Mr. Willowby's Christmas tree Came by special delivery. Full and fresh and glistening green-- The biggest tree he'd ever seen. That was the trouble. The tree was so tall, it couldn't stand up straight in his parlor. Mr. Willowby asked his butler to chop off the top of the tree. What happens to the treetop? Where will it be for Christmas? Snuggle up with this story and follo...(展开全部)

This book is a Christmas novella by Charles Dickens. It is perhaps best described as Dickens's "other" Christmas story, this is an elderly narrator's reminiscence of holidays past, each incident inspired by the gifts and toys that decorate the traditional tree. There is a range of appeal in the story itself, from snug memories of beloved toys to the passing along of eerie stories surrounding various childhood haunts. "I begin to consider, what do we all remember best upon the branches of the Christmas Tree of our own young Christmas days, by which we climbed to real life." "the whole enlivened by small bells, was a mighty marvel and a great delight. "of the laden hopelessness of morning ever dawning; and the oppression of a weight of remorse." "This, in commemoration of the law of love and kindness, mercy and compassion. This, in remembrance of Me!" The story is full of rich and brilliant imagination.

“It was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse...” The Christmas Tree Bucket is a modern-day Christmas story with a dark edge. A wordless narrative, Parke’s story is an ironic take on the typical Australian suburban Christmas. He photographs friends and family, and casts them in a twisted tale that merges fact and f...(展开全部)

Cherry blossom, hinoki, ezo spruce. Persimmon, maple, cypress. The trees of Japan are wondrous emblems of beauty that cast a spell on those who venture to its unique landscape. As a child, Aya Koda realized they were more than mere objects of beauty. Gifted a sapling by her father, she discovered that we depend on trees as much as they do on us. Markers of time passing, they cl...(展开全部)

安德烈·德昂，1935年出生于阿尔及利亚，日后到巴黎留学，从国立巴黎艺大学毕业后，在巴黎装饰美术学校教书，目前与妻子及女儿居住在巴黎。德昂已发表二十多部作品，被译为十几种语言。

Iyengar developed a form of yoga that focuses on developing strength, endurance, correct body alignment, as well as flexibility and relaxation. The Iyengar method integrates philosophy, spirituality, and the practice of yoga into everyday living. In The Tree of Yoga, Iyengar offers his thoughts on many practical and philosophical subjects including family life, love and sexua...(展开全部)

My love for him felt so total and so annihilating that it was often impossible for me to see him clearly at all. Years ago, Sukie moved in with Nathan because her mother was dead and her father was difficult, and she had nowhere else to go.

亚历山德罗·巴里科（Alessandro Baricco），意大利作家。1958年生于都灵。曾获意大利坎皮耶罗奖、法国美第奇外国作品奖、维亚雷焦文学奖和博斯克城堡文学奖。巴里科的作品有着浓烈的艺术与童话气质，富有实验性与音乐感，浓缩了人类美好而温暖的情感，既古老又新鲜，既传统又现代。 译者： 陈英，意大利马切拉塔大学语言学博士，现为四川外国语大学教授。译有马格里斯《微型世界》、费兰特“那不勒斯四部曲”、斯塔尔诺内《鞋带》、巴里科《一个人消失在世上》《海上钢琴师》、格罗西《拳头》等。2020年获评“单向街年度译者”，2021 年获意大利共和国总统颁布的“意大利之星”骑士勋章、意大利外交与国际合作翻译奖。