In an irresistible invitation to lighten up, look around, and live an unscripted life, a master of the art of improvisation explains how to adopt the attitudes and techniques used by generations of musicians and actors. Let’s face it: Life is something we all make up as we go along. No matter how carefully we formulate a “script,” it is bound to change when we interact with pe...(展开全部)

梦想是什么？平凡的生活，还是远方的壮阔？爱冒险的男孩长成了赌气小老头，和意外闯入的童子军小胖乘着用生命守护的“气球屋”完成最华丽的冒险，这是最疯狂也是最浪漫的故事。

伊恩·M.班克斯Iain M.Banks （1954—2013） 英国著名作家，威士忌爱好者，生于苏格兰，曾就读于斯特林大学，主修英语文学、哲学和心理学。他以伊恩·班克斯为笔名创作纯文学作品，以伊恩·M.班克斯为笔名创作科幻小说。 一九八四年，班克斯以处女作《捕蜂器》一举成名。一九八七年起，他涉足科幻小说领域，创作了一系列以“文明”为背景的太空乌托邦作品，好评如潮，一度揽获两届英国科幻小说协会奖，获得包括轨迹奖在内的近二十项科幻大奖提名。《卫报》称其作品为“科幻小说评判的标杆”；赛博朋克大师威廉·吉布森盛赞他为科幻小说界的“不可多得的奇才”；《时代》周刊更是称其为“英国同时代作家中最有想像力的小说家”。 二〇〇八年，《泰晤士报》将班克斯评为一九四五年后英国最优秀的五十位作家之一。 二〇一三年六月，班克斯罹患癌症不幸去世，享年五十九岁。

The Twin Novae battle had been one of the last of the Idiran war, and one of the most horrific: desperate to avert their inevitable defeat, the Idirans had induced not one but two suns to explode, snuffing out worlds and biospheres teeming with sentient life. They were attacks of incredible proportion -- gigadeathcrimes. But the war ended, and life went on. Now, eight hundred...(展开全部)

伊恩·M.班克斯Iain M.Banks （1954—2013） 英国著名作家，威士忌爱好者，生于苏格兰，曾就读于斯特林大学，主修英语文学、哲学和心理学。他以伊恩·班克斯为笔名创作纯文学作品，以伊恩·M.班克斯为笔名创作科幻小说。 一九八四年，班克斯以处女作《捕蜂器》一举成名。一九八七年起，他涉足科幻小说领域，创作了一系列以“文明”为背景的太空乌托邦作品，好评如潮，一度揽获两届英国科幻小说协会奖，获得包括轨迹奖在内的近二十项科幻大奖提名。《卫报》称其作品为“科幻小说评判的标杆”；赛博朋克大师威廉·吉布森盛赞他为科幻小说界的“不可多得的奇才”；《时代》周刊更是称其为“英国同时代作家中最有想像力的小说家”。 二〇〇八年，《泰晤士报》将班克斯评为一九四五年后英国最优秀的五十位作家之一。 二〇一三年六月，班克斯罹患癌症不幸去世，享年五十九岁。

克洛德·列维·斯特劳斯，法兰西学院荣誉退休教授，法兰西科学院院士，国际著名人类学家，法国结构主义人文学术思潮的主要创始人，以及当初五位“结构主义大师”中今日唯一健在者。 列维-斯特劳斯出生于1908年，青年时代爱好哲学，醉心于卢梭、弗洛伊德和马克思的思想；嗣后致力于文化人类学研究达50余年之久。20世纪30年代他曾在巴西考察当地土著社会多年。40年代旅美期间钻研英美人类学与结构语言学，陆续发表了大量研究成果。自1959年起任法兰西学院教授迄今。

Rarely has anyone photographed reality in such an unprettified way as Boris Mikhailov. He captures the unadorned and the natural; in pictures devoid of aesthetic exhaltation, he concentrates on people and their living conditions. On his journeys through Russia, Germany, and his Ukrainian homeland, Mikhailov has equally observed the poor, the well-to-do, the outcasts, and the ho...(展开全部)

In his bestselling book The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die, John Izzo tackled the secrets to lifelong happiness. Now he gives readers the key to a great career, a great workplace, better relationships, and a better world.

From the author and illustrator of the best-selling Peek-a-Who? comes another irresistible board book that's sure to entertain curious babies and toddlers. With peek-a-boo windows featuring adorable baby animals, bright colors and a simple, playful text, Grow Up! takes guessing games for toddlers to a new level! Honors for Grow Up!: 2004 CCBC (Cooperative Children's Book Ce...(展开全部)

12 year old Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt Fitzroy has got a murder on his hands and trouble on his tail. Henry, the hippopatamus at the brand-new nationally known FunJungle, has gone belly up. Even though it's claimed he died of natural causes, Teddy smells something fishy and it sure ain't the polar bear's lunch. Dealing with the zoo's top brass proves to be nothing but a waste o...(展开全部)