Called "fascinating" by the New York Times upon its first publication in 1984, "Native Tongue" won wide critical praise and cult status, and has often been compared to the futurist fiction of Margaret Atwood. Set in the twenty-second century, the novel tells of a world where women are once again property, denied civil rights and banned from public life. Earth's wealth depends o...(展开全部)

Bill Bryson's Mother Tongue is a hymn to the English language. In examining how a second-rate, mongrel tongue came to be the undisputed language of the globe. Bryson explores English from America to Australia and looks at, among other things, swearing, spelling, spoonerisms and Scrabble. No self-respecting English speaker should open his mouth without reading it.

W. H. 奥登W. H. Auden 英国诗人、散文家、剧作家，被公认为叶芝与T. S. 艾略特之后二十世纪最重要的英语诗人。他青年时期就蜚声英国文坛，与斯蒂芬·斯彭德、路易斯·麦克尼斯、塞西尔·戴- 刘易斯、克里斯托弗·伊舍伍德等形成“奥登一代”，影响深远。代表作有组诗《在战争时期》，长诗《给拜伦勋爵的信》《暂时》《海与镜》《焦虑的年代》，诗集《看，异乡人》《下一次》《双重人》《阿喀琉斯的盾牌》，散文集《染匠之手》等。 【译者简介】 蔡海燕 浙江台州人，浙江财经大学人文与传播学院教授、浙江省作家协会会员、浙江省比较文学与外国文学学会常务理事。主要从事英美文学研究、比较文学研究、文学翻译与实践，尤其在奥登研究和英国现当代文学研究领域取得了扎实成果。出版专著《“道德的见证者”：奥登诗学研究》《20世纪外国文学研究史论》等；出版译著《奥登诗集》《某晚当...(展开全部)

Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Wright's powerful novel is an unsparing reflection on the...(展开全部)

“If one had to identify the single most influential shaping force in modern Black literary history, one would probably have to point to Wright and the publication of Native Son.” – Henry Louis Gates Jr. Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story ...(展开全部)

“If one had to identify the single most influential shaping force in modern Black literary history, one would probably have to point to Wright and the publication of Native Son.” – Henry Louis Gates Jr. Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story ...(展开全部)

The riveting story of a Japanese immigrant who leads a proper, decorous life in a New York suburb. As his life slowly unravels, he is transported back to his days as a medic in the Japanese army in World War II, and his obsessive love of a young comfort woman.

Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Wright's powerful novel is an unsparing reflection on the...(展开全部)

If you are a developer looking to create mobile applications with maximized code reusability and minimized cost, React Native is what you need. With this practical guide, you’ll be able to build attractive UIs, tackle common problems in mobile development, and achieve improved performance in mobile environments.This book starts by covering the common techniques for React Native customization and helps you set up your development platforms. Over the course of the book, you’ll work through a wide variety of recipes that help you create, style, and animate your apps with built-in React Native and custom third-party components. You’ll also develop real-world browser-based authentication, build a fully functional audio player, and integrate Google Maps in your apps. This book will help you explore different strategies for working with data, including leveraging the popular Redux library and optimizing your app’s dataflow. You’ll also learn how to write native device functionality for new and existing React Native projects and how app deployment works.By the end of this book, you'll be equipped with tips and tricks to write efficient code and have the skills to build full iOS and Android applications using React Native.

This book is for developers who want to use their JavaScript knowledge for mobile development. Prior knowledge of React will be beneficial.