Young widow Simonetta tries to rebuild her family in 16th century Saronno, tuscany, following the death of her husband in one of the battles ravaging the land. In pursuit of a means to keep her estate together, she stumbles upon a new drink made by inffusing almonds with alcohol. At the same time, she encounters Bernadino, the protege of Leonardo da Vinci. What follows is a glo...(展开全部)

约翰·伯兰特，1939年出生于纽约州雪城，父母皆为作家。在哈佛大学英文系念书时就参与《哈佛妙文》的编辑工作。1961年大学毕业后前往纽约从事出版业。曾担任Esquire 杂志副主编、New York 杂志主编，1982年至1994年为Esquire专栏作家。现居纽约。

This Third Edition of Kenneth Katzner's best-selling guide to languages is essential reading for language enthusiasts everywhere. Written with the non-specialist in mind, its user-friendly style and layout, delightful original passages and exotic scripts will continue to fascinate reader. This new edition has been thoroughly revised to include more languages, more countries and...(展开全部)

The Elements of Style is the most comprehensive visual survey, period by period, feature by feature, of the styles that have had the greatest impact on interiors of American and British domestic architecture. Unsurpassed in its range of illustrations, this magnificent volume covers more than 500 years of architectural styles from Tudor to Post-Modern and includes a wealth of Am...(展开全部)

In this, his most influential work, legal theorist and political philosopher Carl Schmitt argues that liberalism's basis in individual rights cannot provide a reasonable justification for sacrificing one-self for the state - a critique as cogent today as when it first appeared. George Schwab's introduction to his translation of the 1932 German edition highlights Schmitt's intel...(展开全部)

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墨比斯 本名让•吉罗（Jean Giraud），享誉全球的法国漫画大师、国宝级艺术家。1938年5月8日出生于法国，2012年因病去世。1963年，他和比利时剧作家让•米歇尔•沙利耶一起创造了令他们声名大振的西部漫画角色“蓝莓上尉”。期间他开始用笔名墨比斯发表一系列黑色幽默作品。 1974年，他和其他三位志同道合的作家一起创办了《金属狂啸》漫画杂志，在该杂志上创作了在画风和故事上都极具突破性的科幻和幻想作品，例如《阿扎克》《封闭式车库》。这些到现在读起来都令人惊异万分的漫画作品，在后来的漫画、动画、电影等领域都产生了深远的影响。 亚历桑德罗•佐杜洛夫斯基 智利、法国双国籍剧作家、电影导演、演员、作曲、制片人。经典代表作有电影《鼹鼠》《圣山》和漫画《印卡石》《合金男爵》等。他以奇诡的想象力和宏大、华丽的世界观而知名，作品拥有无数铁杆拥趸。

More than ever, the web is a universal platform for all types of applications, and JavaScript is the language of the web. For anyone serious about web development, it's not enough to be a decent JavaScript coder. They need to be ninja-stealthy, efficient, and ready for anything. Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, Second Edition dives below the surface and helps readers understand...(展开全部)

More than ever, the web is a universal platform for all types of applications, and JavaScript is the language of the web. For anyone serious about web development, it's not enough to be a decent JavaScript coder. They need to be ninja-stealthy, efficient, and ready for anything. Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, Second Edition dives below the surface and helps readers understand...(展开全部)