To women the world over, perfume means glamour, and in the world of perfume, Jean-Claude Ellena is a superstar. In this one-of-a-kind book, the legendary Ellena himself takes the reader through the doors of his laboratory and explains the process of creating precious fragrances, revealing key methods and "recipes" involved in this mysterious alchemy. Perfume is an extremely com...(展开全部)

With the death of her aunt, Maria Stepanova is left to sift through an apartment full of faded photographs, old postcards, letters, diaries, and heaps of souvenirs: a withered repository of a century of life in Russia. Carefully reassembled with calm, steady hands, these shards tell the story of how a seemingly ordinary Jewish family somehow managed to survive the myriad persec...(展开全部)

With the death of her aunt, the narrator is left to sift through an apartment full of faded photographs, old postcards, letters, diaries, and heaps of souvenirs: a withered repository of an entire century of life in Russia. Carefully reassembled with calm, steady hands, these shards tell the story of an ordinary family that somehow managed to survive the myriad persecutions and...(展开全部)

To women the whole world over, perfume means glamour, and in the world of perfume Jean-Claude Ellena is a superstar. In this one-of-a-kind book, the master himself takes you through the doors of his laboratory and explains the process of creating precious fragrances, revealing the key methods and recipes involved in this mysterious alchemy. Ellena provides an insider's tour int...(展开全部)

阿卜杜勒拉扎克•古尔纳，坦桑尼亚裔英国作家，2021年因“对殖民主义的影响和身处于不同文化、不同大陆之间鸿沟中的难民的命运，进行了毫不妥协和富有同情心的深刻洞察”获诺贝尔文学奖。古尔纳1948年出生于东非海岸的桑给巴尔岛，60年代移居、求学英国，曾担任凯恩非洲文学奖和布克奖评审，2006年入选皇家文学学会。 古尔纳的作品围绕难民主题，聚焦于身份认同、种族冲突及历史书写等，展现的后殖民时代生存现状被认为具有重要的社会现实意义。

阿卜杜勒拉扎克•古尔纳，坦桑尼亚裔英国作家，2021年因“对殖民主义的影响和身处于不同文化、不同大陆之间鸿沟中的难民的命运，进行了毫不妥协和富有同情心的深刻洞察”获诺贝尔文学奖。古尔纳1948年出生于东非海岸的桑给巴尔岛，60年代移居、求学英国，曾担任凯恩非洲文学奖和布克奖评审，2006年入选皇家文学学会。 古尔纳的作品围绕难民主题，聚焦于身份认同、种族冲突及历史书写等，展现的后殖民时代生存现状被认为具有重要的社会现实意义。

In love with creatures and flowers from the age of 5, Elise Pearlstine joined the zoology club in high school and graduated with a degree in zoology in 1978. Her PhD was a continental study of migratory raptors, comparing morphology and genetics of kestrel, accipiter, hawk, and falcon. Large scale patterns continued to interest her, and she went on to research land use and biod...(展开全部)

Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1969. On a hot January evening that he will remember for decades, Elias Cole first catches sight of Saffia Kamara, the wife of a charismatic colleague. He is transfixed. Thirty years later, lying in the capital's hospital, he recalls the desire that drove him to acts of betrayal he has tried to justify ever since. Elsewhere in the hospital, Kai, a gift...(展开全部)

Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1969. On a hot January evening that he will remember for decades, Elias Cole first catches sight of Saffia Kamara, the wife of a charismatic colleague. He is transfixed. Thirty years later, lying in the capital's hospital, he recalls the desire that drove him to acts of betrayal he has tried to justify ever since. Elsewhere in the hospital, Kai, a gift...(展开全部)

阿敏娜妲·芙娜（Aminatta Forna），生于苏格兰，长于西非，现居伦敦。2007年，被《名利场》评为非洲最重要的新作家之一。 其处女作《在水面跳舞的恶魔》（The Devil That Danced on the Water）获得2003年萨缪尔·约翰逊奖决选，《祖先石》（Ancestor Stones）获得2008年项豪斯顿·莱特遗产奖、都柏林文学奖的提名，及被《华盛顿时报》列为2006年最有影响力的文学作品。 阿敏娜妲也为杂志、报纸、广播和电视写稿，撰写了一部关于非洲历史与艺术的电视纪录片。