Presenting a mesmerizing picture both of British intellectual life in the 1940's and ‘50's and the mental, emotional, and cultural formation of a man destined to transform many aspects of that world over the next 40 years, Episodes is both a gripping story and a vividly analytic tour de force. From early childhood in Cardiff and the valleys of South Wales to school and adoles...(展开全部)

Mary Carruthers's classic study of the training and uses of memory for a variety of purposes in European cultures during the Middle Ages has fundamentally changed the way scholars understand medieval culture. This fully revised and updated second edition considers afresh all the material and conclusions of the first. While responding to new directions in research inspired by th...(展开全部)

"The Mind of a Mnemonist is a rare phenomenon - a scientific study that transcends its data and, in the manner of the best fictional literature, fashions a portrait of an unforgettable human being.

Selected from across Capote's writing life, the stories range from nostalgic portraits of childhood to more unsettling works that reveal the darkness beneath the festive glitter. In the Deep South of Capote's youth, a young boy, Buddy, and his beloved maiden 'aunt' Sook forage for pecans and whisky to bake into fruitcakes, make kites - too broke to buy gifts - and rise before d...(展开全部)

杜鲁门·卡坡蒂（Truman Capote, 1924-1984），20世纪中叶美国最富传奇色彩的天才作家，在文坛和名流圈中都曾辉映一时，著有短篇小说集、长篇小说和剧本若干。少时习作以短篇小说起步，两度获欧·亨利奖。1966以长篇纪实小说《冷血》蜚声世界。《圣诞忆旧集》是其短篇小说代表作。

杜鲁门·卡坡蒂（Truman Capote, 1924-1984），20世纪中叶美国最富传奇色彩的天才作家，在文坛和名流圈中都曾辉映一时，著有短篇小说集、长篇小说和剧本若干。少时习作以短篇小说起步，两度获欧·亨利奖。1966以长篇纪实小说《冷血》蜚声世界。《圣诞忆旧集》是其短篇小说代表作。

【罗伯特·乔丹 Robert Jordan】 当代杰出的奇幻文学大师。1948年10月17日出生于美国卡罗莱纳州的查尔斯顿市。毕业于南卡罗来纳的要塞军校，并获物理学学位。两度服役于驻越美军，获卓越飞行十字章、V字铜星章和两枚越南勇敢十字章。 热爱文学、历史和各种户外运动。热爱收藏武器。1977年开始写作，从此发誓终生与文字相伴。1990年初，出版奇幻长篇《时光之轮》第一部《世界之眼》，很快风行北美，高居《纽约时报》排行榜首，很快被各国高价引进，已达21种语言版本，全球总销量超过4000万册。 2007年9月16日，乔丹因心脏淀粉样变性绝症去世，留下大量《时光之轮》大结局的手稿。美国奇幻小说新秀布兰登·山德森（BrandonSanderson）被选中，续写《时光之轮》的传奇。 【布兰登·山德森 BrandonSanderson】 1975年生于美国内布...(展开全部)

Why do we remember events from our childhood as if they happened yesterday, but not what we did last week? Why does our memory seem to work well sometimes and not others? What happens when it goes wrong? Can memory be improved or manipulated, by psychological techniques or even 'brain implants'? How does memory grow and change as we age? And what of so-called 'recovered' memori...(展开全部)

Dying is easy. Coming back to life is hard. At least that's what Miles Vorkosigan thinks and he should know, having done both once already. That was when he last visited the planet of Jackson's Whole, while rescuing his brother. Thanks to quick thinking on the part of his staff, and incredible artistry on the part of the specialist who revived him, his first death won't be his ...(展开全部)

Why do we remember events from our childhood as if they happened yesterday, but not what we did last week? Why does our memory seem to work well sometimes and not others? What happens when it goes wrong? Can memory be improved or manipulated, by psychological techniques or even 'brain implants'? How does memory grow and change as we age? And what of so-called 'recovered' memori...(展开全部)