In Surrealism at Play Susan Laxton writes a new history of surrealism in which she traces the centrality of play to the movement and its ongoing legacy. For surrealist artists, play took a consistent role in their aesthetic as they worked in, with, and against a post-World War I world increasingly dominated by technology and functionalism. Whether through exquisite-corpse drawi...(展开全部)

Geraldine Lomas’s son went missing in Italy during World War Two, but the eccentric old lady never accepted his death. Now she is dead, leaving the Lomas beer fortune to be divided between an animal rights organization, a fascist front and a services benevolent fund. As disgruntled relatives gather by the graveside, the funeral is interrupted by a middle-aged man in an Italian ...(展开全部)

"The bible for all chefs."—Paul Bocuse Named one of the five favorite culinary books of this decade by Food Arts magazine, The Professional Chef™ is the classic kitchen reference that many of America's top chefs have used to understand basic skills and standards for quality as well as develop a sense of how cooking works. Now, the ninth edition features an all-new, user-fr...(展开全部)

《美国旅行Let's Go(升级版)》讲述：近年来，随着国民收入的不断提高，出国旅游已成为了一种时尚。走出国门，放松心情，感受异域风情，越来越受到国人的热爱。在这种“出国旅游热”的时代背景下，有关国外游的书籍，也得到了广大读者的青睐。读者在购买这些书的时候，一方面可以对“出游国”进行“预热”，另一方面也可以在出行中，更好地安排自已的“衣食住行”，对相关景点增强了解，从而使出国之旅，变得更有意义，玩得更加舒服！

Designed to match the new look Marple livery for the 21st century, and for the first time on CD! When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she's looking for at Bertram's Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer. Yet, not even Miss Marple can foresee the viol...(展开全部)

An old-fashioned London Hotel is not quite as reputable as it makes out...When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she's looking for at Bertram's Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer. Yet, not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set i...(展开全部)

Now in paperback, the eye-opening book that was nominated for a 1998 James Beard Foundation award in the Writing on Food category.In the winter of 1996, Michael Ruhlman donned hounds-tooth-check pants and a chef's jacket and entered the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, to learn the art of cooking. His vivid and energetic record of that experience, The Makin...(展开全部)