In the first century a.d., Ovid, author of the groundbreaking epic poem Metamorphoses , came under severe criticism for The Art of Love , which playfully instructed women in the art of seduction and men in the skills essential for mastering the art of romantic conquest. In this remarkable translation, James Michie breathes new life into the notorious Roman’s mock-didactic ele...(展开全部)

Taking English culture as its representative sample, The Secret History of Domesticity asks how the modern notion of the public-private relation emerged in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Treating that relation as a crucial instance of the modern division of knowledge, Michael McKeon narrates its pre-history along with that of its essential component, domesticity. T...(展开全部)

In 1764, Johann Joachim Winckelmann published a key early instance of art-historical thinking, his "Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums", here translated into English for the first time. Dazzled by the sensuous and plastic beauty of recently excavated artifacts - coins, engraved gems, vases, paintings, reliefs, and statues - Winckelmann synthesized the visual and written eviden...(展开全部)

Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's cult bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humd...(展开全部)

Truly deserving of the accolade a modern classic, Donna Tartt’s novel is a remarkable achievement—both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their conte...(展开全部)

Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's cult bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humd...(展开全部)

Truly deserving of the accolade a modern classic, Donna Tartt’s novel is a remarkable achievement—both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their conte...(展开全部)

1- True Brit 2- Arrival 3- The Telephone Box 4- Dress Sense 5- Tea 6- Complaining 7- Politeness 8- Speak Slowly 9- Pronunciation 10- Top Tongue 11- Sense of Humour 12- Body Idioms 13- Terms of Endearment 14- Learning by Doing 15- Pubs 16- Meeting and Greeting 17- Test You English 18- Real English 19- The Bathroom 20- Bed 21- Pets 22- Heavenly Hosts 23- Enjoy Your Meal! 24- Fish...(展开全部)

▼作者简介 尼基尔‧萨瓦尔 Nikil Saval 印度裔美国人，作家、编辑、新闻工作者，现居费城。 2004年毕业于哥伦比亚大学，自2004年起，他开始研究办公室的起源，曾在美国《n+1》杂志上发表了《办公室的诞生》一文。萨瓦尔目前是《n+1》杂志的编辑，他的文章也常刊于《纽约时报》《伦敦书评》《牛津美国》《洛杉矶时报》《赫芬顿邮报》《新政治家》等媒体。 他从事过劳工相关研究，并在UNITE HERE劳工组织当过志愿工作者。 ▼译者简介 吕宇珺 译者，从事翻译工作多年，非洲联盟委员会前主席祖马女士访华时，担任随同中英交传；自由撰稿人，曾为《环球》《看历史》等媒体撰写文章。

经济杀手，是指那些拿着高薪的顶尖专业人士，他们从世界各国攫取了数以千亿计的金钱。这些钱，通过世界银行，美国国际开发署以及其他国外的援助机构，装入到美国各大集团公司的金库和少数控制全球自然资源的显赫家族的口袋中。经济杀手用尽各种高明手段：伪造财政报告、操纵选举、贿赂、敲诈，色诱乃至谋杀。他们玩的是美国“帝国霸权”时代一开始就有的“老把戏”，在经济全球化的时代，其规模空前庞大，令人恐怖。 我清楚这一切！因为我曾经就是一名经济杀手！ ——约翰•珀金斯