'Head and shoulders above almost all other new books about China, this unflinching and yearningly compassionate portrait of the lives and loves of ordinary Chinese workers is quite unforgettable' - Simon Winchester. Every year in China millions of migrant workers leave their rural towns to find jobs in the cities. These people are the driving forces behind China's economic boom...(展开全部)

The Lotus Sutra is one of the most revered Mahayana texts, yet there are very few commentaries on it available in English. In this book, renowned Zenteacher Thich Nhat Hanh explores the Sutra’s main theme that everyone has the capacity to become a Buddha and that the Buddha nature is inherent in everything while emphasizing that Buddha-nature is the basis for peaceful action....(展开全部)

Young widow Simonetta tries to rebuild her family in 16th century Saronno, tuscany, following the death of her husband in one of the battles ravaging the land. In pursuit of a means to keep her estate together, she stumbles upon a new drink made by inffusing almonds with alcohol. At the same time, she encounters Bernadino, the protege of Leonardo da Vinci. What follows is a glo...(展开全部)

The richest, most fulfilling love of your life is yet to come! "The Authentic Heart offers practical, wise, and compassionate guidance for midlife love."--Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart and After the Ecstasy, the Laundry "The Authentic Heart is a groundbreaking, insightful, warmly written book that I highly recommend to anyone wanting more loving, joyful relation...(展开全部)

"The Mortgaged Heart" is an important collection of Carson McCullers' work, including stories, essays, articles, poems, and her writing on writing. These pieces, written mostly before McCullers was nineteen, provide invaluable insight into her life and her gifts and growth as a writer. The collection also contains the working outline of "The Mute," which became her best-selling...(展开全部)

作者简介： 卡森•麦卡勒斯，20世纪美国最重要的作家之一。1917年2月19日生于美国佐治亚州，29岁后瘫痪。著有《心是孤独的猎手》《伤心咖啡馆之歌》《金色眼睛的映像》《没有指针的钟》等小说作品。1967年9月29日麦卡勒斯在纽约州去世，时年50岁。 译者简介： 文泽尔，出生于武汉，长居于欧洲。《城市画报》《上海壹周》特邀专栏作家。闲暇之时读书、藏书、写书、译书。已出版小说著作、译作十余种。

In 1695 John Locke published The Reasonableness of Christianity, an enquiry into the foundations of Christian belief. He did so anonymously, to avoid public involvement in the fiercely partisan religious controversies of the day. In the Reasonableness Locke considered what it was to which all Christians must assent in faith; he argued that the answer could be found by anyone fo...(展开全部)

埃里克·格雷滕斯出生在美国密苏里州，高中毕业后获得杜克奖学金并进入杜克大学学习，其后又获得杜鲁门奖学金和罗德奖学金，进入牛津大学学习，获得博士学位。在牛津就读期间，格雷滕斯还曾获得英国大学体育联合会拳击冠军。为了进行相关研究，格雷滕斯曾赴卢旺达、阿尔巴尼亚、墨西哥、印度、克罗地亚、玻利维亚和柬埔寨从事人道主义工作。 2001年，格雷滕斯加入美国海军海豹突击队，并成为一名高级军官，曾多次赴海外执行作战和指挥任务，并获紫心勋章和铜星奖章。在伊拉克和阿富汗完成秘密作战任务回国后，格雷滕斯创建了“任务继续”组织，帮助伤残军人重新站起来，再次为国家服务。

埃里克·格雷滕斯出生在美国密苏里州，高中毕业后获得杜克奖学金并进入杜克大学学习，其后又获得杜鲁门奖学金和罗德奖学金，进入牛津大学学习，获得博士学位。在牛津就读期间，格雷滕斯还曾获得英国大学体育联合会拳击冠军。为了进行相关研究，格雷滕斯曾赴卢旺达、阿尔巴尼亚、墨西哥、印度、克罗地亚、玻利维亚和柬埔寨从事人道主义工作。 2001年，格雷滕斯加入美国海军海豹突击队，并成为一名高级军官，曾多次赴海外执行作战和指挥任务，并获紫心勋章和铜星奖章。在伊拉克和阿富汗完成秘密作战任务回国后，格雷滕斯创建了“任务继续”组织，帮助伤残军人重新站起来，再次为国家服务。