Facsimile edition of a beloved, long out-of-print children's classic. Let the rumbling cable car tell you the story And what a story: From the crookedest street in the world to the Peking ducks in Chinatown, San Francisco is easily one of the world's most enchanting cities. Illustrator Miroslav Sasek captures both the breathtaking landscape and the cosmopolitan flavor of the C...(展开全部)

The Silent Traveller Returns! Distinguished author, artist, calligrapher, and poet Chiang Yee wrote and illustrated a dozen “Silent Traveller” books, from 1937-1972. The last to focus on an American city was The Silent Traveller in San Francisco, originally published in 1964. Long out-of-print, the book reveals Mr. Chiang’s special affection for a city whose fog-draped hills an...(展开全部)

Anna Wiener is a contributing writer to The New Yorker online, where she writes about Silicon Valley, startup culture, and technology. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, New York, The New Republic, and n+1, as well as in Best American Nonrequired Reading 2017. She lives in San Francisco. Uncanny Valley is her first book.

Anna Wiener is a contributing writer to The New Yorker online, where she writes about Silicon Valley, startup culture, and technology. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, New York, The New Republic, and n+1, as well as in Best American Nonrequired Reading 2017. She lives in San Francisco. Uncanny Valley is her first book.

Perfect for quarantine reading with your children! Before there were DJs, rock stars, pop groups, and jazz trios, there was the orchestra. Whether it takes center stage or brings performances and movies to life, the orchestra is the magnificent original voice of the western world. Learn about all of the ingenious instruments that make up the orchestra and the luminary composers...(展开全部)

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)

作者简介 克洛德·西蒙（Claude Simon, 1913-2005），法国新小说派代表作家，1985年诺贝尔文学奖得主，其作品充满了诗人与画家的丰富想象。代表作及成名作为《弗兰德公路》。他不仅爱好文学与艺术，还热心当代社会问题；亲历了西班牙内战与二战，对其一生有着深刻影响。 译者简介 焦君怡，沈阳师范大学外国语学院讲师，南京大学法语系在读博士，主要从事法国文学研究。 张新木，江苏高淳人，南京大学法语系教授、博士生导师，主要研究领域为语言学、符号学和法国文学。译著有《巴黎圣母院》《论诱惑》《普鲁斯特的空间》《冷记忆》等30余部。曾获法国政府棕榈教育勋章（骑士）、江苏省第三届紫金文学奖翻译奖等多种奖项。

陈勇，北京大学历史系硕士，美国康奈尔大学美国史博士。1999-2004年任美国尔湾加州大学研究生院副院长，现为尔湾加州大学终身教授，主要研究方向为美国历史、华侨史等。