Miles Ryan's life seemed to end the day his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident two years ago. As deputy sheriff of New Bern, North Carolina, he not only grieves for her and worries about their young son Jonah but longs to bring the unknown driver to justice. Then Miles meets Sarah Andrews, Jonah's second-grade teacher. A young woman recovering from a difficult divorce, S...(展开全部)

雷蒙•威廉斯 （1921—1988） 20世纪中叶英语世界最重要的马克思主义文化批评家，文化研究的重要奠基人之一，被誉为“战后英国最重要的社会主义思想家、知识分子和文化行动主义者”。 出生于威尔士乡间的工人阶级家庭，毕业于剑桥的三一学院。战后至1961年，曾任教于牛津 大学的成人教育班；1974年起，在剑桥大学耶稣学院担任戏剧讲座教授，直至去世。 雷蒙•威廉斯著作宏富，主要有：《文化与社会：1780—1950》、《漫长的革命、《乡村与城市》、《电视：科技与文化形式》、《关键词》、《马克思主义与文学》等。

Taking inspiration from classic authors from Jane Austen to Thomas Hardy, Williams shines a light on our society’s changing views of the rural and industrial landscapes in which we work and live. Our collective notion of the city and country is irresistibly powerful. The city as the seat of enlightenment, sophistication, power and greed is in profound contrast with an innocent,...(展开全部)

雷蒙•威廉斯 （1921—1988） 20世纪中叶英语世界最重要的马克思主义文化批评家，文化研究的重要奠基人之一，被誉为“战后英国最重要的社会主义思想家、知识分子和文化行动主义者”。 出生于威尔士乡间的工人阶级家庭，毕业于剑桥的三一学院。战后至1961年，曾任教于牛津 大学的成人教育班；1974年起，在剑桥大学耶稣学院担任戏剧讲座教授，直至去世。 雷蒙•威廉斯著作宏富，主要有：《文化与社会：1780—1950》、《漫长的革命、《乡村与城市》、《电视：科技与文化形式》、《关键词》、《马克思主义与文学》等。

As a brilliant survey of English literature in terms of changing attitudes towards country and city, Williams' highly-acclaimed study reveals the shifting images and associations between these two traditional poles of life throughout the major developmental periods of English culture.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Book Description To this haunting novel of wasted love, Kawabata brings the brushstroke suggestiveness and astonishing grasp of motive that earned him the Nobel Prize for Literature. As he chronicles the affair between a wealthy dilettante and the mountain geisha who gives herself to him without illusions or regrets, one of Japan's greatest writers creates a work that is dense...(展开全部)

Haunting, harrowing, and downright horrifying, this classic collection from the modern master of the fantastic features: THE SMALL ASSASSIN: a fine, healthy baby boy was the new mother's dream come true -- or her nightmare . . . THE EMISSARY: the faithful dog was the sick boy's only connectioin with the world outside -- and beyond . . . THE WONDERFUL DEATH OF DUDLEY STONE: a m...(展开全部)

Book Description To this haunting novel of wasted love, Kawabata brings the brushstroke suggestiveness and astonishing grasp of motive that earned him the Nobel Prize for Literature. As he chronicles the affair between a wealthy dilettante and the mountain geisha who gives herself to him without illusions or regrets, one of Japan's greatest writers creates a work that is dense...(展开全部)

Contemporary scholars place the rural-urban divide at the center of individual identity in China. This interdisciplinary collection traces the development and distinctions between urban and rural life and the effect on the Chinese sense of identity from the 16th century to the present day. It provides a daunting example of the influence that political ideology may exert on an i...(展开全部)