【作者简介】 特蕾莎•瑞恩，律师、动物保护主义者、乳腺癌幸存者。 经历过两次失败的婚姻，在开设了自己的法律事务所11个月之后，她被确诊为三阴性乳腺癌。在2009年1月28日，她进行了乳房肿瘤切除手术，随之而来的是4轮化疗和36轮放疗。她和现任男友生活在洛杉矶地区，而他们 所居住的房子则完全被他们那只同样战胜了癌症的超级比格犬——西莫，所控制。 【译者简介】 姚瑶，作家、翻译。 毕业于中央民族大学中文系，生活中大部分时间用于阅读——读书、读人、读世界；小部分时间用于书写。已出版长篇小说《天冷就回来》、散文集《末日之前没有想念》，翻译作品有《我和狗狗一起活下来》《初恋那些事儿》等。

This book prompts architects and anthropologists to think and act together. In order to fully grasp the relationship between human beings and their built environments and design more livable and sustainable buildings and cities in the future, we need new cross-disciplinary approaches combining anthropology and architecture. This is neither anthropology of architecture, nor ethn...(展开全部)

Dinosaurs are one of the most spectacular groups of animals that have ever existed. Many were fantastic, bizarre creatures that still capture our imagination: the super-predator Tyrannosaurus, the plate-backed Stegosaurus, and the long-necked, long-tailed Diplodocus. Dinosaurs: The Ultimate Guide to How They Lived taps into our enduring interest in dinosaurs, shedding new light...(展开全部)

埃德加•希尔森拉特出生于德国莱比锡。1938年随母亲和弟弟逃往罗马尼亚，亲历了发生在罗马尼亚的大屠杀，曾先后在巴勒斯坦、法国生活过，50年代初定居美国，最后于1975年回到德国。他是最早借助于讽刺和荒诞不经的故事形容纳粹暴行的文学家之一，因此他的作品占有特殊地位。 2006年4月，为表彰希尔森拉特在文学创作中的杰出成就，在其诞辰80周岁之际，《没有明天的夜晚－埃德加•希尔森拉特传》纪录片在德国电视台公开放映。

埃德加•希尔森拉特出生于德国莱比锡。1938年随母亲和弟弟逃往罗马尼亚，亲历了发生在罗马尼亚的大屠杀，曾先后在巴勒斯坦、法国生活过，50年代初定居美国，最后于1975年回到德国。他是最早借助于讽刺和荒诞不经的故事形容纳粹暴行的文学家之一，因此他的作品占有特殊地位。 2006年4月，为表彰希尔森拉特在文学创作中的杰出成就，在其诞辰80周岁之际，《没有明天的夜晚－埃德加•希尔森拉特传》纪录片在德国电视台公开放映。

From the Victorian golden age of dinosaur discovery to the cutting edge of twenty-first century fossil forensics 'Dinosaurs' unravels the mysteries of the most spectacular group of animals our planet has ever seen. Despite facing drastic climatic conditions including violent volcanic activity, searing temperatures and rising and plunging sea levels, the dinosaurs formed an evol...(展开全部)

Merricat Blackwood lives on the family estate with her sister Constance and her uncle Julian. Not long ago there were seven Blackwoods - until a fatal dose of arsenic found its way into the sugar bowl one terrible night. Acquitted of the murders, Constance has returned home, where Merricat protects her from the curiosity and hostility of the villagers. Their days pass in happy ...(展开全部)

Taking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate.

Taking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate.