Gerald is a giraffe who simply can¹t dance. Try as he may, his long, spindly legs buckle whenever he starts to boogie. Every year he dreads going to the Great jungle Dance, until one night he finds his own special music.

莉迪亚•戴维斯(Lydia Davis)，美国当代著名小说家、翻译家。1947年出生于美国马萨诸塞州北安普敦，现为纽约州立阿伯尼大学创意写作教授。她长期致力于译介法国经典文学，如福楼拜、普鲁斯特的作品。著有七本短篇小说集及一部长篇小说，2005年当选为美国艺术科学院院士，2013年荣获布克国际奖，还曾获古根海姆奖、兰南文学奖、麦克阿瑟“天才奖”等。

Today, computer-system optimization, at both the hardware and software levels, must consider the details of the memory system in its analysis; failing to do so yields systems that are increasingly inefficient as those systems become more complex. This lecture seeks to introduce the reader to the most important details of the memory system; it targets both computer scientists an...(展开全部)

Today, computer-system optimization, at both the hardware and software levels, must consider the details of the memory system in its analysis; failing to do so yields systems that are increasingly inefficient as those systems become more complex. This lecture seeks to introduce the reader to the most important details of the memory system; it targets both computer scientists an...(展开全部)

Product Description Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. As Tala’s wedding day approaches, s...(展开全部)

Here is a new collection of short stories from the writer Rick Moody has called “the best prose stylist in America.” Her stories may be literal one-liners: the entirety of “Bloomington” reads, “Now that I have been here for a little while, I can say with confidence that I have never been here before.” Or they may be lengthier investigations of the havoc wreaked by the most mund...(展开全部)

Her stories may be literal one-liners: the entirety of "Bloomington" reads, "Now that I have been here for a little while, I can say with confidence that I have never been here before." Or they may be lengthier investigations of the havoc wreaked by the most mundane disruptions to routine: in "A Small Story About a Small Box of Chocolates," a professor receives a gift of thirty...(展开全部)

《地球:我们输不起的实验室》针对地球环境与人类发展的话题，融会了物理学、生物学和社会科学的知识，从气候与生命的进化，到温室效应，全面阐述了地球与人类的关系，以及解决全球环境危机的对策。

《地球:我们输不起的实验室》针对地球环境与人类发展的话题，融会了物理学、生物学和社会科学的知识，从气候与生命的进化，到温室效应，全面阐述了地球与人类的关系，以及解决全球环境危机的对策。