A young mortician goes behind the scenes, unafraid of the gruesome (and fascinating) details of her curious profession. Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty—a twenty-something with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre—took a job at a crematory, turning morbid curiosity into her life’s work. Thrown into a profession of gallows h...(展开全部)

Discover the hidden world of the meadow in this unique combination of poetry riddles and science wisdom. Beginning with the rising sun and ending with twilight, this book takes us on a tour through the fields, encouraging us to watch for a nest of rabbits, a foamy spittlebug, a leaping grasshopper, bright milkweed, a quick fox, and a cruising hawk.

In a wonderfully coherent set of sharp and witty essays, Krugman tackles pundits from across the political spectrum, in the process enlightening readers as to workings of our national economy.

林伍德·巴克利，国际畅销小说家。 巴克利自幼便对侦探小说很感兴趣，从特伦特大学获得英语文学学位后，辗转至加拿大发行量第一的主流媒体《多伦多星报》，担任记者、编辑，并撰写幽默专栏，广受好评。 2007年，出版推理小说《无暇道别》，在全球迅速畅销百万册，获得亚瑟·埃利斯奖、巴瑞奖、国际惊悚作家协会最佳小说等多项大奖。巴克利一跃成为加拿大最成功的当代作家之一，此后便退休专职写作。 《目击症人》是巴克利的代表作之一，被评为《图书馆杂志》年度之书，《波士顿环球报》年度最佳犯罪小说，获美国巴瑞奖年度最佳小说提名。

林伍德·巴克利，国际畅销小说家。 巴克利自幼便对侦探小说很感兴趣，从特伦特大学获得英语文学学位后，辗转至加拿大发行量第一的主流媒体《多伦多星报》，担任记者、编辑，并撰写幽默专栏，广受好评。 2007年，出版推理小说《无暇道别》，在全球迅速畅销百万册，获得亚瑟·埃利斯奖、巴瑞奖、国际惊悚作家协会最佳小说等多项大奖。巴克利一跃成为加拿大最成功的当代作家之一，此后便退休专职写作。 《目击症人》是巴克利的代表作之一，被评为《图书馆杂志》年度之书，《波士顿环球报》年度最佳犯罪小说，获美国巴瑞奖年度最佳小说提名。

K-beauty has captured imaginations worldwide by promising a kind of mesmerizing perfection. Its skincare & makeup products—creams packaged to look like milkshakes or pandas, & snail mucus face masks, to name a few—work together to fascinate us, champion consumerism, & invite us to indulge. In the four years Elise spent in Seoul as NPR’s bureau chief, the global K-beauty industr...(展开全部)

The Dealmaker is a frank and honest account of how a severely dyslexic child who struggled at school went on to graduate from Oxford and become a serial entrepreneur. It describes Guy Hand's career in private equity, first at Nomura and then as head of his own company, Terra Firma. It looks in detail at the huge deals that Terra Firma has done over the years, involving everythi...(展开全部)

From the award-winning author of The Every and the illustrator behind the beloved picture book Her Right Foot comes an endearing and beautifully illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report back to t...(展开全部)

Perfect for summer reading, this multi-starred review gem from award winning author and illustrator is an endearing and beautifully illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report back to the park’s eld...(展开全部)

A New York Times bestseller and Today Show Summer Pick A wild, lyrical, hilarious and beautiful story of a wild dog living and surviving in an urban park Johannes, a free dog, lives in a park hemmed in on three sides by dense human neighborhoods, and on one side by the ocean. His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report to the park’s elder...(展开全部)