For centuries, blood feeders have inhabited our nightmares and horror stories, as well as the shadowy realms of scientific knowledge. In Dark Banquet, zoologist Bill Schutt takes us on a fascinating voyage into the world of some of nature’s strangest creatures–the sanguivores. Using a sharp eye and mordant wit, Schutt makes a remarkably persuasive case that blood feeders, from ...(展开全部)

Potent and vividly emotional, Simone de Beauvoir’s captivating novel questions freedom and individual responsibility in the face of brutality ‘These carefree faces, on which we allowed our smiles to spread, were for others the mask of tragedy.’ Jean Blomart, patriot leader against the German forces of occupation, waits throughout an endless night for his wounded lover, Hélène, ...(展开全部)

约翰·霍克斯（1925-1998），美国著名先锋派和后现代主义作家，美国艺术文学院院士，古根海姆学者奖（1962）、埃特兰格尔奖（1973）和法国美第斯奖（1986）得主。1925年，约翰·霍克斯出生于康涅狄格州，1943年由柏丽高中进入哈佛大学，1949年获得艺术学学士学位，期间曾出版诗集《堕落的庄园》。由哈佛毕业后，霍克斯分别任教于哈佛大学、斯坦福大学和布朗大学。 约翰·霍克斯是一位多产的作家，他一生创作了十八部小说，其中包括《血橙》、《食人者》、《疾速旅程》、《激情的画者》和《血与皮肤的幽默》等，1966年他还创作了戏剧《无辜群》。

威廉·哈维，英国伟大的生理学家和胚胎学家。 田洺，中国科学院科学传播中心主任、中国科学院自动化研究所科学艺术研究中心首席科学家顾问，曾任中国科学院研究生院教授。

In the mist-shrouded haze of the past, the world of Azeroth teemed with wondrous creatures of every kind. Mysterious Elves and hardy Dwarves walked among tribes of man in relative peace and harmony -- until thearrival of the demonic army known as the Burning Legion shattered theworld's tranquility forever. Now Orcs, Dragons, Goblins, and Trolls allvie for supremacy over the sca...(展开全部)

Tomi Adeyemi conjures a stunning world of dark magic and danger in her West African-inspired fantasy debut, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sabaa Tahir. They killed my mother. They took our magic. They tried to bury us. Now we rise. Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother s...(展开全部)

Stunning Unique Women Laid Bare in Words and Pictures The Satanic Sluts are 666 of the world's most attitudinal, creative and original women, who are linked by a shared interest in all things dark, sexual and Satanic, and by their membership of this exclusive group. Now, for the first time ever, 48 members of this gorgeous, exclusive and elite legion are presented in all their ...(展开全部)

A Maiden… Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to be spoken to. Never to experience pleasure. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by ...(展开全部)

The puzzling murder of three African directors of a foreign-owned brewery sets the scene for this fervent, hard-hitting novel about disillusionment in independent Kenya. A deceptively simple tale, "Petals of Blood" is on the surface a suspenseful investigation of a spectacular triple murder in upcountry Kenya. Yet as the intertwined stories of the four suspects unfold, a devast...(展开全部)

'A compelling novel about the tragedy of corrupting power, set in post-independence Kenya... Ngugi writes with passion about every form, shape and colour which power can take' Sunday Times After decades of British rule Kenya has declared its independence, but drought and poor harvests still govern the village of Ilmorog. Undeterred, Munira, Karega, Wanja and Abdulla each move t...(展开全部)