Lyric sermons: Riddle-poems that consist only of answers: Lou Reid meets Claude Monet and converts to Zen: The pure hilarious ache of ontology: "Short Talks is elegiac, perceptive, droll. It is the first book-length collection by an accomplished, original voice. Sunday mornings are never going to be the same again.

Lyric sermons: Riddle-poems that consist only of answers: Lou Reid meets Claude Monet and converts to Zen: The pure hilarious ache of ontology: "Short Talks is elegiac, perceptive, droll. It is the first book-length collection by an accomplished, original voice. Sunday mornings are never going to be the same again.

威廉·夏伊勒（1904-1993），美国著名战地记者、历史学家，美国国家图书奖获得者。在印度的两年，他报道了甘地的不合作运动；在德国的七年，他对纳粹帝国兴衰的报道让他达到了事业顶峰。著作有《第三帝国的兴亡》《柏林日记》《第三共和国的崩溃》《20世纪之旅》等。

威廉·夏伊勒（1904-1993），美国著名战地记者、历史学家，美国国家图书奖获得者。在印度的两年，他报道了甘地的不合作运动；在德国的七年，他对纳粹帝国兴衰的报道让他达到了事业顶峰。著作有《第三帝国的兴亡》《柏林日记》《第三共和国的崩溃》《20世纪之旅》等。

By Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist Having wandered the ruins of Hiroshima, Tokyo and other Japanese cities after WW II, The Metabolists – four architects, a critic, an industrial designer and a graphic designer – showed with the launch of their manifesto Metabolism 1960 how they would employ biological systems (aided by Japan's massive advances in technology) as i...(展开全部)

Gandhi (1869-1948) was one of the few men in history to fight simultaneously on moral, religious, political, social, economic, and cultural fronts. During his time as a lawyer in South Africa he developed his strategy of non-violence: the idea of opposing unjust laws by non-violent protest, which he made the basis of his successful struggle against British rule in India. In thi...(展开全部)

On the occasion of the press’s 40th anniversary, Brick Books is proud to present the first of six new editions of classic books from our back catalogue. This new edition of Short Talks features a foreword by the poet Margaret Christakos, a “Short Talk on Afterwords” by Carson herself, and a new cover and design by the renowned typographer Robert Bringhurst. First issued in 1992...(展开全部)

On the occasion of the press’s 40th anniversary, Brick Books is proud to present the first of six new editions of classic books from our back catalogue. This new edition of Short Talks features a foreword by the poet Margaret Christakos, a “Short Talk on Afterwords” by Carson herself, and a new cover and design by the renowned typographer Robert Bringhurst. First issued in 1992...(展开全部)

The varied forms of Leonard Bernstein's musical creativity have been recognized and enjoyed by millions. These lectures, Mr. Bernstein's most recent venture in musical explication, will make fascinating reading as well. Virgil Thomson says of the lectures: "Nobody anywhere presents this material so warmly, so sincerely, so skillfully. As musical mind-openers they are first clas...(展开全部)

伦纳德·伯恩斯坦（Leonard Bernstein，1918—1990） 举世闻名的指挥巨匠，古典乐大师。曾任纽约爱乐乐团音乐总监，并带领该团进入黄金时代，指挥过全球主要管弦乐团，所获荣誉众多。伦纳德·伯恩斯坦对于人类艺术的贡献，绝不仅仅在于作曲、演奏、指挥领域，曾通过一系列电视节目向大众普及古典音乐，力图拆除古典乐与公众之间的高墙。留下了一大批宝贵的录音和录像遗产。 庄加逊 译者，毕业于上海交通大学，外国文艺理论硕士。译有《乐之边园：格伦·古尔德文集》《科普兰论音乐》《萨蒂音乐涂鸦》《音乐的极境：萨义德古典乐评集》《为什么是马勒？》《激情精神：阿尔玛·马勒的一生》等，编译有《雅纳切克私信集》，著有《陌上花来：回归与远行》。常年为《三联爱乐》等杂志撰文。