And so it begins: a bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs overnighting at a Toronto veterinary clinic. Suddenly capable of more complex thought, the pack is torn between those who resist the new ways of thinking, preferring the old 'dog' ways, and those who embrace the change. The gods watch from above as ...(展开全部)

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publis...(展开全部)

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publis...(展开全部)

This book consists of fifteen dialogues between Bryan Magee and some of the outstanding thinkers of the twentieth century. It is based on a highly successful BBC television series which had enormous impact. The informality and clarity of the conversational form makes even the most difficult ideas accessible to the general reader. Isaiah Berlin opens by considering the fundament...(展开全部)

This book consists of fifteen dialogues between Bryan Magee and some of the outstanding thinkers of the twentieth century. It is based on a highly successful BBC television series which had enormous impact. The informality and clarity of the conversational form makes even the most difficult ideas accessible to the general reader. Isaiah Berlin opens by considering the fundament...(展开全部)

28歳処女と52歳大学教授の恋。 貴和子は、ある日同じマンションの隣室ベランダでタバコを吸う男に出会う。 52歳、気だるげな大学教授、縫原。 バレエダンサーの道を諦め、バレエ講師として日々を過ごす貴和子に、彼は誠実な言葉で語りかける。 今まで恋愛を避けてきた貴和子の心に火がともり…

28歳処女と52歳大学教授の恋。 貴和子は、ある日同じマンションの隣室ベランダでタバコを吸う男に出会う。 52歳、気だるげな大学教授、縫原。 バレエダンサーの道を諦め、バレエ講師として日々を過ごす貴和子に、彼は誠実な言葉で語りかける。 今まで恋愛を避けてきた貴和子の心に火がともり…

Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From a succession of glittering, cosmopolitan capitals, Islamic empires lorded it over the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and swathes of the Indian subcontinent, while Europe cowered feebly at the margins. For centuries the caliphate was both ascendant on the battlefield and triumphant in the battle of ideas, its cit...(展开全部)

First published in 1971, Love is Angela Carter’s fifth novel. With surgical precision it charts the destructive emotional war between a young woman, her husband and his disruptive brother as they move through a labyrinth of betrayal, alienation and lost connections.

安吉拉·卡特（Angela Carter, 1940—1992）出生于英国伊斯特本（Eastbourne），是英国最具独创性的作家之一，书写风格混杂魔幻写实、歌特式以及女性主义。卡特著有八部小说：《魔幻玩具铺》（获约翰·勒维林·里斯奖）、《数种知觉》（获萨默塞特·毛姆奖）、《英雄与恶徒》、《爱》、《霍夫曼博士的地狱欲望机器》、《新夏娃的激情》、《马戏团之夜》，以及《明智的孩子》。三本短篇小说集：《染血之室》、《烟火：九个世俗故事》，以及《圣人与陌生人》等等。卡特的作品也深受艺术界喜爱：短篇小说《与狼为伴》和《魔幻玩具铺》曾拍成电影，《马戏团之夜》和《明智的孩子》改编成舞台剧于伦敦上演，2006年更被喻为安吉拉·卡特之年，在英伦掀起一阵卡特热潮。