A searing exploration of the mysterious conjunction of erotic romance and tragic violence in late-twentieth-century America, Little Bird of Heaven returns to the emotional and geographical terrain of acclaimed author Joyce Carol Oates's previous bestsellers We Were the Mulvaneys and The Gravedigger's Daughter . When young wife and mother Zoe Kruller is found brutally m...(展开全部)

Joyce Carol Oates returns with a dark, romantic, and captivating tale, set in the Great Lakes region of upstate New York—the territory of her remarkably successful New York Times bestseller The Gravedigger's Daughter . Set in the mythical small city of Sparta, New York, this searing, vividly rendered exploration of the mysterious conjunction of erotic romance and tragi...(展开全部)

'A writer of extraordinary strengths' Guardian Set in the mythical small city of Sparta, New York, this searing, vividly rendered exploration of the mysterious conjunction of erotic romance and tragic violence in late 20th-century America. When a young wife and mother named Zoe Kruller is found brutally murdered, the Sparta police target two primary suspects: her estranged hu...(展开全部)

'A writer of extraordinary strengths' Guardian Set in the mythical small city of Sparta, New York, this searing, vividly rendered exploration of the mysterious conjunction of erotic romance and tragic violence in late 20th-century America. When a young wife and mother named Zoe Kruller is found brutally murdered, the Sparta police target two primary suspects: her estranged hu...(展开全部)

作者简介：吉尔·墨菲（Jill Murphy） 吉尔·墨菲被誉为英国当代最优秀的童书作家和画家之一。吉尔自小就展露出过人的写作和绘画天分，她创作畅销书《魔法小女巫》时，年仅18岁。1986年开始创作的“大象家族”系列绘本让吉尔屡获殊荣、家喻户晓。此外，吉尔还塑造了众多可爱的绘本角色，比如著名绘本《最后一个安抚奶嘴》中的小怪兽马龙，以及在绘本《大灾难》中闪耀登场的兔宝宝露比等。 译者简介：日诵辞画间 日诵辞画间是一个网络亲子共读社群，创建于2017年，下设三个版块：《日诵牛津阅读树》、《米福讲凯迪克绘本故事》、《每月共读一经典》。社群成员来自全国各地，孩子年龄跨度2岁-16岁。辞画间的玩法是：一日一读一打卡，四季阅读不间断；中英两语无缝接，悠游涵咏辞画间；父母孩子E空间，相得益彰乐无边。核心成员有姚晶晶、石瑛、林汐晓。

The third in the cycle of novels that began with THE SHADOW OF THE WIND and THE ANGEL'S GAME. THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN returns to the world of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books and the Sempere & Sons bookshop. It begins just before Christmas in Barcelona in 1957, one year after Daniel and Bea from THE SHADOW OF THE WIND have married. They now have a son, Julian, and are living with...(展开全部)

In a future world racked by violence and environmental catastrophes, George Orr wakes up one day to discover that his dreams have the ability to alter reality. He seeks help from Dr. William Haber, a psychiatrist who immediately grasps the power George wields. Soon George must preserve reality itself as Dr. Haber becomes adept at manipulating George's dreams for his own purpose...(展开全部)

What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy a helpful approach or a disastrous idea? The answers to such basic economic questions matter to everyone, yet the unfamiliar jargon and math of economics can seem daunting. This clear, accessible, and even humorous book is ideal for young readers new to economics and f...(展开全部)

Science is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space, the tiniest living organism, the human body, the history of Earth. People have always been doing science because they have always wanted to make sense of the world and harness its power. From ancient Greek philosophers through Einstein and Watson & Crick to the computer-assisted scientists of today, men and ...(展开全部)

威廉·拜纳姆（William Bynum）：英国伦敦大学学院医学史名誉教授，专攻疟疾史和进化论对医学的影响，著有《伟大的医学发现》（2011）和《科学史词典》（1981）等多部著作。