Vasili Toporkov was one of the rare outsiders ever to be invited to join the Moscow Art Theatre. Although already an experienced and accomplished artist, he was forced to retrain as an actor under Stanislavski's rigorous guidance. This is Toporkov's account of this learning process, offering an insight into Stanislavski's legendary "system" and his method of rehearsal that beca...(展开全部)

Vasili Toporkov was one of the rare outsiders ever to be invited to join the Moscow Art Theatre. Although already an experienced and accomplished artist, he was forced to retrain as an actor under Stanislavski's rigorous guidance. Stanislavski in Rehearsal is Toporkov's vivid account of this learning process, offering an eloquent and jargon-free insight into Stanislavski's lege...(展开全部)

This lavishly illustrated book reveals the emotional attachment, shared by designers, celebrities, models, photographers, stylists, and fashion editors, to the most treasured item in their memory or wardrobe: their favourite dress. Over 100 designers and key industry players from around the world have described the very personal reasons behind their choices. Through text, photo...(展开全部)

A serial killer is stalking the young women of Shanghai. The killer's calling card is to leave the victims' bodies in well trafficked locations, each of them redressed in a red mandarin dress. With the newspapers screaming about Shanghai's first serial killer, Party officials anxious for a quick resolution, and the police under pressure from all sides, something has to give. Se...(展开全部)

Political corruption, capitalist greed and past injustices are all revealed when Inspector Chen investigates a serial killer in Shanghai. An early morning jogger found her. Clad in nothing but a red mandarin dress, she had been dumped, barely concealed, on a traffic island. The death of a dancing girl was unpleasant but this was particularly unusual in that she had been left o...(展开全部)

◎美國推理作家協會（MWA）票選「百大推理小說」 ◎英國推理作家協會（CWA）「年度最佳新作」 ◎獨立推理小說書商協會之「本世紀百大最愛推理小說」 ◎榮獲西雅圖時報、洛杉磯時報書評、紐約時報、紐約人雜誌、芝加哥論壇報、舊金山記事報、華盛頓郵報、時代雜誌、出版人週刊，各大媒體一致推崇！ ◎網路家庭國際資訊公司董事長／詹宏志　強力推薦 席捲當代冷硬派推理的黑色新勢力──華特．莫斯里。 一本橫掃全美的偵探小說！ 一九四八年，洛杉磯。易茲．羅林斯自戰場歸來，這名黑人退伍軍官甫遭任職的工廠開除，易茲來到朋友開的酒吧喝酒，正煩惱著抵押貸款的事。這時，一名一身亞麻西裝的白人走進酒吧，開出高額酬勞，請易茲為他尋找一位名叫丹芙妮．夢娜的小姐，據說這位小姐經常會出現在黑人爵士樂的俱樂部裡。 然而，等待著易茲的，卻是充滿敵意的社會、腐敗的警察體系、以及醜惡的人性陷阱…… ...(展开全部)

David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He eats a hamburger. He has his blood sugar tested. It all sounds so normal, doesn't it? In his newest collection of essays, David Sedaris lifts the corner of or...(展开全部)

David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He eats a hamburger. He has his blood sugar tested. It all sounds so normal, doesn't it? In his newest collection of essays, David Sedaris lifts the corner of or...(展开全部)

Chief Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Department is often put in charge of politically sensitive cases. Having recently ruffled more than a few official feathers, when he is asked to look into a sensitive corruption case he takes immediate action—he goes on leave from work. But while on vacation, the body of a murdered young woman is found in a highly trafficked area...(展开全部)