胡安·何塞·米利亚斯 Juan José Millás 西班牙当代小说家、记者和专栏作家。 一九四六年生于西班牙瓦伦西亚，作品常见于西班牙各报章媒体，目前是西班牙第一大报《 报》专栏作家。一九八三年以青少年小说《浸湿的纸》扬名文坛，书评给予极高肯定，并成为西班牙教育部指定的中学生读物。一九九○年以《这就是孤独》获得极受推崇的“纳达尔文学奖”，本书已被译介成英、法、德等多国语言，米利亚斯也以此书跃上 文坛。目前已创作二十多部小说，包括一九八六年《在你的名字里失序》、一九九○年《回家》、一九九八年《按照字母顺序》等，二○○二年则以《两个女子，在布拉格》获颁 “春天小说奖”。他的短篇小说亦颇获好评，一九九二年出版《寡妇的另一个春天》，一九九四年出版的《她的想象……》曾被改编成舞台剧，在西班牙及拉丁美洲各地巡演。

This is a collection of the best predictions made by "Popular Mechanics" writers between 1903 and 1969. It features original, visually stunning artwork & a free poster. Each chapter is introduced by astrophysics professor and former NASA advisor Gregory Benford. Between 1903 and 1969, scientists and other experts made hundreds of predictions in "Popular Mechanics" about what th...(展开全部)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. After accidentally swallowing her grandson's pet fly, Grandma tries to retrieve it by consuming progressively larger animals.

Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya falls head over heels for an employee at a local CD shop. He’s got an air of mystery about him, always dressed well, and has impeccable taste in music. Little does she know―this supposedly male employee is actually her female classmate Mitsuki! Mitsuki generally keeps to herself, but since her seat is right next to Aya’s, she can't help ...(展开全部)

Nobel Laureate S.Y. Agnon is considered the towering figure of modern Hebrew literature. With this collection of stories, reissued in paperback and expanded to include additional Agnon classics, the English-speaking audience has, at long last, access to the rich and brilliantly multifaceted fictional world of one of the greatest writers of the last century. This broad selection...(展开全部)

Aya Osawa ist Stammkundin eines kleinen, alternativen Plattenladens. Obwohl sie das beliebteste Mädchen in ihrer Klasse ist, stimmt es sie traurig, dass niemand ihre Liebe zur alternativen Musik teilt. Doch in ihrem Plattenladen arbeitet seit Neustem ein hübscher E-Boy mit fantastischem Musikgeschmack, und Aya ist sofort Feuer und Flamme. Was sie nicht ahnt: Der hübsche E-Boy i...(展开全部)

From Stephen R. Covey's eldest son comes a revolutionary new path towards productivity and satisfaction. Trust, says Stephen M.R. Covey, is the very basis of the new global economy, and he shows how trust—and the speed at which it is established with clients, employees and constituents—is the essential ingredient for any high-performance, successful organization. Fo...(展开全部)

Stop Procrastinating Get More of the Important Things Done Today!There just isn't enough time for everything on our to-do list and there never will be.Successful people don't try to do everything.They learn to focus on the most important tasks and make sure those get done.

The legendary Eat That Frog! provides the 21 most effective methods for conquering procrastination and accomplishing more. This new edition is revised and updated throughout, and includes brand new information on how to keep technology from dominating our time.

罗伦·乔尔德1967年出生于英国，在西南部的威尔特郡长大。她曾在英国曼彻斯特工艺学校和伦敦艺术学院主修插画和复合媒体，毕业后她与人合资创办了“Chandeliers for the People”公司，设计制作别致的灯罩。她还为设计公司“Big Fish”工作。 1999年她出版的自写自画的《我想养宠物》（I Want a Pet）。也是这一年，因为风格太前卫而一直让出版社犹疑不决的《小豆芽，就是我》（Clarice Bean, That’s me，1999）终于出版了。这本让人耳目一新的书，为罗伦赢得了当年凯特·格林威奖的提名以及雀巢聪明豆儿童图书奖铜奖、诺福克童书奖，也让她决定投身于图画书的创作。这项工作把她的个人爱好、童心与设计的才能完美地结合到了一起。她的主要作品除了“小豆芽系列”，还有获得凯特·格林威奖提名的《小心大野狼》（Beware o...(展开全部)