Throughout history and across the globe, one characteristic connects the daring women of Brazen: their indomitable spirit. With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Pénélope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, t...(展开全部)

The Ladies' Paradise (Au Bonheur des Dames) recounts the spectacular development of the modern department store in late nineteenth century Paris. The store is a symbol of capitalism, of the modern city, and of the bourgeois family; it is emblematic of consumer culture and the changes in sexual attitudes and class relations taking place at the end of the century. Octave Mouret, ...(展开全部)

The Ladies' Paradise (Au Bonheur des Dames) recounts the spectacular development of the modern department store in late nineteenth century Paris. The store is a symbol of capitalism, of the modern city, and of the bourgeois family; it is emblematic of consumer culture and the changes in sexual attitudes and class relations taking place at the end of the century. Octave Mouret, ...(展开全部)

Although they may feature witches and wizards, vampires and dwarves, along with the occasional odd human, Terry Pratchett's bestselling Discworld novels are grounded firmly in the modern world. Taking humorous aim at all our foibles, each novel reveals our true character and nature. It's a dreamy midsummer's night in the Kingdom of Lancre. But music and romance aren't the only ...(展开全部)

Eccentric, adventurous Christina Goering Meets the anxious but equally enterprising Mrs. Copperfield at a party. Two serious ladies who want to live outside of themselves, they go in search of salvation: Mrs. Copperfield visits Panama with her husband, where she finds solace among the women who live and work in its brothels; while Miss Goering becomes involved with various men....(展开全部)

简·鲍尔斯（Jane Bowles） 美国文学史上的传奇人物、独特景观与不同寻常的声音。 1917年生于纽约，21岁时与著名小说家、《被遮蔽的天空》作者保罗·鲍尔斯结婚，26岁即出版生平唯一长篇小说《两位严肃女士》，抵达个人创作的巅峰。 她只写过4部小说，就被当时的文学界誉为“美国文学的里程碑”和“最好的现代小说家”；只写过一部戏剧，就引起疯狂的观众场场追逐。她毕生挥霍于旅行，酗酒，恋爱（与男人和女人们）。1967年住进精神病院，此后陆陆续续出入于病院，直到1973年在西班牙孤独过世。 __________________________________________________________________ 周蕾 | 译者 南京大学英语系博士研究生，主要研究方向为英美现代主义文学。

杰夫•戴尔，1958年出生于英国切尔滕纳姆, 被《每日电讯报》称为“很可能是当今最好的英国作家。”他的写作风格极其独特，涉及音乐、摄影、电影等多个领域，并将小说、游记、传记、评论、回忆录等体裁融为一体，形成了奇异而迷人的“杰夫•戴尔文体”。其主要作品包括小说《寻找马洛里》、《杰夫在威尼斯，死亡在瓦拉纳西》，跨文体作品《然而，很美：爵士乐之书》（获得1992年毛姆文学奖）、《一怒之下：与D.H.劳伦斯搏斗》（入围美国国家图书评论奖）、《懒人瑜伽》（获得2004年W.H.史密斯最佳旅行书籍奖）、《此刻》（获得国际摄影中心摄影写作奖）等。2005年入选英国皇家文学学会，2006年获得由美国艺术文学院颁发的E.M.福斯特奖。他与妻子现居伦敦。

This isn’t a self-help book; it’s a book about how Geoff Dyer could do with a little help. In mordantly funny and thought-provoking prose, the author of Out of Sheer Rage describes a life most of us would love to live—and how that life frustrates and aggravates him. As he travels from Amsterdam to Cambodia, Rome to Indonesia, Libya to Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert, Dy...(展开全部)

理查德·B．弗里曼(Richard B．Freeman)，哈佛大学经济学教授，美国国家经济研究局劳动研究部主任。 詹姆斯·L．梅多夫(James L．Medoff)，哈佛人学经济系教授，美国国家经济研究局研究员。

Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters. Maidens, monks, and millers’ sons — in these pages, readers will meet them all. There’s Hugo, the lord’s nephew, forced to prove his manhood by hunting a wild boar; sharp-tongued Nelly, who supports her family by selling live eels; and the peas...(展开全部)