Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas s...(展开全部)

Dear Reader, When I was in seventh grade, my English teacher, Mrs. Johnson, gave our class the intriguing (if somewhat macabre) assignment of writing our own obituaries. Oddly, I don't remember much of what I wrote about my life, but I do remember how I died: in first place on the final lap of the Daytona 500. At the time, I hadn't considered writing as an occupation, a field w...(展开全部)

Dear Reader, When I was in seventh grade, my English teacher, Mrs. Johnson, gave our class the intriguing (if somewhat macabre) assignment of writing our own obituaries. Oddly, I don't remember much of what I wrote about my life, but I do remember how I died: in first place on the final lap of the Daytona 500. At the time, I hadn't considered writing as an occupation, a field w...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 On Christmas Eve, Scrooge sits in his house with not a kind word for anyone; he just wants to be left alone until the humbug of Christmas is over. But four ghostly visitorshis former business partner, followed by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Comeshow him the error of his ways, and by the time Christmas Day dawns, Scrooge is a cha...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 On Christmas Eve, Scrooge sits in his house with not a kind word for anyone; he just wants to be left alone until the humbug of Christmas is over. But four ghostly visitorshis former business partner, followed by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Comeshow him the error of his ways, and by the time Christmas Day dawns, Scrooge is a cha...(展开全部)

"Come hear a song about a baby, a very special baby.Come hear a song about you."This affectionate tribute to the all-encompassing love of a child will touch parents' and grandparents' hearts at the same time that it satisfies children's requests to tell them about when they were little. Best-selling author Marion Dane Bauer's lyrical text and award-winning illustrator Dan Andre...(展开全部)

In a gloomy flat off Islington High Street, Chief Inspector Brett Nightingale and Sergeant Beddoes find an old woman dead. The Princess Olga Karukhin, who fled from Russia at the time of the Revolution, has lived in terror of being discovered ever since. Olga's grandson, Ivan, appears to have run from the scene, but is later seen returning to the flat as though oblivious to the...(展开全部)

Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. Richard Howard's new translation of the beloved classic-published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Antoine de Saint-Exup‚ry's birth-beautifully reflects Saint-Exup‚ry's unique and gifted style. Howard, an acclaimed poet and one of the preeminent translators of o...(展开全部)

作者简介 迈克尔•琼斯，英国皇家历史学会（Royal Historical Society）和英国军事历史委员会（British Commission for Military History）成员，从事写作、古战场遗迹导游和媒体主持等工作。他的作品包括《博斯沃思1485》（Bosworth 1485 – Psychology of a Battle）、《阿金库尔的24个小时》（24 Hours at Agincourt），以及与菲利帕•格雷戈里、大卫•鲍德温合著的《堂表亲战争中的女人们》（The Women of the Cousins’ War），与菲利帕•兰利合著的《国王之墓：寻找理查三世》（The King’s Grave: The Search for Richard III）。 译者简介 王仲，本科就读于北京外国语大学西葡语系，北京外国语...(展开全部)

圣埃克苏佩里（1900-1944），出生于法国里昂，1921-1923年在法国空军中服役，曾是后备飞行员，后来又成为民用航空驾驶员，参加了开辟法国－非洲－南美国际航线的工作，其间他还从事文学写作，作品有《南线班机》、《夜航》等等。 1939年德国法西斯入侵法国，鉴于圣埃克苏佩里曾多次受伤，医生认为他不能再入伍参战。经过坚决要求，他参加了抗德战争，被编入2/33空军侦察大队。1940年法国在战争中溃败，他所在的部队损失惨重，该部队被调往阿尔及尔。他随后即复员，只身流亡美国。在美国期间，他继续从事写作，发表了《战斗飞行员》、《给一个人质的信》以及《小王子》。1943年，在他的强烈要求下，他回到法国在北非的抗战基地阿尔及尔。上级考虑到他的身体和年龄状况，只同意他执行五次飞行任务，他却要求八次。1944年7月31日上午，他出航执行第八次任务，从此再也没有回来...(展开全部)