《纽约时报》榜单推荐:2012年度十大好书(二)
《永恒美丽的背后：孟买地下城的生命、死亡与希望》<span word="By">By</span> <span word="Katherine">Katherine</span> <span word="Boo">Boo</span>.作者：凯瑟琳·布<span word="This">This</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Book">Book</span> <span word="Award">Award</span>-<span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Annawadi">Annawadi</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Mumbai">Mumbai</span> <span word="slum">slum</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="rigorous">rigorous</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="recalls">recalls</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="muckrakers">muckrakers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="evoke">evoke</span> <span word="Dickens">Dickens</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="slum">slum</span> <span word="dwellers">dwellers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="skillful">skillful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="empathetic">empathetic</span> <span word="chronicler">chronicler</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boo">Boo</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="depicts">depicts</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="humanity">humanity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ruthless">ruthless</span>, <span word="resourceful">resourceful</span> <span word="glory">glory</span>.这份荣获国家图书奖的报告记录了孟买贫民窟<span word="Annawadi">Annawadi</span>的生活。报告极其写实的风格使人想起狄更斯笔下的各色下层人物和角色。凯瑟琳·布娴熟且入木三分地刻画了贫民窟的居民，展现了他们的悲天悯人、冷漠无情以及足智多谋。<span word="FAR">FAR</span> <span word="FROM">FROM</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="TREE">TREE</span> <span word="Parents">Parents</span>, <span word="Children">Children</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Search">Search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Identity">Identity</span>.《背离亲缘：父母、儿童与自我寻求》<span word="By">By</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Solomon">Solomon</span>.作者：安德鲁·所罗门<span word="For">For</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="Solomon">Solomon</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>, <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="horizontal">horizontal</span> <span word="identities">identities</span>,” <span word="traits">traits</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="investigates">investigates</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="prodigies">prodigies</span>, <span word="dwarfs">dwarfs</span>, <span word="schizophrenics">schizophrenics</span>, <span word="transgendered">transgendered</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="conceived">conceived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rape">rape</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="complicates">complicates</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="success">success</span>.数十载来，安德鲁一直在用“横向自我”概念研究抚养子女的挑战、困难和回报，以及子女不愿与父母分享的特性。作者涉及面十分广泛，在探索抚养神童、侏儒儿、精神分裂症患儿、变性患儿的家庭或所谓的强奸怀孕家庭的分离聚合时，安德鲁告诉读者：爱、牺牲与成功远比我们想象的复杂。<span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="PASSAGE">PASSAGE</span> <span word="OF">OF</span> <span word="POWER">POWER</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lyndon">Lyndon</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>.《走向权力的通道：林登·约翰逊的岁月》<span word="By">By</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Caro">Caro</span>.作者：罗伯特·<span word="A">A</span>·卡罗<span word="The">The</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Caro">Caro</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prodigious">prodigious</span> <span word="masterwork">masterwork</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="exceeds">exceeds</span> 3,000 <span word="pages">pages</span>, <span word="explores">explores</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="signature">signature</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="drama">drama</span>, <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="insight">insight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="painstaking">painstaking</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="humiliating">humiliating</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="excluded">excluded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stripped">stripped</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="purgatory">purgatory</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prelude">prelude</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="horrific">horrific</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assassin">assassin</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bullet">bullet</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="course">course</span>.本书为卡罗的“约翰逊总统传记”系列第四卷，这部卷帙浩繁巨作共有三千多页。作者以包罗万象的戏剧手法、心理学洞察力以及细致艰辛的调查展现了约翰逊作为副总统的风雨岁月。彼时，约翰逊受肯尼迪政府内部排挤，同时还被剥夺了权力。今天看来，约翰逊当时丝毫不曾料到会遇上那个可怕的日子——刺客的枪口顶着约翰逊，他所领导的国家正翻开新的篇章。<span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="PATRIARCH">PATRIARCH</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Remarkable">Remarkable</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Turbulent">Turbulent</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="P">P</span>. <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span>.《开天辟地：老约瑟夫·<span word="P">P</span>·肯尼迪时代的辉煌与动荡》<span word="By">By</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Nasaw">Nasaw</span>.作者：戴维·纳索<span word="Nasaw">Nasaw</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sprawling">sprawling</span>, <span word="arresting">arresting</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="banker">banker</span>-<span word="cum">cum</span>-<span word="speculator">speculator</span>-<span word="cum">cum</span>-<span word="moviemaker">moviemaker</span>-<span word="cum">cum</span>-<span word="ambassador">ambassador</span>-<span word="cum">cum</span>-<span word="dynastic">dynastic</span> <span word="founder">founder</span>. <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="biographer">biographer</span> <span word="persuasively">persuasively</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="fascinating">fascinating</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="formidable">formidable</span> <span word="family">family</span>.纳索花了六年时间才完成这部煌煌巨著。乔·肯尼迪身兼银行家、投机商、电影制作人以及大使等职，同时还是整个肯尼迪家族的创始人。他完全就是那个时代的历史风云人物，而他的传记作者则令人信服地将其视为整个庞大出名且强盛的肯尼迪家族中最具魅力的人物。<span word="WHY">WHY</span> <span word="DOES">DOES</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="WORLD">WORLD</span> <span word="EXIST">EXIST</span>? <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Existential">Existential</span> <span word="Detective">Detective</span> <span word="Story">Story</span>.《世界为何存在：一个关于存在的侦探故事》<span word="By">By</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Holt">Holt</span>.作者：吉姆·霍尔特<span word="For">For</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="thinkers">thinkers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span>, “<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>?” <span word="In">In</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>, <span word="Holt">Holt</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reader">reader</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="witty">witty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="erudite">erudite</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Austin">Austin</span>, <span word="Tex">Tex</span>., <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="listens">listens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="varied">varied</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="philosophers">philosophers</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="novelists">novelists</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="reasoned">reasoned</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="mystical">mystical</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="strange">strange</span>, <span word="always">always</span> <span word="entertaining">entertaining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>-<span word="provoking">provoking</span>.几个世纪以来，思想家们一直在思索：“世界为何存在？”为解答这一问题，霍尔特将读者引入一段智慧博学的旅程；从伦敦、巴黎到奥斯汀及德克萨斯州，作者走访了各个领域的哲学家、科学家乃至小说家，得出或合理或神秘的答案，有些答案很奇怪，却也很有意思、引人深思。</p>
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