(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) A generous and varied selection–the only hardcover edition available–of the literary and political writings of one of the greatest essayists of the twentieth century. Although best known as the author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-four , George Orwell left an even more lastingly significant achievement in his voluminous essays, which dea...(展开全部)

This is the first new collection of John Cheever stories in more than 15 years, and the first time these stories have ever been collected. Cheever plunges us into a stark world of strike-breaking, down-and-outs, burlesque shows, desperate gamblers, and deferred hopes. Called "the best kept secret of American letters" and "a virtual literary treasure trove, " they add a new dime...(展开全部)

迭戈•阿曼多•马拉多纳，1960年10月30日生于阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯，退役足球运动员、足球教练。2000年，马拉多纳与贝利共同获得国际足联评选的“世纪球王”称号。 在他的俱乐部职业生涯中，曾加入阿根廷青年人队、博卡青年队、巴塞罗那队、那不勒斯队、塞维利亚队和纽厄尔老男孩队。其间，他在巴塞罗那队和那不勒斯队的战绩尤为光辉，为他职业生涯的顶峰。 他曾四次加入阿根廷国家队，征战世界杯。1986年，马拉多纳作为队长带领阿根廷国家队获得墨西哥世界杯冠军。此后三十多年，阿根廷再无缘世界杯冠军。 退役后，马拉多纳开始执教生涯，曾带领阿根廷队征战2010年南非世界杯，最终败于德国队，止于八强。 在许多足球记者、球员和球迷心中，马拉多纳是一位伟大的足球运动员。

迭戈•阿曼多•马拉多纳，1960年10月30日生于阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯，退役足球运动员、足球教练。2000年，马拉多纳与贝利共同获得国际足联评选的“世纪球王”称号。 在他的俱乐部职业生涯中，曾加入阿根廷青年人队、博卡青年队、巴塞罗那队、那不勒斯队、塞维利亚队和纽厄尔老男孩队。其间，他在巴塞罗那队和那不勒斯队的战绩尤为光辉，为他职业生涯的顶峰。 他曾四次加入阿根廷国家队，征战世界杯。1986年，马拉多纳作为队长带领阿根廷国家队获得墨西哥世界杯冠军。此后三十多年，阿根廷再无缘世界杯冠军。 退役后，马拉多纳开始执教生涯，曾带领阿根廷队征战2010年南非世界杯，最终败于德国队，止于八强。 在许多足球记者、球员和球迷心中，马拉多纳是一位伟大的足球运动员。

In tracing the history of gold through the ages, this beautiful book showcases the multifarious uses to which the precious metal has been put. Drawing on her own long experience investigating the art and science of metallurgy, Susan La Niece guides readers through the rich history of gold. In detailed images and descriptive text, her book shows us gold over the millennia as coi...(展开全部)

Gold has been valued in many cultures because it is rare, resists the corrosion that affects other metals and particularly because of its attractive brightness and colour. Gold is the most malleable of all metals, which means that it can be beaten to a leaf so thin it is translucent, and a single gram can be drawn into a fine wire 2.5 km long. It is used to reflect light and to...(展开全部)

The Vampire Chronicles continue with Anne Rice's spellbinding new novel, in which the great vampire Marius returns. The golden-haired Marius, true Child of the Millennia, once mentor to The Vampire Lestat, always and forever the conscientious foe of the Evil Doer, reveals in his own intense yet inti-mate voice the secrets of his two-thousand-year existence. Once a proud Senator...(展开全部)