For native Brooklynite Roz Chast, adjusting to life in the suburbs (where people own trees!?) was surreal. But she recognized that for her kids, the reverse was true. On trips into town, they would marvel at the strange world of Manhattan: its gum-wad-dotted sidewalks, honey-combed streets, and "those West Side Story-things" (fire escapes). Their wonder inspired Going into Town...(展开全部)

This spare, elegant, best-selling memoir by a celebrated French journalist and writer has been impeccably translated into English by Sydney-born Julie Rose. The tale it tells is a deeply moving tribute to a much-loved woman, the author's British-born wife, lover and constant companion for 58 years. He wrote it for her alone, without thought of publication, after a routine back ...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

让—雅克·桑贝（1932—），法国国宝级插画大师，长期为《纽约客》杂志供稿。出身清贫的他自学成才，利用工作闲暇为不同的报纸和杂志供稿，逐渐成长为顶尖插画师。和勒内·戈西尼共同创作的《小淘气尼古拉》系列在全世界范围内售出1500万册。

A new vision of the future from Kim Stanley Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of science fiction masterworks such as the Mars trilogy, 2312, and Aurora. The waters rose, submerging New York City. But the residents adapted and it remained the bustling, vibrant metropolis it had always been. Though changed forever. Every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an is...(展开全部)

雷姆·库哈斯，是当代欧洲著名的建筑师和建筑思想家。在其早期的职业生涯中，它主要以一个叛逆的幻想家的形象出现。而后来，他在建筑设计、城市规划、建筑思想研究及写作诸领域均获得了令人瞩目的成就。

From two of the world's best-loved picture-book creators, an absolute gem for new-siblings-to-be. When is the baby coming? What will we call it? What will the baby do? We don't really need the baby, do we? As the arrival of a new sibling draws nearer, the questions that stream through a young child's mind are followed with sensitivity and humour in this enchanting book. Exquisi...(展开全部)