Atelier Bow-Wow has developed creative methods not only for architecture but many related aspects, including urban research, fieldwork, workshops, exhibitions, and education. By means of their interdisciplinary engagement, they have created a rich vocabulary and way of thinking and fostered a framework for practical application of their concepts to architecture and the city. Th...(展开全部)

The first book to document the Tokyo-based architectural firm, one of the most innovative practices working today. Achieving near cult status among architectural students around the world, Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kaijima of Atelier Bow-Wow have built a career confronting the challenges posed by dense urban environments. Their city houses—enclosed in vibrant, idiosyncrati...(展开全部)

初の図面集となる本書では、図面のみでの表現でアトリエ・ワンのデザインを“解剖”することを試みます。通常、建築書などの理工書では“図面”をまとめたものは“図面集”と称するのが常ですが、今回、本書のタイトルを“図解”としているのには、次の思いが込められています。 「図解は写真のように写実的であるが、写真とは違った感興を呼ぶ。要素を輪郭によって捉え、その輪郭内を水彩で着彩し、ときに文字を書き込む。その手法の徹底が、驚嘆すべき細部を伴った図を生み、観察する対象の多様性を浮き上がらせる。図解において細部を一つひとつ描き分けることは、人間がそれを見る事ができたという達成の証であると同時に、人間の眼差しが対象によって導かれたという証でもある。そういう図解の持つ、主体の開放と観察の誠実によって、アトリエ・ワンによる住宅作品を一覧するのがこの本の趣旨である」(序文より...(展开全部)

Music, magic, and a real-life miracle meld in this genre-defying masterpiece from storytelling maestro Pam Muñoz Ryan. Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica. Decades later, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California...(展开全部)

Now in a revised and expanded new edition, this volume chronologically traces the evolution of Euclidean, non-Euclidean, and relativistic theories regarding the shape of the universe. A unique, highly readable, and entertaining account, the book assumes no special mathematical knowledge. It reviews the failed classical attempts to prove the parallel postulate and provides cover...(展开全部)

打是亲骂是爱的兄妹，但是好像下手有点重？“哥哥你这个混蛋！把游戏机还我！”“你又不玩！归我了呐！”“滚啊！”

extracted & reprinted from The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes New York: The Macmillan Company, 1903

伊斯瑞尔•冉威尔（1864－1926），犹太裔英国人。当过教师、新闻记者、剧作家、幽默文学作家。一八九一年仅用两周时间创作的《弓区之谜》是历史上第一部长篇密室推理小说，为不可能犯罪类型的推理作品开创了新纪元。 《弓区之谜》在世界最权威的百部密室推理小说排行榜中与《三口棺材》、《黄屋之谜》、《中国橘子之谜》等经典作品一起位居前十。伊斯瑞尔•冉威尔也因此在推理小说史上占据了稳固而显赫的地位。

High above the planet Florinia, the Squires of Sark live in unimaginable wealth and comfort. Down in the eternal spring of the planet, however, the native Florinians labor ceaselessly to produce the precious kyrt that brings prosperity to their Sarkite masters. Rebellion is unthinkable and impossible. Not only do the Florinians no longer have a concept of freedom, any disruptio...(展开全部)

Maintaining the standard of excellence set by the previous edition, this textbook covers the basic geometry of two- and three-dimensional spaces Written by a master expositor, leading researcher in the field, and MacArthur Fellow, it includes experiments to determine the true shape of the universe and contains illustrated examples and engaging exercises that teach mind-expandin...(展开全部)