The iconic Sydney to Hobart Race, a 723-mile deepwater challenge-often called the "Everest" of offshore ocean racing-is considered one of the toughest in the world. Unpredictable weather and seas make each race demanding, but in 1998, an unexpected "weather bomb" hit the fleet, creating 80-foot waves and 100-mile-per-hour winds. Many bigger, better-equipped boats tried to man...(展开全部)

The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is among the most demanding sailing competitions in the world. Unpredictable seas make the 628-nautical-mile course grueling under the best conditions, but the 1998 race proved to be the most perilous to date when a sudden and violent storm struck. Winds gusted over 100 mph and monstrous 80-foot waves towered over boat masts. Six sailors perished an...(展开全部)

書影係代用A Leaf in the Storm（漢譯名《风声鹤唳》），1941年初版精装毛边本封面書影

罗伯特•马歇尔 BBC纪录片资深制片人。制作过：《时代观察》系列，包括：《维希法国和犹太人》、《所有的臣民》、《黑暗中的光》、《轰炸中的夏日》。出版过：《所有的臣民》，《制造阴影者》和《利沃夫的下水道里》。

[英] 帕特里克·狄龙 狄龙是英国建筑师与历史学家，曾获得过普利策奖。他为儿童写过一本《英国的故事》，并为大人撰写过另外两本评价极高的《最后的革命》与《琴酒的近代欧洲史》。他喜欢研究建筑，也热爱说故事，他表示“书写《建筑的故事》是最过瘾的创作经验！”。 [英]斯蒂芬·比斯蒂 比斯蒂是英国知名手绘插画家，剖面图大师。他热爱历史、建筑与绘画，惯用墨水与水彩创作，据说他画画不用尺，每一张图都是他一笔一笔画下来的。他的画受到儿童与成人的喜爱，目前引进到国内的图书有《科学全景图：典藏版》《古代文明惊奇透视》《DK儿童穿越时空的旅行》。知识插画领域的贡献让他荣获1993年纽约时报最佳绘本 (The New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award)，以及 2004 年英国儿童文学图书大奖 (The UK Literary As...(展开全部)

[英] 帕特里克·狄龙 狄龙是英国建筑师与历史学家，曾获得过普利策奖。他为儿童写过一本《英国的故事》，并为大人撰写过另外两本评价极高的《最后的革命》与《琴酒的近代欧洲史》。他喜欢研究建筑，也热爱说故事，他表示“书写《建筑的故事》是最过瘾的创作经验！”。 [英]斯蒂芬·比斯蒂 比斯蒂是英国知名手绘插画家，剖面图大师。他热爱历史、建筑与绘画，惯用墨水与水彩创作，据说他画画不用尺，每一张图都是他一笔一笔画下来的。他的画受到儿童与成人的喜爱，目前引进到国内的图书有《科学全景图：典藏版》《古代文明惊奇透视》《DK儿童穿越时空的旅行》。知识插画领域的贡献让他荣获1993年纽约时报最佳绘本 (The New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award)，以及 2004 年英国儿童文学图书大奖 (The UK Literary As...(展开全部)

本书将忠实地记录一支全球人数最庞大的武装集团，在一场长达十年的狂风骤雨肆虐大地时所走过的艰辛历程。记录她曾经的功绩，曾经的荣耀，曾经的失误，曾经的挫折。

Whether it's wild or farmed, fresh or tinned, in batter or a bento box, we're eating more fish than ever before. But what's the story behind the fish on your plate? Award-winning writer and lifelong fisherman Paul Greenberg takes us on a culinary journey through the oceans, telling the stories of the fish we eat the most: salmon, cod, bass and tuna. He visits Norwegian mega far...(展开全部)

The Dealmaker is a frank and honest account of how a severely dyslexic child who struggled at school went on to graduate from Oxford and become a serial entrepreneur. It describes Guy Hand's career in private equity, first at Nomura and then as head of his own company, Terra Firma. It looks in detail at the huge deals that Terra Firma has done over the years, involving everythi...(展开全部)