When she was very young, Baby Halder was abandoned by her mother and left with a cruel, abusive father. She was married off at twelve to a man twice her age who beat her. At fourteen, she was a mother herself. Her early life was marked by overwhelming challenges and heartbreak until, exhausted and desperate, she fled with her three children to Delhi, to work as a maid in some o...(展开全部)

贝碧·哈尔德，1974年出生于查谟，悲惨凄凉的命运笼罩了整个童年。四岁时，母亲离家出走，父亲和继母给予的只是冷漠与打骂。十二岁时，在父亲的包办下，天真懵懂的贝碧嫁给了比她大十四岁的暴虐成性的男子。婚后的生活充满暴力与虐待，苦不堪言的贝碧终于带着三个孩子逃离夫家，远赴德里，去寻找她绝望茫然的未来……

Journey through the life of the humble little rabbit, Jacominus Gainsborough. In twelve beautifully illustrated scenes that capture the changing seasons, this touching story celebrates life’s simple joys and big moments, from happiness and love to challenges and doubts. Stunning artwork shows Jacominus at different ages throughout his life, highlighting the profound joy of bein...(展开全部)

These novels together form the culmination of Czechoslovakia's greatest writer's career.

Who says you can't run away from your problems? You are a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding invitation arrives in the mail: your boyfriend of the past nine years is engaged to someone else. You can't say yes--it would be too awkward--and you can't say no--it would look like defeat. On your desk are a series of invitations to half-baked literary events around the wo...(展开全部)

Who says you can't run away from your problems? You are a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding invitation arrives in the mail: your boyfriend of the past nine years is engaged to someone else. You can't say yes--it would be too awkward--and you can't say no--it would look like defeat. On your desk are a series of invitations to half-baked literary events around the wo...(展开全部)

A struggling novelist travels the world to avoid an awkward wedding in this hilarious Pulitzer Prize-winning novel full of "arresting lyricism and beauty" (New York Times Book Review). WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE National Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book of 2017 A Washington Post Top Ten Book of 2017 A San Francisco Chronicle Top Ten Book of 2017 Longlisted for the And...(展开全部)

This book shows readers how to resist this pressure and actually spend less time in the office. John Drake, who successfully downshifted his own work life, examines the frantic pace of today's business environment, helps readers overcome the fear of working less, and how to make the change.

This book shows readers how to resist this pressure and actually spend less time in the office. John Drake, who successfully downshifted his own work life, examines the frantic pace of today's business environment, helps readers overcome the fear of working less, and how to make the change.

This text explores the large body of sculpture, paintings and other religious imagery produced for China's common classes from the third to the sixth centuries CE. In contrast to the works made for imperial patrons, illustrious monastics, or other luminaries, these ordinary images - modest in scale, mass-produced, and at times incomplete - were created for those of lesser stand...(展开全部)