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)

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)

When we think of “locked room mysteries” we think of John Dickson Carr and his imitators, but back in 1941 Britain’s Rupert Penny penned one of the best and most satisfying impossible crimes ever crafted—SEALED ROOM MURDER. In the coziness of The Firs, an ugly yet stately mansion of a family of several generations, the matron is brutally stabbed in the back by someone staying a...(展开全部)

约翰·伯兰特，1939年出生于纽约州雪城，父母皆为作家。在哈佛大学英文系念书时就参与《哈佛妙文》的编辑工作。1961年大学毕业后前往纽约从事出版业。曾担任Esquire 杂志副主编、New York 杂志主编，1982年至1994年为Esquire专栏作家。现居纽约。

The discipline of Sinology, as it has been developed in the West, is rooted in philology. Despite the variety of new scholarly fashions and approaches to the study of premodern China that have arisen during the past half-century, the careful examination of texts remains fundamental for all serious Sinological work. In this we are beholden to those European, and latterly, Americ...(展开全部)

梅特兰(Maitland，Frederic Willian，1850～1906) ，英国著名法学家、历史学家。1876年取得律师资格，成为衡平法律师。1888年成为剑桥大学英国法教授。著作范围很广，风格刚健有力。主要著作主要有《格劳塞斯特刑事诉讼》（Gloucester Pleas ，1884)、《高等法院法官与警察》(Justice and Police ，1885)、《末日裁判书及其他》(Domesday Book and Beyond ，1897)、《区与自治城市》(Township and Borough ，1898)，并与弗德雷克•波洛克爵士(Sir Frederic Pollock)合著了权威性著作《爱德华一世以前的英国法律历史》(History of English Law before the time of Edward I，189...(展开全部)

梅特兰(Maitland，Frederic Willian，1850～1906) ，英国著名法学家、历史学家。1876年取得律师资格，成为衡平法律师。1888年成为剑桥大学英国法教授。著作范围很广，风格刚健有力。主要著作主要有《格劳塞斯特刑事诉讼》（Gloucester Pleas ，1884)、《高等法院法官与警察》(Justice and Police ，1885)、《末日裁判书及其他》(Domesday Book and Beyond ，1897)、《区与自治城市》(Township and Borough ，1898)，并与弗德雷克•波洛克爵士(Sir Frederic Pollock)合著了权威性著作《爱德华一世以前的英国法律历史》(History of English Law before the time of Edward I，189...(展开全部)

From Publishers Weekly Once again O'Dell turns to the Native American for his subject， and in this novel he brings to life the mysterious Shoshone girl Sacagawea， interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark. Told from Sacagawea's point of view ，this is an honest， unsparing account of Indian life and the approaching whites. From the beginning， Sacagawea is calm and practical but ...(展开全部)