Roberto Arlt (1900-1942), celebrated in Argentina for his tragicomic, punch-in-the-jaw writing during the 1920s and 1930s, was a forerunner of Latin American "boom" and "postboom" novelists such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Isabel Allende. "Mad Toy", Arlt's most acclaimed novel, is set against the chaotic background of Buenos Aires in the early twentieth century. Set in the ba...(展开全部)

Roberto Arlt (1900-1942), celebrated in Argentina for his tragicomic, punch-in-the-jaw writing during the 1920s and 1930s, was a forerunner of Latin American 'boom' and 'postboom' novelists such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Isabel Allende. "Mad Toy", Arlt's most acclaimed novel, is set against the chaotic background of Buenos Aires in the early twentieth century. Set in the ba...(展开全部)

Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears Click, clack, MOO. Click, clack, MOO. Clickety, clack, MOO. But Farmer Brown's problems REALLY begin when his cows start leaving him notes.... Doreen Cronin's understated text and Betsy Lewin's expressive illustrations make the most of this hilarious situation. Come join the fun as a bunc...(展开全部)

Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears "Click, clack, moo." "Click, clack, moo." "Click, clack, moo." But Farmer Brown's problems REALLY begin when his cows start leaving him notes...Come join the fun as a bunch of literate cows turn Farmer Brown's farm upside-down This package includes a paperback book along with a CD of country music star R...(展开全部)

Farmer Brown has a problem - his cows like to type. All day long he hears, click, clack, moo; click, clack, moo; clickety, clack, moo. But the problems really begin when the cows start leaving Farmer Brown notes. First they ask for electric blankets ...but where will it end? An unusual text and quirky illustrations make this a hilarious story to enjoy.

First published in 1920, The Mad Toy is set in Buenos Aires in the early twentieth century. Feeling the alienation of youth, Silvio Astier's gang tours neighbourhoods, inflicting waves of petty crime, stealing from homes and shops until the police are forced to intervene. Drifting then from one career and subsequent crime to another, Silvio's main difficulty is his own intellig...(展开全部)

雷托·U·施奈德（Reto U Schneider），1963年出生，获电气工程硕士学位后入灵吉尔新闻学校学习，以科学方向通讯员身份供职于瑞士及德国媒体。现为《新苏黎世报》的期刊编辑，同时在该报开辟专栏“实验”，其文章屡获殊荣。著书《行星猎人》（比尔克怀泽出版社，1997年），讲述太阳系外首颖行星的发现。

【作者】杰里米·克拉克森（Jeremy Clarkson） 生于1960年，英国媒体人、作家。他每周为《星期日泰晤士报》《太阳报》等数家报纸、杂志撰写专栏，但他更广为人知的身份是BBC 2台电视节目Top Gear的主持人。他主持风格幽默风趣，经常语出惊人。2008年，他买下一个6070亩的农场，雇用当地人经营。2018年，他雇用的人退休之后，他突发奇想，亲自去经营农场。这个过程由亚马逊公司拍摄成了纪录片，备受好评，第一季于2021年播出，第二季于2023年播出，第三季于2024年播出。 【译者】吴超 毕业于郑州大学外语学院英美语言文学系，专职从事英语文学作品翻译，代表译作有《克拉克森的农场》、《灿若黎明》、《为奴十二年》和“知更鸟女孩”系列等。

Welcome back to Clarkson's Farm. At the end of Jeremy's first year in the tractor's driving seat, Diddly Squat farm rewarded him with a profit of just £144. So, while he's the first to admit that he's still only a 'trainee farmer'*, there is clearly still work to be done. Because while he's mastered the art of moaning about nearly everything, some of the other attributes requir...(展开全部)

That Mad Ache , set in high-society Paris in the mid-1960’s, recounts the emotional battle unleashed in the heart of Lucile, a sensitive but rootless young woman who finds herself caught between her carefree, tranquil love for 50-year-old Charles, a gentle, reflective, and well-off businessman, and her sudden wild passion for 30-year-old Antoine, a hot-blooded, impulsive, and s...(展开全部)