"At Twelve" is Sally Mann's revealing, collective portrait of twelve-year-old girls on the verge of adulthood. To be young and female in America is a time of tremendous excitement and social possibilities; it is a trying time as well, caught between childhood and adulthood, when the difference is not entirely understood. As Ann Beattie writes in her perceptive introduction, "Th...(展开全部)

Newton’s collection of portraits from the worlds of film, fashion, politics and culture can be considered a pantheon of VIP’s. But his work is a lot more besides. From his portraits, one can see that he would have most liked to be a Roman paparazzo – as he once admitted. Anyone who had a portrait made by him knew what the result would be, and by the 1980’s there were absolutely...(展开全部)

What ingredient in Coke can remove rust from chrome? What is the bitterest substance on earth? What is the worst smelling one? In this entertaining tour of chemistry, John Emsley answers these and many other questions as he illuminates the materials that make up our world. Dozens of lively articles explore such well-known molecules as water, oxygen, and glass; versatile plasti...(展开全部)

阿扎德‧莫阿維尼 記者、作家及學者。在中東二十餘年新聞工作期間，報導範圍涵蓋伊朗、黎巴嫩、敘利亞、埃及與伊拉克等國，並出版《唇膏聖戰》、《德黑蘭蜜月》等書，曾與諾貝爾和平獎得主希林·伊巴迪（Shirin Ebadi）合著了《伊朗覺醒》一書。她的作品出現在衛報、紐約時報等知名報刊裡，其中關於ISIS的報導曾獲普立茲新聞獎提名。莫阿維尼亦在紐約大學教授新聞學，現於國際危機組織內擔任資深性別分析師。 譯者簡介 李易安 專職譯者與獨立記者。關注邊界、地緣政治、族裔性、海外華人、移動以及交通基礎設施等議題，對於中亞、太平洋地區、前蘇聯國家與伊斯蘭世界尤感興趣。著有：《搭便車不是一件隨機的事：公路上3萬5千6百公里的追尋，在國與界之間探索世界》。譯有：《歐亞帝國的邊境》《啟蒙運動》等書。

阿扎德‧莫阿維尼 記者、作家及學者。在中東二十餘年新聞工作期間，報導範圍涵蓋伊朗、黎巴嫩、敘利亞、埃及與伊拉克等國，並出版《唇膏聖戰》、《德黑蘭蜜月》等書，曾與諾貝爾和平獎得主希林·伊巴迪（Shirin Ebadi）合著了《伊朗覺醒》一書。她的作品出現在衛報、紐約時報等知名報刊裡，其中關於ISIS的報導曾獲普立茲新聞獎提名。莫阿維尼亦在紐約大學教授新聞學，現於國際危機組織內擔任資深性別分析師。 譯者簡介 李易安 專職譯者與獨立記者。關注邊界、地緣政治、族裔性、海外華人、移動以及交通基礎設施等議題，對於中亞、太平洋地區、前蘇聯國家與伊斯蘭世界尤感興趣。著有：《搭便車不是一件隨機的事：公路上3萬5千6百公里的追尋，在國與界之間探索世界》。譯有：《歐亞帝國的邊境》《啟蒙運動》等書。

The newest Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selection. The arrival of a major new voice in contemporary fiction. A debut of extraordinary distinction: Ayana Mathis tells the story of the children of the Great Migration through the trials of one unforgettable family. In 1923, fifteen-year-old Hattie Shepherd flees Georgia and settles in Philadelphia, hoping for a chance at a better lif...(展开全部)

Magnum photographer Steve McCurry never set out to take portraits. Critically acclaimed and recognized internationally for his classic reportage, over the last 20 years he has worked for the "National Geographic" and other publications on numerous assignments: along the Afghan border, in Baghdad, Beirut and the Sahel. McCurry's coverage of the monsoon won first prize in the Wor...(展开全部)

For the past seven years, Hellen van Meene has been producing intimate portraits of adolescents. Though the introspective gaze of her models suggest that these are spontaneous, private moments in the lives of her subjects, the carefully considered natural light, lush textures, and striking compositions betray van Meene's hand in choreographing each image down to the finest deta...(展开全部)