The first major biography of the irrepressible woman who changed the way we view and live in cities, and whose influence is felt to this day. Jane Jacobs was a phenomenal woman who wrote seven groundbreaking books, saved neighborhoods, stopped expressways, was arrested twice, and engaged in thousands of impassioned debates—all of which she won. Robert Kanigel's revelatory portr...(展开全部)

The first major biography of the irrepressible woman who changed the way we view and live in cities, and whose influence can still be felt in any discussion of urban planning to this day. Eyes on the Street is a revelation of the phenomenal woman who raised three children, wrote seven groundbreaking books, saved neighborhoods, stopped expressways, was arrested twice, and engage...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Publisher Comments : Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves — and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives — and destroyed them. Now, Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, r...(展开全部)

In the four years before the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe versus Wade decision, women seeking abortions had to subject themelves to illegal, unregulated abortionists. This study reveals the presence of a secret organization, code-named "Jane", which provided an alternative. Here the women tell their own stories. A former member of "Jane", Laura Kaplan draws on her personal recollec...(展开全部)

墨比斯 本名让•吉罗（Jean Giraud），享誉全球的法国漫画大师、国宝级艺术家。1938年5月8日出生于法国，2012年因病去世。1963年，他和比利时剧作家让•米歇尔•沙利耶一起创造了令他们声名大振的西部漫画角色“蓝莓上尉”。期间他开始用笔名墨比斯发表一系列黑色幽默作品。 1974年，他和其他三位志同道合的作家一起创办了《金属狂啸》漫画杂志，在该杂志上创作了在画风和故事上都极具突破性的科幻和幻想作品，例如《阿扎克》《封闭式车库》。这些到现在读起来都令人惊异万分的漫画作品，在后来的漫画、动画、电影等领域都产生了深远的影响。 亚历桑德罗•佐杜洛夫斯基 智利、法国双国籍剧作家、电影导演、演员、作曲、制片人。经典代表作有电影《鼹鼠》《圣山》和漫画《印卡石》《合金男爵》等。他以奇诡的想象力和宏大、华丽的世界观而知名，作品拥有无数铁杆拥趸。

A tale of archetypal heroes and sweeping adventures, of dragons and princes and evil wizards, this is epic fantasy as only Stephen King could envision it.

墨比斯 本名让•吉罗（Jean Giraud），享誉全球的法国漫画大师、国宝级艺术家。1938年5月8日出生于法国，2012年因病去世。1963年，他和比利时剧作家让•米歇尔•沙利耶一起创造了令他们声名大振的西部漫画角色“蓝莓上尉”。期间他开始用笔名墨比斯发表一系列黑色幽默作品。 1974年，他和其他三位志同道合的作家一起创办了《金属狂啸》漫画杂志，在该杂志上创作了在画风和故事上都极具突破性的科幻和幻想作品，例如《阿扎克》《封闭式车库》。这些到现在读起来都令人惊异万分的漫画作品，在后来的漫画、动画、电影等领域都产生了深远的影响。 亚历桑德罗•佐杜洛夫斯基 智利、法国双国籍剧作家、电影导演、演员、作曲、制片人。经典代表作有电影《鼹鼠》《圣山》和漫画《印卡石》《合金男爵》等。他以奇诡的想象力和宏大、华丽的世界观而知名，作品拥有无数铁杆拥趸。

Acclaimed picture book biographer Jeanette Winter has found her perfect subject: Jane Goodall, the great observer of chimpanzees. Follow Jane from her childhood in London watching a robin on her windowsill, to her years in the African forests of Gombe, Tanzania, invited by brilliant scientist Louis Leakey to observe chimps, to her worldwide crusade to save these primates who ar...(展开全部)