“Istanbul is a city of a million cells, and every cell is an Istanbul unto itself.” Below the ancient streets of Istanbul, four prisoners—Demirtay the student, the doctor, Kamo the barber, and Uncle Küheylan—sit, awaiting their turn at the hands of their wardens. When they are not subject to unimaginable violence, the condemned tell one another stories about the city, shaded wi...(展开全部)

阿拉•古勒（Ara Güler，1928—2018），亚美尼亚裔土耳其摄影师、记者和作家，被誉为“伊斯坦布尔之眼”，是土耳其少数几位享有国际声誉的摄影师之一。他曾是土耳其阅读量最大的新闻周刊《生活》首席摄影师，并经著名摄影师布列松及马克•吕布推荐加入了玛格南图片社。他拍摄的足迹遍布世界各地，还曾为毕加索、甘地、丘吉尔等名人做过摄影采访。古勒的档案馆坐落在土耳其的加拉塔萨雷，收藏了约80万张照片。玛格南图片社如此评价他的成就：“一代代土耳其摄影师都是看着他那充满怀旧和梦幻的伊斯坦布尔照片成长起来的。他的激情与献身精神永不枯竭，启发了我们所有人。” 奥尔罕·帕慕克（Orhan Pamuk，1952— ），诺贝尔文学奖得主，当代最杰出的小说家之一。生于伊斯坦布尔，自幼学画，大学主修建筑，后从文。2006年获诺贝尔文学奖，授奖词称：“在探索他故乡忧郁的灵魂时...(展开全部)

Istanbul is a vivid photographic record of daily life in Turkey?s cultural capital from the 1940s to the 1980s. Captured through the unerring lens of award-winning lensmaster Ara Gler, the ?Eye of Istanbul?, it reflects the melancholic aesthetic of the city as it oscillates between tradition and modernity. The striking black-and-white photographs in this book are accompanied ...(展开全部)

Rooted in the extensive expertise she has developed since "Odd Girl Out" was first published as well as up-to-date research, Simmons offers a new chapter on technology, including a focus on cyber bullying and what parents and teachers can do to deal with the problem, as well as advice to girls on how to avoid drama online. Working directly from her experiences with schools and ...(展开全部)

Dirty looks and taunting notes are just a few examples of girl bullying that girls and women have long suffered through silently and painfully. With this book Rachel Simmons elevated the nation's consciousness and has shown millions of girls, parents, counselors, and teachers how to deal with this devastating problem. Poised to reach a wider audience in paperback, including the...(展开全部)

This book is a vivid photographic record of daily life in Istanbul from the 1940s to the 1980s. Captured through the unerring lens of the award winning Ara Guler, the Eye of Istanbul, it reflects the city's melancholy aesthetic as it oscillates between tradition and modernity. Gulers remarkable duotone photographs are accompanied by evocative commentaries from Orhan Pamuk, anot...(展开全部)

This book is a vivid photographic record of daily life in Istanbul from the 1940s to the 1980s. Captured through the unerring lens of the award winning Ara Guler, the Eye of Istanbul, it reflects the city's melancholy aesthetic as it oscillates between tradition and modernity. Gulers remarkable duotone photographs are accompanied by evocative commentaries from Orhan Pamuk, anot...(展开全部)

Introducing a fresh, exciting Chinese-American voice, an inspiring debut about an immigrant girl forced to choose between two worlds and two futures. When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during the day, Chinatown sweatshop worker in the evenings. Disguising the more d...(展开全部)

From Publishers Weekly A resolute yet naïve Chinese girl confronts poverty and culture shock with equal zeal when she and her mother immigrate to Brooklyn in Kwok's affecting coming-of-age debut. Ah-Kim Chang, or Kimberly as she is known in the U.S., had been a promising student in Hong Kong when her father died. Now she and her mother are indebted to Kimberly's Aunt Paula, who...(展开全部)

郭珍芳（Jean Kwok） 最受瞩目的华人作家之一。 5岁移民美国，童年时代在唐人街的制衣厂度过。她被哈佛大学提前录取，大学时期身兼4份工作。在哥伦比亚大学取得小说艺术硕士学位后，她在荷兰莱顿大学教授英文、从事英-荷语翻译，目前全职写作。 郭珍芳花10年时间写就《中国女孩耶鲁梦》，一举登上《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜，已被介绍到17个国家，成为多所学校的必读书目。