This is a collection of essays on writers and writing by the Booker-shortlisted novelist and critic. Writing about real lives takes various forms, which overlap and may be combined with each other: biography, autobiography, biographical criticism, biographical fiction, memoir, confession, diary. In these thoughtful and enlightening essays David Lodge considers some particularly...(展开全部)

This is a collection of essays on writers and writing by the Booker-shortlisted novelist and critic. Writing about real lives takes various forms, which overlap and may be combined with each other: biography, autobiography, biographical criticism, biographical fiction, memoir, confession, diary. In these thoughtful and enlightening essays David Lodge considers some particularly...(展开全部)

冒险？异能？异世界！这是由“七个苹果”引发的故事。蒸汽时代的雾都之下，社会任由机械与齿轮喧闹着自己的法则。但时间仍窥探记录着世间的一切，用满天繁星也无法解读的文字。 隐藏在尘封已久的暗处，一个广阔的神秘学魔法世界，悄然地向本该属于那个世界...

冒险？异能？异世界！这是由“七个苹果”引发的故事。蒸汽时代的雾都之下，社会任由机械与齿轮喧闹着自己的法则。但时间仍窥探记录着世间的一切，用满天繁星也无法解读的文字。 隐藏在尘封已久的暗处，一个广阔的神秘学魔法世界，悄然地向本该属于那个世界...

It has been close to six decades since Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA and more than ten years since the human genome was decoded. Today, through the collection and analysis of a small blood sample, every baby born in the United States is screened for more than fifty genetic disorders. Though the early detection of these abnormalities can potentially save lives...(展开全部)

The extent to which humanitarian intervention has become a legitimate practice in post-cold war international society is the subject of this book. It maps the changing legitimacy of humanitarian intervention by comparing the international response to cases of humanitarian intervention in the cold war and post-cold war periods. Crucially, the book examines how far international ...(展开全部)

Edward Steichen (1879-1973) is unquestionably one of the most prolific, influential, and indeed controversial names in the history of photography. He was admired by many for his achievements as a fine-art photographer, while impressing countless others with the force of his commercial accomplishments. The influence of his legendary exhibition, The Family of Man, is still felt. ...(展开全部)