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Book1EatPrayLoveAuthor:ElizabethGilbertBornonJuly18,1969inWaterbury,Connecticut,U.S.Otherworks:ASkepticMakesPeacewithMarriagePilgrimsSternMenMaincontent:At32yearsold,ElizabethGilbertwaseducated,hadahome,ahusband,andasuccessfulcareerasawriter.However,shewasunhappyinhermarriageandoftenspentthenightsleepingonherbathroomfloor.Afterseparatingfromherhusbandandinitiatingadivorce,whichhecontested,sheembarkedonareboundrelationshipwhichcontinuedforsometimebutdidnotworkout,leavingherdevastatedandalone.Afterwards,whilewritinganarticleonyogavacationsinBali,Gilbertmetaninth-generationmedicinemanwhotoldhershewouldonedaycomebackandstudywithhim.Afterfinalizingherdifficultdivorce,Gilbertspentthenextyeartravelingaroundtheworld.Thetripwaspaidforinadvancewithabookdealfromthepublisher.ShespentfourmonthsinItaly,eatingandenjoyinglife(Eat).ShespentthreemonthsinIndia,findingherspirituality(Pray).SheendedtheyearinBali,Indonesia,lookingforbalanceofthetwoandfoundlove(Love)intheformofadashingBrazilianfactoryowner.Book2“Twilight”《暮色》Writer:StephenieMeyer斯蒂芬妮·梅尔(1973—),Writer,ShewasborninHartford,Connecticut,America.ShegraduatedfromBrighamYoungUniversityandgottheBachelorofArtsDegreeinEnglishLiterature.Herrepresentativeworksinclude:“NewMoon”《新月》(2006)“Eclipse”《月食》(2007),“BreakingDawn”《破晓》(2008)etc.Introduction:Ayoung-adultvampire-romancenovelbyauthorStephenieMeyer.ItisthefirstbookoftheTwilightseries,andintroducesseventeen-year-oldIsabellaBellaSwan,whomovesfromPhoenix,ArizonatoForks,Washingtonandfindsherlifeindangerwhenshefallsinlovewithavampire,EdwardCullen.Book3“HarryPotter”《哈利波特》Author：JoanneKathleenRowling乔安妮·凯瑟林·罗琳(1965—),childrenliteraturewriter,shewasborninChippingSodbury,BritainandgraduatedfromUniversityOfExeter.ShelearnedFrenchandclassicalliteratureandgotthebachelorofartdegree.Herrepresentativeworksinclude:“HarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone”《哈利·波特与魔法石》,“HarryPotterandtheChamberofSecrets”《哈利·波特与密室》,“HarryPotterandthePrisonerofAzkaban”《哈利·波特与阿兹卡班囚徒》,“QuidditchThroughTheAges”《神奇的魁地奇球》,etc.Introduction:“HarryPotter”serieshaveatotalof7books.Thefirst6books’backgroundisHogwortsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardryandshowHarryPotter6years’studying,living,andadventuringstoriesinthisschool.ThelastonedescribesastoryaboutHarryPottersearchedforHorcruxesinwildareasandeliminatedVoldmorteventually.Book4HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallowsAuthor:J.K.RowlingMaincontent:HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows,thelastbookintheseries,beginsdirectlyaftertheeventsofthesixthbook.VoldemorthascompletedhisascensiontopowerandgainscontroloftheMinistryofMagic.Harry,Ron,andHermionedropoutofschoolsothattheycanfindanddestroyVoldemort'sremaininghorcruxes.Toensuretheirownsafetyaswellasthatoftheirfamilyandfriends,theyareforcedtoisolatethemselves.Astheysearchforthehorcruxes,thetriolearndetailsaboutDumbledore'spast,aswellasSnape'struemotives—hehadworkedonDumbledore'sbehalfsincethemurderofHarry'smother.ThebookculminatesintheBattleofHogwarts.Harry,Ron,andHermione,inconjunctionwithmembersoftheOrderofthePhoenixandmanyoftheteachersandstudents,defendHogwartsfromVoldemort,hisDeathEaters,andvariousmagicalcreatures.Severalmajorcharactersarekilledinthefirstwaveofthebattle.Afterlearningthathehimselfisahorcrux,HarrysurrendershimselftoVoldemort,whocastsakillingcurseathim.However,thedefendersofHogwartsdonotsurrenderafterlearningthis,butcontinuetofighton.Havingmanagedtoreturnfromthedead,HarryfinallyfacesVoldemort,whosehorcruxeshaveallbeendestroyed.Inthesubsequentbattle,Voldemort'scursereboundsoffofHarry'sspellandkillsVoldemort.Anepiloguedescribesthelivesofthesurvivingcharactersandtheeffectsonthewizardingworld.Book5TheLASTSONGAuthor:NicholasCharlesSparks(bornDecember31,1965)Otherworks:MessageinaBottleAWalktoRememberTheNotebookNightsinRodantheBriefintroduction:BestsellingauthorNicholasSparks'snewnovelisatonceacompellingfamilydramaandaheartrendingtaleofyounglove.SeventeenyearoldVeronicaRonnieMiller'slifewasturnedupside-downwhenherparentsdivorcedandherfathermovedfromNewYorkCitytoWilmington,NorthCarolina.Threeyearslater,sheremainsangryandalienatedfromherparents,especiallyherfather...untilhermotherdecidesitwouldbeineveryone'sbestinterestifshespentthesummerinWilmingtonwithhim.Ronnie'sfather,aformerconcertpianistandteacher,islivingaquietlifeinthebeachtown,immersedincreatingaworkofartthatwillbecomethecenterpieceofalocalchurch.Thetalethatunfoldsisanunforgettablestoryofloveonmanylevels--firstlove,lovebetweenparentsandchildren--thatdemonstrates,asonlyaNicholasSparksnovelcan,themanywaysthatlovecanbreakourhearts...andhealthem.Book6theNoteBookAuthor:NicholasSparksPlotsummaryAtthirty-one,NoahCalhoun,backincostalNorthCarolinaafterWorldWarⅡ,ishauntedbyimagesofthegirlhelostmorethanadecadeearlier.Attwenty-nine,socialiteAllieNelsonisabouttomarryawealthylawyer,butshecannotstopthinkingabouttheboywholongagostoleherheart.Thusbeginsthestoryofalovesoenduringanddeepitcanturntragedyintotriumph,andmayevenhavethepowertocreateamiracle…Nomatterhowhard,nomatterhowmanypeopleagainstthem,nomatterhowpoortheyare,theymustbetogether!Lovecantu