Lancelot Jones was on his way to his first job - as tutor to an Indian Rajah's son. But Rajah's ancient plane and incompetent pilot decanted him in the middle of desert, and the wrong desert at that. There, seeking shade of, he found, in the only dwelling of any size within miles, a curious old Englishwoman called Alva Hine. Alva Hine buttonholed the prim Mr.Jones as the Ancie...(展开全部)

This collection of playful, deadly fables is populated with waifs and strays, a gluttonous thief and a mischievous gardener. The grimly comic story "The Argentine Ant" moved Gore Vidal to declare 'if this is not a masterpiece of twentieth-century prose writing, I cannot think of anything better'.

單車上的城市小旅行 您和孩子曾經用這種方式逛過台北嗎？ 前所未有的單車圖畫書體驗！ 「環保減碳！」──近幾年，這個愛地球的響亮口號在全世界的各個角落蔓延開來；不論都會或鄉村，許多大人領著小孩、呼朋引伴，騎著大大小小的單車，在大馬路、巷弄、河邊、公園、田野、山路……穿梭奔馳，讓風景安安靜靜的滑過身邊，盡情實踐「愛地球」，並享受「樂活」。 如果，感受特別纖細敏銳的童書創作者，也在某個下午騎上了單車，他們筆下的世界又會是什麼模樣呢？ 連獲兩屆「信誼幼兒文學獎圖畫書創作獎」青睞的新銳童書創作者──孫心瑜──繼深受好評的《一日遊》之後，即以細膩的心思、獨特的創意和純熟的技法，將自己在單車上看到、感受到的台北景象和生活氣息，精采呈現在《午後》這本無字圖畫書裡。除了在單車上觀察到的風景，這位愛狗的創作者更以雙線同時進行的說故事手法，觀照在她騎單車出門期間、被留在家...(展开全部)

單車上的城市小旅行 您和孩子曾經用這種方式逛過台北嗎？ 前所未有的單車圖畫書體驗！ 「環保減碳！」──近幾年，這個愛地球的響亮口號在全世界的各個角落蔓延開來；不論都會或鄉村，許多大人領著小孩、呼朋引伴，騎著大大小小的單車，在大馬路、巷弄、河邊、公園、田野、山路……穿梭奔馳，讓風景安安靜靜的滑過身邊，盡情實踐「愛地球」，並享受「樂活」。 如果，感受特別纖細敏銳的童書創作者，也在某個下午騎上了單車，他們筆下的世界又會是什麼模樣呢？ 連獲兩屆「信誼幼兒文學獎圖畫書創作獎」青睞的新銳童書創作者──孫心瑜──繼深受好評的《一日遊》之後，即以細膩的心思、獨特的創意和純熟的技法，將自己在單車上看到、感受到的台北景象和生活氣息，精采呈現在《午後》這本無字圖畫書裡。除了在單車上觀察到的風景，這位愛狗的創作者更以雙線同時進行的說故事手法，觀照在她騎單車出門期間、被留在家...(展开全部)

This collection of playful, deadly fables is populated with waifs and strays, a gluttonous thief and a mischievous gardener. The grimly comic story "The Argentine Ant" moved Gore Vidal to declare 'if this is not a masterpiece of twentieth-century prose writing, I cannot think of anything better'.

Starting from first principles, this book covers all of the foundational material needed to develop a clear understanding of the Mathematica language, with a practical emphasis on solving problems. Concrete examples throughout the text demonstrate how Mathematica can be used to solve problems in science, engineering, economics/finance, computational linguistics, geoscience, bio...(展开全部)

If you are new to Unreal Engine and always wanted to script an RPG, you are this book’s target reader. The lessons assume you understand the conventions of RPG games and have some awareness of the basics of using the Unreal editor to build levels.

Dealing With an Angry Public: The Mutual Gains Approach to Resolving Disputes Some portion of the American public will react negatively to almost any new corporate initiative, as Disney discovered when it announced its plans to build an historical theme park in Virginia. Similarly, government efforts to change policy or shift budget priorities are invariably met with stiff res...(展开全部)

Dealing With an Angry Public: The Mutual Gains Approach to Resolving Disputes Some portion of the American public will react negatively to almost any new corporate initiative, as Disney discovered when it announced its plans to build an historical theme park in Virginia. Similarly, government efforts to change policy or shift budget priorities are invariably met with stiff res...(展开全部)