Humanity's ancient dream of immortality is on the verge of becoming reality in the challenging new novel from erstwhile William Gibson (see below) collaborator Sterling (Heavy Weather, 1994, etc.). In Sterling's late 21st century, advances in cybernetics, nano- and virtual technology and medicine have transformed Earth into a near paradise. Vice and illness still exist, but the...(展开全部)

布鲁斯·斯特林（1954— ） 美国著名科幻小说家，赛博朋克文学运动领军人物，雨果奖、阿瑟·克拉克奖、约翰·W.坎贝尔纪念奖等重要科幻文学奖项得主。斯特林主要创作赛博朋克科幻小说，他因在赛博朋克领域的杰出贡献而被冠以“布鲁斯主席”的称号。代表作品除本书《圣火》外，还有《差分机》《分裂矩阵》《网络岛》《全球大脑》等。 他创办的科幻史上重要杂志《廉价真理》为一众赛博朋克风格作家提供了出版阵地，成为世界科幻文学界里程碑式事件，直接关系到赛博朋克文化的成型与未来发展的方向。科幻文学经典作品——威廉·吉布森《神经漫游者》就刊载在此杂志的创刊号上。

Photographer Nick Knight has been at the vanguard of progressive image making for the past three decades. As a fashion photographer, he is one of the world’s most influential and visionary image makers. He is renowned for his groundbreaking creative collaborations with the world’s top couturiers, advertising work for major fashion brands, and award-winning editorials for premie...(展开全部)

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A CALDECOTT HONOR AWARD WINNER A determined Owl builds strength and confidence in this medieval picture book about the real mettle of a hero: wits, humor, and heart. Since the day he hatched, Owl dreamed of becoming a real knight. He may not be the biggest or the strongest, but his sharp nocturnal instincts can help protect the castle, especially s...(展开全部)

Unique among pew Bibles, this editions's bold black typeface redefines the meaning of "easy-to-read." Senior citizens, people with vision difficulties, and beginning readers alike will appreciate the visible advantage of the Boldface Pew Bible. Constructed of high-quality materials, this Bible will give you years of faithful service. Choose from three pairs of classics colors t...(展开全部)

Essays on nature from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard. "A book of great richness, beauty and power."-- "New York Times Book Review" "A book of great richness, beauty and power." "--New York Times Book Review"

In 1975 Annie Dillard took up residence on an island in Puget Sound in a wooded room furnished with "one enormous window, one cat, one spider and one person." For the next two years she asked herself questions about time, reality, sacrifice death, and the will of God. In Holy the Firm she writes about a moth consumed in a candle flame, about a seven-year-old girl burned in an...(展开全部)

Set in the time of Charlemagne and narrated by a nun with her own secrets to keep, The Nonexistent Knight tells the story of Agilulf, a gleaming white suit of armor with nothing inside it. A challenge to his honor sends Agilulf on a search through France, England, and North Africa to confirm the chastity of a virgin he saved from rape years earlier. In the end, after many surpr...(展开全部)

Set in the time of Charlemagne and narrated by a nun with her own secrets to keep, The Nonexistent Knight tells the story of Agilulf, a gleaming white suit of armor with nothing inside it. A challenge to his honor sends Agilulf on a search through France, England, and North Africa to confirm the chastity of a virgin he saved from rape years earlier. In the end, after many surpr...(展开全部)

Anyone who cares to understand the cultural ferment of America in the later twentieth century must know of the writings and lives of those scruffy bohemians known as the Beats. In this highly entertaining work, Bill Morgan, the country's leading authority on the movement and a man who personally knew most of the Beat writers, narrates their history, tracing their origins in th...(展开全部)