Charming Billy is a devastating account of the power of longing and lies, love's tenacity, and resignation's hold. Even at his funeral party, Billy Lynch's life remains up for debate. This soft-spoken, poetry lover's drinking was as legendary among his Queens, New York, family and friends as was his disappointment in love. But the latter, as his cousin Dennis knows, "was, after...(展开全部)

In a small bar somewhere in the Bronx, a funeral party has gathered to honor Billy Lynch. Through the night, his friends and family will weave together the tale of a husband, lover, dreamer, and storyteller, but also that of a hopeless drunk whose immense charm was but a veil over a lifetime of secrets and all-consuming sorrow. As they comfort his widow, the gentle Maeve, they ...(展开全部)

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas s...(展开全部)

An enchanting illustrated guide to owl species of the world. In this beautiful and highly giftable art book, artist and ornithologist Matt Sewell captures 50 species of the world's most evocative bird: the owl. Using pop-art watercolors and accompanied by witty and irreverent descriptions, Sewell expresses the individual characters of owls as never before. From tiny elf owls to...(展开全部)

An enchanting illustrated guide to owl species of the world. In this beautiful and highly giftable art book, artist and ornithologist Matt Sewell captures 50 species of the world's most evocative bird: the owl. Using pop-art watercolors and accompanied by witty and irreverent descriptions, Sewell expresses the individual characters of owls as never before. From tiny elf owls to...(展开全部)

汉斯·比尔(Hans de beer)，1957年生于荷兰阿姆斯特丹附近一个名叫Muiden的小镇。他在大学期间逐渐发现自己在绘画方面的兴趣与才能，于是转入雷特瓦(Rietveld)艺术学院的插画系学习。1984年毕业时，他的毕业作品《小北极熊系列》一经推出就大受欢迎，从而奠定其世界经典绘本大师的地位。他创作的图画书获奖无数，不但深受孩子喜爱，也同样攫取了许多大人的心，让你在一页页的翻页中，尽情享受着阅读的乐趣。

Take a classic story, substitute a few key ingredients, season freely with silliness and imagination, dress it all up in jaunty illustrations, and you get this story