Language: en
Pages: 292
Pages: 292
The last thing Lars Svensson wanted was a 'holiday romance' at a skiing chalet in Verbier, Switzerland. After all, he was just an American ex-pat moving around the United Kingdom, working as a site engineer and struggling in a relationship with his English girlfriend. Feeling the need to get away
Language: en
Pages: 384
Pages: 384
“Great sports writing. . . . [Vinton] is taking us inside a world few ever visit.”—James Hill, Washington Post Harnessing nature’s most powerful forces, elite downhillers descend icy, rugged slopes at speeds cresting 90 miles per hour. For decades, American skiers struggled to match their European counterparts, and until this
Language: en
Pages: 305
Pages: 305
The best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Hemingway's frank portrayal of the love between Lieutenant Henry and Catherine Barkley, caught in the
Language: en
Pages: 241
Pages: 241
《永别了,武器(世界文学名著·英语原著版)》因反对战争的鲜明主题和成熟的艺术技巧而产生了极大的影响。这部作品虽然主题是反对战争,但也是一帮爱情悲剧。《永别了,武器(世界文学名著·英语原著版)》作者通过亨利和凯瑟琳的不幸遭遇诅咒战争。评论界有人把小说中因战争而造成的恋爱悲剧和罗密欧与朱丽叶的爱情悲剧相提并论。这部作品问世后很快风摩全世界,被再版几十次,翻译成几十种文字发行。还被改编成剧本并拍成电影,其有极大的震撼力。
Language: en
Pages: 528
Pages: 528
Union Pacific Railroad's Averell Harriman had a bold vision to restore rail passenger traffic decimated by the Great Depression: create ski tourism in Idaho's remote Wood River Valley. A $1.5 million investment opened Sun Valley in December 1936 with a lavish lodge, luxury shopping, Austrian ski instructors and extensive backcountry