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)

丹尼丝•I.马图卡，美国著名儿童早期教育家、文学家、图画书理论研究者、图书馆员。一生致力于儿童阅读的研究和推广，经常作为志愿者、故事阿姨、故事讲读人给孩子们讲故事，在图画书理论方面，尤有深入的研究、独到的见解和透彻的审美眼光。已出版两本图画书理论专著——《写给青少年的图画书》（Picture This:Picture Books For Young Adults）和《图画书宝典》。这两部专著，皆为图画书的出版和阅读推广起到非常重要的助力作用。 为了撰写这部《图画书宝典》，她共参考了500多本类型各异的图画书，不仅探讨了图画书的艺术技法、媒材和视觉元素，还为我们梳理了图画书的发展简史、出版程序、专业术语以及各种图画书奖项。她试图用通俗易懂的叙述、整体一致的术语和图例，来为普通读者提供阅读和欣赏图画书的方法，提供在学术专著和论文之外的一道“通往令人兴奋的...(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.

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)

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)

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

In compelling interviews by the acclaimed Leonard S. Marcus, twenty-one top authors and illustrators reveal their inside stories on the art of creating picture books. Max and Mickey; Miss Nelson; Pack, Quack, and Mrs. Mallard; Pigeon; Sylvester; John Henry; and a very hungry caterpillar — these are just a few of the beloved picture book characters discussed in Show Me a Stor...(展开全部)