Spend 24 hours with the ancient Egyptians. Ancient Egypt wasn’t all pyramids, sphinxes and gold sarcophagi. For your average Egyptian, life was tough, and work was hard, conducted under the burning gaze of the sun god Ra. During the course of a day in the ancient city of Thebes (modern-day Luxor), Egypt’s religious capital, we meet 24 Egyptians from all strata of society – from...(展开全部)

Spend 24 hours with the ancient Athenians. See the city through their eyes as it teeters on the edge of the fateful war that would end its golden age. Athens, 416 BC. A tenuous peace holds. The city-state's political and military might are feared throughout the ancient world; it pushes the boundaries of social, literary and philosophical experimentation in an era when it has a ...(展开全部)

塔齐雅娜•豪普特曼，德国知名插画家。第一本大获成功的儿童图画书是1978年出版的 《天哪！小猪家来客人啦》，不仅深受德国读者喜爱，还屡次荣获国际大奖，在此基础上创作了《哇！猪舅舅回来啦》。豪普特曼本人荣获1982年“雅各布•布克哈特”终身成就奖。之后，她受邀为经典儿童名著马克•吐温的《汤姆•索耶历险记》《哈克贝利•费恩历险记》绘制插图，荣获德国儿童与青少年文学学院评选“十月最佳图书”奖。

米拉德五岁了，他对学校去耶路撒冷郊区的一个主题公园的旅行感到兴奋，但悲剧正在等待着他：他的巴士发生了一场可怕的事故。 他的父亲阿贝德赶到混乱的现场，却发现米拉德已经被带走了。 阿贝德踏上了了解米拉德命运的旅程，他作为巴勒斯坦人要面对身体、情感和官僚障碍的迷宫。 与阿贝德的冒险之旅交织在一起的是犹太和巴勒斯坦人物的故事，他们的生活和过去意外地重合：一名幼儿园老师和一名机械师从燃烧的公共汽车中救出孩子们； 一名以色列陆军指挥官和一名巴勒斯坦官员在坠机现场面对后果； 定居者护理人员； 极端正统的紧急服务人员； 以及两位母亲，她们各自希望认领一名受重伤的男孩。 《阿贝德·萨拉马一生中的一天》以身临其境、极其细致的方式描绘了以色列和巴勒斯坦的生活，并揭示了地球上很有争议的地方之一的现实。 Milad is five years old and excited ...(展开全部)

Ivan Denisovich Shukhov has been sentenced to a camp in the Soviet gulag system. He was accused of becoming a spy after being captured briefly by the Germans as a prisoner of war during World War II. He is innocent, but is sentenced to ten years in a forced labor camp. The day begins with Shukhov waking up sick. For waking late, he is forced to clean the guardhouse, but this is...(展开全部)

Ivan Denisovich Shukhov has been sentenced to a camp in the Soviet gulag system. He was accused of becoming a spy after being captured briefly by the Germans as a prisoner of war during World War II. He is innocent, but is sentenced to ten years in a forced labor camp. The day begins with Shukhov waking up sick. For waking late, he is forced to clean the guardhouse, but this is...(展开全部)

In this superbly illustrated volume, distinguished Egyptologist Zahi Hawass guides you through the architectural landscape of ancient Egypt. From houses and palaces, to the temples of the gods, to the tombs, hundreds of photographs and a compelling text unveil the mysteries of ancient Egypt as unearthed through major excavations. As it leads you on a tour of important sites—th...(展开全部)

In this superbly illustrated volume, distinguished Egyptologist Zahi Hawass guides you through the architectural landscape of ancient Egypt. From houses and palaces, to the temples of the gods, to the tombs, hundreds of photographs and a compelling text unveil the mysteries of ancient Egypt as unearthed through major excavations. As it leads you on a tour of important sites—th...(展开全部)

Wonderfully researched and beautifully written' Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan 'Succeeds in conjuring a lost world' Dava Sobel, author of Longitude 'Fascinating and satisfying' Simon Winchester, author of The Map that Changed the World For more than a millennium, Polynesians have occupied the remotest islands in the Pacific Ocean, a vast triangle stretching from Hawaii to Ne...(展开全部)

本書は、法月綸太郎のデビー作「密閉教室」のオリジナル版である。教室にあるべきはずの４８の机と椅子がすべて消え、代りにコピイされた遺書と級友の死体だけが残されていた。しかも教室はガムテープで周到に目張りされ、密室と化していたのだ。―受験校三年の工藤順也は熱狂的な探偵小説の愛好家だ。自殺か他殺か。彼が動くにつれ事件は昏迷度を深め、ついに彼がたどり着いた苦い真実とは…。本格ミステリと青春小説の美しくも哀切なキメラ。