How Linux and the free software movement undercut the high-tech titans. A riveting look at the rise and popular acceptance of Linux and how free software is changing the nature of business and wealth. Linux and the Free Software Movement began its siege on the seemingly unshakeable Microsoft in 1999. But the story began as far back as 1984 when Richard Stallman, a prolific code...(展开全部)

How Linux and the free software movement undercut the high-tech titans. A riveting look at the rise and popular acceptance of Linux and how free software is changing the nature of business and wealth. Linux and the Free Software Movement began its siege on the seemingly unshakeable Microsoft in 1999. But the story began as far back as 1984 when Richard Stallman, a prolific code...(展开全部)

特里•普拉切特Terry Pratchett （1948—2015 ） 获得“卡内基大奖”“世界奇幻终身成就奖”“轨迹奖”“普罗米修斯奖”“星云奖” 作品全球销量过8500万册，被翻译成37种语言出版 经典奇幻《碟形世界》系列是他的代表作 因文学成就两次获得大英帝国爵士称号 大师级奇幻作家、儿童文学作家，1948年出生于英国白金汉郡。他被称为“我们时代的托尔金”。 普拉切特认为奇幻小说的重点不是魔法，而是以另一种角度看世界。他的作品不同于以托尔金为代表的“严肃奇幻”，常打破常规，从经典文学、民间故事或童话中汲取灵感，并进行荒诞的、幽默且具有现实意义的再创作。他的代表作《碟形世界》被认为是这类幽默奇幻的代名词。《卫报》评价他的作品“不是在创造另一个世界，而是在重新想象我们的世界”，并盛赞其“发现了高于文学的事物”。 普拉切特也是当代成功的畅销书作家，作...(展开全部)

‘The brown bears paced, brushing their thick coats against the bars; their heads swayed low to the ground, in rhythm with some ritual of stealth they were born knowing and pointlessly never forgot’ It is 1967 and two Viennese university students decide to liberate the Vienna Zoo, as was done after World War II. The eccentric duo, Graff and Siggy, embark on an adventure-fi...(展开全部)

It is 1967 and two Viennese university students want to liberate the Vienna Zoo, as was done after World War II. But their good intentions have both comic and gruesome consequences, in this first novel written by a twenty-five year old John Irving, already a master storyteller. From the Paperback edition.

特里•普拉切特Terry Pratchett （1948—2015 ） 获得“卡内基大奖”“世界奇幻终身成就奖”“轨迹奖”“普罗米修斯奖”“星云奖” 作品全球销量过8500万册，被翻译成37种语言出版 经典奇幻《碟形世界》系列是他的代表作 因文学成就两次获得大英帝国爵士称号 大师级奇幻作家、儿童文学作家，1948年出生于英国白金汉郡。他被称为“我们时代的托尔金”。 普拉切特认为奇幻小说的重点不是魔法，而是以另一种角度看世界。他的作品不同于以托尔金为代表的“严肃奇幻”，常打破常规，从经典文学、民间故事或童话中汲取灵感，并进行荒诞的、幽默且具有现实意义的再创作。他的代表作《碟形世界》被认为是这类幽默奇幻的代名词。《卫报》评价他的作品“不是在创造另一个世界，而是在重新想象我们的世界”，并盛赞其“发现了高于文学的事物”。 普拉切特也是当代成功的畅销书作家，作...(展开全部)

It is 1967 and two Viennese university students want to liberate the Vienna Zoo, as was done after World War II. But their good intentions have both comic and gruesome consequences, in this first novel written by a twenty-five year old John Irving, already a master storyteller. From the Paperback edition.

‘The brown bears paced, brushing their thick coats against the bars; their heads swayed low to the ground, in rhythm with some ritual of stealth they were born knowing and pointlessly never forgot’ It is 1967 and two Viennese university students decide to liberate the Vienna Zoo, as was done after World War II. The eccentric duo, Graff and Siggy, embark on an adventure-fi...(展开全部)

Casey Han's four years at Princeton gave her many things, "But no job and a number of bad habits." Casey's parents, who live in Queens, are Korean immigrants working in a dry cleaner, desperately trying to hold on to their culture and their identity. Their daughter, on the other hand, has entered into rarified American society via scholarships. But after graduation, Casey sees ...(展开全部)