Alexis de Tocqueville, a young aristocratic French lawyer, came to the United States in 1831 to study its penitentiary systems. His nine-month visit and subsequent reading and reflection resulted in Democracy in America (1835–40), a landmark masterpiece of political observation and analysis. Tocqueville vividly describes the unprecedented social equality he found in America a...(展开全部)

布莱森是英国国宝级作家，著名非虚构作家，英国皇家学会荣誉院士，詹姆斯·乔伊斯奖、塞缪尔·约翰逊奖等多个文学奖获得者。 他曾任英国杜伦大学校长，取得两所大学的文学博士学位、九所英国知名大学的荣誉博士学位。早年曾供职于《泰晤士报》《独立报》，同时也为《纽约时报》《国家地理杂志》等撰文。 他尤其擅长人文历史、科普、游记类的写作，代表作有 《万物简史》《人体简史》 等。其中，科普巨著《万物简史》全球销量超千万册，简体中文版销量破百万册；中文版《人体简史》荣获2021年第十六届文津图书奖。

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) came to America in 1831 to see what a great republic was like. What struck him most was the country's equality of conditions, its democracy. The book he wrote on his return to France, Democracy in America, is both the best ever written on democracy and the best ever written on America. It remains the most often quoted book about the United States...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Fascimile Edition of Tintin's Travel to America.

Alexis de Tocqueville, a young aristocratic French lawyer, came to the United States in 1831 to study its penitentiary systems. His nine-month visit and subsequent reading and reflection resulted in Democracy in America (1835–40), a landmark masterpiece of political observation and analysis. Tocqueville vividly describes the unprecedented social equality he found in America a...(展开全部)

For 30 years, Lonely Planet has been the backpackers' bible for South America. Whether you're trekking the Andes, gliding through the Amazon or joining a wild festival, our unbeatable 11th edition is your key to adventure. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practic...(展开全部)

被称为业界传奇LoneIy Planet出版公司的创始人托尼．惠勒和莫琳·惠勒已经出版了很多的旅行指南，这些指南覆盖了这个星球的每一个国家。 Lonely Planet创立于1973年，当时惠勒夫妇自己动手出版了一本非常独特的旅游指南：《便宜走亚洲》。之后他们又出版了《鞋带上的东南亚》，这本书很快被人们称为背包客的“圣经”。当时他们勇敢地踏入了别的旅游出版商未曾涉足的市场，他们专为一个新兴的自助旅行人群服务，而这些人群的出现要远远早于大众旅游市场的兴起。

辻村深月（1980年—） 日本推理小说家。2004年凭推理小说《时间停止的校园》摘取第31届梅菲斯特奖而一举登上文坛，之后作品屡次入围各大奖项。2011年凭推理小说《使者》获得第32届吉川英治文学新人奖。2012年，《没有钥匙的梦想》获得直木奖，并被改编为同名影视作品。2018年《镜之孤城》获选日本“书店大奖”第一名，並囊括《国王的早午餐》节目年度书籍大奖、《达文西》杂志“2017年度图书”小说类第一名等7项大奖，创下超过55万册的销售成绩。

杭州的美，真实且触手可及。南宋古都多少繁华沧桑最终化作尘嚣，形成了今日这座伟大的城市。好山、好水、好风光，培养出无数创造力非凡的艺术大师和文化名人，还孕育了独特的茗茶文化和杭帮菜系。面对这座只应该存在于想象中的城市，你会因为找不到最适合的词语来描述她而陷入幸福的彷徨。上述种种，本书将为你一一呈现。