A collection of short poems ruminates upon advancing age, dissipation, loneliness, and death.

William Trevor is truly a Chekhov for our age, and a new collection of stories from him is always a cause for celebration. In these twelve stories, a waiter divulges a shocking life of crime to his ex-wife; a woman repeats the story of her parentsa unstable marriage after a horrible tragedy; a schoolgirl regrets gossiping about the cuckolded man who tutors her; and, in the volu...(展开全部)

William Trevor is truly a Chekhov for our age, and a new collection of stories from him is always a cause for celebration. In these twelve stories, a waiter divulges a shocking life of crime to his ex-wife; a woman repeats the story of her parentsa unstable marriage after a horrible tragedy; a schoolgirl regrets gossiping about the cuckolded man who tutors her; and, in the volu...(展开全部)

For fans of Ann Patchett's Bel Canto, Annie Proulx's Accordion Crimes, Amanda Coplin's The Orchardist A tour-de-force about two women and the piano that inexorably ties their lives together through time and across continents, for better and for worse. In 1962, in the Soviet Union, eight-year-old Katya is bequeathed what will become the love of her life: a Blüthner piano, built ...(展开全部)

A beautifully illustrated, totally engrossing celebration of the piano, and the composers and performers who have made it their own. With honed sensitivity and unquestioned expertise, Stuart Isacoff—pianist, critic, teacher, and author of Temperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization —unfolds the ongoing history and evolution of t...(展开全部)

The play begins with Max and Charlotte, a couple whose marriage seems about to rupture. But nothing one sees on a stage is the real thing, and some things are less real than others. Charlotte is an actress who has been appearing in a play about marriage by her husband, Henry. Max, her leading man, is also married to an actress, Annie. Both marriages are at the point of rupture ...(展开全部)

The play begins with Max and Charlotte, a couple whose marriage seems about to rupture. But nothing one sees on a stage is the real thing, and some things are less real than others. Charlotte is an actress who has been appearing in a play about marriage by her husband, Henry. Max, her leading man, is also married to an actress, Annie. Both marriages are at the point of rupture ...(展开全部)

Decipher the unspoken vocabulary of body language. A tilt of the head, the crossing of legs, the buttoning and unbuttoning of a jacket, and other gestures can speak volumes about what a person is thinking or feeling. By learning to spot hidden emotional, social, and sexual messages, you can tell how a person is reacting to you, respond appropriately, and influence the outcome o...(展开全部)

克里斯·霍顿 来自爱尔兰，这是一个让诸多插画师和设计师青睐有加的名字。克里斯·霍顿从事自由插画与设计创作已经有12年了，曾为英国《卫报》《独立报》以及其他出版机构绘制插画。他还是一个创意无限的童书作家，为全世界的孩子创作图画书。 他的三部作品《小小迷路了》《别这样，小乖！》《嘘！我们有个计划》深受各国评审和孩子的青睐，已经被翻译成19种语言，先后在9个国家揽获十余项大奖。不论是童书作家还是设计师，克里斯·霍顿都是一个不应该被忘记的名字。

克里斯·霍顿 来自爱尔兰，这是一个让诸多插画师和设计师青睐有加的名字。克里斯·霍顿从事自由插画与设计创作已经有12年了，曾为英国《卫报》《独立报》以及其他出版机构绘制插画。他还是一个创意无限的童书作家，为全世界的孩子创作图画书。 他的三部作品《小小迷路了》《别这样，小乖！》《嘘！我们有个计划》深受各国评审和孩子的青睐，已经被翻译成19种语言，先后在9个国家揽获十余项大奖。不论是童书作家还是设计师，克里斯·霍顿都是一个不应该被忘记的名字。