A contemporary version of the Cain and Abel story, this novel was greeted with widespread praise when it was first published in Iran in 1989. Set in the northern town of Ardabil in the aftermath of the Second World War, the story begins as Urhan Urkhani, a prominent citizen of the town, sets out to find his brother in a midwinter snowstorm. Over the course of that day-long sear...(展开全部)

From one of our fiercest stylists, a roaring epic chronicling the life, times, and secrets of a notorious artist. When X—an iconoclastic artist, writer, and polarizing shape-shifter—falls dead in her office, her widow, wild with grief and refusing everyone’s good advice, hurls herself into writing a biography of the woman she deified. Though X was recognized as a crucial creati...(展开全部)

未来，世界被划分为地上与地下两个截然不同的领域。地上世界，被誉为高贵的象征。而地下世界，则充斥着混乱与无序，人们挣扎在破旧的水泥钢筋之间，艰难求生。绝望与暴力肆虐，武力统治者多姆纳尔等组织在此地盘踞着，绝望的交响曲正以悲怆的旋律奏响着……

未来，世界被划分为地上与地下两个截然不同的领域。地上世界，被誉为高贵的象征。而地下世界，则充斥着混乱与无序，人们挣扎在破旧的水泥钢筋之间，艰难求生。绝望与暴力肆虐，武力统治者多姆纳尔等组织在此地盘踞着，绝望的交响曲正以悲怆的旋律奏响着……

Drawing on interviews with all five band members, British music journalist Martin Clarke chronicles how these teenage friends became one of today's most highly praised rock groups. Featuring 60 photographs, this second edition covers all of the band's activities since 1997, the albums Kid A and Amnesiac, and future plans.

Drawing on interviews with all five band members, British music journalist Martin Clarke chronicles how these teenage friends became one of today's most highly praised rock groups. Featuring 60 photographs, this second edition covers all of the band's activities since 1997, the albums Kid A and Amnesiac, and future plans.

Tagged album of the year by nearly every major music paper in Britain, The Bends propelled Radiohead to stardom in their native Britain. This album-matching folio includes all 12 songs, photos, and a bio. Titles are: Planet Telex * The Bends * High and Dry * Fake Plastic Trees * Bones * [Nice Dream * Just * My Iron Lung * Bulletproof...I Wish I Was * Black Star * Sulk * Street ...(展开全部)

There are already many Radiohead books out there, but publisher Independent Music Press announced this first ever biography of the Radiohead frontman. The press release claims that the 208 page book, written by Trevor Baker, is “a tale of the extraordinary drive, ambition and perfectionism of just one man. Thom Yorke’s story has never been told and this biography goes further a...(展开全部)

There are already many Radiohead books out there, but publisher Independent Music Press announced this first ever biography of the Radiohead frontman. The press release claims that the 208 page book, written by Trevor Baker, is “a tale of the extraordinary drive, ambition and perfectionism of just one man. Thom Yorke’s story has never been told and this biography goes further a...(展开全部)

Alain Corbin is one of the foremost social and cultural historians in Europe today. In this elegant and lucid study he argues that the 1860s were a crucial period for western civilization, characterized by radical changes in the way Europeans viewed themselves and their world. Focusing on France, Corbin shows how order was imposed on the urban space of its capital city, with th...(展开全部)