Amazon.com Published in 1965, this is Pauline Kael's first book. It is at once her most uncharacteristic volume of essays and one of her most interesting. Rather than trace recent movie openings on a week-by-week basis, Kael here recalls classics by Ophuls, Renoir, and Bergman and comments on some of the international masterpieces of the early '60s. She also meditates on the st...(展开全部)

This series of capsule movie reviews by the great Pauline Kael is actually an anthology of her writings for the "Goings on About Town" section of the New Yorker magazine. In 5001 Nights, Kael digs into the heart of each movie she considers with extraordinary penetration and exuberance. And while every movie you know may not appear here, each of Kael's reviews is detailed enough...(展开全部)

America’s most trusted and best-known film critic Roger Ebert presents one hundred brilliant essays on some of the best movies ever made. For the past five years Roger Ebert, the famed film writer and critic, has been writing biweekly essays for a feature called "The Great Movies," in which he offers a fresh and fervent appreciation of a great film. The Great Movies c...(展开全部)

The West's centuries-old status as the center of global wealth and power is coming to an end. As the new powers—China and India from Asia and others from Africa and Latin America—rise to the top of the world's pecking order, how should the West react? Kishore Mahbubani argues passionately and provocatively that the West can no longer impose its power and ideals on the world at ...(展开全部)

David Wiesner brings his trademark artistry and rich imagination to the iconic American game of baseball. The few seconds after the ball leaves the bat can be infinitely long. For this eager young outfielder, there's plenty of time to envision the increasingly fantastic and funny situations that might interfere with making the catch. Summoning determination and courage, he over...(展开全部)

大卫·威斯纳（David Wiesner） 1956年出生于美国新泽西州。从中学时代开始，他对于用图画说故事的方式便很感兴趣。1980年，他与迈克·泰勒合作出版了第一本书《诚实的安德鲁》。他的作品向来广受各方瞩目，并六次赢得美国凯迪克大奖评委的青睐，被称为凯迪克奖的常胜将军，作品有：《疯狂星期二》《 海底的秘密》《飓风》《华夫先生》《滴水兽的夜晚》《人鱼女孩》《三只小猪》《梦幻大飞行》《7号梦工厂》等。

David Wiesner brings his trademark artistry and rich imagination to the iconic American game of baseball. The few seconds after the ball leaves the bat can be infinitely long. For this eager young outfielder, there's plenty of time to envision the increasingly fantastic and funny situations that might interfere with making the catch. Summoning determination and courage, he over...(展开全部)

大卫·威斯纳（David Wiesner） 1956年出生于美国新泽西州。从中学时代开始，他对于用图画说故事的方式便很感兴趣。1980年，他与迈克·泰勒合作出版了第一本书《诚实的安德鲁》。他的作品向来广受各方瞩目，并六次赢得美国凯迪克大奖评委的青睐，被称为凯迪克奖的常胜将军，作品有：《疯狂星期二》《 海底的秘密》《飓风》《华夫先生》《滴水兽的夜晚》《人鱼女孩》《三只小猪》《梦幻大飞行》《7号梦工厂》等。

大卫.霍克尼，或许是我们这个时代被关注、受欢迎的艺术家之一。他的作品几乎涵盖一切媒介，从油画、素描、舞台设计直到摄影和版画印刷。而且他在这些媒介上都有所拓展。他是畅销著作《隐秘的知识——重新发现西方绘画大师的失传技艺》的作者，该书同样由浙江人民美术出版社引进、出版。

大卫.霍克尼，或许是我们这个时代被关注、受欢迎的艺术家之一。他的作品几乎涵盖一切媒介，从油画、素描、舞台设计直到摄影和版画印刷。而且他在这些媒介上都有所拓展。他是畅销著作《隐秘的知识——重新发现西方绘画大师的失传技艺》的作者，该书同样由浙江人民美术出版社引进、出版。