Reginald Hill's ironic humor, polished prose, and keen insight have placed him squarely alongside such great mystery writers as P. D. James and Ruth Rendell. In his latest novel his much-appreciated team of detectives, the incomparable Dalziel and Pascoe, find themselves in the pretty village of Enscombe, which is steadfastly trying -- though somewhat in vain -- to repel the ad...(展开全部)

Pictures of Perfection is a 1994 crime novel by Reginald Hill, and part of the Dalziel and Pascoe series. The title is a quote from a letter by Jane Austen—"Pictures of perfection, as you know, make me sick and wicked." A quote from Austen's letters is included at the beginning of each chapter, and the story itself makes innumerable references to Austen's novels. The plot invol...(展开全部)

For suspense, ingenuity and sheer comic effrontery this takes the absolute, appetizing biscuit' Sunday Times High in the Mid-Yorkshire dales stand the pretty village of Enscombe, proud survivor of all that history has thrown at it. But now market forces mass at the gates and the old way of life seems to be changing fast. The Law can do little to stop the ever-growing crimes ag...(展开全部)

Millennial expat couple Anna and Tom are living the dream in Berlin, in a bright, affordable, plant-filled apartment. Their life as young digital creatives revolves around slow cooking, Danish furniture, sexual experimentation and the city’s twenty-four-hour party scene – an ideal existence shared by an entire generation and tantalizingly lived out on social media. But beyond t...(展开全部)

Millennial expat couple Anna and Tom are living the dream in Berlin, in a bright, affordable, plant-filled apartment. Their life as young digital creatives revolves around slow cooking, Danish furniture, sexual experimentation and the city’s twenty-four-hour party scene – an ideal existence shared by an entire generation and tantalizingly lived out on social media. But beyond t...(展开全部)

A scathing, provocative novel about contemporary existence by a rising star in Italian literature. "One of Europe’s most talented young writers, Latronico has written the great Berlin novel we’ve all been waiting for." —Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker staff journalist Anna and Tom, an expat couple, have fashioned a dream life for themselves in Berlin. They are young digital "cre...(展开全部)

《一磅照片》是对摄影媒体的意识流庆祝活动，汇集了亚历克·索斯(Alec Soth)在2018年至2021年之间创作的新作品。书中描绘了大量的主题——从佛教雕像到观鸟者，从日光浴者到亚伯拉罕·林肯的半身像——这本书反映了一种摄影的欲望，即把经验具体化，尤其是当它通过印刷图像来表现和回忆的时候。在这个折衷的序列中，有反复出现的图像、纪念品，以及日复一日围绕在我们周围的图像制造者。这是一段曲折、沉思的公路旅行，索斯的照片之后是他自己的笔记和反思。他写道:“如果这本书里的图片不是关于它们闪闪发光的表面，而是关于它们自己制作的过程。”它们是关于进入一个令人心醉神迷的特定世界，并在短暂的(光、时间)和物质(眼球、电影)之间建立联系。

《一磅照片》是对摄影媒体的意识流庆祝活动，汇集了亚历克·索斯(Alec Soth)在2018年至2021年之间创作的新作品。书中描绘了大量的主题——从佛教雕像到观鸟者，从日光浴者到亚伯拉罕·林肯的半身像——这本书反映了一种摄影的欲望，即把经验具体化，尤其是当它通过印刷图像来表现和回忆的时候。在这个折衷的序列中，有反复出现的图像、纪念品，以及日复一日围绕在我们周围的图像制造者。这是一段曲折、沉思的公路旅行，索斯的照片之后是他自己的笔记和反思。他写道:“如果这本书里的图片不是关于它们闪闪发光的表面，而是关于它们自己制作的过程。”它们是关于进入一个令人心醉神迷的特定世界，并在短暂的(光、时间)和物质(眼球、电影)之间建立联系。

A growing number of political philosophers favour a view called liberal perfectionism. According to this view, liberal political morality is characterised by a commitment to helping individuals lead autonomous lives and making other valuable choices. In this book Jonathan Quong rejects this widely held view and offers an alternative account of liberal political morality. Quong ...(展开全部)

A growing number of political philosophers favour a view called liberal perfectionism. According to this view, liberal political morality is characterised by a commitment to helping individuals lead autonomous lives and making other valuable choices. In this book Jonathan Quong rejects this widely held view and offers an alternative account of liberal political morality. Quong ...(展开全部)