鳥為什麼鳴唱？這個問題看似簡單，但為什麼這麼多的鳥類花那麼多的時間鳴唱，牠們的叫聲又為什麼如此豐富而悅耳？科學家無法就此解釋得完整而清楚。鳥的鳴唱比任何人類的音樂要早出現幾百萬年，光憑這點，我們就應該心存敬畏。 我們認真看待鳥兒所發出的聲音，擴展了我們對這個世界的關注程度。科學證實了鳥的鳴唱有其特定的領域與繁衍目的，但這並不代表鳥兒之所以鳴唱，不是因為牠們喜愛鳴唱，或是沒有其它未解的行為意義。 這是一個橫跨科學、音樂與文學的故事，重新思考藝術與科學都嘗試檢驗過卻仍充滿疑惑的古老問題，探討鳥兒為什麼唱、如何唱，以及鳥鳴聲對大自然的許多物種──特別是人類──又產生了什麼樣的影響。 作者身兼自然學家、哲學家、音樂家，以及探索者等多重身分，深入探究「鳥為什麼鳴唱」這個你我耳熟能詳卻又一知半解的議題，親密領會了大自然那精靈般可愛而悅耳的鳴曲，寫就這本罕見而美麗...(展开全部)

I have deliberated a long time about coupling some of my sketches of outdoor nature with a few chapters of a more purely literary character, and thus confiding to my reader what absorbs and delights me inside my four walls, as well as what pleases and engages me outside those walls; especially since I have aimed to bring my outdoor spirit and method within, and still to look up...(展开全部)

I have deliberated a long time about coupling some of my sketches of outdoor nature with a few chapters of a more purely literary character, and thus confiding to my reader what absorbs and delights me inside my four walls, as well as what pleases and engages me outside those walls; especially since I have aimed to bring my outdoor spirit and method within, and still to look up...(展开全部)

"We were going back to Corfu. We were going back to the enchanted olive groves and blue sea, to the warmth and laughter of our friends, to the long, goldent, gentle days..." In this second collection of tales concerning the Durrell family on the island of Corfu, young Gerry continues to be captivated by the fascinating flora and fauna of their adopted home - much to the bemusem...(展开全部)

杰丝米妮·瓦德（Jesmyn Ward，1977- ），黑人女作家，密歇根大学艺术硕士，现任杜兰大学创意写作副教授。著有小说《哪里疼痛》（Where the Line Bleeds）及《拾骨》（Salvage the Bones），后者荣获2011年美国国家图书奖。非虚构作品包括为《纽约时报》编辑的畅销文集《这一次烈火》（The Fire This Time）及回忆录《我们收获的男人》（Men We Reaped）。2017年荣获麦克阿瑟天才奖，同年凭借第三部小说《唱吧！未安葬的魂灵》（Sing, Unburied, Sing）二度摘得美国国家图书奖，成为历史上第一位两次获得该奖项的女性。2018年获选《时代》百大影响人物。目前与家人居住于密西西比州。 孙麟，大学讲师，中国美国史研究会会员。从事美国非裔文学与文化的教学和研究。

A collection of 50 illustrated penguins and other sea birds from street-artist and ornithologist Matt Sewell. Did you know... The Galápagos Penguin's speckled markings make each of them as unique as a snowflake? The Emperor Penguin weighs the same as a Labrador retriever? The Adélie Penguin takes its name from the sweetheart of a Napoleonic naval captain turned explorer? From t...(展开全部)

Charles Francis Annesley (better known by his initials C. F. A.) Voysey (1857–1941) is, with William Morris, one of the best-known and most enduringly popular designers of the Arts & Crafts Movement. A practising architect, Voysey also designed a broad range of applied arts objects, from furniture, ceramics and metalwork to wallpaper, carpets, tiles and fabrics. His two-dimensi...(展开全部)

A collection of 50 illustrated penguins and other sea birds from street-artist and ornithologist Matt Sewell. Did you know... The Galápagos Penguin's speckled markings make each of them as unique as a snowflake? The Emperor Penguin weighs the same as a Labrador retriever? The Adélie Penguin takes its name from the sweetheart of a Napoleonic naval captain turned explorer? From t...(展开全部)

"With "Il pleuvait des oiseaux," the author has excelled. Brilliant! And what humanity! Jocelyne Saucier is a magician of the soul."--"Le Devoir" Tom and Charlie are living out what's left of their lives on their own terms in a remote forest, two pot growers their only connection to the outside world. But then two women arrive--a photographer on the trail of survivors of a deca...(展开全部)

The idea for this famous story came to du Maurier one day when she was walking across to Menabilly Barton farm from the house. She saw a farmer busily ploughing a field whilst above him the seagulls were diving and wheeling. She developed an idea about the birds becoming hostile and attacking him. In her story, the birds become hostile after a harsh winter with little food -- f...(展开全部)