“Beautifully written and refreshingly original… makes us see [Paris] in a different light.” -- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review Swapping his native San Francisco for the City of Light, travel writer David Downie arrived in Paris in 1986 on a one-way ticket, his head full of romantic notions. Curiosity and the legs of a cross-country runner propelled him daily from an un...(展开全部)

“Beautifully written and refreshingly original… makes us see [Paris] in a different light.” -- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review Swapping his native San Francisco for the City of Light, travel writer David Downie arrived in Paris in 1986 on a one-way ticket, his head full of romantic notions. Curiosity and the legs of a cross-country runner propelled him daily from an un...(展开全部)

Ace your cybersecurity interview by unlocking expert strategies, technical insights, and career-boosting tips for securing top roles in the industry Key Features Master technical and behavioral interview questions for in-demand cybersecurity positions Improve personal branding, communication, and negotiation for interview success Gain insights into role-specific salary expectations, career growth, and job market trends Book Description<

Ace your cybersecurity interview by unlocking expert strategies, technical insights, and career-boosting tips for securing top roles in the industry Key Features Master technical and behavioral interview questions for in-demand cybersecurity positions Improve personal branding, communication, and negotiation for interview success Gain insights into role-specific salary expectations, career growth, and job market trends Book Description<

The city is Beszel, a rundown metropolis on the eastern edge of Europe. The other city is Ul Qoma, a modern Eastern European boomtown, despite being a bit of an international pariah. What the two cities share, and what they don't, is the deliciously evocative conundrum at the heart of China Mieville's The City & The City. Mieville is well known as a modern fantasist (and urbani...(展开全部)

The city is Beszel, a rundown metropolis on the eastern edge of Europe. The other city is Ul Qoma, a modern Eastern European boomtown, despite being a bit of an international pariah. What the two cities share, and what they don't, is the deliciously evocative conundrum at the heart of China Mieville's The City & The City. Mieville is well known as a modern fantasist (and urbani...(展开全部)

巴里科（1958-），生于都灵。1991年出版个人的首部小说《愤怒的城堡》，就获了坎皮耶洛精选作品奖(PremioSelezioneCampiello)，并且被译成多国文学。以风格清新受到意大利文坛瞩目；1993年推出第二部小说《海洋，海》一跃成为意大利年轻人中风靡一时的明星作家，又为他赢得了意大利维亚雷焦文学奖(PremioViareggio)的殊荣。他是欧洲各种重要文学奖的常胜军。《海洋，海》一书在意大利赢得维多雷古文学奖和波斯克城堡文学奖；《愤怒的城堡》甫一出版就同时获得法国著名的梅迪奇外国作品奖和意大利康彼埃洛处女作奖；《蚕丝》出版后更立刻登上意大利畅销书排行榜，迅即盘踞欧洲各大文学书籍的畅销排行榜。而他1991年的新作《城市》，在出版的头几个月仅意大利就有二十万的销售量。他的剧作《海上钢琴师》（1994，Novicento）被朱塞佩·托纳托...(展开全部)

Returning to his hotel room after a late-night flirtation with a cabaret dancer at an Istanbul b™ite, Graham is surprised by an intruder with a gun. What follows is a nightmare of intrigue for the English armaments engineer as he makes his way home aboard an Italian freighter. Among the passengers are a couple of Nazi assassins intent on preventing his returning to England with...(展开全部)

New York Times bestselling author China Miéville delivers his most accomplished novel yet, an existential thriller set in a city unlike any other-real or imagined. When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to be a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlu of the Extreme Crime Squad. But as he investigates, the evidence points ...(展开全部)