All aboard for a delicious ride on nine legendary railway journeys! Meals associated with train travel have been an important ingredient of railway history for more than a century—from dinners in dining cars to lunches at station buffets and foods purchased from platform vendors. For many travelers, the experience of eating on a railway journey is often a highlight of the trip,...(展开全部)

All aboard for a delicious ride on nine legendary railway journeys! Meals associated with train travel have been an important ingredient of railway history for more than a century—from dinners in dining cars to lunches at station buffets and foods purchased from platform vendors. For many travelers, the experience of eating on a railway journey is often a highlight of the trip,...(展开全部)

阿诺德·约瑟夫·汤因比 Arnold Joseph Toynbee （1889—1975） 英国著名历史学家。他出生于伦敦的历史学世家，毕业于牛津大学。先后任职于牛津大学、伦敦大学和英国外交部等机构，1919年和1946年分别以英国政府代表的身份参加两次世界大战结束后的巴黎和平会议。1926年起担任英国皇家国际问题研究所部长（一直任职到1953年为止）。1947年3月登上美国《时代周刊》封面。1955年退休，辞去伦敦大学教职，专心致力于写作。由于他在学术上的重大成就，他被选为英国学术院院士。 汤因比一生游历甚广，著述颇丰。他一反国家至上的观念，主张文明才是历史研究的单位，以人的生老病死的现象，来解释文明的兴衰与死亡；他既用哲人的独特眼光，从宏观的角度对人类历史与文明进行广泛而深刻的探讨，又以超凡的叙史才能，以历史学家的视野对人类历史与文明进行细致的描...(展开全部)

When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote in his report: “Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far.” It is now abundantly clear that Sacks has never stopped going. From its opening pages on his youthful obsession with motorcycles and speed, On the Move is infused with his restless energy. As he recounts his experiences as a young neurologist in...(展开全部)

"It was time for a little bunny to be on the move. From here to there, a bunny goes where a bunny must." And so Little Bunny's journey begins: over the hills, through the woods, past the little girl who wants to take him home. But where is Little Bunny going? "Bunny, bunny, going down the path, Bunny, bunny, aren't you turning back? Where are you going, Little Bunny?" ...(展开全部)

When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote in his report: “Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far.” It is now abundantly clear that Sacks has never stopped going. From its opening pages on his youthful obsession with motorcycles and speed, On the Move is infused with his restless energy. As he recounts his experiences as a young neurologist in...(展开全部)

At the start of the 19th century, John James Audubon embarked upon an epic ornithological quest across America with nothing but his artist's materials, an assistant and a gun. Driving him through terrible storms, encounters with ferocious bears and dangerous people, Audubon's all-consuming passion for birds came to define his entire life--but what would the world make of his ex...(展开全部)

At the start of the 19th century, John James Audubon embarked upon an epic ornithological quest across America with nothing but his artist's materials, an assistant and a gun. Driving him through terrible storms, encounters with ferocious bears and dangerous people, Audubon's all-consuming passion for birds came to define his entire life--but what would the world make of his ex...(展开全部)