1854. Part One of Five. English essayist and poet, Charles Lamb (pen name Elia), studied at Christ's Hospital where he formed a lifelong friendship with Samuel Taylor Coleridge. When he was twenty years old Lamb suffered a period of insanity. His sister, Mary Ann Lamb, had similar problems and in 1796 murdered her mother in a fit of madness. Mary was confined to an asylum but w...(展开全部)

Introduction (by V. Holland) Part One. Stories Chapter 1. "The Picture of Dorian Gray Chapter 2. "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime Chapter 3. "The Canterville Ghost Chapter 4. "The Sphinx Without a Secret Chapter 5. "The Model Millionaire Chapter 6. "A House of Pomegranates Chapter 7. "The Young King Chapter 8. "The Birthday of the Infant Chapter 9. "The Fisherman and His Sou...(展开全部)

Introduction (by V. Holland) Part One. Stories Chapter 1. "The Picture of Dorian Gray Chapter 2. "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime Chapter 3. "The Canterville Ghost Chapter 4. "The Sphinx Without a Secret Chapter 5. "The Model Millionaire Chapter 6. "A House of Pomegranates Chapter 7. "The Young King Chapter 8. "The Birthday of the Infant Chapter 9. "The Fisherman and His Sou...(展开全部)

Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Here is a fascinating, detailed look at the life of Charles Darwin: naturalist, geologist, and independent thinker. In his author's note, Caldecott Honor illustrator Peter Sis (Starry Messenger, Tibet: Through the Red Box) writes that Darwin always regretted not learning how to draw. However, he could and did take "dense and vivid" written notes...(展开全部)

Two-volume set edition - The Oxford Translation of Aristotle was originally published in 12 volumes between 1912 and 1954. It is universally recognized as the standard English version of Aristotle. This revised edition contains the substance of the original Translation, slightly emended in light of recent scholarship; three of the original versions have been replaced by new tra...(展开全部)

This richly readable book is the product of Charles Darwin's amazing journey aboard the Beagle where he made observations that led to his revolutionary theory of natural selection.

In The End of the End of the Earth, which gathers essays and speeches written mostly in the past five years, Jonathan Franzen returns with renewed vigor to the themes―both human and literary―that have long preoccupied him. Whether exploring his complex relationship with his uncle, recounting his young adulthood in New York, or offering an illuminating look at the global seabird...(展开全部)

莫里斯．迈斯纳 （Maurice Meisner, 1931–2012） 曾任威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校历史系教授，专研二十世纪中国史。著作《李大钊与中国马克思主义的起源》（Li Ta-chao and the Origins of Chinese Marxism）等。 罗兹．墨菲 （Rhoads Murphey, 1919–2012） 曾任密西根大学历史系教授、美国亚洲研究协会主席，从事中国现代史、亚洲农业史、印度现代史及地理学等领域的研究。代表作有《上海—现代中国的钥匙》（Shanghai: Key to Modern China）、The Outsiders: The Western Experience in India and China、The Fading of the Maoist Vision: City and Country in ...(展开全部)

In the third edition of this international best seller， Lawrence Cunningham brings you the latest wisdom from Warren Buffett's annual l etters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. New material addresses： ?the financial crisis and its continuing implications for investors， managers and society; ?the housing bubble at the bottom of that crisis; ?the debt and derivatives excesses t...(展开全部)