威廉·斯雷特是一位受欢迎的、多产的儿童和青少年小说作家，他被认为是一位富有想象力的作家。他的作品常利用奇幻历险的科幻题材来探索兄弟姐妹或亲朋好友间的关系和情感成长。他创作了不少畅销书，如《楼梯上的房子》《星际猪》《第谷的绿色未来》等。其作品被美国图书馆协会、少年文学公会等多家出版机构推荐。 布莱尔·兰特，美国插画家和儿童书籍作家。曾凭借《丢饭团的笑婆子》获得凯迪克金奖，凭借《月亮生气了》《太阳和月亮为什么住在天上》两部作品获得凯迪克银奖。其作品《一个很长很长的名字》曾入选《纽约时报》“50年来50本佳儿童书籍”，被美国图书馆协会推荐。他善于运用各种形式，如丙烯、剪纸、彩铅、水墨等来表现民间故事。

著者简介 尤里·奥列沙（1899—1960），苏联小说家、诗人、剧作家、编剧和记者，20世纪最伟大的苏联小说家之一。1927年，他发表了长篇小说《嫉妒》，获得了极高的文学声誉。童话《三个胖国王》是他最广为人知的作品，不仅再版30多次，畅销至今，还相继被改编为戏剧、芭蕾舞剧、电影、漫画等。尤里·奥列沙最先使用“人类灵魂的工程师”一说，用来称呼作家。

"Fat". In contemporary society the word never fails to elicit powerful emotions, especially as it relates to bodily health and appearance. But fat is a noun as well as an adjective and has a cultural life outside of its relationship with the human body. By focusing on the complex physical and experiential dimensions of this problematic substance, Fat: Culture and Materiality br...(展开全部)

The popular narrative of "globesity" posits that the adoption of Western diets is intensifying obesity and diabetes in the Global South and that disordered metabolisms are the embodied consequence of globalization and excess. In Metabolic Living Harris Solomon recasts these narratives by examining how people in Mumbai, India, experience the porosity between food, fat, the body,...(展开全部)

In recent decades, America has been waging a veritable war on fat in which not just public health authorities, but every sector of society is engaged in constant “fat talk” aimed at educating, badgering, and ridiculing heavy people into shedding pounds. We hear a great deal about the dangers of fatness to the nation, but little about the dangers of today’s epidemic of fat talk ...(展开全部)

In recent decades, America has been waging a veritable war on fat in which not just public health authorities, but every sector of society is engaged in constant “fat talk” aimed at educating, badgering, and ridiculing heavy people into shedding pounds. We hear a great deal about the dangers of fatness to the nation, but little about the dangers of today’s epidemic of fat talk ...(展开全部)

Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space—and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe—in this light-hearted debut space opera from a rising sci-fi star. Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a be...(展开全部)

Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space—and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe—in this light-hearted debut space opera from a rising sci-fi star. Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a be...(展开全部)

Criminals have always called the shots in Sin City, whether bootleggers, gamblers, or politicians. But ever since the first dame set up shop in Old Town, those side-streets have been run by the women who walk the night. It's been a delicate truce, but now there's a messy body and the mob's looking to reclaim those licentious streets. They're going to have to put down a tight ba...(展开全部)

Criminals have always called the shots in Sin City, whether bootleggers, gamblers, or politicians. But ever since the first dame set up shop in Old Town, those side-streets have been run by the women who walk the night. It's been a delicate truce, but now there's a messy body and the mob's looking to reclaim those licentious streets. They're going to have to put down a tight ba...(展开全部)