One overcast weekend in October 1974, Georges Perec set out in quest of the "infraordinary": the humdrum, the non-event, the everyday--"what happens," as he put it, "when nothing happens." His choice of locale was Place Saint-Sulpice, where, ensconced behind first one cafe window, then another, he spent three days recording everything to pass through his field of vision: the pe...(展开全部)

This is an autobiography of the prominent Soviet-American nuclear physicist written in a style similar to that of the later Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Georgy Gamow was born in 1904 in Odessa into a family of schoolteachers. He studied physics at the University of Odessa (then the University of Novorossia) and later at the University of Leningrad, where he befriended Lev...(展开全部)

Introduction by Anthony Brandt.</p> Over the course of three decades in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Swedish geographer and explorer Sven Hedin traveled Central Asia¼s ancient Silk Road, along the way discovering lost cities, mapping uncharted rivers, and seeing more of &#147;the roof of the world&#148; than any European before him. Illustrated with 160 sketches ...(展开全部)

From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, a beautiful, haunting autobiography. Agassi’s incredibly rigorous training begins when he is just a child. By the age of thirteen, he is banished to a Florida tennis camp that feels like a prison camp. Lonely, scared, a ninth-grade dropout, he rebels ...(展开全部)

安德烈·阿加西（Andre Agassi） 美国职业网球运动员，获得过60个冠军头衔，8次夺得大满贯冠军。1999年在法网史诗般的胜利，使其成为男子网坛第一位金满贯选手。2006年在美网退役，结束了21年辉煌的职业生涯。 与演员、模特波姬·小丝有过著名的恋爱和短暂的婚姻。2001年10月22日，与有“德国女皇”之称的网球运动员施特菲·格拉芙结为夫妇，育有一儿一女，现居拉斯维加斯，那也是他出生的地方。

安德烈·阿加西（Andre Agassi） 美国职业网球运动员，获得过60个冠军头衔，8次夺得大满贯冠军。1999年在法网史诗般的胜利，使其成为男子网坛第一位金满贯选手。2006年在美网退役，结束了21年辉煌的职业生涯。 与演员、模特波姬·小丝有过著名的恋爱和短暂的婚姻。2001年10月22日，与有“德国女皇”之称的网球运动员施特菲·格拉芙结为夫妇，育有一儿一女，现居拉斯维加斯，那也是他出生的地方。

From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, a beautiful, haunting autobiography. Agassi’s incredibly rigorous training begins when he is just a child. By the age of thirteen, he is banished to a Florida tennis camp that feels like a prison camp. Lonely, scared, a ninth-grade dropout, he rebels ...(展开全部)

1999 was an outstanding year for Alex Ferguson - not only did he lead Manchester United, the most glamorous club in the world, to a unique and outstanding treble triumph, but he was also awarded the highest honour for his sporting achievements; a Knighthood from the Queen. Universally respected for his tough, but caring managerial style, Ferguson is an unusually intelligent man...(展开全部)