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How fast does gravity travel? When will the sun go nova? Who invented the light year? Will we ever travel to the stars? These are just some of the unusual and popular questions NASA astronomer Sten Odenwald answers in Back to the Astronomy Caf, based on his award-winning website "for the astronomically disadvantaged. " Since his acclaimed earlier book The Astronomy Caf publis...(展开全部)

When three mean and hungry tigers disrupt Hodges' Cafe and its customers one Friday night, it's Hodges' crazy duck who saves the day.

How fast does gravity travel? When will the sun go nova? Who invented the light year? Will we ever travel to the stars? These are just some of the unusual and popular questions NASA astronomer Sten Odenwald answers in Back to the Astronomy Caf, based on his award-winning website "for the astronomically disadvantaged. " Since his acclaimed earlier book The Astronomy Caf publis...(展开全部)

Today in Eastern Europe the architectural work of revolution is complete: the old order has been replaced by various forms of free market economy and de jure democracy. But as Slavenka Drakulic observes, "in everyday life, the revolution consists much more of the small things-- of sounds, looks and images." In this brilliant work of political reportage, filtered through her own...(展开全部)

An Excellent Story Within A Story. 女性觉醒与黑人解放 温暖而鼓舞人心的故事 （小z看的第一本原文书）

在東京這個大城市生活， 最大的好處就是…附近一定有可以撫平不同人們情感的咖啡屋 不管是夾在大樓和大樓之間，或在住宅區的角落， 有時候甚至在遙遠的郊區， 在這些咖啡屋裡緩慢度過的午茶時光， 總讓我的心平靜、清澈透明，隔絕掉都市的忙碌與塵埃。 本書包含東京都圈內以及近郊的120軒極具特色的休閒咖啡館， 以作者自行拍攝的照片和詳細心得來帶出每間咖啡館的與眾不同， 並且書中還附上詳細的「室內設計圖」和店家的「拿手料理」及神奇「魔法調味料」， 讓我們可一窺這些咖啡館的內部機密； 最後在喝完咖啡之餘，作者也貼心地用地圖去涵蓋周遭地理環境的交通和散步路線， 使這趟東京咖啡之旅留下個完美的句點。 不管是喜歡東京、旅遊還是單純欣賞咖啡的你，都絕對不能錯過的一本好書！

An Excellent Story Within A Story. 女性觉醒与黑人解放 温暖而鼓舞人心的故事 （小z看的第一本原文书）