Translated into English for the first time, a gripping short novel about an affair gone wrong, from the acclaimed Japanese author, Yukio Mishima. Set in rural Japan shortly after World War II, The Frolic of the Beasts tells the story of a strange and utterly absorbing love triangle between a former university student, Kōji; his would-be mentor, the eminent literary critic Ippei...(展开全部)

When a princess who behaves like a dragon meets a dragon who behaves like a princess, who knows what will happen! This is suitable for discussion of preconceptions and gender roles.

To modern sensibilities, nineteenth-century zoos often seem to be unnatural places where animals led miserable lives in cramped, wrought-iron cages. Today zoo animals, in at least the better zoos, wander in open spaces that resemble natural habitats and are enclosed, not by bars, but by moats, cliffs, and other landscape features. In Savages and Beasts, Nigel Rothfels traces t...(展开全部)

To modern sensibilities, nineteenth-century zoos often seem to be unnatural places where animals led miserable lives in cramped, wrought-iron cages. Today zoo animals, in at least the better zoos, wander in open spaces that resemble natural habitats and are enclosed, not by bars, but by moats, cliffs, and other landscape features. In Savages and Beasts, Nigel Rothfels traces th...(展开全部)

The Princess de Montpensier by Mme. de Lafayette Introduction by Oliver C. ColtThis story was written by Madame de Lafayette and published anonymously in 1662.汇聚授权电子版权。

Take a front-row seat and witness the filmmaking magic that brought J.K. Rowling’s script for the Academy Award®-nominated Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to the screen. Explore the realm of fantastical creatures that roam the wizarding world and discover the magical cast of characters in pursuit of them. Officially licensed by Warner Bros. Consumer Products, and design...(展开全部)

Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This question is examined in Walter Burkert's famous study.

作者：劳拉·埃米·施利茨 图书馆馆员、剧作家、历史老师，作品《好心的打野，帮帮忙！》获得2008年纽伯瑞儿童文学奖金奖，《木偶师》获得纽伯瑞儿童文学奖银奖，多部作品登上《纽约时报》畅销书榜单，广受小读者欢迎。 绘者：布莱恩·弗洛卡 美国著名童书作家、插画家，毕业于常青藤名校布朗大学，曾创作多部图画书，并为不少童书作品绘制插图，作品《火车头》获得2014年凯迪克金奖。 译者：雪纯 王雪纯，著名电视节目主持人、制作人、配音演员、译者、音频读书品牌“雪纯念书”创始人。

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。