In this fascinating document, one of Japan's best known-and controversial-writers created what might be termed a new literary form. It is new because it combines elements of many existing types of writing, yet in the end fits into none of them. At one level, it may be read as an account of how a puny, bookish boy discovered the importance of his own physical being; the "sun and...(展开全部)

Jean Wahl (1888–1974), once considered by the likes of Georges Bataille, Gilles Deleuze, Emmanuel Levinas, and Gabriel Marcel to be among the greatest French philosophers, has today nearly been forgotten outside France. Yet his influence on French philosophical thought can hardly be overestimated. Levinas wrote that “during over a half century of teaching and research, [Wahl] w...(展开全部)

Almost three tons of concrete are produced each year for every person on the planet; only water is consumed more per head of population. Now used almost universally in modern construction, concrete polarizes opinion: provoking intense loathing and even nausea in some, it is regarded by others with a messianic passion. Concrete and Culture breaks new ground by studying concrete'...(展开全部)

Almost three tons of concrete are produced each year for every person on the planet; only water is consumed more per head of population. Now used almost universally in modern construction, concrete polarizes opinion: provoking intense loathing and even nausea in some, it is regarded by others with a messianic passion. Concrete and Culture breaks new ground by studying concrete'...(展开全部)

J.G.巴拉德 J.G. Ballard（1930—2009） 英国著名作家。出生于上海租界，珍珠港事变后，被日军羁押在龙华集中营；1946年，他和父母返回英国。巴拉德在剑桥修读医学两年，做过广告文员、搬运工和百科全书推销员，后参加英国皇家空军。 巴拉德二十世纪五十年代参与科学杂志编辑，开始发表短篇小说，成为英国六十年代科幻小说新浪潮运动的代表作家，有“科幻小说之王”的美誉，被奉为“赛博朋克”文学导师。他一生出版长篇小说二十余部，作品被苏珊·桑塔格誉为“当代小说中最具智慧的声音”。 代表作有《撞车》《摩天楼》《太阳帝国》等。自传体小说《太阳帝国》曾入围布克奖，获卫报小说奖和詹姆斯·泰特·布莱克纪念奖，由著名导演斯蒂芬·斯皮尔伯格于1987年搬上银幕；《撞车》由加拿大导演大卫·柯南伯格改编成电影，斩获1996年戛纳国际电影节评审团特别大奖；电影《摩天楼...(展开全部)

A chilling novel about our modern world, from the author of 'Empire of the Sun' and 'Crash'. Robert Maitland, a 35 year-old architect, is driving home from his London offices when a blow-out sends his speeding Jaguar hurtling out of control. Smashing through a temporary barrier he finds himself, dazed and disorientated, on a traffic island below three converging motorways. But...(展开全部)

A chilling novel about our modern world, from the author of 'Empire of the Sun' and 'Crash'. Robert Maitland, a 35 year-old architect, is driving home from his London offices when a blow-out sends his speeding Jaguar hurtling out of control. Smashing through a temporary barrier he finds himself, dazed and disorientated, on a traffic island below three converging motorways. But...(展开全部)

J.G.巴拉德 J.G. Ballard（1930—2009） 英国著名作家。出生于上海租界，珍珠港事变后，被日军羁押在龙华集中营；1946年，他和父母返回英国。巴拉德在剑桥修读医学两年，做过广告文员、搬运工和百科全书推销员，后参加英国皇家空军。 巴拉德二十世纪五十年代参与科学杂志编辑，开始发表短篇小说，成为英国六十年代科幻小说新浪潮运动的代表作家，有“科幻小说之王”的美誉，被奉为“赛博朋克”文学导师。他一生出版长篇小说二十余部，作品被苏珊·桑塔格誉为“当代小说中最具智慧的声音”。 代表作有《撞车》《摩天楼》《太阳帝国》等。自传体小说《太阳帝国》曾入围布克奖，获卫报小说奖和詹姆斯·泰特·布莱克纪念奖，由著名导演斯蒂芬·斯皮尔伯格于1987年搬上银幕；《撞车》由加拿大导演大卫·柯南伯格改编成电影，斩获1996年戛纳国际电影节评审团特别大奖；电影《摩天楼...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 The Dollmaker was the name of the serial killer who had stalked Los Angeles ruthlessly, leaving grisly calling cards on the faces of his female victims. Now with a single faultless shot, Detective Harry Bosch thinks he has ended the city's nightmare.But the dead man's widow is suing Harry and the LAPD for killing the wrong man-- an accusation that rings terrifyingly t...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 The Dollmaker was the name of the serial killer who had stalked Los Angeles ruthlessly, leaving grisly calling cards on the faces of his female victims. Now with a single faultless shot, Detective Harry Bosch thinks he has ended the city's nightmare.But the dead man's widow is suing Harry and the LAPD for killing the wrong man-- an accusation that rings terrifyingly t...(展开全部)