The Ark of Speech investigates the interplay of speech and silence in the dialogue between God and human beings, one human being and another, and human beings and the world. Ranging from the Old Testament and its depiction of God's creative word and responsiveness to human beings, via the New Testament and its focus on the life and words of Jesus as the Word of the Father, the...(展开全部)

The Ark of Speech investigates the interplay of speech and silence in the dialogue between God and human beings, one human being and another, and human beings and the world. Ranging from the Old Testament and its depiction of God's creative word and responsiveness to human beings, via the New Testament and its focus on the life and words of Jesus as the Word of the Father, the...(展开全部)

Savor the colors, treasure the details, and marvel at the intricate behaviors of more than 300 species of birds reflected in the striking book by award-winning photographer Joel Sartore and birder extraordinaire Noah Strycker. Remarkable photographic portraits from Sartore’s National Geographic Photo Ark project and Strycker’s inspiring words portray the diversity of birds from...(展开全部)

A classic from the renowned Japanese novelist about isolation and the threat of a nuclear holocaust, The Ark Sakura is as timely today as it was at its original publication. In this Kafkaesque allegorical fantasy, Mole has converted a huge underground quarry into an “ark” capable of surviving the coming nuclear holocaust and is now in search of his crew. He falls victim, how...(展开全部)

In anticipation of a coming nuclear apocalypse, Mole has converted a huge underground quarry into an 'ark'. While searching for his crew, he falls for the tricks of a wily insect dealer and his friends. In the surreal drama that ensues, the ark is invaded by first a gang of youths and then a sinister group of elderly people, before Mole himself becomes trapped in the ark's cent...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 劳伦斯•凡•德•普司特，1906年出生于南非，20世纪著名作家、探险家、人类学家、语言学家和哲学家。1934年出版的处女作《在某省》，是第一本出自南非人之手的反种族歧视小说。两本描述沙漠布须曼人的著作《卡拉哈里沙漠的失落世界》（1958年）和《猎人之心》（1961年），被世人赞誉为拯救这支神秘种族免于灭绝命运的伟大著作。 日本著名导演大岛渚执导、豆瓣高分电影《战场上的快乐圣诞》（又译作《圣诞快乐，劳伦斯先生》）即根据他的作品《种子与播种者》（1963年）改编而来。 【译者简介】 周灵芝，曾任报社编译，现专职从事翻译及艺术创作。译作有《山高水清：五百天徒步跨欧之旅》《人生的9个学分》《在我道别之前》《迷路的地图》《解放儿童》等。

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

Book Description Everything you can imagine is real High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the loss of his mother. He is angery and he is alone, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness, and as he takes refuge in the myths and fairytales so beloved by his dead mother he finds that the real world ...(展开全部)

皮普·威廉姆斯 生于伦敦，长于悉尼。15岁开始写诗，现从事社会学与历史研究，并为多家媒体撰写专栏。曾与两位学者合作出版《时间炸弹》，研究澳大利亚的城市生活，以及旅游文学《意大利之夏》。目前与丈夫、两个儿子，以及各种动物居住在阿德莱德。 《丢失词词典》是皮普的第一部小说，以《牛津英语词典》的诞生为题材，从中寻绎一段被遗忘的女性历史。撰写过程中，作者数度造访牛津，亲手翻检上百份珍贵档案材料、访问词典出版人员，并以精致细腻、洋溢古典气息的笔法，娓娓道来这段横跨103年的宏伟历史。《丢失词词典》甫一出版即攻占澳大利亚图书销售榜榜首，并售出超过21国（地区）版权。 译者简介 闻若婷国文系毕业，曾任职出版社编辑，现为自由译者及校对，擅长领域为小说。译作包括《虎丘情浓》、《从前从前，在河畔》、《孤独世纪》、《看不见的图书馆》系列。

多纳托·卡瑞西 Donato Carrisi 意大利当代悬疑文学的代名词，代表作《罪恶捕手》系列、《魔鬼在呢喃》等。 多纳托·卡瑞西曾主修犯罪学，是名副其实的犯罪学专家。他的作品多基于犯罪学理论和真实案例，节奏快且烧脑，情节扑朔迷离，被称为无法猜到作品结局的悬疑作家。他擅长人物刻画，对变态杀人魔的刻画更是入木三分。 卡瑞西斩获了包括意大利文学至高奖之一的巴卡瑞拉奖等多个大奖，肯·福莱特、迈克尔·康奈利等悬疑大师都对其赞不绝口。 《罪恶捕手》是卡瑞西基于真实设定、充分展现其悬疑特色的集大成之作。本书一经出版就引发了阅读狂潮，世界范围内发行超过70个版本，无数读者在国际书评网站Goodreads上打出4.01的高分，一举奠定了卡瑞西世界悬疑大师的地位。