Every Sunday, readers of The New York Times Book Review turn with anticipation to see which novelist, historian, short story writer, or artist will be the subject of the popular By the Book feature. These wide-ranging interviews are conducted by Pamela Paul, the editor of the Book Review, and here she brings together sixty-five of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges, ...(展开全部)

Every Sunday, readers of The New York Times Book Review turn with anticipation to see which novelist, historian, short story writer, or artist will be the subject of the popular By the Book feature. These wide-ranging interviews are conducted by Pamela Paul, the editor of the Book Review, and here she brings together sixty-five of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges, ...(展开全部)

Now in paperback, today's most celebrated writers explore literature and the literary life in an inspirational collection of original essays. By turns poignant, hilarious, and practical, Writers on Writing brings together more than forty of contemporary literature's finest voices. Pieces range from reflections on the daily craft of writing to the intersection of art's and life'...(展开全部)

英国DK出版社是国际知名的出版社，全球视觉工具书的著名品牌，成立于1974年，其愿景是创作既有视觉冲击力又包含丰富信息的图书，使读者能够理解每一个主题。DK图书被认为是从生到老不断学习的生活指南，其科普、百科、生活等图书畅销全球。

英国DK出版社是国际知名的出版社，全球视觉工具书的著名品牌，成立于1974年，其愿景是创作既有视觉冲击力又包含丰富信息的图书，使读者能够理解每一个主题。DK图书被认为是从生到老不断学习的生活指南，其科普、百科、生活等图书畅销全球。

伊莱恩•斯卡利（Elaine Scarry）， 英美文学语言学教授，哈佛大学Walter M. Cabot美学教授，认知接受美学的倡导者，在当代文艺理论界有重要的影响力具有重大的影响。其论著颇丰，主要代表作有：《论美与正义》（On Beauty and Being Just，普林斯顿，1999）、《痛苦中的躯体》（The Body in Pain，1985）等。

Dreaming by the Book explores the almost miraculous processes by which poets and writers teach us the work of imaginative creation. Writers from Homer to Heaney instruct us in the art of mental composition, even as their poems progress. Just as painters understand paint, composers musical instruments, and sculptors stone or metal, verbal artists understand the only material in ...(展开全部)

Shortly before noon on October 28, 1728, General Yue Zhongqi, the most powerful military and civilian official in northwest China, was en route to his headquarters. Suddenly, out of the crowd, a stranger ran toward Yue and passed him an envelope-an envelope containing details of a treasonous plot to overthrow the Manchu government. This thrilling story of a conspiracy agains...(展开全部)

他是史上智商最高的作家，四岁通读《圣经》，十五岁发表诗作，三十岁时在四百个城市开设银行；四十岁时他一贫如洗，开始创作侦探小说糊口，五十岁时作品累计印数超过八千万册，和埃勒里•奎因并称为美国侦探小说黄金时代最高成就者；他是一位英勇的反纳粹斗士，为了理想放弃了每年超过一千万美元的收入，得到了罗斯福总统和美国民众的称赞。他就是雷克斯•斯托特！

他是史上智商最高的作家，四岁通读《圣经》，十五岁发表诗作，三十岁时在四百个城市开设银行；四十岁时他一贫如洗，开始创作侦探小说糊口，五十岁时作品累计印数超过八千万册，和埃勒里•奎因并称为美国侦探小说黄金时代最高成就者；他是一位英勇的反纳粹斗士，为了理想放弃了每年超过一千万美元的收入，得到了罗斯福总统和美国民众的称赞。他就是雷克斯•斯托特！