchard 播/Diana Majlinger
Dimple,thenine-year-oldlittlegirlisaccustomedtobeingalwaysthefirst.ShehasBubbles,alittlecolouredgirlasplaymateandservant.OnedayDimple’scousin,Florencecomestovisitherandtheyhaveawonderfultimetogether.Butthencometherainydaysandthetwochildreneasilygetboredinthehouse…andthat’showtheadventuresandtroublesbegin.
Present_at_a_Hanging_and_Other_Ghost_Stories
著/Ambrose Bierce 播/Peter Yearsley
AmbroseBierce(1842–1914?),satirist,critic,poet,shortstorywriterandjournalist.Hisfictionshowedacleaneconomicalstyleoftensprinkledwithsubtlecynicalcommentsonhumanbehaviour.Nothingisknownofhisdeath,ashewentmissingwhileanobserverwithPanchoVilla’sarmyin1913/14.
The_Monk_and_the_Hangman's_Daughter
著/Ambrose Bierce 播/Phil Chenevert
AtragicbutcaptivatingtaleofanaiveyoungFranciscanmonkinthe17thcentury.Toldfromhispointofview,hedescribesbeingsenttoaremotemonasteryinGermanyalongwithseveralothersofhisorderandtheirtravelthroughstrangenewterritories.Meetingthelocalhangman'sdaughter,whoisshunnedanddespisedbythelocalpopulacebecauseofherfather'soccupation,heisovercomewithChristianconcernforhermiseryandwantstoprotecther.Theconflictbetweenhisdesireforherspiritualwelfareandwhatcanonlybecalledmoreearthydesireseventuallycausesgreatdistressandproblemsforhimselfandthegirl.Therewereactuallytwoauthors:AmbroseBierceandAdolphdeCastro.
莫洛凯骑士Knight_of_Molokai
著/Eva K. Betz 播/Maria Therese
Hurricane!Volcanoeruptionsandfire!Leprosy!NothingdeterredFatherDamienfromdoingtheworktowhichhehadbeencalled.Outstandinglybigandstrongasaboy,hewasnotablykindasayoungman.HeneededallhisstrengthandkindnesswhenhewenttoliveatthelepercolonyofMolokai.Thischildren’sbiographyofFatherDamienofMolokaiwaswrittenbyEvaK.Betz,aprolificCatholicwriterofhistoryandbiographybooksforchildren.
火光神话_The_Firelight_Fairy_Book
著/Henry Beston 播/phil chenevert
Onepleasantsummerday,asthefairy-taleloversatreadingabookbeneaththelowspreadingbranchesofanoaktree,heheardahumofwings,andlookingupstartledfromhisbook,hediscoveredtheFairyGoldenwandstandingcloseby."Areyoustillseekingnewfairytales?"saidtheFairyGoldenwand."Yes,"saidthereader."WillyouwritethemdownifItellyousomereallynewones?"saidtheFairy."Ohyes,indeed,"saidthereader."AndI'llputthemintoabook
特伦特最后一案Trent's_Last_Case
著/Edmund Clerihew Bentley 播/Katie Gibboney
Trent’sLastCase(UStitleTheWomaninBlack)isactuallythefirstnovelinwhichgentlemansleuthPhilipTrentappears.Thenovelisawhodunitwhoseuniqueplaceinthehistoryofdetectivefictionisbecauseitisatthesametimethefirstmajorsend-upofthatverygenre:NotonlydoesTrentfallinlovewithoneoftheprimarysuspects—usuallyconsideredano-no—healso,afterpainstakinglycollectingalltheevidence,drawsallthewrongconclusions.Convincedthathehastrackeddownthemurdererofabusinesstycoonwhowasshotinhismansion,heistoldbytherealperpetratoroverdinnerwhatmistakesinthelogicaldeductionofthesolutionofthecrimehehasmade.Onhearingwhatreallyhappened,Trentvowsthathewillneveragainattempttodabbleincrimedetection.
中世纪的城市生活Life_in_a_Mediaeval_City
著/Edwin Benson 播/Peter Yearsley
Ashortandgentleoverviewofmediaevallifeinalargecity.Itlightlycoverstheclassstructureofsociety,localgovernment,guilds,pageantryandpunishment.Theauthorhasaneasy,rhythmicstylewhichleavesthereaderwantingtofindoutmore.
Our_Journey_to_Sinai
著/Agnes von Blomberg Bensly 播/Sue Anderson
Fortress-walledSaintCatherine'smonasteryontheSinaipeninsulahasbeenapilgrimagesitesinceitsfoundingbytheByzantineEmperorJustinianinthe6thcentury.Accordingtotradition,themonasterysitsatthebaseofthemountainwhereMosesreceivedtheTabletsoftheLaw.Setinruggedcountry,accessibleintimespastonlybyamanydaysjourneybycamelacrossbarrendesert,themonasterysurvivedintactthroughthecenturies,and,asaresult,becamearichrepositoryofreligioushistory—toldthroughitsicons,mosaics,andthebooksandmanuscriptsinthemonasterylibrary.
