In The Preparation of the Novel, a collection of lectures delivered at a defining moment in Roland Barthes's career (and completed just weeks before his death), the critic spoke of his struggle to discover a different way of writing and a new approach to life. The Neutral preceded this work, containing Barthes's challenge to the classic oppositions of Western thought and his ...(展开全部)

Some Thoughts concerning Education, originally published in 1693, is one of John Locke's major works, the culmination of a decade's writings on the subject. It mainly concerns moral education and its role in creating a responsible adult, and the importance of virtue as a transmitter of culture. But Locke ranges also over such practical topics as the effectiveness of physical pu...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

Junichiro Tanizaki’s Some Prefer Nettles is an exquisitely nuanced exploration of the allure of ancient Japanese tradition—and the profound disquiet that accompanied its passing. It is the 1920s in Tokyo, and Kaname and his wife Misako are trapped in a parody of a progressive Western marriage. No longer attracted to one another, they have long since stopped sleeping togeth...(展开全部)

Winner of the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction—A darkly comic novel of twenty-first-century domestic life and the possibility of personal transformation Harold Silver has spent a lifetime watching his younger brother, George, a taller, smarter, and more successful high-flying TV executive, acquire a covetable wife, two kids, and a beautiful home in the suburbs of New York City. B...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

One of the most accomplished writers and directors of classic Hollywood, Billy Wilder (1906–2002) directed numerous acclaimed films, including Sunset Boulevard (1950), Sabrina (1954), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Witness for the Prosecution (1957), and Some Like It Hot (1959). Featuring Gene D. Phillips's unique, in-depth critical approach, Some Like It Wilder: The Life and Cont...(展开全部)

马修·奎克（Matthew Quick）美国人，《纽约时报》畅销书作家，2004年开始专职写作，2007年获得戈达德学院创作的美学硕士学位，并于2013获德拉萨大学人文文学荣誉博士学位。处女作《乌云背后的幸福线》(简体中文版译名为《闪开，让我拥抱幸福》)大卖，由它改编的 电影大热，斩获多项奥斯卡大奖。截至目前为止，马修·奎克已经出版了7本小说，皆已售出影视版权。 马修·奎克擅长构建大起大落的情节冲突，用平浅的文字纵深剖白人物的内心，传达“人可以被毁灭，但不能被打败”的海明威精神，激发人们对更美好生活的热望。 他的作品先后被翻译成30多种语言，斩获各类文学奖项，其中包括美国笔会/海明威奖。

Originally released as a song by indie rock band Cub Country, this gorgeous lullaby is perfect for a parent to share with his or her child at bedtime. May the Stars Drip Down contains wonderful lyrics and imagery inspired by nature and the intense bond and love between parent and child. Acclaimed artist Nikki McClure's tender and intricate papercuts perfectly complement Chatela...(展开全部)

Aladdin Books presents a handsome new edition of a Caldecott Medal winner. "Absurdities and contrasts are so imaginatively combined in a hilarious comedy of manners that the merriment can be enjoyed on several levels".--The Horn Book. Three-color illustrations.