Thomas Clayton Wolfe (October 3, 1900 – September 15, 1938) was an important American novelist of the 20th century. He wrote four lengthy novels, plus many short stories, dramatic works, and novel fragments. He is known for mixing highly original, poetic, rhapsodical, and impressionistic prose with autobiographical writing. His books, written during the Great Depression, depict...(展开全部)

When we claim our place at the fire, we enter into the circle of vital elders who have been the source of wisdom in society since time immemorial. This book provides a new model for vital aging. It shows you how to age successfully by living on purpose.

A haunting new novel by the creator of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas. Every night, Adachi transforms into a nightmarish creature—and every morning, he reverts to human form. When he encounters his ostracized classmate Yano Satsuki in his monstrous state, the two develop a peculiar bond. But daylight brings its own form of terrors. Which is worse, the monster at night, or the crue...(展开全部)

One overcast weekend in October 1974, Georges Perec set out in quest of the "infraordinary": the humdrum, the non-event, the everyday--"what happens," as he put it, "when nothing happens." His choice of locale was Place Saint-Sulpice, where, ensconced behind first one cafe window, then another, he spent three days recording everything to pass through his field of vision: the pe...(展开全部)

Nino Importuna has a soft face, but when he smiles, it’s terrifying. His Central Park penthouse is lavish, but it was bought with the blood of his enemies. His criminal empire controls mining, electronics, and food—legitimate corporations that he runs with a murderer’s touch. When he catches one of his capos stealing from him, Importuna could either kill the man or send him to ...(展开全部)

Nino Importuna has a soft face, but when he smiles, it’s terrifying. His Central Park penthouse is lavish, but it was bought with the blood of his enemies. His criminal empire controls mining, electronics, and food—legitimate corporations that he runs with a murderer’s touch. When he catches one of his capos stealing from him, Importuna could either kill the man or send him to ...(展开全部)

巴巴克·塔夫雷什（Babak Tafreshi），夜空摄影大师，天文学家无国界组织(AWB)的董事会成员，2007年创立“夜空下的世界”(TWAN)项目，2009年获伦纳特·尼尔森奖，这是世界上最知名的科学摄影奖，以表彰他对全球夜空摄影的贡献。他的作品以夜空为背景，架起地球与天空、艺术与科学、文化与时间的桥梁。 译者简介： 译者 魏晓凡，男，1980年生人，博士研究生，中国传媒大学学术期刊责任编辑。出版著作《天文爱好者SkyMap手册》，译作《天文迷的夜空导游图》《宇宙之旅》《宇宙奇景1001图》《星河之外：宇宙真容探秘记》《洞察宇宙：摸得着的天文史》等。 校译 戴建峰，天文学家无国界组织与夜空下的世界的中国摄影师成员，国际暗夜协会北京分会成员，北京天文馆天文沙龙指导教师，美国Stocktrek和视觉中国签约摄影师。其作品融合艺术与科学、历史、文化、...(展开全部)

巴巴克·塔夫雷什（Babak Tafreshi），夜空摄影大师，天文学家无国界组织(AWB)的董事会成员，2007年创立“夜空下的世界”(TWAN)项目，2009年获伦纳特·尼尔森奖，这是世界上最知名的科学摄影奖，以表彰他对全球夜空摄影的贡献。他的作品以夜空为背景，架起地球与天空、艺术与科学、文化与时间的桥梁。 译者简介： 译者 魏晓凡，男，1980年生人，博士研究生，中国传媒大学学术期刊责任编辑。出版著作《天文爱好者SkyMap手册》，译作《天文迷的夜空导游图》《宇宙之旅》《宇宙奇景1001图》《星河之外：宇宙真容探秘记》《洞察宇宙：摸得着的天文史》等。 校译 戴建峰，天文学家无国界组织与夜空下的世界的中国摄影师成员，国际暗夜协会北京分会成员，北京天文馆天文沙龙指导教师，美国Stocktrek和视觉中国签约摄影师。其作品融合艺术与科学、历史、文化、...(展开全部)

Proposes a different approach to management education, encouraging practicing managers to learn from their own experience. Argues that MBA classrooms overemphasize the science of management while ignoring its art. DLC: Executives--Training of.