The Cold War

作者：  John

出版社：Penguin 2006年12月

简介：

　　The "dean of Cold War historians" (The New York Times)now presents the definitive account of the global confrontationthat dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Drawing onnewly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players,John Lewis Gaddis explains not just what happened butwhy—from the months in 1945 when the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.went from alliance to antagonism to the barely averted holocaust ofthe Cuban Missile Crisis to the maneuvers of Nixon and Mao, Reaganand Gorbachev. Brilliant, accessible, almost Shakespearean in itsdrama, The Cold War stands as a triumphant summation of theera that, more than any other, shaped our own.

玛蒂尔达 Matilda

作者：  Roald

出版社：Penguin 2006年12月

简介：
Matilda's parents have called her some terrible things. The truth is, she'sa genius and they're the stupid ones. Find out how she gets the better of them and her spiteful headmistress, Miss Trunchbull,as well as discovering that she has a very special power.

Who Was William Shakespeare?威廉·莎士比亚是谁？

作者：  Celeste Mannis 著

出版社：Penguin 2006年12月

简介：The beloved plays of Shakespeare are still produced everywhere, yet the life of the world’s most famous playwright remains largely a mystery. Young Will left the town of Stratford to pursue theater in London, where his work eventually thrived and made him a famous and wealthy man. With black-and-white illustrations that include a diagram of the famous Globe theater, Celeste Davidson Mannis puts together the pieces of Shakespeare’s life and work for young readers.

Generation Debt: How Our Future Was Sold Out for Student Loans, Bad Jobs, No Benefits, and Tax Cuts for Rich Geezers And And How to Fight Back

作者：  Anya

出版社：Penguin 2006年12月

简介：

　　Generation Debt offers a truly gripping account ofhow young Americans are being ground down by low wages, high taxes,huge student loans, sky-high housing prices, not to mention theimpending retirement of their baby boomer parents.Twenty-four-year-old Anya Kamenetz examines this issue from everyangle and provides a riveting, rousing manifesto that will inspireeveryone to take care of their financial future.