This "Norton Critical Edition of Kim" is now available for the first time in the European Union. Recognised as Rudyard Kipling's finest work, "Kim" was a key factor in his winning the Nobel Prize for Literature. This is the 1901 first English edition, annotated for undergraduate readers. Background material includes selections from Kipling's autobiography, letters, short storie...(展开全部)

Kim is Rudyard Kipling's finest work. Now controversial, this novel is a memorably vivid evocation of the life and landscapes of India in the late nineteenth century. Kim himself is a resourceful lad who befriends a lama, an ageing priest; and both embark on a combined quest. Whereas Kim has an insatiable interest in the varied activities around him, the lama seeks redemption f...(展开全部)

This "Norton Critical Edition of Kim" is now available for the first time in the European Union. Recognised as Rudyard Kipling's finest work, "Kim" was a key factor in his winning the Nobel Prize for Literature. This is the 1901 first English edition, annotated for undergraduate readers. Background material includes selections from Kipling's autobiography, letters, short storie...(展开全部)

Kim is Rudyard Kipling's finest work. Now controversial, this novel is a memorably vivid evocation of the life and landscapes of India in the late nineteenth century. Kim himself is a resourceful lad who befriends a lama, an ageing priest; and both embark on a combined quest. Whereas Kim has an insatiable interest in the varied activities around him, the lama seeks redemption f...(展开全部)

In his inimitable style, British cartoonist Tom Gauld has opened comics to a crossover audience and challenged perceptions of what the medium can be. Noted as a “book-lover’s cartoonist,” Gauld’s weekly strips in The Guardian, Britain’s most well-regarded newspaper, stitch together the worlds of literary criticism and pop culture to create brilliantly executed, concise comics. ...(展开全部)

An up-to-date, comprehensive guide to understanding and applying food science to the bakeshop The essence of baking is chemistry, and anyone who wants to be a master pastry chef must understand the principles and science that make baking work. This book explains the whys and hows of every chemical reaction, essential ingredient, and technique, revealing the complex mysteries o...(展开全部)

卡森．埃利斯 (Carson Ellis) 第一本自己图文创作的图画书《家》，为纽约时报畅销书。其它作品包括和Lemony Snicket合作的《The Composer Is Dead》，和Florence Parry Heide合作的《 Dillweed’s Rev enge》，以及和她先生科林．麥洛依合作的畅销书〈野林三部曲〉系列。

卡森．埃利斯 (Carson Ellis) 第一本自己图文创作的图画书《家》，为纽约时报畅销书。其它作品包括和Lemony Snicket合作的《The Composer Is Dead》，和Florence Parry Heide合作的《 Dillweed’s Rev enge》，以及和她先生科林．麥洛依合作的畅销书〈野林三部曲〉系列。

Kim Stanley Robinson has been an ongoing force in the Science Fiction genre for over twenty years, with his novels (Year's of Rice and Salt, Forty Signs of Rain) crossing over to the mainstream, and routinely appearing on the New York Times best sellers list. During the 80s and early nineties, his short fiction continued to push the boundaries of science fiction, defining the s...(展开全部)

金·斯坦利·罗宾逊是近代最为杰出的科幻作家之一，代表作为“火星”三部曲、“海岸”三部曲、《米与盐的年代》等。 金·斯坦利·罗宾逊于1952年出生于美国伊利诺伊州，后与父母迁至橙郡度过童年时代。他主攻语言及文学，于1975年获得波士顿大学英语文学硕士学位，又于1982年获得加州大学圣迭戈分校英文博士学位。 罗宾逊自二十世纪七十年代开始写作，如今已出版长篇作品十八部，短篇故事更是无数，被纽约时报誉为“最伟大的科幻作家之一“。他的作品向来以文笔优美、细节丰富见长。得益于深厚的文学功底及丰富的知识储备，他笔下人物栩栩如生，无论何种场景、事物、习俗，他都仿佛自己亲历过一般，写得无比真实、确切，令人叹为观止。