Shelley: The Pursuit is the book with which Richard Holmes—the finest literary biographer of our day—made his name. Dispensing with the long-established Victorian picture of Shelley as a blandly ethereal character, Holmes projects a startling image of "a darker and more earthly, crueler and more capable figure." Expelled from college, disowned by his aristocratic father, drive...(展开全部)

At the beginning of the Second World War Nazi Germany invaded and occupied Denmark and Norway, but left neutral Sweden alone. Less than a year later citizens from all three of those Scandinavian natio

It began with a girl named Mary. She liked to daydream and imagine. And she grew up to write Frankenstein. The inspirational true story of the great writer Mary Shelley, brought to life for children in this stunning picture book by multi-award winning author Linda Bailey and with beautiful illustrations from Júlia Sardà.

I called his name...I settled on a bench...I was amazed...I felt really, really happy...Four people enter a park, and through their eyes we see four different visions. There's the bossy woman, the sad man, the lonely boy and the young girl whose warmth touches those she meets. As the story moves from one voice to another, their perspectives are reflected in the shifting landsca...(展开全部)

Oliver Sacks has been described (by The New York Times Book Review) as "one of the great clinical writers of the 20th century," and his books, including the medical classics Migraine and Awakenings, have been widely praised by critics from W. H. Auden to Harold Pinter to Doris Lessing. In his last book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, Dr. Sacks undertook a fascinating j...(展开全部)

Mikako Nagamine is recruited as a pilot to fight in the interstellar war against a force of alien invaders, leaving behind her one true love. Mikako’s only connection to Noboru Terao, who continues living the life of an ordinary student, is through cell phone text messages. As Mikako travels light years away, it takes longer and longer for Noboru to receive her messages, until ...(展开全部)

ABOUT VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR Award-winning director and author Makoto Shinkai offers a romantic sci-fi tale about young love and space adventure, based on his animated film. This new novel gives readers more insight into Mikako and Noboru’s relationship. Fans of the original series will again be immersed in the beautiful world of Shinkai. The word, “world”… I vaguely thought ...(展开全部)

甘丹·梅亚苏（Quentin Meillassoux，1967—），法国哲学家，思辨实在论的倡导者之一，现为巴黎第一大学（先贤祠-索邦大学）哲学系讲师。主要作品有《有限性之后》《数字与塞壬》《形而上学和科学外世界的虚构》《没有生成的时间》。梅亚苏认为，哲学不是思考是什么、什么存在的学问，而是思考什么会成为可能、什么可能存在的学问。

甘丹·梅亚苏（Quentin Meillassoux，1967—），法国哲学家，思辨实在论的倡导者之一，现为巴黎第一大学（先贤祠-索邦大学）哲学系讲师。主要作品有《有限性之后》《数字与塞壬》《形而上学和科学外世界的虚构》《没有生成的时间》。梅亚苏认为，哲学不是思考是什么、什么存在的学问，而是思考什么会成为可能、什么可能存在的学问。

'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)