Book Description In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of nanoparticles—micro-robots—has escaped from the laboratory. This cloud is self-sustaining and self-reproducing. It is intelligent and learns from experience. For all practical purposes, it is alive. It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with e...(展开全部)

Tormented every morning by leopard and bullied by crocodile, the clever little chameleon decides to play a trick on them. He manages to get the better of his two oppressors without them even knowing how he did it! This is the story of why Crafty Chameleon changes colour and hides when he hears you coming.

An enthralling voyage of discovery to meet a rare and mysterious bird of prey that puzzled Darwin, fascinates modern-day falconers, and carries secrets of our planet's deep past in its family history. In 1833, Charles Darwin was astonished by a 'mischievous' animal he met in the Falklands: rare, crow-like falcons known today as striated caracaras. These clever, fearless birds o...(展开全部)

An enthralling voyage of discovery to meet a rare and mysterious bird of prey that puzzled Darwin, fascinates modern-day falconers, and carries secrets of our planet's deep past in its family history. In 1833, Charles Darwin was astonished by a 'mischievous' animal he met in the Falklands: rare, crow-like falcons known today as striated caracaras. These clever, fearless birds o...(展开全部)

皮尔斯·安东尼是美国最杰出的奇幻作家之一，在四十多年的写作生涯中，他创作了上百部作品，并赢得了广大读者的热爱和世界级的声誉。 安东尼1934年8月6日出生于英国牛津，1956年在美国佛蒙特州的戈达德学院获得了写作学学士学位。二十世纪60至70年代。安东尼曾是一名异常活跃的科幻作家，但最终使他名声鹊起的，却是他的“赞斯系列”奇幻小说。 他的第一部“赞斯小说”《宾克的魔法》于1977年获得了“英国奥古斯特·德莱斯奇幻奖”，另一部“赞斯小说”《巨怪，巨怪》则是第一本登上纽约时报畅销书排行榜的平装本奇幻小说。他曾经创下了十年内共有23本书登上纽约时报畅销书排行榜的记录。而有一年，他竟然有三本书进榜——斯波凯恩公立图书馆因此在1982年授予他“金笔奖”。目前，他的作品已经被翻译成十多种语言，在世界各国发行。

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皮尔斯·安东尼是美国最杰出的奇幻作家之一，在四十多年的写作生涯中，他创作了上百部作品，并赢得了广大读者的热爱和世界级的声誉。 安东尼1934年8月6日出生于英国牛津，1956年在美国佛蒙特州的戈达德学院获得了写作学学士学位。二十世纪60至70年代。安东尼曾是一名异常活跃的科幻作家，但最终使他名声鹊起的，却是他的“赞斯系列”奇幻小说。 他的第一部“赞斯小说”《宾克的魔法》于1977年获得了“英国奥古斯特·德莱斯奇幻奖”，另一部“赞斯小说”《巨怪，巨怪》则是第一本登上纽约时报畅销书排行榜的平装本奇幻小说。他曾经创下了十年内共有23本书登上纽约时报畅销书排行榜的记录。而有一年，他竟然有三本书进榜——斯波凯恩公立图书馆因此在1982年授予他“金笔奖”。目前，他的作品已经被翻译成十多种语言，在世界各国发行。

Xanth was the enchanted land where magic ruled--where every citizen had a special spell only he could cast. That is, except for Bink of North Village. He was sure he possessed no magic, and knew that if he didn't find some soon, he would be exiled. According to the Good Magician Humpfrey, the charts said that Bink was as powerful as the King or even the Evil Magician Trent. Unf...(展开全部)

In 1833, Charles Darwin was astonished by an animal he met in the Falkland Islands: handsome, social, and oddly crow-like falcons that were “tame and inquisitive . . . quarrelsome and passionate,” and so insatiably curious that they stole hats, compasses, and other valuables from the crew of the Beagle. Darwin wondered why these birds were confined to remote islands at the tip ...(展开全部)