Her wings burdened by an oil slick, a seagull struggles to the nearest port to lay her final egg. Exhausted, she lands on a balcony where Zorba the cat is sunning himself. She extracts three extraordinary promises from him: that he will watch over the egg, that he will not EAT the egg, and that, when it's time, he will teach the baby gull to fly. The first two promises are ...(展开全部)

Her wings burdened by an oil slick, a seagull struggles to the nearest port to lay her final egg. Exhausted, she lands on a balcony where Zorba the cat is sunning himself. She extracts three extraordinary promises from him: that he will watch over the egg, that he will not EAT the egg, and that, when it's time, he will teach the baby gull to fly. The first two promises are ...(展开全部)

理查德・巴赫 飞行员，作家，行吟诗人。1970年《海鸥乔纳森》出版后，38周位居《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜第一名，首次打破《飘》以来的所有销售纪录，成为世界文学皇冠上的明珠。其作品具备广阔的想象空间，他被读者亲切地誉为“天上派来的使者”，提醒我们永不放弃。本书告诉我们，每个生命都有无数种可能，每时每刻都面临无数种选择，只有飞得越高，视野才越广越远，才能看清每种选择，才能 发现心中真正的梦想、渴望与激情。我们的现在既是选择的结果也是选择的起点。通过我们的选择，我们可以设计的生命，享受生命的喜悦。自由飞翔的海鸥乔纳森代表人类最深沉的梦想，最深刻的喜悦和最渴望的姿态。

In ancient Japan, a struggling artist is angered when his housekeeper brings home a tiny white cat he can barely afford to feed. But when the village's head priest commissions a painting of the Buddha for a healthy sum, the artist softens toward the animal he believes has brought him luck. According to legend, the proud and haughty cat was denied the Buddha's blessing for refus...(展开全部)

This is the story of a little cat who came to the home of a poor Japanese artist, and, by humility and devotion, brought him good fortune.

In ancient Japan, a struggling artist is angered when his housekeeper brings home a tiny white cat he can barely afford to feed. But when the village's head priest commissions a painting of the Buddha for a healthy sum, the artist softens toward the animal he believes has brought him luck. According to legend, the proud and haughty cat was denied the Buddha's blessing for refus...(展开全部)

This is the story of a little cat who came to the home of a poor Japanese artist, and, by humility and devotion, brought him good fortune.

"Norton is clearly a charmer, and Gethers tells his story with contagious affection....Will warm the heart of any confirmed cat-lover." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD Before Peter Gethers met Norton, the publisher, screenwriter, and author was a confirmed cat-hater. Then everything changed. Peter opened his heart to the Scottish Fold kitten and their adventures to Paris, Fire I...(展开全部)

This is the entwined tale of two exceptional women. One was a voluptuous eleven-inch-tall beauty who debuted at the 1959 Toy Fair in New York City and quickly became the treasure of 9 out of 10 American girls and their counterparts in 150 countries. She went on to compete as an Olympic athlete, serve as an air force pilot, work as a boutique owner, run as a presidential candida...(展开全部)

The tragic and redeeming story of how one visionary woman built the biggest toy company in the world and created a global icon. Barbie and Ruth is the entwined story of two exceptional women. There's Barbie: the diminutive yet arrestingly voluptuous doll unveiled at the 1959 Toy Fair who became the treasure of 90 percent of American girls and their counterparts in 150 c...(展开全部)