The first of a two-book set that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war, The Silmarillion. The Book of Lost Tales stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor for the Tales were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called The Silmarillion. Embedded in English legend and Engl...(展开全部)

J.R.R. Tolkien is famous for his literary creation, exemplified in "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Silmarillion". He also produced a vast amount of further material that expands upon the mythology and numerous stories of Middle-Earth, and which gives added life to the thousand-year war between the Elves and the evil spirit Morgoth, and his terrifying lieutenant, ...(展开全部)

J.R.R. Tolkien is famous for his literary creation, exemplified in "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Silmarillion". He also produced a vast amount of further material that expands upon the mythology and numerous stories of Middle-Earth, and which gives added life to the thousand-year war between the Elves and the evil spirit Morgoth, and his terrifying lieutenant, ...(展开全部)

In the sixteenth century, Spanish conquerors came to the New World in search of El Dorado, the fabled city of gold. Instead, they encountered inexplicable phenomena that have puzzled scholars and historians ever since: massive stone edifices constructed in the Earth's most inaccessible regions . . . great monuments forged with impossible skill and unknown tools . . . intricate ...(展开全部)

In the sixteenth century, Spanish conquerors came to the New World in search of El Dorado, the fabled city of gold. Instead, they encountered inexplicable phenomena that have puzzled scholars and historians ever since: massive stone edifices constructed in the Earth's most inaccessible regions . . . great monuments forged with impossible skill and unknown tools . . . intricate ...(展开全部)

2006年10月25日下午一點三十分，我看完愛爾蘭作家約翰‧康諾利的新作《失物之書》，最後一章是在全身感動得雞皮疙瘩不斷的情況下唸完的。唸完最後兩段時，我的眼眶是濕的，為此又把那幾句話讀了兩次：“For a man’s lifetime was but a moment in that place, and every man dreams his own heaven. And, in the darkness, David closed his eyes as all that was lost was found again.”。由於工作使然，在閱讀的過程中，我不斷試圖尋找一個強而有力的行銷語句（pitch），可以簡潔準確地說出這本書的特點，勾起讀者興趣。例如「黑暗版的《說不完的故事》」，或者「名導泰瑞吉利安的那部『神鬼剋星』（Brothers...(展开全部)

Book Description Everything you can imagine is real High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the loss of his mother. He is angery and he is alone, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness, and as he takes refuge in the myths and fairytales so beloved by his dead mother he finds that the real world ...(展开全部)

2006年10月25日下午一點三十分，我看完愛爾蘭作家約翰‧康諾利的新作《失物之書》，最後一章是在全身感動得雞皮疙瘩不斷的情況下唸完的。唸完最後兩段時，我的眼眶是濕的，為此又把那幾句話讀了兩次：“For a man’s lifetime was but a moment in that place, and every man dreams his own heaven. And, in the darkness, David closed his eyes as all that was lost was found again.”。由於工作使然，在閱讀的過程中，我不斷試圖尋找一個強而有力的行銷語句（pitch），可以簡潔準確地說出這本書的特點，勾起讀者興趣。例如「黑暗版的《說不完的故事》」，或者「名導泰瑞吉利安的那部『神鬼剋星』（Brothers...(展开全部)

High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mournsthe death of his mother, with only the books on his shelf forcompany. But those books have begun to whisper to him in thedarkness. Angry and alone, he takes refuge in his imaginationand soon finds that reality and fantasy have begun to meld. Whilehis family falls apart around him, David is violently propelledinto a world th...(展开全部)

Book Description Everything you can imagine is real High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the loss of his mother. He is angery and he is alone, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness, and as he takes refuge in the myths and fairytales so beloved by his dead mother he finds that the real world ...(展开全部)