Love can be surprising. Love can be heartbreaking. Love can be an art. But love is the singular emotion that all humans rely on most . . . and crave endlessly, no matter what the cost. United by this theme of love, the nine titles in the Penguin Great Loves collection include tales of blissful and all-encompassing, doomed and tragic, erotic and absurd, seductive and adulterous,...(展开全部)

Love can be surprising. Love can be heartbreaking. Love can be an art. But love is the singular emotion that all humans rely on most . . . and crave endlessly, no matter what the cost. United by this theme of love, the nine titles in the Penguin Great Loves collection include tales of blissful and all-encompassing, doomed and tragic, erotic and absurd, seductive and adulterous,...(展开全部)

史蒂夫·詹金斯（Steve Jenkins） 美国童书作家、插画家。受到身为物理学家的父亲的影响，他从小就爱好科学，大学时学习图像设计，曾在广告业工作，后与妻子罗宾·佩奇共同成立工作室，创作出超40本备受欢迎的儿童科普绘本，角度新颖、趣味十足。作品曾获得凯迪克奖、《波士顿环球报》号角图书奖等荣誉，多次被美国教师协会、美国图书馆协会选为推荐图书。 罗宾·佩奇（Robin Page） 史蒂夫·詹金斯的妻子，和丈夫一样，是童书作家、插画家。她和丈夫共同创作了二十多本绘本，两人合著的作品曾获美国凯迪克银奖和波士顿环球报号角图书奖。

The first collection of short stories -- winner of the Somerset Maugham Award. Taut, brooding and densely atmospheric, these stories show us the ways in which murder can arise out of boredom, perversity can result from adolescent curiosity, and sheer evil might be the solution to unbearable loneliness.

The first collection of short stories -- winner of the Somerset Maugham Award. Taut, brooding and densely atmospheric, these stories show us the ways in which murder can arise out of boredom, perversity can result from adolescent curiosity, and sheer evil might be the solution to unbearable loneliness.

Book Description I'm getting more done in less time, but where are the rich relationships, the inner peace, the balance, the confidence that I'm doing what matters most and doing it well? Does this nagging question haunt you, even when you feel you are being your most efficient? If so, First Things First can help you understand why so often our first things aren't first. Ra...(展开全部)

First published 1967 Twenty fourth impressions 1977

To a small child, words are magical. And the most magical of all are the beloved, venerable words of Mother Goose. Now folklorist Iona Opie has gathered more than sixty treasured rhymes in their most perfect, honest form. From "Hey Diddle, Diddle" and "Pat-a-Cake" to "Little Jack Horner" and "Pussycat, Pussycat," these are familiar verses that have been passed from parent to...(展开全部)

A sequel to the critically acclaimed My First Movie , Stephen Lowenstein once again talks to some of our most celebrated filmmakers about their debut films. Lowenstein interviews ten directors about their career-launching film and how they got the movie off the ground: how they raised the finance, found actors, searched for locations, worked with the crew and saw the project t...(展开全部)

A sequel to the critically acclaimed My First Movie , Stephen Lowenstein once again talks to some of our most celebrated filmmakers about their debut films. Lowenstein interviews ten directors about their career-launching film and how they got the movie off the ground: how they raised the finance, found actors, searched for locations, worked with the crew and saw the project t...(展开全部)