An urban antidote to A Year in Provence, Stephen Clarke's book is a laugh-out-loud account of a year in the life of an expat in Paris-for Francophiles and Francophobes alike. A Year in the Merde is the almost-true account of the author's adventures as an expat in Paris. Based on his own experiences and with names changed to "avoid embarrassment, possible legal action-and to ...(展开全部)

With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years ago. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate #11187-424—one of th...(展开全部)

With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years ago. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate #11187-424—one of th...(展开全部)

A literate and lucid account of the eighteenth century's great race to understand the elements—and found a modern science. Antoine Lavoisier—who lived at the zenith of the Enlightenment and died at the hands of the Revolution—was himself a revolutionary. Closely followed by the burgeoning international scientific community, he competed with the best minds of h...(展开全部)

“Fresh . . . solid . . . full of suspense and intrigue.”— Publishers Weekly Antoine Lavoisier reinvented chemistry, overthrowing the long-established principles of alchemy and inventing an entirely new terminology, one still in use by chemists. Madison Smartt Bell’s enthralling narrative reads like a race to the finish line, as the very circumstances that enabled Lavois...(展开全部)

A literate and lucid account of the eighteenth century's great race to understand the elements—and found a modern science. Antoine Lavoisier—who lived at the zenith of the Enlightenment and died at the hands of the Revolution—was himself a revolutionary. Closely followed by the burgeoning international scientific community, he competed with the best minds of h...(展开全部)

An insider’s detailed chronicle of the inner workings of the contemporary art world. The world of contemporary art has become more globalized and transparent in the last few decades, yet it is still perceived as closed-off and obscure. In A Year in the Art World, Matthew Israel takes the reader on a cross-continental journey through a year in the field of art, lifting the veil ...(展开全部)

作者残雪，原名邓小华。先锋派文学的代表人物，其作品以关注女性内心的状态为特征，是具有鲜明个性化创造风格的作家，她着眼于深层的精神世界，不断开拓和挖掘，在中国文学界是一个极为独特的存在。她的很多作品很早就被海外文学界翻译和介绍，代表作《黄泥街》、《苍老的浮云》等。

Institutions play a pivotal role in structuring economic and social transactions, and understanding the foundations of social norms, networks, and beliefs within institutions is crucial to explaining much of what occurs in modern economies. This volume integrates two increasingly visible streams of research--economic sociology and new institutional economics--to better understa...(展开全部)

作者残雪，原名邓小华。先锋派文学的代表人物，其作品以关注女性内心的状态为特征，是具有鲜明个性化创造风格的作家，她着眼于深层的精神世界，不断开拓和挖掘，在中国文学界是一个极为独特的存在。她的很多作品很早就被海外文学界翻译和介绍，代表作《黄泥街》、《苍老的浮云》等。