乔·昆南（Joe Queenan） 美国记者、评论家，《华尔街日报》《福布斯》《GQ》和《间谍杂志》的专栏作家，文章还常见于《时代周刊》《新闻周刊》《滚石》《花花公子》《高尔夫文摘》《华盛顿邮报》《洛杉矶时报》《新共和》《纽约时报》《卫报》等媒体。他上过“大卫·莱特曼晚 间秀”“早安美国”“今日”和“每日秀”等节目。他的回忆录《闭馆时间》获得各大媒体的赞誉，被《纽约时报》列为2009年度100本值得关注的书之一。书曾支撑他度过毫无乐趣的费城童年，他成了狂热的读者，并立志此生为书辩护。 译者简介 陈丹丹 毕业于东英吉利大学文学，主修文学翻译专业，译过诗歌、戏剧、历史等各种文类。译作另有《遇见星期二》等。

乔·昆南（Joe Queenan） 美国记者、评论家，《华尔街日报》《福布斯》《GQ》和《间谍杂志》的专栏作家，文章还常见于《时代周刊》《新闻周刊》《滚石》《花花公子》《高尔夫文摘》《华盛顿邮报》《洛杉矶时报》《新共和》《纽约时报》《卫报》等媒体。他上过“大卫·莱特曼晚 间秀”“早安美国”“今日”和“每日秀”等节目。他的回忆录《闭馆时间》获得各大媒体的赞誉，被《纽约时报》列为2009年度100本值得关注的书之一。书曾支撑他度过毫无乐趣的费城童年，他成了狂热的读者，并立志此生为书辩护。 译者简介 陈丹丹 毕业于东英吉利大学文学，主修文学翻译专业，译过诗歌、戏剧、历史等各种文类。译作另有《遇见星期二》等。

Nell is 26 and has never been to Paris. She has never even been on a weekend away with her boyfriend. Everyone knows she is just not the adventurous type. But, when her boyfriend doesn't turn up for heir romantic mini-break, Nell has the chance to prove everyone wrong. Alone in Paris, Nell meets the mysterious moped-riding Fabien and his group of carefree friends. Could this tu...(展开全部)

The era of the printed book is at a crossroad. E-readers are flooding the market, books are available to read on cell phones, and companies such as Google, Amazon, and Apple are competing to command near monopolistic positions as sellers and dispensers of digital information. Already, more books have been scanned and digitized than were housed in the great library in Alexandria...(展开全部)

The invention of writing was one of the most important technological, cultural, and sociological breakthroughs in human history. With the printed book, information and ideas could disseminate more widely and effectively than ever before—and in some cases, affect and redirect the sway of history. Today, nearly one million books are published each year. But is the era of the book...(展开全部)

Children see the world with different eyes. Through illustrated stories in children s books they learn about the world in which they live. The best picture books for children not only feature wonderful stories, but also tell them in a visually appealing way. Children are very critical readers who simply cast aside books they deem boring, overzealous, pedantic, or visually unima...(展开全部)

For More Than 20 Years, Betty Dodson Has Been Dedicated To Taking The Shame Out Of Masturbation, Showing It To Be A Healthy Form Of Sexual Expression. With Warmth And Intelligence, And Informative Line Drawings, Dodson Explains How Anyone Can Learn To Fully Enjoy The Pleasures Of Self-Love, Pointing Out That Masturbation Is Still The Safest Sex.

苏珊·佩滕，人力资源咨询专家，70年代毕业于普林斯顿大学，她的两个儿子和媳妇也都毕业于这所著名大学。因此被称为“普林斯顿妈”。因本书的出版，2014年被提名入选美国《时代周刊》最有影响力的百人名单。 本书由北大87级8位女生联袂推荐，并承担翻译工作。这八位女生都已成婚有子，同时事业有成。从作者到译者，这些高智商的优秀女性，共同的生活阅历使她们在婚恋家庭问题上达成了东西方文化观念的一致，这可以在一定程度上说明作者所提倡的理性的婚恋态度，应该是女性在现代生活方式下的正确选择，读者也可以籍此书领略北大妈妈们简洁睿智、风趣活泼的语言风格，这将使阅读此书的过程成为一次酣畅淋漓、透彻犀利的人生反思之旅。

本书是帮助图书馆员、师长、父母为孩子选书的最佳指南。内容分年龄层、书种类型，挑选适合零到十二岁小朋友阅读的一百本好书，而且针对每本书都有作者的创作理念和评论。编者Anita Silvey本身是一个出版人，从小到大读超过十二万本以上的童书，她还曾编过Children's Books and Their Creators儿童文学专论书，是童书研究的必备书籍。 国内已有引进，由王林翻译 《给孩子100本最棒的书》http://book.douban.com/subject/4744898/

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