novel, tr w/intro by William Weaver

novel, tr w/intro by William Weaver

The Ogura Hyakunin Isshu is one of Japan's most quoted and illustrated works, as influential to the development of Japanese literary traditions as The Tale of Genji and The Tales of Ise. The text is an anthology of one hundred waka poems, each written by a different poet from the seventh to the middle of the thirteenth century, which is when Fujiwara no Teika, a renowned poe...(展开全部)

The Ogura Hyakunin Isshu is one of Japan's most quoted and illustrated works, as influential to the development of Japanese literary traditions as The Tale of Genji and The Tales of Ise. The text is an anthology of one hundred waka poems, each written by a different poet from the seventh to the middle of the thirteenth century, which is when Fujiwara no Teika, a renowned poe...(展开全部)

Dorothy 'Dodie' Smith was born in 1896. While working as a shop assistant in London, she wrote five very successful plays and also started writing screenplays for Hollywood. She moved to America with her husband during the war and they didn't return to England until 1953 because she was reluctant to quarantine her beloved Dalmatians! In 1943, her Dalmatians had 15 puppies, like...(展开全部)

Visionary writer/artist Paul Pope presents a futuristic mystery of epic proportions set in a dark, dystopian world devoid of privacy and filled with government conspiracies, psychic police, holographic caller ID and absolutely no room for "secret identities." In Gotham City, 2039, a federal agent is murdered and a contingent of Washington's top agents is hot on the suspect's tr...(展开全部)

Amongst the one hundred folktales are such familiar tales as "The Three Billy-Goats Gruff", "Hansel and Gretel", "Sleeping Beauty", and some perhaps not so familiar, "The Magic Bird", "The Goose Girl", and "The Pancake".

哈兰·科本(Harlan Coben，1962—)，美国当代作家，美国三代总统克林顿、小布什、奥巴马最喜欢的畅销书作家，《达?芬奇密码》作者丹·布朗的伯乐，第一位也是迄今为止唯一一位同时包揽国际最权威的埃德加·爱伦坡奖、莎马斯奖和安东尼奖的美国作家，第一位入选图书奥斯卡（英国年度图书奖）的美国人。1995年，他以(Deal Breaker)而走红，赢得评论家和读者的广泛好评。迄今为止，已经连续推出“米隆?波利塔系列小说”(Myron Bolitar series)共十本，并因此获得诸多殊荣。《纽约时报》称赞他的小说是“天才作品”，《洛杉矶时报》认为他的小说“充满洞见”，《休斯顿纪事》指出他的作品“始终给人带来愉悦”。许多报刊一致认为，哈兰·科本的作品是必读书。目前,科本的作品已经至少以三十二种语言出版，每一部作品都是世界范围的畅销书，从而牢固地确立了...(展开全部)

American audiences have fallen in love with Jojo Moyes. Ever since she debuted Stateside she has captivated readers and reviewers alike, and hit the New York Times bestseller list with the word-of-mouth sensation Me Before You. Now, with One Plus One, she’s written another contemporary opposites-attract love story. Suppose your life sucks. A lot. Your husband has done a vanish...(展开全部)

Getting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountain chalet doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world, especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a cozy fire, and company to keep you warm. But what happens when that company is eight of your coworkers…and you can’t trust any of them? When an off-site company retreat meant to promote mindfulness and collaboration goes utt...(展开全部)