Synopsis This is a breathtaking collection of reflections from one of the world's best loved storytellers, Paulo Coelho. In this riveting collection of thoughts and stories, Paulo Coelho, the author of "The Alchemist", offers his personal reflections on a wide range of subjects from archery and music to elegance, travelling and the nature of good and evil. An old woman explai...(展开全部)

保罗·柯艾略 Paulo Coelho 1947年出生于巴西里约热内卢，被誉为极具影响力的当代作家之一。他以博大悲悯的心胸、奇绝独特的视角、清澈如水的文字，将哲学沉思、宗教奇迹、童话寓言融为一体。 从1987年的《朝圣》开始，18部作品被陆续翻译成80种语言，在170个国家和地区出版发行，总销量已超过2.1亿册。由于其作品的深远影响力，2002年当选为巴西文学院院士，2007年被联合国任命为和平大使。2009年，《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》以“出版68个语种”打破吉尼斯世界纪录。 《乘风少年的奇遇人生》是一部关于人生旅程的寓言故事集，中文版本首次引进。

What if words got stuck in the back of your mouth whenever you tried to speak? What if they never came out the way you wanted them to? Sometimes it takes a change of perspective to get the words flowing.

托马斯·克莱顿·沃尔夫(1900—1938)出生于北卡罗来纳州一个石匠家庭。自幼酷爱阅读与幻想，二十岁毕业于北卡罗来纳州立大学，进入哈佛研究院学习戏剧，获英国文学硕士学位，并在纽约大学任教。一丸二九年，他凭自传体小说《天使，望故乡》蜚声文坛，被认为是最有前途的美国小．说家。一九三五年《时间与河流》出版，成为畅销书。仅三年后，沃尔夫便因病去世。他的大量遗藕经编辑出版，成为另两部长篇小说《蛛网与磐石》和《你不能再回家》，短篇小说集《从死亡到早晨》，以及一部未完成的杂集《远山》。沃尔夫的自传体小说围绕作者的生平经历与感受形成了一个整体。从出生开始写起，一直到主人公以成名作家的身份重回故乡为止，重现了作者本人充溅孤独、幻想、思索与渴望的一生。

Titillating and provocative essays from one of the freshest voices in science today Why do testicles hang the way they do? Is there an adaptive function to the female orgasm? What does it feel like to want to kill yourself? Does "free will" really exist? And why is the penis shaped like that anyway? In "Why Is the Penis Shaped Like That?," the research psychologist and award-w...(展开全部)

“美猴王系列”丛书（32册，英文版）基于朝华出版社“美猴王系列”丛书（中文版）翻译改编而成，原系列丛书改编自我国“四大名著”之一的《西游记》，汇集了陆新森、严定宪、周大光等30余位知名美术家自1980年代起精心绘制的《西游记》主题系列图画作品，少年儿童文学作家火棘果子担任文字作者，在保留原著精华主干的基础上，结合少儿读者阅读需求，进行生动精彩的改编，是我国儿童文学和美术事业的代表作品之一。全套图书由资深英文专家翻译审定，确保译文地道流畅，贴近英文读者的阅读与表达习惯。

The War is just over. In Venice, a city elaborately and affectionately described, the American Colonel, Richard Cantrell, falls passionately in love with Renata, a young Italian countess who has 'a profile that could break your or anyone else's heart'. Cantrell is embittered, war-scarred and old enough to be Renata's father, but he is overwhelmed by the selflessness and freshne...(展开全部)

The Art of Heikala: Works and Thoughts is the first major publication by popular Finnish illustrator Heikala. Heikala’s artwork combines traditional watercolor painting and inks with a fresh, enchanting approach - fans love her charming characters and scenes that are largely influenced by Finnish and Japanese cultures. This combined with her in-depth sharing of her processes an...(展开全部)

From Publishers Weekly Once again O'Dell turns to the Native American for his subject， and in this novel he brings to life the mysterious Shoshone girl Sacagawea， interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark. Told from Sacagawea's point of view ，this is an honest， unsparing account of Indian life and the approaching whites. From the beginning， Sacagawea is calm and practical but ...(展开全部)