Philip Marlowe series by Raymond Chandler雷蒙德·钱德勒的《菲利普·马洛系列》
These top four Marlowe novels are what launched Raymond Chandler into the big leagues of hardboiled detective fiction: The Big Sleep, The High Window, Farewell My Lovely, and the Lady in the Lake。这四本畅销的马洛故事，让雷蒙德·钱德勒成为侦探小说的大联盟里面出色的一位：《长眠不醒》、《高窗》、《再见，吾爱》、《湖底女人》。
Anyone wanting a mystery with condensed descriptive language, equating faces with stale beer or smiles felt in pockets, won't be disappointed by the Omnibus. Stolen golden coins, mousy secretaries, gun molls and casinos – Marlowe encounters them all。每个人都想要一个简要语言描述的谜，与同看到有陈啤酒的脸和感觉在口袋上的微笑，不会因选集而失望。偷取金硬币，胆小的秘书，有枪的盗贼和赌博—马洛系列都包含。
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott FitzgeraldF·史葛杰·茨费拉德《了不起的盖茨比》
Also recommended by Chuck Palahniuk, Bill Gates这本书也被恰克·帕拉尼克，比尔盖茨推荐
The Great Gatsby, the crowning achievement of the literary career of F. Scott Fitzgerald, is set in the Jazz Age, that is, 1920s. This is the story of Jay Gatsby, very wealthy and powerful billionaire, who is in love with Daisy Buchanan. He likes to throw luxurious parties, gather the Beautiful People in his house。在爵士乐时代，十九世纪二十年代，《了不起的盖茨比》是史葛杰茨费拉德拉德在文学上获得至高二上的成功。这是一个关于盖茨比的故事，他是个有钱有势的亿万富翁，深爱着黛西布坎南。他喜欢举办奢华舞会，把上流社会的人都聚集在家里。
"Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. SalingerJ.D。塞林格《麦田里的守望者》
Also recommended by Bill Gates, mentioned in Woody Allen Recommends What To Read Next这本书也是比尔盖茨推荐的，在伍迪艾伦《建议下一步要读什么》里面提到。
Catcher in the Rye is undoubtfully a classical work of the American literature and is very popular in "Top 10 books" lists。《麦田里的守望者》无疑是美国文学史上最经典的一部著作，在“十大最佳图书”排行上非常有名。
The main character being an expelled student named Holden Caulfield, though he is just 16, he encounters many events that tend to preclude adults. Catcher in the Rye is about a youth of 1960-s,but it is still actual today。书的主人公是一个叫霍尔顿·考尔菲德的除名学生，虽然他只有16岁，但他遭遇了很多的事情让他趋向于成熟。《麦田里的守望者》是关于20世纪60年代的故事，但是现今仍然很契合实际。
“The Brothers Karamasov” by Dostoevsky陀思妥耶夫斯基《卡拉马助夫兄弟们》
Also recommended by Vladimir Putin也被弗拉基米尔·普京(现任俄罗斯总统)所推荐
This is of the best allegorical novels to explain the fractured nature of 19th century Russia. Each character is representative of one of the ruling classes。这是一本最棒的讽喻类小说来阐释19世纪俄国贵族社会的荒淫无度，个人道德品格败坏的全般现象。每一个人物都代表了一个管制阶级。
There is the father Fyodor, the landowner who is negligent about his land, but greedy in using its produce for himself. There's Dmitri, who has been passed around from house to house, and has grown up an entitled but debt-ridden soul. There's the skeptic Ivan, who wishes to live more among cold concepts than people. And gentle Alyosha, the mystic and religious peacemaker, and the illegitimate Smerdyakov。父亲费奥多，作为土地拥有者对土地很不上心，却对使用产量很贪婪。还有德米特里，在各家各户辗转，长大成人却有着一颗负债累累的心。还有温柔的阿辽沙，既神秘又信奉宗教的调节者，及私生的斯梅迪亚克。
Throughout are themes of love, law, and duty, which makes this one of the best Dostoyesky books to read besides Crime and Punishment。贯穿整个小说的主题是爱、法律和职责，这使其成为 杜斯妥也夫斯基在《罪与罚》之后最好的一本书。
“The Castle” by Franz Kafka法兰兹·卡夫卡《城堡》
Hailed as one of the best books of Kafka by the Guardian, this novel details the unquenchable human spirit of the unnamed protagonist (K) in his monumental struggle against the mist-enveloped Castle. The overwhelming beauty and reality of snow and darkness are almost tangible things, along with the isolation and need for companionship experienced by K. The superstitious awe and suspicion of the villagers is reminiscent of Silas Marner, while the constant struggle with snow and darkness seem in keeping with Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich。被《卫报》称为卡夫卡的最好的书之一，这本小说详细描述了无名主人公(K)同云雾缭绕的城堡展开的不朽的斗争，体现了不灭的人文精神。伴随着K的孤独和需要情谊的经历，这势不可挡的美、现实的雪和黑暗都几乎是有形的东西。迷信的敬畏和村民的怀疑是塞拉斯马南的回忆，然而长期同雪和黑暗做斗争似乎符合索尔仁尼琴所写的一本书《伊凡•杰尼索维奇的一天》。
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