In arguably his most personal and lasting book, America's most daringly original and controversial critic gives us brief, luminous readings of more than eighty texts by canonical authors-- texts he has had by heart since childhood. Gone are the polemics. Here, instead, in a memoir of sorts--an inward journey from childhood to ninety--Bloom argues elegiacally with nobody but Blo...(展开全部)

【罗伯特·乔丹 Robert Jordan】 当代杰出的奇幻文学大师。1948年10月17日出生于美国卡罗莱纳州的查尔斯顿市。毕业于南卡罗来纳的要塞军校，并获物理学学位。两度服役于驻越美军，获卓越飞行十字章、V字铜星章和两枚越南勇敢十字章。 热爱文学、历史和各种户外运动。热爱收藏武器。1977年开始写作，从此发誓终生与文字相伴。1990年初，出版奇幻长篇《时光之轮》第一部《世界之眼》，很快风行北美，高居《纽约时报》排行榜首，很快被各国高价引进，已达21种语言版本，全球总销量超过4000万册。 2007年9月16日，乔丹因心脏淀粉样变性绝症去世，留下大量《时光之轮》大结局的手稿。美国奇幻小说新秀布兰登·山德森（BrandonSanderson）被选中，续写《时光之轮》的传奇。 【布兰登·山德森 BrandonSanderson】 1975年生于美国内布...(展开全部)

In The Possessed, Witold Gombrowicz, considered by many to be Poland’s greatest modernist, draws together the familiar tropes of the Gothic novel to produce a darkly funny and playful subversion of the form. With dreams of escaping his small-town existence and the limitations of his status, a young tennis coach travels to the heart of the Polish countryside where he is to train...(展开全部)

In The Possessed, Witold Gombrowicz, considered by many to be Poland’s greatest modernist, draws together the familiar tropes of the Gothic novel to produce a darkly funny and playful subversion of the form. With dreams of escaping his small-town existence and the limitations of his status, a young tennis coach travels to the heart of the Polish countryside where he is to train...(展开全部)

Gathering some of Alex Webbs most iconic images, many of which were taken in the far corners of the earth, "The Suffering of Light" brings a fresh perspective to his extensive catalogue. Recognized as a pioneer of American colour photography, Webb has since the 1970s consistently created photographs characterized by intense colour and light. His work, with its richly layered an...(展开全部)

The Light of Day was the basis for Jules Dassin’s classic film, Topkapi . When Arthur Abdel Simpson first spots Harper in the Athens airport, he recognizes him as a tourist unfamiliar with city and in need of a private driver. In other words, the perfect mark for Simpson’s brand of entrepreneurship. But Harper proves to be more the spider than the fly when he catches Simps...(展开全部)

埃里克•安布勒 Eric Ambler（1909-1998） 爱伦•坡终身大师奖得主，被英国《卫报》誉为“现代悬疑小说之父”。 安布勒开创性地将现实主义风格中的惊险、逼真引入悬疑小说流派，并凭借自己精妙的叙事技巧，将悬疑小说提升到文学的高度，成为希区柯克、007之父弗莱明、约翰•勒卡雷、格雷厄姆•格林等多位悬疑大师的灵感源泉。 在本书中，安布勒用优雅、幽默的语言，不断反转的情节构思，令人沉浸其中。透过一个小贼离奇荒诞的冒险故事，表达了对小人物境遇的深切关怀。在动荡、逃亡和重重阴谋中，展现了人性中那些或阴暗或迷人的特质。

埃里克•安布勒 Eric Ambler（1909-1998） 爱伦•坡终身大师奖得主，被英国《卫报》誉为“现代悬疑小说之父”。 安布勒开创性地将现实主义风格中的惊险、逼真引入悬疑小说流派，并凭借自己精妙的叙事技巧，将悬疑小说提升到文学的高度，成为希区柯克、007之父弗莱明、约翰•勒卡雷、格雷厄姆•格林等多位悬疑大师的灵感源泉。 在本书中，安布勒用优雅、幽默的语言，不断反转的情节构思，令人沉浸其中。透过一个小贼离奇荒诞的冒险故事，表达了对小人物境遇的深切关怀。在动荡、逃亡和重重阴谋中，展现了人性中那些或阴暗或迷人的特质。

The Light of Day was the basis for Jules Dassin’s classic film, Topkapi . When Arthur Abdel Simpson first spots Harper in the Athens airport, he recognizes him as a tourist unfamiliar with city and in need of a private driver. In other words, the perfect mark for Simpson’s brand of entrepreneurship. But Harper proves to be more the spider than the fly when he catches Simps...(展开全部)

Dirk t'Larien journeys to the planet Worlorn, site of the great Festival of Worlds, and, in the desolate twilight descending on the once bright planet, struggles to save his former lover, Gwen, from an alien nobleman. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.