From ancient currency to Adam Smith, from the gold standard to shadow banking and the Great Recession: a sweeping historical epic that traces the development and evolution of one of humankind’s greatest inventions. What is money, and how does it work? In this tour de force of political, cultural and economic history, Felix Martin challenges nothing less than our conventional un...(展开全部)

Directing the Documentary is the definitive book on the documentary form, that will allow you to master the craft of documentary filmmaking. Focusing on the hands-on work needed to make your concept a reality, it covers the documentary filmmaking process from top to bottom, providing in-depth lessons on every aspect of preproduction, production, and postproduction. The book inc...(展开全部)

Since the 1970s, Lawrence Block has been writing award-winning novels and short fiction featuring Matthew Scudder. Now, with both himself and his detective half a century older, the author found himself charged with writing a book about his protagonist. And he decided he wasn't the right person for the job. LB: "What was Matt's family like? How did he spend his childhood? What ...(展开全部)

Since the 1970s, Lawrence Block has been writing award-winning novels and short fiction featuring Matthew Scudder. Now, with both himself and his detective half a century older, the author found himself charged with writing a book about his protagonist. And he decided he wasn't the right person for the job. LB: "What was Matt's family like? How did he spend his childhood? What ...(展开全部)

The definitive user's guide and then some to Matthew Barney's epic five-part epic film series, he Cremaster Cycle is filled with hundreds of Barney's fantastical images and surveys the project, which uses the biological model of sexual difference as its conceptual departure point. Three essays by Barney experts articulate the series' diverse themes and explore the artist's inno...(展开全部)

"The Simpsons" is one of the most successful shows to ever run on television. From its first moment on air, the series's rich characters, subversive themes, and layered humor resounded deeply with audiences both young and old who wanted more from their entertainment than what was being meted out at the time by the likes of "Full House," "Growing Pains," and "Family Matters." Sp...(展开全部)

<Font size="+1">WARNING: THIS ISN'T THE REAL THING...IT'S FUNNIER!</Font> "Stop that movie," Headmaster Alpo Bumblemore said, "or Hogwash is history!" Already overrun by brawling, fetid fans of the bestselling Barry Trotter books, Hogwash is certain to be pulled down brick by brick after Barry's new big-budget biopic debuts. So Barry Trotter, Ermine Cringer, and Lon Measly...(展开全部)

本书收录了中平卓馬2003年在横滨美术馆「原点回归─横浜」的展览之后，直到2009年的彩色摄影作品。作品探索了城市以及自然空间的各个角落。铺满画面的作品展现了小而特别的微世界：植物、动物、人、物品皆为对象。（简介转自出版机构假杂志）

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

The Picture of Dorian Gray is an 1891 philosophical novel by Irish writer and playwright Oscar Wilde.First published as a serial story in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine,the editors feared the story was indecent,and without Wilde's knowledge,deleted five hundred words before publication.Despite that censorship,The Picture of Dorian Gray offended the moral sensibilities of British book reviewers,some of whom said that Oscar Wilde merited prosecution for violating the laws guarding the public morality.In response,Wilde aggressively defended his novel and art in correspondence with the British press.