Never before available in paperback and all but invisible for twenty years, a personal account of the origins of America's longest war. In 1982, the young William Vollmann worked odd jobs, including as a secretary at an insurance company, until he'd saved up enough money to go to Afghanistan, where he wanted to join the mujahedeen to fight the Soviets. The resulting book wasn...(展开全部)

Clover is an inspiring picture book about decision-making and self-trust when you’re all alone, by critically acclaimed creators Nadine Robert and Qin Leng. Around Clover’s family’s goat farm, there are plenty of things to do, from picking blueberries to collecting clams. But making decisions, even choosing something to do, is a great source of hesitation for young Clover—that ...(展开全部)

Words and images combine on each page of this classic picture book to create an introduction to familiar words that children and their parents will want to return to again and again. With a wealth of detail, Jay has created a series of pictures where elements cleverly reappear from spread to spread.

A moving memoir in words and pictures of one woman's struggle with the little black cloud of depression pening up the darkest corners of her world, author Elizabeth Swados takes us on an unforgettable journey that is by turns poignant and funny, and will be undoubtedly familiar to those who suffer from depression and those who love them. Through the author's whimsical drawings,...(展开全部)

David Hockney (b. 1937) has always been closely associated with Pop Art and California, where he has lived for much of his life. This major study of his work, published to accompany the exhibition showing at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, redefines him as an important painter of the English countryside, presenting his recent landscapes for the first time. In an attempt to...(展开全部)

David Hockney (b. 1937) has always been closely associated with Pop Art and California, where he has lived for much of his life. This major study of his work, published to accompany the exhibition showing at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, redefines him as an important painter of the English countryside, presenting his recent landscapes for the first time. In an attempt to...(展开全部)

杰伊?帕里尼（Jay Parini ），美国著名作家和文学研究专家，在小说、诗歌、传记和文学批评方面建树颇丰。写过列夫?托尔斯泰、赫尔曼?梅尔维尔、瓦尔特?本雅明等人的传记，被认为是在传记作品方面理论和实践并行创新的领军人物。 约翰?斯坦贝克（1902-1968），20世纪美国zui有影响力的作家之一。他的小说将写实风格与幻想风格有机地结合起来，对后来美国文学，尤其是西部文学的发展起了重大的影响。代表作品有小说《人鼠之间》《愤怒的葡萄》《月亮下去了》《珍珠》《伊甸之东》《烦恼的冬天》等。1939年以《愤怒的葡萄》获普利策奖，1962年凭借作品《人鼠之间》获得诺贝尔文学奖。 精彩书评

艾伦·托马斯（1896-1969），出生于英国伦敦，就读于马莱温学院和剑桥，是一名律师兼文学编辑。他早年曾经游历欧洲大陆，1922年到1923年间还曾经环游世界。《电梯谜案》是他的处女作，于1928年在英国出版，1929年在美国出版。这部小说以电梯作为密室的载体，在不可能犯罪题材中颇具特色。他的另一部作品《出租车奇案》（1929）则是将移动的出租车作为密室载体，也是独树一帜的。

艾伦·托马斯（1896-1969），出生于英国伦敦，就读于马莱温学院和剑桥，是一名律师兼文学编辑。他早年曾经游历欧洲大陆，1922年到1923年间还曾经环游世界。《电梯谜案》是他的处女作，于1928年在英国出版，1929年在美国出版。这部小说以电梯作为密室的载体，在不可能犯罪题材中颇具特色。他的另一部作品《出租车奇案》（1929）则是将移动的出租车作为密室载体，也是独树一帜的。