“Darwin Comes to Town casts a radical new light on the way we should think about evolution: that it is not always a slow, lumbering process measured in millions of years, but, in fact, something that can take place at relative light speed under certain circumstances. Say, when it must adapt to the ecological pressures put on its habitat (a planet) dominated by human action, and...(展开全部)

“Darwin Comes to Town casts a radical new light on the way we should think about evolution: that it is not always a slow, lumbering process measured in millions of years, but, in fact, something that can take place at relative light speed under certain circumstances. Say, when it must adapt to the ecological pressures put on its habitat (a planet) dominated by human action, and...(展开全部)

In a marvellous, thrilling re-creation of the world of Pride and Prejudice, P.D. James fuses her lifelong passion for the work of Jane Austen with her own great talent for writing crime fiction. The year is 1803, and Darcy and Elizabeth have been married for six years. There are now two handsome, healthy sons in the Pemberley nursery, Elizabeth's beloved sister Jane and her hus...(展开全部)

The year is 1803, and Darcy and Elizabeth have been married for six years. There are now two handsome and healthy sons in the nursery, Elizabeth's beloved sister Jane and her husband Bingley live nearby and the orderly world of Pemberley seems unassailable. But all this is threatened when, on the eve of the annual autumn ball, the guests are preparing to retire for the night wh...(展开全部)

A rare meeting of literary genius: P. D. James, long among the most admired mystery writers of our time, draws the characters of Jane Austen’s beloved novel Pride and Prejudice into a tale of murder and emotional mayhem. It is 1803, six years since Elizabeth and Darcy embarked on their life together at Pemberley, Darcy’s magnificent estate.Their peaceful, orderly world see...(展开全部)

作者简介： 安东尼·布朗，1946年出生于英国，其作品屡获各项童书大奖——包括两次凯特·格林纳威大奖和三次库特·马斯勒奖、德国绘本奖、国际安徒生大奖、荷兰银铅笔奖及艾米克奖等。他注意观察和表现儿童的内心世界，努力理解他们的真实需求。因此，孩子们能够在他的图画中得到情感的寄托与安慰，从而获得快乐。代表作有《我爸爸》《我妈妈》《大猩猩》《动物园》《小凯的家不一样了》《看看我有什么》《穿越魔镜》《谁来我家》《形状游戏》《朱家故事》《我喜欢书》等 译者简介： 阿甲，红泥巴读书俱乐部创始人、最有影响力的儿童阅读推广专家。译作包括《穿越魔镜》《看看我有什么》《谁来我家》《野兽出没的地方》《彼得兔的世界》《别让鸽子开巴士》《田鼠阿佛》等。

A raw and deeply moving memoir from the legendary author of The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness that traces the complex relationship with her mother, Mary Roy, a fierce and formidable force who shaped Arundhati’s life both as a woman and a writer. Mother Mary Comes to Me, Arundhati Roy’s first work of memoir, is a soaring account, both intimate and insp...(展开全部)

Arundhati Roy’s first work of memoir, this is a soaring account, both intimate and inspiring, of how the author became the person and the writer she is, shaped by circumstance, but above all by her complex relationship to the extraordinary, singular mother she describes as ‘my shelter and my storm’. Born out of the onrush of memories and feelings provoked by her mother Mary’s d...(展开全部)

McKinsey earns billions advising almost every major corporation as well as countless governments, including Britain's, the USA's and China's. It boasts of its ability to maximise efficiency while making the world a better place. Its millionaire partners and network of alumni go on to top jobs in the world's most powerful organisations. And yet, shielded by non-disclosure agreem...(展开全部)