In his slyly funny and moving new novel, the author of The Risk Pool follows the unexpected operation of grace in a deadbeat, upstate New York town--and in the lives of the unluckiest of its citizens. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Paul Newman, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, and Jessica Tandy. Author reading tour.

Photographer by profession and dedicated amateur by hobby', the ever-popular Elliott Erwitt prizes his personal snaps above all his work. When otherwise idle in New York or with spare time on his hands during his frequent travels, Erwitt indulges himself at museums and art exhibitions, considering the art, watching people and taking pictures. In Museum Watching, Erwitt presents...(展开全部)

麦克·莫波格（Michael Morpurgo）生于1943年，英国著名儿童文学作家，英国最畅销小说家之一。在获得英国大大小小的童书奖之后，2003年英国儿童文学最高荣誉奖“童书桂冠作家”再次将他的创作生涯推向高峰。 莫波格除了在他最喜爱的历史间穿梭，他还有三座慈善农场(Farms for City Children），每年陪伴超过两百位孩子，在这里一同体验农场生活，并从动物和大自然中学习包容和宽恕。他的故事，解救了众多渴望幻想的小小心灵。他说在孩子们身上看到了故事带来的不可思议的魔力，并且他意识到这种魔力同样也眷顾了自己。 有件事，他想一辈子都做，那就是，给很小很小的孩子写书，那种每个字都很重要的书。他说：“对我来说，写作最美妙的部分就是可以一直梦想，直到出现了灵感的火花。”

Things have been difficult for Harry since his mother remarried. With a new baby at home, and only trouble at school, life is unbearable. Ocky the chimp, escaped from the circus, offers Harry a chance for a new life. With his friend, Harry runs away from all the people who seem so hard on him.

Created in partnership with Asia Society Museum in conjunction with a major retrospective, this is the first comprehensive monograph on the work of art superstar Yoshitomo Nara. It assembles 20 years worth of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and drawings that map the evolution of one of the most influential and internationally renowned artists working today. The book and exh...(展开全部)

Created in partnership with Asia Society Museum in conjunction with a major retrospective, this is the first comprehensive monograph on the work of art superstar Yoshitomo Nara. It assembles 20 years worth of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and drawings that map the evolution of one of the most influential and internationally renowned artists working today. The book and exh...(展开全部)

Though during her life Zora Neale Hurston claimed her birth date as January 7, 1901 and her birth place as Eatonville, Florida, she was actually born on that date in the year 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama. Within the first year or two of her life her family moved to all-black Eatonville, however, and this community shaped her life and her writing to a significant degree. John Hurs...(展开全部)

Fair and long-legged, independent and articulate, Janie Crawford sets out to be her own person -- no mean feat for a black woman in the '30s. Janie's quest for identity takes her through three marriages and into a journey back to her roots.

One of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God , is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic dreams, it is the story of fair-skin...(展开全部)

One of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God , is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic dreams, it is the story of fair-skin...(展开全部)