Share on Facebook house of cards (redirected fromhouses of cards) Thesaurus Idioms house of cards n.pl.houses of cards A flimsy structure, arrangement, or situation that is in danger of collapsing or failing:"The collapse of the rupiah ... has brought down a house of cards in overleverage...
The House of Cards 作者: Gartland, Hannah 出版年: 2009-4页数: 336定价: $ 34.97ISBN: 9781104394547豆瓣评分 目前无人评价 评价: 写笔记 写书评 加入购书单 分享到 推荐 我来说两句 短评 ··· 热门 还没人写过短评呢 我要写书评 The House of Cards的书评 ··· ( 全部0 条 ) 论坛 ··...
who was known to be a coolly desperate man, and for whose intimidation the armed escort was intended, the expatriated party consisted of a young woman familiarly known as “The Duchess”; another, who had gained the infelicitous title of “Mother ...
Before I can begin even reviewing the content of the book, I need to place into perspective.The Book Thiefis told from the first person narrative of Death. Yes, the Grim Reaper. I must also mention that the book has a very unorthodox style of categorization. On the very first page and ...
“See this gentleman out,” said the count to Bertuccio. And the steward followed the notary out of the room. Scarcely was the count alone, when he drew from his pocket a book closed with a lock, and opened it with a key which he wore round his neck, and which never left him. Af...
出版社名称:Random House UK 出版时间:2016 语种:英语 ISBN:9781784162122 商品尺寸:19.8 x 12.7 x 3.3 cm 包装:平装 页数:(以实物为准)The Book Thief《偷书贼》是澳大利亚畅销作家马克斯·苏萨克创作的一部反战文学作品,2006年被亚马逊网络书店评为年度选书。33岁的作者马克斯·苏萨克在平静描述中,将亲...
A visit to Meadowlark House Henry finally meets Clare's family in The Time Traveler's Wife's fifth episode, and, like many things in this series, it's completely different from the book. For starters, Henry and Clare arrive at Meadowlark in the summer instead of on Christmas Eve, as the...
a book on the divination of dreams. In the last was a woman’s black satin hair bow, which halted him, poised between ice and fire. But the black satin hair bow also is femininity’s demure, impersonal common ornament and tells no tales.< 5 >And then he traversed the room like a ...
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(he does get around, that would-be knight-errant). I plump instead for Dostoevsky’sMemoirs from the House of the Dead. It will plug a notable gap among the Russian greats on my bookshelf – unless, of course, the next time I’m in Dubai, I decide to take advantage of House of ...