Book Description From Thailand to Nova Scotia, from Mexico to the American South, two-time James Beard Award-winner Robb Walsh takes a wild and witty journey in the world of adventurous eating. Robb Walsh has traveled the globe with his backpack and palate, taking stock of the world's culinary phenomena, and offering up a few of his own. In this collection of essays and reci...(展开全部)

With the first edition of this book, over 40,000 investors learned how to identify the best time to liquidate their stock positions and steer their investing decisions safely and profitably through a volatile market. Now, with the markets at all time highs, even more readers will be eager to learn its secrets.An investor's success depends far more on when they sell a stock than...(展开全部)

Literature suffers from appearing both deceptively easy and dauntingly difficult. We all like to think we can read a novel and understand what 'genre', 'style' and 'narrative' mean, but do we really understand them fully and how they can enrich our reading experience? How should we approach the works of great writers such as William Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot, Charles Dickens and ...(展开全部)

In recent years knowledge of our genetic code has changed our understanding of life on Earth. New genetic technologies are transforming the way we live and promise treatments for otherwise incurable diseases. But these advances are also generating controversy, particularly surrounding issues such as cloning and designer babies. In "50 Genetics Ideas," Mark Henderson distils the...(展开全部)

In recent years knowledge of our genetic code has changed our understanding of life on Earth. New genetic technologies are transforming the way we live and promise treatments for otherwise incurable diseases. But these advances are also generating controversy, particularly surrounding issues such as cloning and designer babies. In "50 Genetics Ideas," Mark Henderson distils the...(展开全部)

Susie Hodge 伦敦大学伯贝克学院艺术史硕士。英国皇家艺术学会会员，作家、艺术史学家、插画师。她还是经验丰富的教师和演讲者，活跃于英国的学校及创意机构，举办过多场普及艺术史知识的讲座。现已出版80余部儿童及成人读物，内容涉及艺术史、实用艺术、历史、设计等。她还拍摄过有关艺术史的电视纪录片，参加过与艺术史有关的广播节目。个人主页为http://www.susiehodge.co.uk。

Ever wondered how some people seem to have an opinion on every book ever published? Nowadays, there are so many books: how can anyone be well read anymore? Well, help is at hand. Let Henry Hitchings educate you in the invaluable skill of literary bluffing in this survivor's guide to talking about books you haven't read. With tips on how to bluff with confidence using quotable i...(展开全部)

Sophie's is hurt when the other children laugh at her painting of her favorite tree--but when she explains her painting everybody understands what she was trying to do.

作者简介：莫莉·卞(Molly Bang) 1943年出生于美国的新泽西州，曾到日本教授英文，也担任过联合国儿童基金会的画家及顾问，亚洲及非洲的一些偏远城市都有她的足迹。遍历世界的丰富经验，培养了她对各地民间故事的喜好，也铸就了她的绘画稍带神秘、悬疑，具有浓厚情绪和民族风情的多元面貌。莫莉·卞 的创作量不算惊人，但作品却屡获殊荣与推介，曾三次荣获美国凯迪克大奖银奖，还获得过包括英国凯特·格林纳威大奖在内的众多国际奖项。 译者简介：黄筱茵 中国台湾师范大学英语研究所文学组博士班肄业，曾任编辑，翻译书籍约160册左右。担任过联合报年度好书评审、信谊幼儿文学奖初选评审等。长期为报章书本撰写图画书导读与小说书评， 译有绘本作品《流星划过天空的夜晚》《糟糕，身上长条纹了》《野马之歌》《勺子》《艾伦可怕的大牙齿》《雪地里的脚印》等。

此图画书曾获：2000凯迪克银奖、2000夏洛特·佐罗托童书金奖。