In The Empty Space, groundbreaking director Peter Brook draws on a life in love with the stage to explore the issues facing any theatrical performance. Here he describes important developments in theatre from the last century, as well as smaller scale events, from productions by Stanislavsky to the rise of Method Acting, from Brecht’s revolutionary alienation technique to the f...(展开全部)

In The Empty Space, groundbreaking director Peter Brook draws on a life in love with the stage to explore the issues facing any theatrical performance. Here he describes important developments in theatre from the last century, as well as smaller scale events, from productions by Stanislavsky to the rise of Method Acting, from Brecht’s revolutionary alienation technique to the f...(展开全部)

當代偵探小說巨匠 傑佛瑞．迪佛 JEFFERY DEAVER 一九五○年出生於芝加哥郊區的傑佛瑞．迪佛，從小即嶄露寫作的天分，他在十一歲時便完成個人第一部小說，而後更以詩作、小說得過多項文學獎。他曾當過記者、民謠歌手；從密蘇里大學新聞系畢業後，一度為雜誌社撰稿；之後又進入福特翰大學就讀法律系，取得學位後，曾在華爾街工作數年，而也就是在這段漫長的通勤時日裡，他開始以自己所熱愛的偵探小說進行創作。 他至今已出版近二十本小說，作品被譯成二十五種以上語文版本。在他眾多的作品中，最受矚目的是讓他躋身暢銷作家之列的『神探萊姆』系列，其中《人骨拼圖》被環球影業公司改拍成電影，由丹佐．華盛頓和安吉莉娜．裘莉主演。 迪佛不僅是全美各大暢銷書榜的常客，亦曾獲『安東尼小說獎』提名、兩度獲選『艾勒里．昆恩讀書會』年度最佳短篇小說獎，以及五度獲美國偵探作家協會提名『艾德嘉獎』...(展开全部)

I imagined lamplight, shadows, soft voices, clothes put away, the low sound of late news on the radio. And I thought as I crossed the bridge at Baggot Street to face the last stretch of my own journey home that no matter what I had done, I had not done that.' In the captivating stories that make up "The Empty Family", Colm Toibin delineates with a tender and unique sensibility ...(展开全部)

I imagined lamplight, shadows, soft voices, clothes put away, the low sound of late news on the radio. And I thought as I crossed the bridge at Baggot Street to face the last stretch of my own journey home that no matter what I had done, I had not done that.' In the captivating stories that make up "The Empty Family" Colm Toibin delineates with a tender and unique sensibility l...(展开全部)

From the internationally celebrated author of Brooklyn and The Master , and winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, comes a stunning new book of fiction. In the captivating stories that make up The Empty Family , Colm Tóibín delineates with a tender and unique sensibility, lives of unspoken or unconscious longing, of individuals often willingly cast adrift...(展开全部)

From the internationally celebrated author of Brooklyn and The Master, and winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, comes a stunning new book of fiction. In the captivating stories that make up The Empty Family, Colm Tóibín delineates with a tender and unique sensibility, lives of unspoken or unconscious longing, of individuals often willingly cast adrift from t...(展开全部)

王东东的诗常常将他擅长的抽象力量与理性的雄辩同一种敏锐的、充满细节的直觉骤然融为一体，对不同的语言与经验界面进行了几近无可挑剔地拓扑组合。他在当代青年诗歌群体中乃至这一时代都显示出一种出类拔萃的意志及其创造意义的语言能力。（耿占春） 在青年诗人中，王东东似是最为早熟的一位，曾超时空般领会到诗歌的秘密。然而他也可能是最为晚成的一位。其一，因他“哲学青年”的底色，赋予他足够的耐心与敏感，将人世万物摄入心灵的眼底，又碾拓成更为细致的黄金的织锦。其二，他如稳固的星辰般步步提升着自己，且延续着这一明证：诗是人类心智的高级产物。（陈均） 王东东的诗里好像存在着一股强大的语言冲力，要将一个人的观察和思考引向一种诗的见证。用贵族的身份，还是用平民的身份来见证，是一个问题。而王东东更倾向于以诗人的平民身份重新建构一种诗的见证：这种见证既回应了诗人对现实的思考，也呈现了...(展开全部)

John Grisham's first work of non-fiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, is his most extraordinary legal thriller yet. In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A's, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big league glory. Si...(展开全部)

*Can you find the way to Davy's bar? *Do you know the Doughnut principal? *How do you make a Chinese contract? The changes which Charles Handy foresaw in THE AGE OF UNREASON are happening. Endless growth can make a candyfloss economy, and capitalism must be its own sternest critic. Handy reaches here for a philosophy beyond the mechanics of business organisations, beyond materi...(展开全部)