帕特里夏•海史密斯，美国女作家，一九二一年生于美国得州沃斯堡，六岁时随父母迁居至纽约，曾就读于纽约的朱莉亚•里奇蒙高中与巴纳德女子学院。她的第一本小说《列车上的陌生人》于一九五一年由大导演希区柯克改编为电影，一鸣惊人。一九五五年出版的《天才雷普利》更是奠定其在类型文学中的至高地位。 帕特里夏•海史密斯的作品以犯罪小说及短篇小说为主，她常年旅居欧洲各地，在欧洲受 欢迎的程度远胜于美国。近年来，随着评论家不断发掘其作品的内涵，她身后的声誉甚至比生前还高。在数年前美国《时代》周刊选出的50位最伟大的犯罪小说作家中，帕特里夏•海史密斯仍高居榜首。 海史密斯擅写人物之异常的心理状态，步步为营、幽微复杂，气氛往往如乌云罩顶，对善恶的界定也常常与其他犯罪小说大异其趣。她的作品总量不多，但以“雷普利系列”为代表的独特风格，得到诸多纯文学名家——如格雷厄姆•格林、朱利...(展开全部)

Travel back in time and share the experience of everyday thoughts and great moments in history in this fascinating compilation of diaries through the ages. Great Diaries traces the history of the diary from ancient times to the present day, bringing together more than 80 historical and literary diaries, artists' sketchbooks, explorers' journals, and scientists' notebooks. Disco...(展开全部)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The family routine is upset during Ramona's year in second-grade when her father unexpectedly loses his job.

Ramona Quimby is a character intimately known by Beverly Cleary readers. In this story of Ramona's year in second grade they will come to know Mr. Quimby equally well. As it opens he loses his job without warning, and Ramona's seven-year-old view of this all-too-frequently family crisis rings every change of mood from tears to laughter.Not surprisingly, Ramona takes an active h...(展开全部)

Ramona Quimby is a character intimately known by Beverly Cleary readers. In this story of Ramona's year in second grade they will come to know Mr. Quimby equally well. As it opens he loses his job without warning, and Ramona's seven-year-old view of this all-too-frequently family crisis rings every change of mood from tears to laughter.Not surprisingly, Ramona takes an active h...(展开全部)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The family routine is upset during Ramona's year in second-grade when her father unexpectedly loses his job.

Medea Georgievna Sinoply Mendez is an iconic figure in her Crimean village, the last remaining pure-blooded Greek in a family that has lived on that coast for centuries. Childless Medea is the touchstone of a large family, which gathers each spring and summer at her home. There are her nieces (sexy Nike and shy Masha), her nephew Georgii (who shares Medea’s devotion to the Crim...(展开全部)

布鲁诺·蒙桑容（Bruno Monsaingeon，1943— ），法国著名纪录片导演，拍摄过梅纽因、娜迪亚·布朗热、奥伊斯特拉赫、罗斯特罗波维奇、格伦·古尔德、里赫特等众多音乐名家的纪录片，其中关于里赫特的纪录片为他赢得了最多的奖项，包括1998年国际纪录片电影节金奖。除本书外，还著有《娜迪亚·布朗热访谈录》和格伦·古尔德系列丛书等。

布鲁诺·蒙桑容（Bruno Monsaingeon，1943— ），法国著名纪录片导演，拍摄过梅纽因、娜迪亚·布朗热、奥伊斯特拉赫、罗斯特罗波维奇、格伦·古尔德、里赫特等众多音乐名家的纪录片，其中关于里赫特的纪录片为他赢得了最多的奖项，包括1998年国际纪录片电影节金奖。除本书外，还著有《娜迪亚·布朗热访谈录》和格伦·古尔德系列丛书等。

Sviatoslav Richter was a dazzling performer but an intensely private man. Though world famous and revered by classical music lovers everywhere, he guarded himself and his thoughts as carefully as his talent. Fascinated, author and filmmaker Bruno Monsaingeon tried vainly for years to interview the enigmatic pianist. Richter eventually yielded, granting Monsaingeon hours of tape...(展开全部)