For thousands of years human beings have been losing their possessions and dumping their rubbish in the River Thames, making it the longest and most varied archaeological site in the world. For those in the know, the muddy stretches provide a tangible link with the past, a connection to the natural world, and an oasis of calm in a chaotic city. Lara Maiklem left the countryside...(展开全部)

The Thames displays the same qualities as London: The Biography : scholarship, wit, discursiveness, lovely descriptive writing, anecdotes, spirit of place and character. It is hugely enjoyable and sure to be another mammoth bestseller. The Thames is about the river from source to sea, from prehistoric times to the present, its flora and fauna, the paintings and photographs...(展开全部)

From the rising star of children's picture books comes the magical tale of friendship and loneliness, a boy and a penguin. There once was a boy! and one day a penguin arrives on his doorstep. The boy decides the penguin must be lost and tries to return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the boy decides to take the penguin home himself, and they set out in his row...(展开全部)

From the rising star of children's picture books comes the magical tale of friendship and loneliness, a boy and a penguin. There once was a boy! and one day a penguin arrives on his doorstep. The boy decides the penguin must be lost and tries to return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the boy decides to take the penguin home himself, and they set out in his row...(展开全部)

作者：彼得•阿克罗伊德，1949年生于伦敦，先后就读于剑桥大学和耶鲁大学。他曾为《旁观者》担任多年文学编辑，现为《泰晤士报》首席书评家、皇家文学学会成员。在英国文坛上，彼得•阿克罗伊德可以说是最多产、最多面手的作家。他至今已经出版著作近六十种，其中小说、传记和历史著作三足鼎立，同样出色。《一个唯美主义者的遗言——奥斯卡•王尔德别传》获1984年毛姆奖。作者的重要作品还包括《伦敦大火》《霍克斯默》（获1985年的韦特布里德奖和《卫报》小说奖）、《艾略特传》（获1984年韦特布里德奖和海曼因奖）、《狄更斯传》（入围1991年NCR图书奖）。除此以外，他还获得著名的英国惠特贝瑞传记奖，英国皇家汉密特奖，英国布莱克小说纪念奖，毛姆小说奖，南岸文学奖等。 译者：任明，上海社会科学院文学研究所副研究员，文学与传媒博士。先后毕业于厦门大学、英国卡迪夫大学、英国利兹...(展开全部)

Award-winning picture book about an unlikely friendship against all odds. International best-seller and Blue Peter Book of the Year 2006 -- now in gorgeous miniature gift edition. There once was a boy! and one day a penguin arrives on his doorstep. The boy decides the penguin must be lost and tries to return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the boy decides to ...(展开全部)

斯塔兹•特克尔（Studs Terkel，1912-2008） 1985年，获得美国新闻界最高荣誉普利策奖； 1997年，克林顿夫妇亲自为他颁发当年的美国国家人文勋章； 1999年，获得美国新闻界殊荣乔治•波克奖； 2004年，获得美国的最高荣誉林肯勋章； 2006年，被授予戴顿文学和平奖终身成就奖。 美国“口述实录体”开创者、历史学界泰斗、11部口述历史专著作家。 特克尔将交谈与倾听作为毕生事业。他花了82年，选择那些从未有过话语权的人，倾听他们的生活和梦想。迄今为止，还没有人比他做得更好。他因此被尊称为“美国普通民众心声的记录者”。 此外，特克尔在芝加哥WFMT电台主持一档以他名字命名的广播节目长达45年，是美国家喻户晓的文化名人。

Award-winning picture book about an unlikely friendship against all odds. International best-seller and Blue Peter Book of the Year 2006 -- now in gorgeous miniature gift edition. There once was a boy! and one day a penguin arrives on his doorstep. The boy decides the penguin must be lost and tries to return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the boy decides to ...(展开全部)

斯塔兹•特克尔（Studs Terkel，1912-2008） 1985年，获得美国新闻界最高荣誉普利策奖； 1997年，克林顿夫妇亲自为他颁发当年的美国国家人文勋章； 1999年，获得美国新闻界殊荣乔治•波克奖； 2004年，获得美国的最高荣誉林肯勋章； 2006年，被授予戴顿文学和平奖终身成就奖。 美国“口述实录体”开创者、历史学界泰斗、11部口述历史专著作家。 特克尔将交谈与倾听作为毕生事业。他花了82年，选择那些从未有过话语权的人，倾听他们的生活和梦想。迄今为止，还没有人比他做得更好。他因此被尊称为“美国普通民众心声的记录者”。 此外，特克尔在芝加哥WFMT电台主持一档以他名字命名的广播节目长达45年，是美国家喻户晓的文化名人。

What do a suburban mom and her troubled daughter, two recently divorced brothers, a pair of former child stars, born-again Christian newlyweds, and a couple of young millionaires have in common? They have all been selected to compete on Lost and Found, a daring new reality TV show. In teams of two, they will race across the globe--from Egypt to Japan, from Sweden to England--to...(展开全部)