The story concerns an elderly Englishman, John Sidney Howard, who goes on a fishing holiday in France after the Second World War breaks out, but before the fall of France. Entrusted with the care of two British children, and overtaken by events, he attempts to return to England and safety. His journey is hampered by the unexpected speed of the Nazi invasion of France, and by th...(展开全部)

The Psychopath Test is a fascinating journey through the minds of madness. Jon Ronson's exploration of a potential hoax being played on the world's top neurologists takes him, unexpectedly, into the heart of the madness industry. An influential psychologist who is convinced that many important CEOs and politicians are, in fact, psychopaths teaches Ronson how to spot these high-...(展开全部)

What if society wasn't fundamentally rational, but was motivated by insanity? This thought sets Jon Ronson on an utterly compelling adventure into the world of madness. Along the way, Jon meets psychopaths, those whose lives have been touched by madness and those whose job it is to diagnose it, including the influential psychologist who developed the Psychopath Test, from whom ...(展开全部)

From the author of "Them and The Men Who Stare at Goats", this is a book exploring the psychopath...This is a story about madness. It all starts when journalist Jon Ronson is contacted by a leading neurologist. She and several colleagues have recently received a cryptically puzzling book in the mail, and Jon is challenged to solve the mystery behind it. As he searches for the a...(展开全部)

Amazon.co.uk Review In the post-war period, the CIA funded not just the right-wing bits of European intellectual life but also the centre, in order to detach intellectuals from the Left, and this book tells us how. It is touching on the career of Michael Josselson, the principal intellectual bagman who in 1950 became the Congress' Administrative Secretary, and his eventual betr...(展开全部)

In this madcap journey, a bestselling journalist investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies them. The Psychopath Test is a fascinating journey through the minds of madness. Jon Ronson's exploration of a potential hoax being played on the world's top neurologists takes him, unexpectedly, into the heart of the madness in...(展开全部)

Sakizo（早纪藏） 以洛可可、复古、Lolita、梦幻的时尚风格著称的日本著名插画师、设计师。已出版图书《Girl meets sweets》、《Princess Fantasy》。自2005年至今举办过10余次艺术展并与日本、韩国、法国等多家服装品牌跨界合作设计，更在2009及2012两度举办时装秀。 本书已有日文、韩语、简体中文多种版本，正在多国发售中。

From the creators of The Night Gardener, comes a stunning new picture book about a young boy who sets sail to find a place his grandfather told him about... the spot where the ocean meets the sky. It's a good day for sailing. Finn lives by the sea and the sea lives by him. Every time he looks out his window it's a constant reminder of the stories his grandfather told him about ...(展开全部)

It’s a good day for sailing. Finn lives by the sea and the sea lives by him. Every time he looks out his window it’s a constant reminder of the stories his grandfather told him about the place where the ocean meets the sky. Where whales and jellyfish soar and birds and castles float. Finn’s grandfather is gone now but Finn knows the perfect way to honor him. He’ll build his own...(展开全部)

特里·范（Terry Fan） 出生于伊利诺伊州，在加拿大多伦多市的安大略艺术设计学院接受了正式的美术教育。在学会说话之前，他就已经能在墙上涂画飞机之类的东西了。成年以后，他没日没夜地构想着那些故事，创作出奇幻的画作。他现在居住在多伦多市，住所紧挨着安大略湖的湖岸，他总喜欢把那片湖泊想象成大海。 埃里克·范（Eric Fan） 居住在加拿大多伦多市的作家兼画家。出生于夏威夷，成长于多伦多，曾就读于安大略艺术设计学院，主修插画、雕刻和电影。他对老式自行车、发条装置和超现实的梦想有一种执着的热爱。他和哥哥特里·范目前已出版的作品有《午夜园丁》《鹿角舟》《大海遇见天空》等。