For nearly a century, the original version of Upton Sinclair's classic novel has remained almost entirely unknown. When it was published in serial form in 1905, it was a full third longer than the censored, commercial edition published in book form the following year. That expurgated commercial edition edited out much of the ethnic flavor of the original, as well as some of the...(展开全部)

Mowgli, the man-cub who is brought up by wolves in the jungles of Central India, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. As he embarks on a series of thrilling escapades, Mowgli encounters such unforgettable creatures as Bagheera, the graceful black panther, and Shere Khan, the tiger with the blazing eyes. Other animal stories range from the simple heroism found in ...(展开全部)

An otherwise modest edition of the first volume of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book appeared in 1908, distinguished mainly by the inclusion of 16 breathtaking color plates by the gifted artist twins Maurice and Edward J. Detmold.This new hardcover of the most beloved of Kipling's classic stories contains all of the Detmolds'original color illustrations.The plates were scanne...(展开全部)

In a way, Candace Bushnell's Lipstick Jungle picks up where her career-defining book Sex and the City left off, in the money-soaked, power-hungry, beauty-obsessed jungle that is New York City. This time around, the ladies are a bit older, a lot richer, but not particularly wiser nor more endearing than Bushnell's earlier heroines. Lipstick Jungle weaves the stories of Nico O'Ne...(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。

在线阅读本书 In this powerful book we enter the world ofJurgis Rudkus, a young Lithuanian immigrant who arrivesin America fired with dreams of wealth, freedom,and opportunity. And we discover, with him, theastonishing truth about "packingtown," thebusy, flourishing, filthy Chicago stockyards, wherenew world visions perish in a jungle of humansuffering. Upton Sinclair, master of th...(展开全部)

这是一本伟大电影的指南，为银幕增光添彩！ 《电影书》（The Movie Book）将推出全新版本，这是一本包罗万象的指南，反映了电影的历史，从好莱坞黑白电影的黄金时代到国际艺术之家和当代杰作。这本关于电影的奇幻书是100部地震片的详细指南，为每个人提供了探索和喜爱的东西。 所以，准备好爆米花，坐下来，我们将带您踏上一段电影般的时光之旅，在本书中： -介绍了100多部有史以来伟大的电影及其背后的想法、主题和情节 -以电影中的标志性引用和评论家的引用为特色 -电影剧照和海报使电影栩栩如生。 -发人深省的图形探索了一些特色电影背后的中心思想和叙事。 -按时间顺序组织，引导读者轻松了解电影历史 《电影书》充满了华丽的剧照、精辟的语录和琐事细节，为您带来了对自己喜爱的电影的新见解，并向您介绍了世界各地鲜为人知的名著。 从20世纪早期的重要幻想家，到60年代和...(展开全部)

《丛林故事》是二十世纪初英国著名作家拉迪亚德·吉卜林的早期代表作，亦为其极具影响力和受欢迎的作品，一百年来被翻译成各种文字，在世界上广为流传。《丛林故事》由七个独立的中篇小说结集而成，讲述了“狼孩”莫戈里和其他几种不同动物的故事。《丛林故事》中塑造了诸多个性鲜明、令人难忘的人物形象，故事情节惊险曲折、引人入胜。《丛林故事》为英文版，同时提供配套英文朗读免费下载，在品读精彩故事的同时，亦能提升英语阅读水平。

Al, a janitor, and his faithful dog, Eddie, live in a single room on the West Side. They eat together, they work together, they do everything together. So what's the problem? Thier room is crowded and cramped; their life is an endless struggle. Al and Eddie are practically at eachothers throats when a large and mysterious bird offers them a new life in paradise. After some d...(展开全部)