本书是《历史深处的忧虑――近距离看美国》的姊妹篇，作者继续以信件的形式，从“美国总统是什么？”这样一个问题开始，用一连串的故事，层层铺排出美国政治法律制度的基本原理和操作细节，使读者更深刻地了解美国是如何在自身的制度系统中，通过“平衡和制约”去实施对权力的监督和限制。

乔治（詹姆斯•斯图尔特 James Stewart 饰）在圣诞节前准备自杀，这时上帝传来旨意，派天使拯救他，并让他了解到自己一生的使命——拯救那些不幸的人。乔治小时候左耳有疾，在贝德福德镇上的一家药店帮工。他很机灵，深得老板器重，同时也很招女孩喜欢。某日，老板接到爱子死亡的电报，悲痛欲绝，配错了药，幸亏乔治才化险为夷。乔治从小嫉恶如仇，尤其看不惯富人专横跋扈。长大后，乔治一表人才，准备去读大学。这时，他的父亲去世了，他子承父业，协助叔父料理公司事务。然而公司经营状况不佳，在董事会会议上面临破产。如果公司破产，小镇将会有很多家庭陷入困境。乔治力排众议，说服了董事会，但是条件是他要担任董事会秘书长。这与他的大学梦相去甚远。而且，此时他还陷入了对一个女孩的爱恋之中……

作者卡德用精彩的文字引领读者重回那场人类与虫族的生死决战中，从另一侧面窥探那场人类假想历史中最富传奇色彩的战争全貌。《安德的影子》是一本非常优秀的“平行小说”，通过小豆子的视角对那场战争作了全新的阐释。在街头阴谋和混战中生存下来的小豆子有他独特的处事方式：从不出头，隐在安德身后，通过安德的手调动各方，似乎成了“安德的影子”。但是，到底谁是谁的影子呢？ 本书将使所有对《安德的游戏》感到不过瘾的读者得到最大的满足。

As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.

本书是美国的一部断代史，勾画了从1932年罗斯福总统上台前后，到1972年尼克松总统任期内水门事件的四十年间美国政治、经济、文化，以及社会生活的全景式画卷。这是一部场景宏大，又描写细腻的历史巨著。作者对这四十年间美国历届政府从诞生到终结全过程中的两党纷争和内部分歧，对这一阶段全世界所经历的每一件大事都给予了特别的关注和叙述；同时，对这四十年间发生在全世界，尤其是与美国有关联的方方面面都给予了细致入微的刻画。从“补偿金大军”风潮、经济大萧条、总统竞选、二次世界大战、原子弹爆炸、朝鲜战争、越南战争、肯尼迪遇刺身亡、尼克松郑入水门事件，到美国人的精神风貌、社会时尚、各阶层的生活状况，再到演艺界的奇闻趣事、妇女的流行服装、青少年的时髦追求，甚至英语词汇的最新演变和人们的性观念都做了面面俱到的讲述。对于每一位读者来说，阅读此书是从本质上深刻了解美国的最简单、最有效的方法。 本书在1979年曾由商务印书馆出版发行过，它的面世在当时及以后的漫长岁月里曾在中国读者中引起过较好的反响，甚至对一大批中国记者的写作都产生了极大的影响。

2000 film directed by Roger Donaldson

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.

As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.

2010 film directed by Ethan and Joel Coen

A young boy comes of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. Tonight is the very first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. In an old wooden boat they row far out to sea, and with no land in sight, they stop and wait. A big surprise awaits the boy as he discovers his family's most unusual line of work. Should he follow the example of his Papa, or his Grandpa? Will he be able to find his own way in the midst of their conflicting opinions and timeworn traditions?

A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.

Villainous Gru lives up to his reputation as a despicable, deplorable and downright unlikable guy when he hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sky. But he has a tough time staying on task after three orphans land in his care.

Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.

John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.

Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.

故事讲述洛杉矶刑事辩护律师米奇·豪勒（马修·麦康纳 Matthew McConaughey 饰），绰号“林肯律师”，经手的都是些处于社会底层的客户。他善恶分明、正直守信，并非贪财小人。然而这一次，豪勒的辩护对像是年轻富有的房地产开发商路易斯-罗莱特（瑞恩·菲利普 Rya n Phillippe 饰）。罗莱特受到的指控是殴打并企图强奸应招女郎瑞琪（玛格丽塔-莱维瓦 Margarita Levieva 饰），但罗莱特声称自己是无辜的，有人栽赃陷害他。罗莱特的母亲愿意不惜重金证明自己心爱儿子的清白。为了解案情的细节，豪勒及其私人调查员对此案进行了调查。他们最初获得的证据证明罗莱特似乎确实无辜，这个案子能够轻而易举地打赢，豪勒也能够轻松地获得一笔高额的律师费。然而，一个偶然的机会使豪勒发现，此案与他曾经接手的另一桩强奸杀人案有诸多相似之处……