'I still remember arriving in the city for the first time... It wasn't easy... But here, London, is my home.' Yumiko is a young Japanese woman who has made London her home. She has a job, a boyfriend; Japan seems far away. Then, out of the blue, her brother calls to tell her that her father has died in a mountaineering accident. Yumiko returns to Tokyo for the funeral and finds...(展开全部)

The different ways that social change happens, from unleashing to nudging to social cascades. "Sunstein's book is illuminating because it puts norms at the center of how we think about change."—David Brooks, The New York Times How does social change happen? When do social movements take off? Sexual harassment was once something that women had to endure; now a movement has risen...(展开全部)

The different ways that social change happens, from unleashing to nudging to social cascades. "Sunstein's book is illuminating because it puts norms at the center of how we think about change."—David Brooks, The New York Times How does social change happen? When do social movements take off? Sexual harassment was once something that women had to endure; now a movement has risen...(展开全部)

'I still remember arriving in the city for the first time... It wasn't easy... But here, London, is my home.' Yumiko is a young Japanese woman who has made London her home. She has a job, a boyfriend; Japan seems far away. Then, out of the blue, her brother calls to tell her that her father has died in a mountaineering accident. Yumiko returns to Tokyo for the funeral and finds...(展开全部)

This witty and inspiring book chronicles the long history of discovery and ingenuity which gave rise to a “eureka moment” when a dream of invention became a reality for the first time Tracing the long pre-history of five twentieth-century inventions which have transformed our lives, Gavin Weightman reveals a fantastic cast of scientists and inspired amateurs whose ingenuity has...(展开全部)

Featuring essays and short fiction by a range of contemporary writers, punk musicians and cultural critics, as well as writings by Yoshitomo Nara himself, the cult artist's book "Nothing Ever Happens"--available through D.A.P. for the first time--examines both Nara's work and the subject it addresses. Readers are invited into a fantastic world where emotions are not expected to...(展开全部)

'The possibility of being a victim of a crime is ever present on my mind; thinking about it as natural as breathing' - 40-year-old woman. This is a compelling analysis of how women in the United States perceive the threat of crime in their everyday lives and how that perception controls their behavior. Esther Madriz draws on focus groups and in-depth interviews to show the dama...(展开全部)

28歳処女と52歳大学教授の恋。 貴和子は、ある日同じマンションの隣室ベランダでタバコを吸う男に出会う。 52歳、気だるげな大学教授、縫原。 バレエダンサーの道を諦め、バレエ講師として日々を過ごす貴和子に、彼は誠実な言葉で語りかける。 今まで恋愛を避けてきた貴和子の心に火がともり…

托妮•莫里森（Toni Morrison） 美国著名女作家。1931年生于俄亥俄州，曾在兰登书屋担任高级编辑，后赴普林斯顿大学等校任教。代表作有《最蓝的眼睛》《所罗门之歌》《宠儿》《爵士乐》《爱》《恩惠》等，囊括普利策小说奖、美国国家图书奖、全美书评家协会奖三项美国最重 要的图书大奖，并有多部作品入选“《纽约时报》年度图书”。1993年，荣获诺贝尔文学奖。 莫里森善于博采众长，巧妙地将现实主义与多种叙事技巧相融合：魔幻、荒诞、象征、神话、寓言、隐喻、意识流……“她是一名出色的手艺人，她的伟大创新可与福克纳、马尔克斯、伍尔夫相媲美，这就是她获得诺贝尔文学奖的原因。” 我只有二十六个字母，我必须用我的技巧使读者看到颜色，听到声音。——托妮•莫里森 她的每一部小说里，爱都是那么艰难、复杂而浓烈。——美国前第一夫人 凯瑟琳•布什

Love (2003) is the eighth novel by Toni Morrison. In her non-linear style, the lives of several women and their relationships to the late Bill Cosey unfold. Love is the story of Bill Cosey, a charismatic but dead hotel owner. Or rather, it is about the people around him, all affected by his life — even long after his death. The main characters are Christine, his granddaughter a...(展开全部)