The third book from the most gifted young travel writer at work today, author of the best-selling In Xanadu ('one of the best travel books produced in the last twenty years' -- Scotland on Sunday) and City of Djinns ('the best travel book I have ever read' -- George Mackay Brown). In the spring of 587 AD, two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an...(展开全部)

The third book from the most gifted young travel writer at work today, author of the best-selling In Xanadu ('one of the best travel books produced in the last twenty years' -- Scotland on Sunday) and City of Djinns ('the best travel book I have ever read' -- George Mackay Brown). In the spring of 587 AD, two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an ...(展开全部)

威廉·达尔林普尔(William Dalrymple)，英国历史学家、作家、播音员、评论员，伦敦皇家学会会员，皇家地理学会会员，皇家天文学会会员，斋浦尔文学节联合创始人。著有《仙那度》《精灵之城》《王的归程》等，曾获托马斯·库克旅游文学奖、《星期日泰晤士报》年度英国青年作家奖、海明威奖、卡普钦斯基文学奖、法国星盘图书奖、沃尔夫森历史奖、苏格兰年度图书奖、达夫·库珀纪念奖、亚洲之家亚洲文学奖等诸多奖项。2012年，达尔林普尔担任普林斯顿大学人文学院惠特尼·J.奥茨客座研究员。他与妻子和三个孩子居住在德里城外的农场。

In the spring of A.D. 587, John Moschos and his pupil Sophronius the Sophist embarked on a remarkable expedition across the entire Byzantine world, traveling from the shores of Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt. Using Moschos’s writings as his guide and inspiration, the acclaimed travel writer William Dalrymple retraces the footsteps of these two monks, providing along the w...(展开全部)

IN THE SHADOW OF MOUNTAINS is a new collection of sublime portraits, landscapes, and street photography taken by Steve McCurry over the last 27 years. Children and shepherds, warriors and laborers are presented alongside striking views of sandstone cities, mountainous landscapes, and ancient temples. Evocative and timeless, these lyrical images capture the enduring spirit, gran...(展开全部)

In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwanda, Kapuscinski has crisscrossed vast distances pursuing the swift, and often violent, events that followed liberation. Kapuscinski h...(展开全部)

In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwanda, Kapuscinski has crisscrossed vast distances pursuing the swift, and often violent, events that followed liberation. Kapuscinski h...(展开全部)

Eight-time national chess champion and international martial arts champion Josh Waitzkin lays out his battle-tested principles of learning and performance to give readers the same tools for excellence and success--in whatever field they pursue--that have propelled Waitzkin himself to the top of his game.

Eight-time national chess champion and international martial arts champion Josh Waitzkin lays out his battle-tested principles of learning and performance to give readers the same tools for excellence and success--in whatever field they pursue--that have propelled Waitzkin himself to the top of his game.

芙瑞雅•斯塔克 1893-1993，Freya Stark 英国旅行家，生于巴黎，是二十世纪最伟大的女性旅行家，也是最优异的旅行作家之一。身前出版了三十多本有关中东的旅行游记，激发了整个世代起而追随她。芙瑞雅的作品博学又机智，除了刺激的冒险外，兼以独特的手法融入历史背景与当地风情习俗。本书于一九三六年刚问世就成了畅销书，还引起皇太后伊丽莎白女王的关注，两人因此成了朋友。一九七二年受封大英帝国女勋爵士。享年一百零一岁，一九九三年逝世时，伦敦《泰晤士报》赞誉她为“最后一位浪漫旅行家”，《纽约时报》则称她是“无人能望其项背的旅游家”。