Seeking out the minor lights of friendship in a time of fascism Dante once spoke, in his Divine Comedy, of the miniscule lights, in the twenty-sixth canto of the Inferno, who, contrary to the great lights that shined bright within the sublime circles of Paradise, frailly wandered in the somber pockets of glimmering light within the darkness. Pliny the Elder was once preoccupied...(展开全部)

The ink our ancestors wrote with, the beeswax in altar candles, the honey on our toast, the silk we wear. This enchanting book is a highly entertaining exploration of the myriad ways insects have enriched our lives - culturally, economically, and aesthetically. Entomologist and writer Gilbert Waldbauer describes in loving, colorful detail how many of the valuable products insec...(展开全部)

In the dying days of the War, Seita and Setsuko must fend for themselves. Firebombs have obliterated their home in Kobe, leaving them searching for shelter, and scrambling to survive in the depths of the countryside. But, as their suffering becomes a constant companion, so do the lights of the fireflies – shining from the bomber planes, and the insects glowing by the lake at ni...(展开全部)

In the dying days of the War, Seita and Setsuko must fend for themselves. Firebombs have obliterated their home in Kobe, leaving them searching for shelter, and scrambling to survive in the depths of the countryside. But, as their suffering becomes a constant companion, so do the lights of the fireflies – shining from the bomber planes, and the insects glowing by the lake at ni...(展开全部)

The ink our ancestors wrote with, the beeswax in altar candles, the honey on our toast, the silk we wear. This enchanting book is a highly entertaining exploration of the myriad ways insects have enriched our lives - culturally, economically, and aesthetically. Entomologist and writer Gilbert Waldbauer describes in loving, colorful detail how many of the valuable products insec...(展开全部)

Seeking out the minor lights of friendship in a time of fascism Dante once spoke, in his Divine Comedy, of the miniscule lights, in the twenty-sixth canto of the Inferno, who, contrary to the great lights that shined bright within the sublime circles of Paradise, frailly wandered in the somber pockets of glimmering light within the darkness. Pliny the Elder was once preoccupied...(展开全部)

Kurt Eichenwald— New York Times bestselling author of Conspiracy of Fools and The Informant —recounts the first 500 days after 9/11 in a comprehensive, fly on the wall, compelling page-turner as gripping as any thriller. In 500 Days, master chronicler Kurt Eichenwald lays bare the harrowing decisions, deceptions, and delusions of the eighteen months that changed the worl...(展开全部)

From the world-famous Eastman House comes a lavish, expansive guide to nearly 200 years of photographic invention and innovation. Richly visual and wonderfully informative, it showcases 500 groundbreaking cameras from the museum's collection that forever changed our perception of the world and of ourselves. Todd Gustavson, curator of technology at the George Eastman House, orga...(展开全部)

Kurt Eichenwald— New York Times bestselling author of Conspiracy of Fools and The Informant —recounts the first 500 days after 9/11 in a comprehensive, fly on the wall, compelling page-turner as gripping as any thriller. In 500 Days, master chronicler Kurt Eichenwald lays bare the harrowing decisions, deceptions, and delusions of the eighteen months that changed the worl...(展开全部)

当我们看一幅画时，看到的是什么？ 是美好的色彩与形象、画家的八卦逸闻，还是画面元素的隐喻、历史大势的映照？虽然我们可能已经熟悉许多名作的模样，读到过学者们条分缕析的解读，但一幅杰作究竟好在哪里，一位画家因何青史留名，却未必找到了答案。 还有一种看画的角度，聚焦于绘画本身，那就是画家的角度。当画家来到一幅画的面前，他看到的并不是一个平面、一个成品，他具备作为同行的心有灵犀，他会看到隐藏在画布上的秘密，理解一幅画是如何产生的。 本书作者身兼画家和学者两重身份。作为专业的艺术史学者，他对于绘画的历史和理论体系有清晰的把握，揭示出权力的运转、社会的变迁如何影响着艺术的进程；作为自年少便执画笔，并曾游历欧洲诸多艺术馆的画家，他能以创作者的身份代入作者本人的视角，提供直面原作的感受与判断。作者以学院美术为线索，将西方绘画史有机地结合为一个整体，呈现西方绘画500...(展开全部)