Characterizing it as a "mythic discourse," Jean Baudrillard proceeds, in this brilliant essay, to dismantle the powerful, seductive figure of Michel Foucault. In a torrent of haikus, which can now be seen as classically Baudrillardian, he swirls Foucault's concepts of repression, sexuality, production, consumption, and history around in an intense, and often comical, reversal o...(展开全部)

Sir John Templeton, legendary investor, was famous for saying, "The four most dangerous words in investing are, 'This time it's different.'" He knew that though history doesn't repeat, not exactly, history is an excellent guide for investors. In Markets Never Forget But People Do: How Your Memory Is Costing You Money and Why This Time Isn't Different, long-time Forbes columnist...(展开全部)

Paris Peasant is one of the central works of Surrealism. Largely a detailed description of a Parisian passage about to be torn down, Paris Peasant is also part fiction, part memoir, and part treatise. The translator received the author's approval for this translation, which has never before been published in the U.S.

NY: St. Martin's Press, 2002. 2nd. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 95pp, color and b&w illustrations, cloth. Fine/Fine.

一幅被盜數十年的名畫「Forget me not」 竟是日本美女在威尼斯當偵探的原動力！？ 在浪漫的威尼斯，有一位日本美女偵探伊萬里瑪麗，為了繼承祖屋遺產，她必須尋回數十年前被怪盜偷去的名畫「Forget me not」，因而不得不繼承家業當偵探。可是吊兒郎當的她雖然多次與怪盜交手，卻始終未有所獲……

在浪漫的威尼斯,有一位日本美女侦探伊万里玛丽,为了继承祖屋和遗产,她必须寻回数十年前被怪盗偷去的名画「Forget me not」,因而不得不继承家业当侦探。可是吊儿郎当的她虽然多次与怪盗交手,却始终未有所获……

Mariel Imari vive a Venezia, dove fa l'investigatrice privata. Su richiesta del nonno defunto, deve cercare un famoso dipinto andato perduto, ma la ragazza è piuttosto pigra... Dall'autore de L'isola errante, un'edizione ricca di tavole a colori che vi lasceranno letteralmente senza fiato.

“Beautifully written and refreshingly original… makes us see [Paris] in a different light.” -- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review Swapping his native San Francisco for the City of Light, travel writer David Downie arrived in Paris in 1986 on a one-way ticket, his head full of romantic notions. Curiosity and the legs of a cross-country runner propelled him daily from an un...(展开全部)

From the bestselling author of The City of Joy comes the dramatic story of the Allied liberation of Paris. Is Paris Burning? reconstructs the network of fateful events--the drama, the fervor, and the triumph--that heralded one of the most dramatic episodes of our time. This bestseller about 1944 Paris is timed to meet the demand for Dominique Lapierre books that will be generat...(展开全部)

Doisneau’s work immortalized the magic of Paris for posterity; this stunning compact edition, edited by the artist’s daughters, includes over six hundred photographs. Doisneau is celebrated for his ability to infuse images of daily life with poetic nuances that have brought enduring popular appeal to his photojournalism. This collection pairs aesthetically-composed photographs ...(展开全部)