The Discover Nature series combines dozens of simple, nonintrusive activities with detailed illustrations and informative text to provide a fun and friendly introduction to hands-on nature study.

'Unmissable. Like chancing upon an oasis, you want to drink it slowly... Subtle, unpredictable, surprising' Guardian Things I Don't Want to Know is the first in Deborah Levy's essential three-part 'Living Autobiography' on writing and womanhood. Taking George Orwell's famous essay, 'Why I Write', as a jumping-off point, Deborah Levy offers her own indispensable reflections of t...(展开全部)

'Unmissable. Like chancing upon an oasis, you want to drink it slowly... Subtle, unpredictable, surprising' Guardian Things I Don't Want to Know is the first in Deborah Levy's essential three-part 'Living Autobiography' on writing and womanhood. Taking George Orwell's famous essay, 'Why I Write', as a jumping-off point, Deborah Levy offers her own indispensable reflections of t...(展开全部)

In recent years, computer games have moved from the margins of popular culture to its center. Reviews of new games and profiles of game designers now regularly appear in the New York Times and the New Yorker, and sales figures for games are reported alongside those of books, music, and movies. They are increasingly used for purposes other than entertainment, yet debates about v...(展开全部)

德博拉·利维，英国小说家、剧作家、诗人，英国皇家文学学会会员。小说曾三次入围布克奖，并入选弗兰克·奥康纳短篇小说奖和BBC国际短篇小说奖。《泰晤士报》评论她是“当代英国小说中最令人兴奋的声音之一”。她为皇家莎士比亚剧团写过多部剧本。 . 译者 | 步朝霞，北京航空航天大学外国语学院副教授，文学博士，毕业于南开大学，曾作为富布莱特学者赴美访学，入选北京高等学校“青年英才计划”，并作为高校青年骨干教师于北京大学中文系访学。多年来专注于文学作品的翻译，已完成逾百万字。主要出版译作有《哈里发的神殿：卡萨布兰卡的365天》《世界上第二强壮的人》《木星的卫星》《理智与情感》。

John L. Austin was one of the leading philosophers of the twentieth century. The William James Lectures presented Austin’s conclusions in the field to which he directed his main efforts on a wide variety of philosophical problems. These talks became the classic How to Do Things with Words. For this second edition, the editors have returned to Austin’s original lecture notes, am...(展开全部)

John L. Austin was one of the leading philosophers of the twentieth century. The William James Lectures presented Austin’s conclusions in the field to which he directed his main efforts on a wide variety of philosophical problems. These talks became the classic How to Do Things with Words. For this second edition, the editors have returned to Austin’s original lecture notes, am...(展开全部)

Andrew Sayer undertakes a fundamental critique of social science's difficulties in acknowledging that people's relation to the world is one of concern. As sentient beings, capable of flourishing and suffering, and particularly vulnerable to how others treat us, our view of the world is substantially evaluative. Yet modernist ways of thinking encourage the common but extraordina...(展开全部)

媒体推荐 "This slim book — seven essays, punctuated by enigmatic, haunting paintings by Ana Teresa Fernandez — hums with power and wit."—Boston Globe "The Antidote to Mansplaining."—The Stranger "Feminist, frequently funny, unflinchingly honest and often scathing in its conclusions."—Salon "Solnit tackles big themes of gender and power in these accessible essays. Honest and full of...(展开全部)

All manner of creative writers will find inspiration in this collection of intriguing and inspirational writing prompts. With unique prompts (from 'fix the plot of the worst movie you've ever seen' to 'write a love letter to a person you dislike') and plenty of space to write, this journal is sure to get the creative juices flowing.