In Pilot Pirx, Lem has created an irresistibly likable character: an astronaut who gives the impression of still navigating by the seat of his pants-a bumbler but an inspired one. By investing Pirx with a range of human foibles, Lem offers a wonderful vision of the audacity, childlike curiosity, and intuition that can give humans the courage to confront outer space. Translated ...(展开全部)

Mission: vertical launch at half booster power. Ascent to ellipsis B68. Correction to stable oriental path, with orbital period of four hours and twenty-six minutes. Proceed to rendezvous with shuttlecraft vehicles of the JO-2 type. There await further instructions. Tales of Pirx the Pilot imagines a world in which space travel has become routine and boring - an unremarkable as...(展开全部)

Stanisław Herman Lem (12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer. He was the author of many novels, short stories, and essays on various subjects, including philosophy, futurology, and literary criticism. Many of his science fiction stories are of satirical and humorous character. Lem's books have been translated into more than 50 languages and have sold more than 4...(展开全部)

◉作者简介 理查德•布劳提根 (Richard Brautigan) 美国诗人、小说家，被认为是美国“第一位后现代主义小说家”和“反文化运动”在作家中的最佳代表。 1935年生于华盛顿州的塔科马，1984年于加州的波利纳斯家中自杀身亡。 曾参加“垮掉派”活动，但处于边缘位置。小说《 在美国钓鳟鱼》使其成为美国20世纪六七十年代的文学偶像，并在世界范围内获得巨大声誉。 其诗歌同样也收获了庞大的读者群，主要诗集包括《避孕药与春山矿难》《由爱的恩典机器照管一切》《请种植这本书》《隆美尔驾车深入埃及》《用干草叉装载水银》等。 ◉译者简介 肖水 1980年生于湖南郴州，先后就读于复旦大学法学院、中文系，出版诗集《失物认领》《中文课》《艾草：新绝句诗集》《渤海故事集：小说诗诗集》等。 陈汐 1992年生于浙江建德，先后就读于复旦大学翻译系、香港中文大学翻译系，出...(展开全部)

◉作者简介 理查德•布劳提根 (Richard Brautigan) 美国诗人、小说家，被认为是美国“第一位后现代主义小说家”和“反文化运动”在作家中的最佳代表。 1935年生于华盛顿州的塔科马，1984年于加州的波利纳斯家中自杀身亡。 曾参加“垮掉派”活动，但处于边缘位置。小说《 在美国钓鳟鱼》使其成为美国20世纪六七十年代的文学偶像，并在世界范围内获得巨大声誉。 其诗歌同样也收获了庞大的读者群，主要诗集包括《避孕药与春山矿难》《由爱的恩典机器照管一切》《请种植这本书》《隆美尔驾车深入埃及》《用干草叉装载水银》等。 ◉译者简介 肖水 1980年生于湖南郴州，先后就读于复旦大学法学院、中文系，出版诗集《失物认领》《中文课》《艾草：新绝句诗集》《渤海故事集：小说诗诗集》等。 陈汐 1992年生于浙江建德，先后就读于复旦大学翻译系、香港中文大学翻译系，出...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

They sound like the Bad Guys, they look like the Bad Guys . . . and they even smell like the Bad Guys. But Mr Wolf, Mr Piranha, Mr Snake and Mr Shark are about to change all of that! Mr Wolf has a daring plan for the Bad Guys first good mission. The gang are going to break 200 dogs out of the Maximum Security City Dog Pound. Will Operation Dog Pound go smoothly? Will the Bad Gu...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

When Dad loses his car keys, little Mary suggests they might be down the back of the chair. Join in the fun as Dad begins the search, finding everything from a hairy string to a diamond ring--and much, much more Could the solution to all the family's problems be down the back of the chair? A lively rhyming text and quirky art come together in this visual explosion of fun and i...(展开全部)