查尔斯•布考斯基（Charles Bukowski，1920～1994），20世纪美国最有影响力的诗人、小说家之一。生于德国，三岁时跟随父母前往美国。出版过诗集《花朵，拳头和野兽般的哀号》、《水深火热：1955～1973诗集》、《战争无止：1981～1984诗集》；小说《邮差》、《女人》、《夹心面包》、《苦水音乐》等数十部作品，被翻译成多种语言在世界各地出版。 1994年，布考斯基在美国加州小镇圣佩德罗去世。墓碑上刻着“Don’t Try”。

Hot Water Music is a collection of short stories by Charles Bukowski, published in 1983. The collection deals largely with: drinking, women, gambling, and writing. It is an important collection that establishes Bukowski's minimalist style and his thematic oeuvre.

查尔斯•布考斯基（Charles Bukowski，1920～1994），20世纪美国最有影响力的诗人、小说家之一。生于德国，三岁时跟随父母前往美国。出版过诗集《花朵，拳头和野兽般的哀号》、《水深火热：1955～1973诗集》、《战争无止：1981～1984诗集》；小说《邮差》、《女人》、《夹心面包》、《苦水音乐》等数十部作品，被翻译成多种语言在世界各地出版。 1994年，布考斯基在美国加州小镇圣佩德罗去世。墓碑上刻着“Don’t Try”。

Water features Inoue's masterful work in color. It also highlights artwork created specifically for this volume. In a recent interview, Takehiko Inoue claimed that in his first major follow-up to Slam Dunk, he wanted to delve as deeply as possible into visual artistry. The result was the incredibly realized world of Vagabond, the Sistine Chapel of manga. This artbook captures t...(展开全部)

Just hearing a few notes from certain songs can bring a movie back to life—whether the Doors’ “The End” from Apocalypse Now, Simon and Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson” in The Graduate, or John Williams’ scores to such blockbusters as Jaws, Star Wars, and Raiders of the Lost Ark. But what is the relationship between film and music—where does the film begin and the music end? Taking o...(展开全部)

Back on the job after an involuntary leave of absence, LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch is ready for a challenge. But his first case is a little more than he bargained for. It starts with the body of a Hollywood producer in the trunk of a Rolls-Royce, shot twice in the head at close range - what looks like "trunk music," a Mafia hit. But the LAPD's organized crime unit i...(展开全部)

"The Water Hole" is a fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and art book. Graeme Base takes the reader on a journey of discovery, from the plains of Africa and the jungles of the Amazon to the woodlands of North America and the deserts of the Australian outback. As one rhino gives way to two tigers, with three toucans waiting in the wings, the tale unfolds on many lev...(展开全部)

A richly mythic, colour-saturated tale of mothers and daughters from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Swimming Home. Two women arrive in a Spanish village - a dreamlike place caught between the desert and the ocean - seeking medical advice and salvation. One of the strangers suffers from a mysterious illness: spontaneous paralysis confines her to a wheelchair, her legs unus...(展开全部)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2016 Plunge into this hypnotic tale of female sexuality and power - from the author of Swimming Home and The Man Who Saw Everything 'Propulsive, uncanny, dreamlike. A feverish coming-of-age novel' Daily Telegraph 'A triumph of storytelling' Literary Review _________________________________ 'Today I dropp...(展开全部)

It's summer in the city, and this hot dog has had enough! Enough of sizzling sidewalks, enough of wailing sirens, enough of people's feet right in his face. When he plops down in the middle of a crosswalk, his owner endeavors to get him the breath of fresh air he needs. She hails a taxi, hops a train, and ferries out to the beach. Here, a pup can run! With fluid art and lyrical...(展开全部)