阿瑟•克拉克（1917-2008） 英国科幻作家，与阿西莫夫、海因莱因并称为“世界科幻三巨头”。他一生创作了100多部作品，被翻译成40多种语言，多次获得星云奖、雨果奖等科幻至高奖项。其代表作有《童年的终结》《2001：太空漫游》《与拉玛相会》（双奖作品）及《天堂的喷泉》（双奖作品）等科幻史上的杰作。1986年，他获得美国科幻与奇幻作家协会终生成就奖——大师奖。 克拉克的绝大多数作品属于“硬科幻”，视野宏大，具有坚实的科学基础，同时饱含人文关怀，充满对人类文明终极意义的探索。克拉克早在1945年即提出利用同步卫星实现全球通信的设想。由于他的这一伟大贡献，国际天文学联合会将赤道上空的同步卫星轨道命名为“克拉克轨道”。

阿瑟•克拉克（1917-2008） 英国科幻作家，与阿西莫夫、海因莱因并称为“世界科幻三巨头”。他一生创作了100多部作品，被翻译成40多种语言，多次获得星云奖、雨果奖等科幻至高奖项。其代表作有《童年的终结》《2001：太空漫游》《与拉玛相会》（双奖作品）及《天堂的喷泉》（双奖作品）等科幻史上的杰作。1986年，他获得美国科幻与奇幻作家协会终生成就奖——大师奖。 克拉克的绝大多数作品属于“硬科幻”，视野宏大，具有坚实的科学基础，同时饱含人文关怀，充满对人类文明终极意义的探索。克拉克早在1945年即提出利用同步卫星实现全球通信的设想。由于他的这一伟大贡献，国际天文学联合会将赤道上空的同步卫星轨道命名为“克拉克轨道”。

Men had built cities before, but never such a city as Diaspar; for millennia its protective dome shutout the creeping decay and danger of the world outside. Once, it held powers that rules the stars. But then, as legend had it, The invaders came, driving humanity into this last refuge. It takes one man, A Unique to break through Diaspar's stifling inertia, to smash the legen...(展开全部)

Men had built cities before, but never such a city as Diaspar; for millennia its protective dome shutout the creeping decay and danger of the world outside. Once, it held powers that rules the stars. But then, as legend had it, The invaders came, driving humanity into this last refuge. It takes one man, A Unique to break through Diaspar's stifling inertia, to smash the legen...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 This Newbery Medal Book describes how a ten-year-old Danish girl's bravery is tested when her best friend is threatened by Nazis in 1943.

在线阅读本书 This Newbery Medal Book describes how a ten-year-old Danish girl's bravery is tested when her best friend is threatened by Nazis in 1943.

The city is Beszel, a rundown metropolis on the eastern edge of Europe. The other city is Ul Qoma, a modern Eastern European boomtown, despite being a bit of an international pariah. What the two cities share, and what they don't, is the deliciously evocative conundrum at the heart of China Mieville's The City & The City. Mieville is well known as a modern fantasist (and urbani...(展开全部)

The city is Beszel, a rundown metropolis on the eastern edge of Europe. The other city is Ul Qoma, a modern Eastern European boomtown, despite being a bit of an international pariah. What the two cities share, and what they don't, is the deliciously evocative conundrum at the heart of China Mieville's The City & The City. Mieville is well known as a modern fantasist (and urbani...(展开全部)

Worshipped as heroes, treated as gods, movie stars are more than objects of admiration. A star's influence touches on every aspect of ordinary life, dictating taste in fashion, lifestyle, and desire. Edgar Morin's remarkable investigation into the cultural and social significance of the star system traces its evolution from the earliest days of the cinema - when stars like Chap...(展开全部)

Worshipped as heroes, treated as gods, movie stars are more than objects of admiration. A star's influence touches on every aspect of ordinary life, dictating taste in fashion, lifestyle, and desire. Edgar Morin's remarkable investigation into the cultural and social significance of the star system traces its evolution from the earliest days of the cinema - when stars like Chap...(展开全部)