Book Description The ubiquitous chair in all its shapes and forms (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designers. The particular curve of a back-rest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the colour of the entire artefact all reflect the stylistic consciousness of...(展开全部)

Book Description The ubiquitous chair in all its shapes and forms (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designers. The particular curve of a back-rest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the colour of the entire artefact all reflect the stylistic consciousness of...(展开全部)

伊利亚·伊里夫（1897—1937）和叶甫盖尼·彼得罗夫（1903—1942），两位均是来自敖德萨地区的苏联记者、作家，彼得罗夫还曾供职于敖德萨刑事侦查局。1926年两人因同时在《汽笛》报担任记者而结识，之后开启了十余年的共同创作生涯，其间他们几乎所有的作品都是共同署名的。两位作家心意相通，作品非但没有显得割裂，反而因两位作家相互取长补短而更加精彩。遗憾的是，两位作家均英年早逝，留下的作品不多，但是凭借两人共同创作的许多脍炙人口的经典幽默讽刺作品，他们至今依然为人们津津乐道，可以说是俄罗斯文学史上一朵无法被忽视的“奇葩”。《十二把椅子》是两位作家的代表作，时至今日依然时常出现在俄罗斯的畅销书榜单前列。

-- Studs Terkel

Filling a significant gap in contemporary cultural studies, Musical Elaborations examines the intersection of the public and private meaning of music. Incorporating the music criticism of Adorno, musical ideas from literary works by Proust, and criticism by Benjamin and de Man into his work, noted critic Edward W. Said discusses performers such as Glenn Gould, Arturo Toscanini...(展开全部)

These three great plays by one of the founding fathers of the theatre of the absurd, are alive and kicking with tragedy and humour, bleakness and farce. In "Rhinoceros" we are shown the innate brutality of people as everyone, except for Berenger, turn into clumsy, unthinking rhinoceroses. "The Chairs" depicts the futile struggle of two old people to convey the meaning of life t...(展开全部)

Originally published in the 1940s, Paul Hindemith's remakable textbooks are still the outstanding works of their kind. In contrast to many musical textbooks written by academic musicians, these were produced by a man who could play every instrument of the orchestra, could compose a satisfying piece for almost every kind of ensemble, and who was one of the most stimulating teach...(展开全部)