The city is Beszel, a rundown metropolis on the eastern edge of Europe. The other city is Ul Qoma, a modern Eastern European boomtown, despite being a bit of an international pariah. What the two cities share, and what they don't, is the deliciously evocative conundrum at the heart of China Mieville's The City & The City. Mieville is well known as a modern fantasist (and urbani...(展开全部)

New York Times bestselling author China Miéville delivers his most accomplished novel yet, an existential thriller set in a city unlike any other-real or imagined. When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to be a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlu of the Extreme Crime Squad. But as he investigates, the evidence points ...(展开全部)

马克斯・韦伯，德国学者，与马克思、涂尔干齐名，并列为现代社会学的奠基者。历任柏林、费莱堡及海德堡等大学教授。一生著述甚多，以《宗教社会学论文集》及《经济与社会》等最重要，以《新教伦理与资本主义精神》等最为国内读者所知晓。

From Italy's popular author Corrado Augias comes the most intriguing exploration of Rome ever to be published. In the mold of his earlier histories of Paris, New York, and London, Augias moves perceptively through twenty-seven centuries of Roman life, shedding new light on a cast of famous, and infamous, historical figures and uncovering secrets and conspiracies that have shape...(展开全部)

From Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile and Sisters! Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon over Mississippi, she can't really sing. Instead she's the set designer for the drama department's stage crew, and this year she's determined to create a set wort...(展开全部)

What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles, Boston, and Jersey City, formulates a new criterion--imageability--and shows its potential value as a guide for the building and rebuil...(展开全部)

What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles, Boston, and Jersey City, formulates a new criterion--imageability--and shows its potential value as a guide for the building and rebuil...(展开全部)

简介：“奕恒不要离开我好不好”-陈浚铭“好”-陈奕恒

阿瑟•克拉克（1917-2008） 英国科幻作家，与阿西莫夫、海因莱因并称为“世界科幻三巨头”。他一生创作了100多部作品，被翻译成40多种语言，多次获得星云奖、雨果奖等科幻至高奖项。其代表作有《童年的终结》《2001：太空漫游》《与拉玛相会》（双奖作品）及《天堂的喷泉》（双奖作品）等科幻史上的杰作。1986年，他获得美国科幻与奇幻作家协会终生成就奖——大师奖。 克拉克的绝大多数作品属于“硬科幻”，视野宏大，具有坚实的科学基础，同时饱含人文关怀，充满对人类文明终极意义的探索。克拉克早在1945年即提出利用同步卫星实现全球通信的设想。由于他的这一伟大贡献，国际天文学联合会将赤道上空的同步卫星轨道命名为“克拉克轨道”。

帕梅拉·道格拉斯（Pamela Douglas）是一位在电视剧业有众多作品的获奖编剧。她凭借一小时剧《母女》（Between Mother and Daughter）［CBS］荣获人道主义奖，该剧也被提名编剧工会奖。 她凭借CBS一小时剧《不同的世界》（Different Worlds）荣获艾美奖提名和有色人种促进协会形象奖。她凭借原创剧《性骚扰案》（Sexual Considerations）和电视剧《生命中的一年》（A Year in the Life，NBC）的分集What Do People Do All Day?两次赢得广播电视界杰出美国女性奖。 作为创作者，她写了PBS电视剧《鬼语者》（Ghostwriter）的试播集、指南和13集。其它署名包括《星际旅行：下一代》（Star Trek: The Next Generation）、《弗兰克...(展开全部)