The prewar history of the Japanese intelligence community demonstrates how having power over much, but insight into little can have devastating consequences. Its postwar history—one of limited Japanese power despite growing insight—has also been problematic for national security. In Special Duty Richard J. Samuels dissects the fascinating history of the intelligence community i...(展开全部)

The prewar history of the Japanese intelligence community demonstrates how having power over much, but insight into little can have devastating consequences. Its postwar history—one of limited Japanese power despite growing insight—has also been problematic for national security. In Special Duty Richard J. Samuels dissects the fascinating history of the intelligence community i...(展开全部)

奈良美智在國際上可以說是相當具知名度的日本創作者，1959年出生於青森縣弘前市，在他28歲時隻身前往德國學習美術課程，他以自己幼年的記憶和現在的經歷對照為靈感，以小孩單純的形象，對抗大人世界的傳統和權威，奈良美智筆下的小女孩，總是吊著雙眼、不懷好意，卻又表現出一種單純與不可思議的氛圍。奈良美智的作品集一直是國內奈良美智迷收藏的目標。 日前，他在自己的故鄉青森縣的弘前市，舉辦了一個名為「From the Depth of My Drawer」的作品展覽，這些新的作品希望讓喜歡他的朋友，能藉由這次意味抽屜深處的想法衍生出來的作品可以讓大家更貼近他的內心世界與想法。

奈良美智在國際上可以說是相當具知名度的日本創作者，1959年出生於青森縣弘前市，在他28歲時隻身前往德國學習美術課程，他以自己幼年的記憶和現在的經歷對照為靈感，以小孩單純的形象，對抗大人世界的傳統和權威，奈良美智筆下的小女孩，總是吊著雙眼、不懷好意，卻又表現出一種單純與不可思議的氛圍。奈良美智的作品集一直是國內奈良美智迷收藏的目標。 日前，他在自己的故鄉青森縣的弘前市，舉辦了一個名為「From the Depth of My Drawer」的作品展覽，這些新的作品希望讓喜歡他的朋友，能藉由這次意味抽屜深處的想法衍生出來的作品可以讓大家更貼近他的內心世界與想法。

理查德·耶茨（Richards Yates，1926—1992）是“焦虑时代的伟大作家”。作为二十世纪中叶的美国主流生活的忠实记录者，批评家们将他与契诃夫、菲茨杰拉德、约翰·契弗相提并论。他的处女作长篇小说《革命之路》甫一推出即获成功，获得美国国家图书奖提名。1962年他的第一部短篇小说集《十一种孤独》出版，更被誉为“纽约的《都柏林人》”。耶茨的作品曾获《纽约时报书评》、《君子》、《华盛顿邮报》等媒体的好评，并有四本小说入选“每月一书俱乐部”。此外他还拥有一大批作家拥趸，其中不乏著名作家，如库尔特·冯古内特、安德烈·杜波依斯，他的作品也影响了许多作家，如雷蒙德·卡佛，他被誉为“作家中的作家”。

Robert Prentice has spent all his life attempting to escape his mother's stifling presence. His mother, Alice, for her part, struggles with her own demons as she attempts to realize her dreams of prosperity and success as a sculptor. As Robert goes off to fight in Europe, hoping to become his own man, Richard Yates portrays a soldier in the depths of war striving to live up to ...(展开全部)

Robert Prentice is eighteen, and his boyhood dreams have disintegrated on the battlefields of Europe. At home, his mother, Alice, wraps herself in fantasy against the relentless disappointments of life. From his compelling portraits of these two damaged souls, Richard Yates creates a brilliant novel of post-war America, at odds with its own identity, striving to combine prosper...(展开全部)

This lavishly produced two-volume catalog raisonné, created with the full participation of Yoshitomo Nara, is the most extensive, authoritative, and beautiful expression of the artist’s work ever published. Featuring two 400-page volumes bound in fabric featuring Nara’s designs, the catalog covers all of the artist’s prolific output over the span of his career to date, includin...(展开全部)