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)

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)

“Senelick’s accomplishment is astounding.”—Library Journal Anton Chekhov is a unique force in modern drama, his works cherished for their brilliant wit and insight into the human condition. In this stunning new translation of one of Chekhov’s most popular and beloved plays, Laurence Senelick presents a fresh perspective on the master playwright and his groundbreaking dramas. He...(展开全部)

理查德·劳埃德·帕里（Richard Lloyd Parry） 英国著名驻外记者、作家，旅居日本20余年，现任《泰晤士报》亚洲主编兼东京分社社长。他本人关注日本社会议题，撰写了大量文章和著作，其中Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone（中译《巨浪下的小学》）一书于2018年获福里奥文学奖，《吞噬黑暗的人》（People Who Eat Darkness）入围塞缪尔·约翰逊图书奖长名单。另有In the Time of Madness被提名斯坦福·杜曼年度旅行图书奖。 -译者简介- 尹楠 业余译者，曾为成人读者翻译《巨浪下的小学》《放牧人生》《微小的总和》等书，也为小朋友翻译过《忠犬八公》《狮子王》《古文明地图》等。

From a bold new voice in nonfiction, an exhilarating account of the lives and works of influential 17th and 18th century feminist philosophers Mary Wollstonecraft and her predecessors who have been written out of history, and a searing look at the author’s experience of patriarchy and sexism in academia. As a young woman growing up in small-town Iowa, Regan Penaluna daydreamed ...(展开全部)

As a technology pioneer at MIT and as the leader of three successful start-ups, Kevin Ashton experienced firsthand the all-consuming challenge of creating something new. Now, in a tour-de-force narrative twenty years in the making, Ashton leads us on a journey through humanity’s greatest creations to uncover the surprising truth behind who creates and how they do it. From the c...(展开全部)

理查德·劳埃德·帕里（Richard Lloyd Parry） 英国著名驻外记者、作家，旅居日本20余年，现任《泰晤士报》亚洲主编兼东京分社社长。他本人关注日本社会议题，撰写了大量文章和著作，其中Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone（中译《巨浪下的小学》）一书于2018年获福里奥文学奖，《吞噬黑暗的人》（People Who Eat Darkness）入围塞缪尔·约翰逊图书奖长名单。另有In the Time of Madness被提名斯坦福·杜曼年度旅行图书奖。 -译者简介- 尹楠 业余译者，曾为成人读者翻译《巨浪下的小学》《放牧人生》《微小的总和》等书，也为小朋友翻译过《忠犬八公》《狮子王》《古文明地图》等。

The classic illustrated folktale by the author of Millions of Cats--now back in print after nearly thirty years Gone Is Gone addresses an age-old question between couples--who works harder? This long-out-of-print children's book is based on a charming Bohemian tale recited to Wanda Gag when she was a child, and is now once again available to enchant audiences of all ages. The ...(展开全部)