Illuminating the dark side of the American century, "The Monster Show" uncovers the surprising links between horror entertainment and the great social crises of our time, as well as horror's function as a pop analogue to surrealism and other artistic movements. With penetrating analyses and revealing anecdotes, David J. Skal chronicles one of our most popular and pervasive mode...(展开全部)

A serial killer is burning people alive in the Lake District's prehistoric stone circles. He leaves no clues and the police are helpless. When his name is found carved into the charred remains of the third victim, disgraced detective Washington Poe is brought back from suspension and into an investigation he wants no part of. Reluctantly partnered with the brilliant but sociall...(展开全部)

马克•斯佩林（Mark Sperring），英国童书作家，曾就读于巴斯艺术设计学院，后转入英国一流的艺术设计学院——坎贝威尔艺术学院。图画书作品有《狮子爸爸的茶会》《迈克斯睡前表演秀》《向日葵之剑》等，在英国获得极高赞誉。现居住在英国布里斯托尔。 莎拉•沃伯顿（Sarah Warburton），英国插画家，出生于北威尔士。她创作了很多优秀的图画书作品，代表作有《魔猫日记》《有趣先生》《狮子爸爸的茶会》等。现在和丈夫、两个孩子生活在英国布里斯托尔。

马克•斯佩林（Mark Sperring），英国童书作家，曾就读于巴斯艺术设计学院，后转入英国一流的艺术设计学院——坎贝威尔艺术学院。图画书作品有《狮子爸爸的茶会》《迈克斯睡前表演秀》《向日葵之剑》等，在英国获得极高赞誉。现居住在英国布里斯托尔。 莎拉•沃伯顿（Sarah Warburton），英国插画家，出生于北威尔士。她创作了很多优秀的图画书作品，代表作有《魔猫日记》《有趣先生》《狮子爸爸的茶会》等。现在和丈夫、两个孩子生活在英国布里斯托尔。

Devastated by the death of his world famous dancer mother, Theo Galland abandons his dancing career for Hollywood acting and meets the famous actor Daren Ferguson. What should have been a joking kiss shared between them takes a sudden turn, however, when Daren asks, "So what comes next?" Theo answers, "That depends on the scenario." As lustful passions boil over, will Theo be a...(展开全部)

Tables and graphs can more adequately communicate important business information when they reflect the good design practices discussed in this practical guide to effective table and graph design. Information is provided on the fundamental concepts of table and graph design, the numbers and knowledge most suitable for display in a graphic form, the best tabular means to communic...(展开全部)

Tables and graphs can more adequately communicate important business information when they reflect the good design practices discussed in this practical guide to effective table and graph design. Information is provided on the fundamental concepts of table and graph design, the numbers and knowledge most suitable for display in a graphic form, the best tabular means to communic...(展开全部)

Most presentations of quantitative information are poorly designed—painfully so, often to the point of misinformation. This problem, however, is rarely noticed and even more rarely addressed. We use tables and graphs to communicate quantitative information: the critical numbers that measure the health, identify the opportunities, and forecast the future of our organizations. Ev...(展开全部)

菲利普•罗帕特（Phillip Lopate），生于1943年，哥伦比亚大学写作专业教授，美国艺术与科学院院士，纽约大学人文学院理事，散文家、诗人、小说家、影评人，已出版散文、诗歌、小说等12部著作，曾获克里斯托弗奖章、布伦丹吉尔奖、德克萨斯学院文学奖、古根海姆奖、纽约图书馆奖等。