In Boy, Roald Dahl recounts his days as a child growing up in England. From his years as a prankster at boarding school to his envious position as a chocolate tester for Cadbury's, Roald Dahl's boyhood was as full of excitement and the unexpected as are his world-famous, best-selling books. Packed with anecdotes— some funny, some painful, all interesting— this is a book that's ...(展开全部)

In Boy, Roald Dahl recounts his days as a child growing up in England. From his years as a prankster at boarding school to his envious position as a chocolate tester for Cadbury's, Roald Dahl's boyhood was as full of excitement and the unexpected as are his world-famous, best-selling books. Packed with anecdotes— some funny, some painful, all interesting— this is a book that's ...(展开全部)

罗尔德·达尔，英国著名儿童文学作家，一生从事写作几十年，创作儿童读物18本，如《詹姆斯和大仙桃》、《查里和巧克力工厂》、《好心眼的巨人》、《女巫》、《了不起的狐狸爸爸》、《玛蒂尔达》等等，其魔力超越语言和国界，同时他本人的传奇经历也像童话里的人物一样赋有神奇力量，成为“哈梅林的魔笛手”(The Pied Piper of Hamelin)，凡是读过其书的孩子全都情不自禁迷倒在他创造的畅快淋漓的魔力世界，无一幸免。

The old dilemma that if a person, by causing the death of someone that he doesn't know can get wealth and power, will do it, is the story of this brilliant novel by the portuguese eca de queiroz.

The old dilemma that if a person, by causing the death of someone that he doesn't know can get wealth and power, will do it, is the story of this brilliant novel by the portuguese eca de queiroz.

A young outcast is swept up into a thrilling and perilous medieval treasure hunt in this literary page-turner by acclaimed bestselling author Catherine Gilbert Murdock. This epic and engrossing quest story is for fans of Adam Gidwitz’s The Inquisitor’s Tale and Grace Lin’s Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and for readers of all ages. Features a map and black-and-white art by ...(展开全部)

This 40th anniversary edition of Albert Lord's classic work includes a CD containing the original audio recording of all the passages of heroic songs quoted in the book; a video publication of the kinescopic filming of the most valued of the singers; and selected photographs taken during Milman Parry's collecting trips in the Balkans. Parry began recording and studying a live t...(展开全部)

十九世纪美国文学大家华盛顿·欧文(1783－1859)主要以游记随笔和传记作品获得盛名，被誉为美国文学的奠基者。他生前游历了英国、西班牙、法国、瑞士、意大利等很多欧洲国家，并通过勤奋的写作，生动再现了十九世纪欧洲的风物人情。 阿尔罕伯拉是伊斯兰摩尔人在西班牙的最后王国格拉纳达的辉煌宫殿建筑，也是摩尔人留给欧洲的、让欧洲基督教世界景仰有加的历史文明古迹。1832年作者根据在阿尔罕伯拉的亲身游历，撰写并出版了这部《阿尔罕伯拉》。在此书中，作者既生动描写了具有传奇色彩的故宫方方面面的景观，也以优美的笔调描绘了深受摩尔人影响的西班牙人民和他们的风俗人情，同时生动叙述了西班牙民间流传和历史上发生过的摩尔人的神话与传说故事。这部作品，既有游记随笔，又有传奇故事，开创了风格独特的游记文学文体。 像使作者获得国际声誉的第一部作品《英伦见闻录》一样，《阿尔罕伯拉》也是...(展开全部)

十九世纪美国文学大家华盛顿·欧文(1783－1859)主要以游记随笔和传记作品获得盛名，被誉为美国文学的奠基者。他生前游历了英国、西班牙、法国、瑞士、意大利等很多欧洲国家，并通过勤奋的写作，生动再现了十九世纪欧洲的风物人情。 阿尔罕伯拉是伊斯兰摩尔人在西班牙的最后王国格拉纳达的辉煌宫殿建筑，也是摩尔人留给欧洲的、让欧洲基督教世界景仰有加的历史文明古迹。1832年作者根据在阿尔罕伯拉的亲身游历，撰写并出版了这部《阿尔罕伯拉》。在此书中，作者既生动描写了具有传奇色彩的故宫方方面面的景观，也以优美的笔调描绘了深受摩尔人影响的西班牙人民和他们的风俗人情，同时生动叙述了西班牙民间流传和历史上发生过的摩尔人的神话与传说故事。这部作品，既有游记随笔，又有传奇故事，开创了风格独特的游记文学文体。 像使作者获得国际声誉的第一部作品《英伦见闻录》一样，《阿尔罕伯拉》也是...(展开全部)

'My father died eleven years ago. I was only four then. I never thought I'd hear from him again, but now we're writing a book together' To Georg Roed, his father is no more than a shadow, a distant memory. But then one day his grandmother discovers some pages stuffed into the lining of an old red pushchair. The pages are a letter to Georg, written just before his father died, a...(展开全部)