Widely revered during his lifetime, Robert Frost continues to enchant readers today, nearly a century after the publication of his first volume of poems, "A Boy's Will". This book presents a splendid selection of 64 poems from across Frost's writing career, beginning in the 1890s and ending with "Directive" from the 1940s. Tim Kendall offers a detailed account of each poem, ena...(展开全部)

Odd's luck has been bad so far. He lost his father on a Viking expedition, his foot was crushed beneath a tree, and the winter seems to be going on forever. But when Odd flees to the woods and releases a trapped bear, his luck begins to change. The eagle, bear and fox he encounters reveal they're actually Nordic gods, trapped in animal form by the evil Frost Giants who have con...(展开全部)

In this inventive, short, yet perfectly formed novel inspired by traditional Norse mythology, Neil Gaiman takes readers on a wild and magical trip to the land of giants and gods and back. In a village in ancient Norway lives a boy named Odd, and he's had some very bad luck: His father perished in a Viking expedition; a tree fell on and shattered his leg; the endless freezin...(展开全部)

In this inventive, short, yet perfectly formed novel inspired by traditional Norse mythology, Neil Gaiman takes readers on a wild and magical trip to the land of giants and gods and back. In a village in ancient Norway lives a boy named Odd, and he's had some very bad luck: His father perished in a Viking expedition; a tree fell on and shattered his leg; the endless freezin...(展开全部)

Odd's luck has been bad so far. He lost his father on a Viking expedition, his foot was crushed beneath a tree, and the winter seems to be going on forever. But when Odd flees to the woods and releases a trapped bear, his luck begins to change. The eagle, bear and fox he encounters reveal they're actually Nordic gods, trapped in animal form by the evil Frost Giants who have con...(展开全部)

土耳其作家奥尔罕·帕慕克被认为是当代欧洲最核心的三位文学家之一（此说备考，尚不知另外两位为谁），是享誉国际的土耳其文坛巨擘。1952年出生于伊斯坦堡，在伊斯坦布尔科技大学主修建筑。 1979年第一部作品《塞夫得特州长和他的儿子们》得到《土而其日报》小说首奖，并在1982年出版，1983年再度赢得奥尔罕·凯马尔小说奖。 1983年出版第二本小说《寂静的房子》，并于1991年获得得到欧洲发现奖，同年出版法文版。 1985年出版第一本历史小说《白色城堡》，这本小说让他享誉全球，纽约时报书评称他：“一位新星正在东方诞生——土耳其作家奥尔罕.帕慕克。”这本书荣获1990年美国外国小说独立奖。 1990年出版《黑书》是一个里程碑，这本小说让他在土耳其文学圈备受争议的同时也广受一般读者喜爱。法文版获得了法兰西文化奖。1992年他以这本小说为蓝本，完成《隐蔽的脸》的...(展开全部)

Joseph P. Byrne, The Black Death (Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Medieval World) Greenwood Press | ISBN 0313324921 | 2004 | PDF | 1 MB | 263 pages The Black Death, by Joseph Byrne, isolates the event of the epidemic of bubonic plague in 1347–52 as having had a signal impact on medieval Europe. It was, however, only the first of many related such episodes involving v...(展开全部)

理查德•阿尔德里奇 华威大学国际安全教授，战争和情报领域的定期评论员，《标准晚报》《卫报》《泰晤士报》《每日电讯》撰稿人。2007年9月加入公共事务情报服务部（PAIS），其研究专注于情报与安全机构。在数个英国政府部门担任档案管理、档案解密、公司记忆库等方面的顾问；2015—2016年，协助德国联邦议院调查了美国国家安全局的斯诺登事件。 在过去的数年中，阿尔德里奇主导了名为“秘密景观：1947—2001中央情报局及美国外交政策中的争议性记录”的研究项目，并获得资金支持。出版过数本图书，包括“唐纳图书奖”获奖作品《看不见的手：英国、美国和冷战时的秘密情报组织》。 罗里•科马克 新一代情报史专家中的佼佼者，专业领域为英国秘密行动和秘密外交政策——这或许是英国情报史上最激动人心，目前还未得到充分研究的领域。科马克出版了大量关于安全问题的作品，并且经常出现在...(展开全部)

作者简介 迈克尔•琼斯，英国皇家历史学会（Royal Historical Society）和英国军事历史委员会（British Commission for Military History）成员，从事写作、古战场遗迹导游和媒体主持等工作。他的作品包括《博斯沃思1485》（Bosworth 1485 – Psychology of a Battle）、《阿金库尔的24个小时》（24 Hours at Agincourt），以及与菲利帕•格雷戈里、大卫•鲍德温合著的《堂表亲战争中的女人们》（The Women of the Cousins’ War），与菲利帕•兰利合著的《国王之墓：寻找理查三世》（The King’s Grave: The Search for Richard III）。 译者简介 王仲，本科就读于北京外国语大学西葡语系，北京外国语...(展开全部)

When a close colleague is brutally attacked, Inspector John Rebus is drawn into a case involving a hotel fire, an unidentified body, and a long forgotten night of terror and murder. Pursued by dangerous ghosts and tormented by the coded secrets of his colleague's notebook, Rebus must piece together the most complex and confusing of jigsaws. But not everyone wants the puzz...(展开全部)