王子的奴隶生活Oroonoko,_or_The_Royal_Slave
著/Aphra Behn 播/Elizabeth Klett
AphraBehnwasthefirstwomanwriterinEnglandtomakealivingbyherpen,andhernovelOroonokowasthefirstworkpublishedinEnglishtoexpresssympathyforAfricanslaves.PerhapsbasedpartlyonBehn’sownexperienceslivinginSurinam,thenoveltellsthetragicstoryofanobleslave,Oroonoko,andhisloveImoinda.Theworkwasaninstantsuccessandwasadaptedforthestagein1695(andmorerecentlybytheRoyalShakespeareCompanyin1999).
贝多芬书信选Selected_Letters_of_Beethoven
著/贝多芬 播/Robert Scott
本书选收了1787年到1822年的贝多芬的书信，其中包括《致约·杰姆》《致阿玛利雅·杰里巴德》、《致永生的爱人》等。CompiledbyLudwigRittervonKöchel(1800-1877)andLudwigNohl(1831-1885).TranslatedbyLadyGraceWallace(d.1878).
Five_Months_at_Anzac
著/Joseph Lievesley Beeston 播/Annise
ANarrativeofPersonalExperiencesoftheOfficerCommandingthe4thFieldAmbulance,AustralianImperialForcefromhisleavingAustraliaDecember1914tillhisevacuationduetoillnessafter5monthsatGallipoli.Readtorememberthosewhowerethere.
The_Maid's_Tragedy
著/Francis Beaumont 播/David Nicol
BeaumontandFletcher'sTheMaid'sTragedy(firstpublished1619)isasensationalJacobeansextragedy.WhengentlemansoldierMelantiusreturnstoRhodes,hefindshisdearfriendAmintorisrecentlymarried-butnottohistroth-plightloveAspatia(themaidofthetitle).Instead,theKinghasarrangedamatchbetweenAmintorandMelantius'sister,thebeautifulEvadne.Onhisweddingnight,Amintorfindsthathisnewwifehasmarriedhimunderfalsepretenses-andthisunleashesatorrentofdireconsequences,sexual,emotional,andultimatelypolitical.
The_Death_of_Lord_Nelson
著/William Beatty, M.D. 播/FNH
“TheSurgeonofthelateillustriousLordNELSONfeelshimselfcalledupon,fromtheresponsiblesituationwhichheheldontheeventfuldayofthe21stofOctober1805,tolaybeforetheBritishNationthefollowingNarrative.ItcontainsanaccountofthemostinterestingincidentswhichoccurredonboardtheVictory.(LordNELSON’sflag-ship)fromthetimeofhersailingfromEngland,inthemonthofSeptember,tillthedayofbattleinclusively”.–WilliamBeatty
The_Surprising_Adventures_of_the_Magical_Monarch_of_Mo_and_His_People
著/L. Frank Baum 播/David Lawrence
TheMagicalMonarchofMoisasetofstoriesaboutthetitularking,hisqueen,andhisroyalchildren.Thestoriesareuproariouslyfunny,dealingwithtopicsasabsurdasamanlosinghistemperwhothentriestofindit,anevilmidgetwhostealsaprincess'sbigtoe,andanentirecityfilledwithhighlycivilizedmonkeys!JointheMonarchandallhisfriendsforarollickingadventure,filledwithfunforthewholefamily!
The_Ghost_of_Guir_House
著/Charles Willing Beale 播/Roger Melin
PaulHenley,seeminglysummonedtoamysteriousruralVirginiamansionfromhishomeinNewYork,findshimselfasaguestataremote,dilapidatedcolonialhousewithahostandahostesseverybitasmysteriousasthehouseitself.MightDorothy,hishostess,somehowbeimplicatedinthehideouscrimewhichhecametoknowtookplaceinthehiddendepthsofGuirHousesomeyearsago?Hehardlythoughtso,sheseemedsoinnocent.Andyet....
海的童话The_Sea_Fairies
著/L. Frank Baum 播/Judy Bieber
In1910,BaumhopedtoendtheOzseriesandfollowwithanewseriesaboutalittlegirlnamedTrotandhersailorcompanion,Cap’nBill.TheSeaFairies(1911)wasthefirstbookintheprojectedseriesandtookTrotandCap’nBillundertheseawheretheyhadadventureswithmermaidsandotherfantasticcreatures.ItwasfollowedbySkyIsland(1912)andthenBaumreturnedtotheOztitles.HebroughtTrotandCap’nBilltoOzintheScarecrowofOz(1915).
奥茨国的稻草人The Scarecrow of Oz
著/L. Frank Baum 播/Cori Samuel
TheScarecrowofOzistheninthbooksetintheLandofOzwrittenbyL.FrankBaum.PublishedonJuly16,1915,itwasBaum’spersonalfavoriteoftheOzbooksandtellsofCap’nBillandTrotjourneyingtoOzand,withthehelpoftheScarecrow,overthrowingthecruelKingKrewlofJinxland.