Legendary cook Elizabeth David is the woman who changed the face of British cooking. She introduced a dreary post-war Britain to the sun-drenched culinary delights of the Mediterranean; to foods like olive oil and pasta, artichokes and fresh herbs - foods that have become the staples of our diets today. Her recipes brought colour and life into kitchens everywhere, yet her books...(展开全部)

“Lucky for me, Taipei was in the midst of transforming itself into a food lover’s paradise at the exact time I appeared on the scene.” So begins Carolyn Phillips’s journey as a language student in 1970s Taiwan that culminated with her becoming a traditional Chinese family’s eldest daughter- in- law. Through beguiling stories that stretch across four decades, she recalls how she...(展开全部)

“Lucky for me, Taipei was in the midst of transforming itself into a food lover’s paradise at the exact time I appeared on the scene.” So begins Carolyn Phillips’s journey as a language student in 1970s Taiwan that culminated with her becoming a traditional Chinese family’s eldest daughter- in- law. Through beguiling stories that stretch across four decades, she recalls how she...(展开全部)

'One of the great autobiographies of the twentieth century ...A journey from luminous childhood, through the dark experiences of supposed madness, to the renewal of her life through writing fiction. It is a heroic story, and told with such engaging tone, humorous perspective and imaginative power' Michael Holroyd, Sunday Times After being misdiagnosed with schizophrenia as a yo...(展开全部)

At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that "food could be a way of making sense of the world. . . . If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were." Her deliciously crafted memoir, Tender at the Bone , is the story of a life determined, enhanced, and defined in equal measure by a passion for food, unforgettable people, and the love of tales well told.Beg...(展开全部)

At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that "food could be a way of making sense of the world. . . . If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were." Her deliciously crafted memoir, Tender at the Bone , is the story of a life determined, enhanced, and defined in equal measure by a passion for food, unforgettable people, and the love of tales well told.Beg...(展开全部)

After being misdiagnosed with schizophrenia as a young woman, Janet Frame spent several years in psychiatric institutions. She escaped undergoing a lobotomy when it was discovered that she had just won a national literary prize. She then went on to become New Zealand's most acclaimed writer. As she says more than once in this autobiography: 'My writing saved me.'

提姆•凯乐（Timothy Keller） 1950年出生于美国宾夕法尼亚州，戈登康维尔神学院（Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary）道学硕士，威斯敏斯特神学院（Westminster Theological Seminary）教牧学博士。他和妻子凯西及三个儿子住在纽约市。 提姆•凯乐的著作还包括《为何是他》（The Reason for God）、《诸神的面具》（Counterfeit Gods）等。他的第一本书《为何是他》，在2008年刚出版即荣登《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜非小说类第七名。 《新闻周刊》在介绍提姆•凯乐时，称他为“21世纪的路易斯（C. S. Lewis）”。

提姆•凯乐（Timothy Keller） 1950年出生于美国宾夕法尼亚州，戈登康维尔神学院（Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary）道学硕士，威斯敏斯特神学院（Westminster Theological Seminary）教牧学博士。他和妻子凯西及三个儿子住在纽约市。 提姆•凯乐的著作还包括《为何是他》（The Reason for God）、《诸神的面具》（Counterfeit Gods）等。他的第一本书《为何是他》，在2008年刚出版即荣登《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜非小说类第七名。 《新闻周刊》在介绍提姆•凯乐时，称他为“21世纪的路易斯（C. S. Lewis）”。

The joy of food and tradition unites a family faltering in the face of illness and loss Following his acclaimed English-language debut, Uncomfortably Happily, Yeon-sik Hong returns with a graphic novel that is as insightful as it wrenching while it probes life with aging parents and how we support the people we love. A new father named Madang moves to a quiet cottage in the cou...(展开全部)