Internationally celebrated for his writing and his music, Leonard Cohen is one of the legendary writers, performers, and most consistently daring artists of our time. Book of Longing is his dazzling new collection of poetry -- twenty years in the making -- written on southern California's Mount Baldy and in Los Angeles, Montreal, and Mumbai. Following his highly acclaimed 19...(展开全部)

In the feverish tropics of the Andaman Islands, a young botanist tends to a fragile rose he has imported to welcome his bride. Hoping their marriage will bloom in this strange life, hundreds of miles from the east coast of India, he is entranced by Chanda Devi's fierce nature and unusual gifts; speaking to trees and the ghosts of former colonialists. These islands, she tells he...(展开全部)

A spellbinding work of literature, Latitudes of Longing follows the interconnected lives of characters searching for true intimacy. The novel sweeps across India, from an island, to a valley, a city, and a snow desert to tell a love story of epic proportions. We follow a scientist who studies trees and a clairvoyant who speaks to them; a geologist working to end futile wars ove...(展开全部)

The Book of Questions may be the only publication that challenges and changes the way readers view the world, without offering a single opinion of its own. Posing 265 questions, "The Book of Questions" is bound to provoke hours and hours of thought.

The Book of Questions may be the only publication that challenges and changes the way readers view the world, without offering a single opinion of its own. Posing 265 questions, "The Book of Questions" is bound to provoke hours and hours of thought.

Pablo Neruda is one of the world's most popular poets, and "The Book of Questions" is Copper Canyon's all-time best-seller. This updated bilingual edition is entirely re-designed and features a new cover, new interior, and an introduction by translator.In "The Book of Questions," Neruda refuses to be corralled by the rational mind. Composed of 316 unanswerable questions, these ...(展开全部)

JACK KEROUAC 杰克•凯鲁亚克（1922—1969） 一九二二年三月十二日出生于马萨诸塞州洛厄尔，父母为法裔美国人，他是家中幼子。他曾在当地天主教和公立学校就读，以橄榄球奖学金入纽约哥伦比亚大学，结识爱伦•金斯堡、威廉•巴勒斯和尼尔•卡萨迪等“垮掉的一代”。 凯鲁亚克大学二年级退学从事文学创作，并辗转于美国海军和商用航运公司等处。一九五○年，第一部小说《乡镇和城市》出版。一九五七年的《在路上》问世后，他成为“垮掉的一代”的代言人，跻身二十世纪最有争议的著名作家行列。他还著有《达摩流浪者》、《地下人》、《孤独旅者》和《荒凉天使》等作品。 一九六九年十月二十一日，凯鲁亚克在佛罗里达圣彼得堡去世，享年四十七岁。

弗拉狄米爾．米格烈 Vladimir Megre 於1950年7月23日出生於烏克蘭。16歲時離家獨立生活。1974年起居住於俄國的新西伯利亞，以攝影為業。1980年代中期成家，生了一個女兒 。當時他是個成功的企業家，為西伯利亞企業家聯盟的主席。 1994年他主導了兩場大規模沿西伯利亞鄂畢河行進的貿易之旅。旅行途中，他遇見了西伯利亞泰加林的阿納絲塔夏，這場際遇改變了他的一生。 回 來之後，因應阿納絲塔夏執意的請求，從來沒有寫過書的他，丟下有十年經驗的企業家工作，把在泰加林三天的經歷寫成了一本書。那時卻因為文筆樸素而沒有一家 出版社願意出版，他只好在地鐵站獨自販售。然而，出乎意料的是，許多人看完書之後又多買了幾本分送給家人和朋友，就這樣兩千本很快地賣光了。 此後他繼續會見阿納絲塔夏，陸續寫下了一系列書。至今他的書單單在俄國即銷售超過了一千一百萬本，翻譯...(展开全部)

弗吉尼娅•波斯特莱尔（Virginia Postrel），学者，文化评论家，彭博资讯专栏作家，《华尔街日报》、《大西洋月刊》、《纽约时报》、《福布斯》等多家知名媒体的特约撰稿人，文风以幽默、深刻见长。波斯特莱尔曾作为Ted演讲嘉宾，也为纽约视觉艺术学院进行有关魅力的短期培训。现居洛杉矶。