Eimear McBride's debut tells, with astonishing insight and in brutal detail, the story of a young woman's relationship with her brother, and the long shadow cast by his childhood brain tumour. Not so much a stream of consciousness, as an unconscious railing against a life that makes little sense, and a shocking and intimate insight into the thoughts, feelings and chaotic sexual...(展开全部)

Humanity has sat at the center of philosophical thinking for too long. The recent advent of environmental philosophy and posthuman studies has widened our scope of inquiry to include ecosystems, animals, and artificial intelligence. Yet the vast majority of the stuff in our universe, and even in our lives, remains beyond serious philosophical concern. In "Alien Phenomenology, o...(展开全部)

The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence In an extraordinary story that only he could tell, Matthew Perry takes readers onto the soundstage of the most successful sitcom of all time while opening up about his priv...(展开全部)

'Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And I should be dead.' So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, th...(展开全部)

作者：露丝·克劳斯（1901—1993） 美国著名作家，创作了三十多本童书，作品包括经典的《胡萝卜种子》（由她的丈夫克罗格特·约翰逊绘制插图）以及《一座特别的房子》《洞是用来挖的》（都是由莫里斯·桑达克绘制插图）。“露丝·克劳斯作为一个作家，拥有捕捉孩子自由想象和语言的能力，她的书因此大受欢迎，充满永恒的吸引力。”《童书及创造者》（Children's Books and Their Creators，1995）这样总结。 绘者：莫里斯·桑达克（1928—2012） 作品包括《野兽国》《午夜厨房》《在那遥远的地方》（这三部作品并称为桑达克著名的图画书三部曲）《肯尼的窗户》《萝丝房门上的记号》《果壳图书馆》（包括《鸡汤加米饭》《鳄鱼之家字母书》《约翰尼的数数书》《皮埃尔》）《格里格里砰！》《亲爱的小莉》《杰克和盖伊，我们都在垃圾场》《糊涂的阿尔蒂》以及...(展开全部)

In this long-popular book, subtitled A First Book of First Definitions, the reader will discover, among other things, that dishes are to do and mashed potatoes are to give everyone enough.

What would you say about eye-brows? Miss Krauss and the many children who made suggestions, re-visions, additions (and subtractions) to this book say, "Eyebrows are to go over eyes." A face? "A face is something to have on the front of your head." Also, "a face is so you can make faces." Hands? Well, hands are to hold. And also "a hand is to hold up when you want your turn." "A...(展开全部)

What is a hole? A hole is when you step in it you go down A hole is for a mouse to live in. And, of course,a hole is to dig. This is the funniest book of definitions you'll ever read!

The play begins with Max and Charlotte, a couple whose marriage seems about to rupture. But nothing one sees on a stage is the real thing, and some things are less real than others. Charlotte is an actress who has been appearing in a play about marriage by her husband, Henry. Max, her leading man, is also married to an actress, Annie. Both marriages are at the point of rupture ...(展开全部)

Watching movies every night at home with his cats, film scholar and cat lover Daisuke Miyao noticed how frequently cats turned up on screen. They made brief appearances (think of Mafia boss Marlon Brando gently stroking a cat in a scene from The Godfather); their looks provided inspiration to film creators (Avatar); they even held major roles (The Lion King). In Cinema Is a Cat...(展开全部)