George and Martha: not, as one might think, the first president and his spouse, but two hippopotamuses created by the singular talent of James Marshall. For the past quarter century, these stories have entertained, intrigued, and delighted readers of all ages. The portly animals have also taught us, in a humorous and lighthearted way, about what it means to be a true friend. A ...(展开全部)

Like all best friends, George and Martha do everything together--go to the movies, play at the beach, and just hang around not doing much of anything. George and Martha teach each other (and adoring readers) that even in a close friendship, privacy is important, practical jokes can sometimes backfire, and among other things, pouring split pea soup into your loafers to spare the...(展开全部)

Two lovable hippos teach the meaning of friendship in five separate vignettes: "Split Pea Soup," "The Flying Machine," "The Tub," "The Mirror," "The Tooth."

《好奇小猴乔治》是作者汉斯和玛格丽特夫妇爱的结晶，故事出自太太玛格丽特手笔，先生汉斯负责插画，以简单线条描绘出戏剧张力十足、妙趣横生的故事，夫妇联手开启了这一系列脍炙“童”口的奇想之旅。 在汉斯去世前，夫妇两人总共创作了7本关于小猴子乔治的故事绘本，在汉斯去世后，玛格丽特又续写了几本，直到1996年她也辞世。自1941年美国Houghton Mifflin出版社推出第一本《好奇小猴乔治》起，该系列迄今已经被翻译成17种语言文字，售出3000万本有余，这只东奔西闯的可爱小猴子早已成为了经典绘本形象与商品偶像。 1898年9月16日，汉斯·奥古斯都·雷(Hans Augusto Rey)在德国汉堡出生，从小就对动物和绘画感兴趣。1906年5月16日，玛格丽特·伊丽莎白·华尔斯坦(Margarete Elizabeth Waldstein)也出生在汉堡，热...(展开全部)

《好奇小猴乔治》是作者汉斯和玛格丽特夫妇爱的结晶，故事出自太太玛格丽特手笔，先生汉斯负责插画，以简单线条描绘出戏剧张力十足、妙趣横生的故事，夫妇联手开启了这一系列脍炙“童”口的奇想之旅。 在汉斯去世前，夫妇两人总共创作了7本关于小猴子乔治的故事绘本，在汉斯去世后，玛格丽特又续写了几本，直到1996年她也辞世。自1941年美国Houghton Mifflin出版社推出第一本《好奇小猴乔治》起，该系列迄今已经被翻译成17种语言文字，售出3000万本有余，这只东奔西闯的可爱小猴子早已成为了经典绘本形象与商品偶像。 1898年9月16日，汉斯·奥古斯都·雷(Hans Augusto Rey)在德国汉堡出生，从小就对动物和绘画感兴趣。1906年5月16日，玛格丽特·伊丽莎白·华尔斯坦(Margarete Elizabeth Waldstein)也出生在汉堡，热...(展开全部)

The recent publication by New Directions of five Lispector novels revealed to legions of new readers her darkness and dazzle. Now, for the first time in English, are all the stories that made her a Brazilian legend: from teenagers coming into awareness of their sexual and artistic powers to humdrum housewives whose lives are shattered by unexpected epiphanies to old people who ...(展开全部)

Winner of the National Book Award The publication of this extraordinary volume firmly established Flannery O'Connor's monumental contribution to American fiction. There are thirty-one stories here in all, including twelve that do not appear in the only two story collections O'Connor put together in her short lifetime--Everything That Rises Must Converge and A Good Man Is Hard t...(展开全部)

The recent publication by New Directions of five Lispector novels revealed to legions of new readers her darkness and dazzle. Now, for the first time in English, are all the stories that made her a Brazilian legend: from teenagers coming into awareness of their sexual and artistic powers to humdrum housewives whose lives are shattered by unexpected epiphanies to old people who ...(展开全部)

A landmark collection that brings together Truman Capote’s life’s work in the form he called his “great love,” The Complete Stories confirms Capote’s status as a master of the short story. Ranging from the gothic South to the chic East Coast, from rural children to aging urban sophisticates, all the unforgettable places and people of Capote’s oeuvre are here, in stories as e...(展开全部)

Most readers know Truman Capote as the author of Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood; or they remember his notorious social life and wild and witty public appearances. But he was also the author of superb short tales that were as elegant as they were heartfelt, as grotesque as they were compassionate. Now, on the occasion of what would have been his eightieth birthday, the...(展开全部)