Gillian Beer's classic Darwin's Plots, one of the most influential works of literary criticism and cultural history of the last quarter century, is here reissued in an updated edition to coincide with the anniversary of Darwin's birth and of the publication of The Origin of Species. Its focus on how writers, including George Eliot, Charles Kingsley and Thomas Hardy, responded t...(展开全部)

Gillian Beer's classic Darwin's Plots, one of the most influential works of literary criticism and cultural history of the last quarter century, is here reissued in an updated edition to coincide with the anniversary of Darwin's birth and of the publication of The Origin of Species. Its focus on how writers, including George Eliot, Charles Kingsley and Thomas Hardy, responded t...(展开全部)

简介：Death is the only beacon that is always on, and no matter where you sail, you will eventually have to turn to it. Everything will pass away, and only death will live forever.（死亡是唯一永远亮着的灯塔，无论你航行到哪里，你最终都要转向它，一切都会过去，只有死亡才会永远活着。）（已完结）

There is one thing we can be sure of: we are all going to die. But once we accept that fact, the questions begin. In this thought-provoking book, philosophy professor Shelly Kagan examines the myriad questions that arise when we confront the meaning of mortality. Do we have reason to believe in the existence of immortal souls? Should we accept an account according to which peop...(展开全部)

简介：这个餐厅有求必应，而店主却是每隔一年换一个，这个餐厅的阴谋却不止一个

简介：这个餐厅有求必应，而店主却是每隔一年换一个，这个餐厅的阴谋却不止一个

From The Epic of Gilgemesh to Jaws and Schindler's List, Christopher Booker examines in detail the stories that underlie literature and the plots that are basic to story telling through the ages. In this magisterial work he examines the plots of films, opera libretti and the contemporary novel and short story. Underlying the stories he examines are Seven Basic Plots: rags to ri...(展开全部)

This remarkable and monumental book at last provides a comprehensive answer to the age-old riddle of whether there are only a small number of 'basic stories' in the world. Using a wealth of examples, from ancient myths and folk tales via the plays and novels of great literature to the popular movies and TV soap operas of today, it shows that there are seven archetypal themes wh...(展开全部)

安德鲁·莱恩，英国青少年畅销书作家。莱恩不仅是大侦探福尔摩斯的骨灰级粉丝，拥有海量相关藏书，还是研读福尔摩斯一系列相关作品的专家，同时，莱恩还是唯一获得柯南·道尔产权会授权，创作福尔摩斯青少年小说的作家。 莱恩的代表作还有《失落的世界》（Lost Worlds）等。

安德鲁·莱恩，英国青少年畅销书作家。莱恩不仅是大侦探福尔摩斯的骨灰级粉丝，拥有海量相关藏书，还是研读福尔摩斯一系列相关作品的专家，同时，莱恩还是唯一获得柯南·道尔产权会授权，创作福尔摩斯青少年小说的作家。 莱恩的代表作还有《失落的世界》（Lost Worlds）等。