Lord and Lady Baradale， on a posh safari in Kenya， anticipate splendid photo trophies for their luxurious labors. But rather than collecting trophies， they gave some up. When Lady Baradale s jewels are stolen， a young Canadian policeman， Vachell， is called in. He sets to work on the theft， but is interrupted by murder. Lady Baradale s body is discovered with a bullet hole in...(展开全部)

In Capital, Commonwealth Prize–winning author Rana Dasgupta examines one of the great trends of our time: the expansion of the global elite. Capital is an intimate portrait of the city of Delhi which bears witness to the extraordinary transmogrification of India’s capital. But it also offers a glimpse of what capitalism will become in the coming, post-Western world. The story ...(展开全部)

Since the opening up of India’s economy in 1991, wealth has poured into the country, and especially into Delhi. Capital bears witness to the astonishing metamorphosis of India’s capital city, charting its emergence from a rural backwater to the center of India’s new elites. No other place on earth better embodies the breakneck, radically disruptive nature of the global economy’...(展开全部)

In Capital, Commonwealth Prize–winning author Rana Dasgupta examines one of the great trends of our time: the expansion of the global elite. Capital is an intimate portrait of the city of Delhi which bears witness to the extraordinary transmogrification of India’s capital. But it also offers a glimpse of what capitalism will become in the coming, post-Western world. The story ...(展开全部)

Since the opening up of India’s economy in 1991, wealth has poured into the country, and especially into Delhi. Capital bears witness to the astonishing metamorphosis of India’s capital city, charting its emergence from a rural backwater to the center of India’s new elites. No other place on earth better embodies the breakneck, radically disruptive nature of the global economy’...(展开全部)

范登伯格一家是非常出色的团队——拍摄、写作和出版他们自己的有关野生动物、环境和南部非洲多元文化的书籍。自2002年以来，他们出版了多本轻松读物、指南手册和纪念书籍。 1997年，菲利普和英格丽德夫妇追随他们的梦想，离开教育领域，进入专业摄影界。他们对南部非洲充满热情，给自己的任务是尽可能地多花时间在这片地区旅行、跟人交流、学习文化、研究动植物错综复杂的相互作用和关系，同时通过影像来记录观察和发现，并以出版书籍的方式来分享他们的知识，继续为保护南部非洲非同寻常的遗产做出贡献。 在获得了几个国家和国际摄影奖项之后，海因里希离开工程事业，追求热爱的新闻工作。作为一名国际知名的摄影师，他得心应手地运用自己的专业知识来掌握与出版相关的技能，并与其父母菲利普和英格丽德一起成立了一家出版社。

This excellent book’s size belies its incredible utility. The perfect companion to any foray into the savannah, Game Drive includes not only beautiful photographs of a wide array of birds, mammals and reptiles, but informative text which is both extremely compact and highly comprehensive. All statistics that could conceivably help a viewer to identify, catalogue and learn about...(展开全部)

Sparkling with irrepressible wit, City of Djinns peels back the layers of Delhi's centuries-old history, revealing an extraordinary array of characters along the way-from eunuchs to descendants of great Moguls. With refreshingly open-minded curiosity, William Dalrymple explores the seven "dead" cities of Delhi as well as the eighth city-today's Delhi. Underlying his quest is th...(展开全部)

威廉·达尔林谱 William Dalrymple，苏格兰人，在佛斯海湾边长大。曾为《独立报》专栏作家。年方二十二岁便出版了畅销又备受好评的《在萨那都》，此书曾于1990获得《约克郡邮报》的最佳处女作品奖，以及苏格兰艺术协会春季图书奖。1989年他迁居德里，在当地居住四年，为本书搜集资料并为《星期天通讯》、《观察者》、《观察家》以及《周日时报》等报纸撰稿。曾获《周日时报》年度英国青年作家奖。威廉·达尔林普与艺术家奥利维亚·弗莱瑟结婚，目前在伦敦和爱丁堡两地居住。

威廉·达尔林谱 William Dalrymple，苏格兰人，在佛斯海湾边长大。曾为《独立报》专栏作家。年方二十二岁便出版了畅销又备受好评的《在萨那都》，此书曾于1990获得《约克郡邮报》的最佳处女作品奖，以及苏格兰艺术协会春季图书奖。1989年他迁居德里，在当地居住四年，为本书搜集资料并为《星期天通讯》、《观察者》、《观察家》以及《周日时报》等报纸撰稿。曾获《周日时报》年度英国青年作家奖。威廉·达尔林普与艺术家奥利维亚·弗莱瑟结婚，目前在伦敦和爱丁堡两地居住。