Nobel Laureate S.Y. Agnon is considered the towering figure of modern Hebrew literature. With this collection of stories, reissued in paperback and expanded to include additional Agnon classics, the English-speaking audience has, at long last, access to the rich and brilliantly multifaceted fictional world of one of the greatest writers of the last century. This broad selection...(展开全部)

There were five of them altogether. Five misfits. ÿÿÿÿ The five had never amounted to much in life, nor did they feel like doing anything. And then one day, from who knows where, came an extraordinary fellow... When Mr Perfect comes to stay, the five misfits find themselves questioning what their purpose in life is. Can they teach him that not fitting in is more fun than trying...(展开全部)

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)

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)

◎著者简介 彼得·威尔逊（1963—），英国历史学家，自2015年来一直担任牛津大学万灵学院战争史奇切勒教授。彼得·威尔逊主要研究中欧史、战争史，以及神圣罗马帝国史。除了本书，他的著作还有《神圣罗马帝国，1495—1806》《从帝国到革命：德国历史，1558—1806》等。 ◎译者简介 宁凡，天津师范大学历史学博士，中国社会科学院世界历史研究所助理研究员。《世界历史》杂志编辑。 史文轩，南京大学历史系硕士，编辑、译者。

◎著者简介 彼得·威尔逊（1963—），英国历史学家，自2015年来一直担任牛津大学万灵学院战争史奇切勒教授。彼得·威尔逊主要研究中欧史、战争史，以及神圣罗马帝国史。除了本书，他的著作还有《神圣罗马帝国，1495—1806》《从帝国到革命：德国历史，1558—1806》等。 ◎译者简介 宁凡，天津师范大学历史学博士，中国社会科学院世界历史研究所助理研究员。《世界历史》杂志编辑。 史文轩，南京大学历史系硕士，编辑、译者。

◎著者简介 彼得·威尔逊（1963—），英国历史学家，自2015年来一直担任牛津大学万灵学院战争史奇切勒教授。彼得·威尔逊主要研究中欧史、战争史，以及神圣罗马帝国史。除了本书，他的著作还有《神圣罗马帝国，1495—1806》《从帝国到革命：德国历史，1558—1806》等。 ◎译者简介 宁凡，天津师范大学历史学博士，中国社会科学院世界历史研究所助理研究员。《世界历史》杂志编辑。 史文轩，南京大学历史系硕士，编辑、译者。

◎著者简介 彼得·威尔逊（1963—），英国历史学家，自2015年来一直担任牛津大学万灵学院战争史奇切勒教授。彼得·威尔逊主要研究中欧史、战争史，以及神圣罗马帝国史。除了本书，他的著作还有《神圣罗马帝国，1495—1806》《从帝国到革命：德国历史，1558—1806》等。 ◎译者简介 宁凡，天津师范大学历史学博士，中国社会科学院世界历史研究所助理研究员。《世界历史》杂志编辑。 史文轩，南京大学历史系硕士，编辑、译者。

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)