In the dying days of the War, Seita and Setsuko must fend for themselves. Firebombs have obliterated their home in Kobe, leaving them searching for shelter, and scrambling to survive in the depths of the countryside. But, as their suffering becomes a constant companion, so do the lights of the fireflies – shining from the bomber planes, and the insects glowing by the lake at ni...(展开全部)

In the dying days of the War, Seita and Setsuko must fend for themselves. Firebombs have obliterated their home in Kobe, leaving them searching for shelter, and scrambling to survive in the depths of the countryside. But, as their suffering becomes a constant companion, so do the lights of the fireflies – shining from the bomber planes, and the insects glowing by the lake at ni...(展开全部)

阿诺德·约瑟夫·汤因比 Arnold Joseph Toynbee （1889—1975） 英国著名历史学家。他出生于伦敦的历史学世家，毕业于牛津大学。先后任职于牛津大学、伦敦大学和英国外交部等机构，1919年和1946年分别以英国政府代表的身份参加两次世界大战结束后的巴黎和平会议。1926年起担任英国皇家国际问题研究所部长（一直任职到1953年为止）。1947年3月登上美国《时代周刊》封面。1955年退休，辞去伦敦大学教职，专心致力于写作。由于他在学术上的重大成就，他被选为英国学术院院士。 汤因比一生游历甚广，著述颇丰。他一反国家至上的观念，主张文明才是历史研究的单位，以人的生老病死的现象，来解释文明的兴衰与死亡；他既用哲人的独特眼光，从宏观的角度对人类历史与文明进行广泛而深刻的探讨，又以超凡的叙史才能，以历史学家的视野对人类历史与文明进行细致的描...(展开全部)

When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote in his report: “Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far.” It is now abundantly clear that Sacks has never stopped going. From its opening pages on his youthful obsession with motorcycles and speed, On the Move is infused with his restless energy. As he recounts his experiences as a young neurologist in...(展开全部)

A compelling look at the powerful global forces that will cause billions of us to move geographically over the next decades, ushering in an era of radical change. In the 60,000 years since people began colonizing the continents, a recurring feature of human civilization has been mobility—the ever-constant search for resources and stability. Seismic global events—wars and genoci...(展开全部)

"It was time for a little bunny to be on the move. From here to there, a bunny goes where a bunny must." And so Little Bunny's journey begins: over the hills, through the woods, past the little girl who wants to take him home. But where is Little Bunny going? "Bunny, bunny, going down the path, Bunny, bunny, aren't you turning back? Where are you going, Little Bunny?" ...(展开全部)

When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote in his report: “Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far.” It is now abundantly clear that Sacks has never stopped going. From its opening pages on his youthful obsession with motorcycles and speed, On the Move is infused with his restless energy. As he recounts his experiences as a young neurologist in...(展开全部)

It was a summer morning in 1982 when soldiers entered the village of Chupan Ya and rounded up the women and children. The bodies are said to lie in a mass grave. Dr Temperance Brennan digs in the cold, damp pit. From what her trowel uncovers, she knows that something savage happened back then.

Investigating a massacre that took place in Guatemala in 1982, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan discovers that those events are linked to the disappearance of four girls from Guatemala City, as well as the murder of a human rights investigator.

凯西•莱克斯Kathy Reichs（1950— ） 凯西•莱克斯出生于芝加哥，在西北大学获得博士学位。身兼美国北卡罗来纳州医事检查处的刑事人类学家，以及加拿大魁北克省犯罪暨法医研究所的法医。她是全美刑事人类学协会十五名检定合格的法医之一，也是美国法医科学协会的成员，并担任刑事审判的常任专家证人，此外，她还在北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校担任社会人类学教授，经常来回奔波于夏洛特和蒙特利尔两地。 她的第一本小说《听，骨头在说话》不但荣登《纽约时报》畅销排行榜，更荣获一九九七年的“阿瑟•埃利斯”最佳处女作小说奖。而后续的《看，死亡的颜色》、《追，致命的抉择》、《逃，战栗的航程》、《挖，墓穴的秘密》以及《白骨的阴谋》，本本均登上畅销排行榜，并成为国际级畅销书。