另一个韦斯·摩尔：同名不同命 英文原版 The Other Wes Moore

基本信息/Product Details

出版社 ‏ : ‎ One World; 第 Reprint 版 (2011年1月11日)

语言 ‏ : ‎ 英语

平装 ‏ : ‎ 250页

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0385528205

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0385528207

蓝思 (Lexile) 阅读分级 ‏ : ‎ 990L

商品重量 ‏ : ‎ 232 g

尺寸 ‏ : ‎ 13.21 x 1.52 x 20.32 cm

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介/Book Description

两个名叫韦斯·摩尔的孩子在相隔一个街区的一年内出生。两人都在巴尔的摩类似的社区长大，童年生活艰难；两人都在街头巷尾和他们的团队混在一起；两人都遇到了警察的麻烦。那么，一个人是如何成长为罗德学者、获得勋章的退伍军人、白宫研究员和商业领袖的，而另一个人成为被判终身监禁的杀人犯？这本引人入胜的书的作者韦斯·摩尔（Wes Moore）开始回答这个深刻的问题。《另一个韦斯·摩尔》以交替叙述的方式，将读者从令人心碎的损失带到令人惊讶的救赎时刻，讲述了一代男孩试图在一个充满敌意的世界中找到自己的方式的故事。

"令人心寒的事实是，他的故事可能是我的故事。悲剧在于，我的故事可能是他的故事"。

Two kids named Wes Moore were born blocks apart within a year of each other. Both grew up fatherless in similar Baltimore neighborhoods and had difficult childhoods; both hung out on street corners with their crews; both ran into trouble with the police. How, then, did one grow up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader, while the other ended up a convicted murderer serving a life sentence? Wes Moore, the author of this fascinating book, sets out to answer this profound question. In alternating narratives that take readers from heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world.

"The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his."

评价/Review

“Startling and revelatory . . . a rocketing real-life narrative.”—Baltimore Sun

“A moving book . . . a call to arms.”—Chicago Tribune

“This intriguing narrative is enlightening, encouraging, and empowering. Read these words, absorb their meanings, and create your own plan to act and leave a legacy.”—Tavis Smiley, from the Afterword

“[A] compassionate memoir—a story that explores how some survive and others sink in urban battlegrounds.”—People

“Moore vividly and powerfully describes not just the culture of the streets but how it feels to be a boy growing up in a world where violence makes you a man.”—O: The Oprah Magazine

“Inspiring . . . a story for our times.”—Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here

作者简介/Author

韦斯·摩尔是罗德学者，也是一名参加过阿富汗战斗的老兵。作为白宫研究员，他曾在国务院担任国务卿康多莉扎-赖斯的特别助理。他是2008年民主党全国代表大会的特邀发言人，被Ebony杂志评为30岁以下优秀领导人之一（2007年），近期，他被Crain's New York Business称为纽约优秀的年轻商业领袖之一。他在纽约市工作。

Wes Moore is a Rhodes Scholar and a combat veteran of Afghanistan. As a White House Fellow, he worked as a special assistant to Secretary Condoleezza Rice at the State Department. He was a featured speaker at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, was named one of Ebony magazine’s Top 30 Leaders Under 30 (2007), and, most recently, was dubbed one of the top young business leaders in New York by Crain’s New York Business. He works in New York City.

Along with Marcus Rashford, Carl is the co-writer of You Are a Champion: How to Be the Best You Can Be – a positive and inspiring guide for life for young readers.