Review 'Hilarious, inventive and anarchic.' --The Times 'A beautifully written and very funny account of how a normal but very talented bloke who loves TV, comedy and films ended up a huge TV, comedy and film star. Truly heartwarming stuff.' --heat 'Extremely funny ... As charming as the man himself!' --Grazia 'Fascinating ... an enjoyable read' --Observer Book Description The ...(展开全部)

From the finance editor of The New York Times, an examination of Bill Gates—one of the most powerful, fascinating, and contradictory figures of the past four decades—and an eye-opening exploration of our national fixation on billionaires. Few billionaires have been in the public eye for as long, and in as many guises, as Bill Gates. At first heralded as a tech visionary, the Mi...(展开全部)

From the finance editor of The New York Times, an examination of Bill Gates—one of the most powerful, fascinating, and contradictory figures of the past four decades—and an eye-opening exploration of our national fixation on billionaires. Few billionaires have been in the public eye for as long, and in as many guises, as Bill Gates. At first heralded as a tech visionary, the Mi...(展开全部)

Celebrated in his own time as well as the present,Rembrandt's works have remarkable staying power. His output was prodigious, totalling around 600 paintings, 300 etchings and 2,000 drawings ranging from commissioned portraits to landscapes to religious allegories. In spite of his longstanding popularity, however, authoritative accounts of Rembrandt's life and work have been dif...(展开全部)

Throughout his life, Mozart was inspired, fascinated, amused, aroused, hurt, disappointed and betrayed by women -- and he was equally complex to them. But, first and last, Mozart loved and respected women. His mother, his sister, his wife, her sisters, and his female patrons, friends, lovers and fellow artists all figure prominently in his life. And his experience, observati...(展开全部)

作者简介 简•格拉芙，英国当代著名指挥家、古典音乐学者。早年毕业于牛津大学。在1975年的维克斯福德音乐节上，她以自己编定的卡瓦利（Cavalli）的歌剧《埃力忒莉娅》（L ʼEritrea）完成了职业生涯的首演，这也是创作于17世纪的该剧在当代的首次复排演出。 1981年至1985年，她出任格林德伯恩巡回歌剧团的音乐总监，带领剧团上演了《后宫诱逃》《伊德梅尼欧》《唐•乔万尼》及《女人皆如此》等多部莫扎特的歌剧作品；1984年至1991年，出任伦敦莫扎特演奏家乐团艺术总监；2009年至2016年，在皇家音乐学院任歌剧系主任，至今仍在此任教，同时也在牛津大学任客座教授。简•格拉芙指挥过英国多个重要的交响乐团和室内乐团，也曾在欧陆、美国、亚洲和澳洲的各大乐团职棒。在最近几个音乐季当中，她和纽约爱乐乐团、克利夫兰交响乐团、费城交响乐团、班贝格交响乐团等团体...(展开全部)

Throughout his life, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was enchanted, amused, aroused, and betrayed by women—his mother, sister, wife, sisters-in-law, female patrons, friends, lovers, and fellow artists—and he was equally complex to them. But ultimately the great composer loved and respected the women he knew intimately and those whom he admired from afar. In this fascinating, evocative,...(展开全部)

Mongol leader Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known. His empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East, and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power and subdue most of the known world, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon? Credited by some with ...(展开全部)

Celebrated in his own time as well as the present,Rembrandt's works have remarkable staying power. His output was prodigious, totalling around 600 paintings, 300 etchings and 2,000 drawings ranging from commissioned portraits to landscapes to religious allegories. In spite of his longstanding popularity, however, authoritative accounts of Rembrandt's life and work have been dif...(展开全部)

A new biography with all accessible paintings illustrated in colour. <br />Traces the life and career of the seventeenth-century painter, shows all of his works, and offers a fresh analysis of each painting.