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　　U.S. Bestsellers 　　Title: 1776: America and Britain at War 　　书名：《1776：交战中的美国与英国》
　　Author: David McCullough
　　作者：大卫・麦卡洛
　　Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
　　出版商：西蒙与舒斯特公司
　　This well-written, conventional war history raises the question of whether or not the Americans might have lost the War of Independence, and as the author argues, very nearly did. Following what is for this kind of history book the unusually short period of one year, McCullough follows the story of how George Washington, as commander of the American army suffered terrible defeat in 1776, the year which also saw the Declaration of Independence. At the end of "76, Washington assumed that the British were about to cross the Delaware River and capture the capital of the revolution. He was wrong, as he was frequently concerning military matters, and it was the British General Howe"s failure to pursue that may have led to the American victory. Unfortunately, the non-American reader needs to know a little of the country"s history to fully appreciate this book.
　　这本文笔高超的传统战史类图书提出了一个问题，即美国人是否有可能在独立战争中战败，而作者的观点是，可能性非常大。麦卡洛采取了这类历史书中鲜有的记叙方式，即以短短的一年为限，记述了作为美军总司令的乔治・华盛顿在1776年遭受惨败的来龙去脉，而《独立宣言》也是在这一年诞生的。1776年年末，华盛顿料定英军将穿越特拉华河并占领革命首都。而就像他常常在军事上犯错误一样，他错了，而正是由于英国将军豪没有进行追击，可能才促成了美国的胜利。遗憾的是，为了能更好地赏读本书，美国之外的读者则需要了解一点儿该国的历史。
　　
　　U.K. Bestsellers
　　Title: The World According to Clarkson (New Edition)
　　书名：《克拉克森眼中的世界》（新版）
　　Author: Jeremy Clarkson
　　作者：杰里米・克拉克森
　　Publisher: PENGUIN
　　出版商：企鹅图书公司
　　
　　This is the latest offering from the either loved or loathed Jeremy Clarkson; long-time car fanatic, humorist, sporter of bad hairdo"s, quintessential embarrassing dad and overgrown-schoolboy. In his new publication he explores a diverse range of humorous 21st Century subjects, all from his familiar "grumpy old man" stance. Most topics which we can expect Clarkson to have a witty opinion on are covered, from the currently very topical "Nimbyism" (objection to unpleasant things being placed near where you live), to men"s inability to look after children for long periods of time, or to operate "white goods". Although appealing mainly to middle-aged men, on reading this book, many will find themselves identifying with the odd gripe or absurdity, and Clarkson"s dry, sarcastic humour will challenge even the most hard-faced not to smile at some point.
　　杰里米・克拉克森是玩车多年的发烧友、幽默作家、发型糟糕者、典型的不成体统的父亲和长不大的学童，而本书就是这个毁誉参半之人的最新作品。在其新作里，他以其惯有的“躁老头”的立场对21世纪的各类幽默主题进行了探索。而在大部分所涉及的论题中，从当前非常热门的“为生存权而抗争”（即反对在你居住地附近安置令人不悦的东西）到男人们所缺乏的能力――在长时间照看小孩方面或在“白色物品”（注：指家用电器）的使用上，我们都可以期待看到克拉克森的诙谐言辞。尽管被吸引的主要是中年男人，但许多人在阅读此书时都会发现他们自己会对其偶而的抱怨或谬论感到认同，而克拉克森那种具有讽刺意味的冷幽默在某些地方甚至会使最严肃的人也忍俊不禁。

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