史蒂夫•卡普兰（Steve Kaplan），喜剧专家、好莱坞炙手可热的喜剧编剧和制作人，纽约外百老汇剧院Manhattan Punch Line的联合创始人及艺术总监，曾一手开发、创建HBO的重磅项目和工作坊，担任迪士尼、梦工场、阿德曼动画、HBO等知名公司的编剧顾问。在加州大学洛杉矶分校、纽约大学、耶鲁大学及全球多所知名院校均开设有喜剧课程，学员遍布世界各地。多位奥斯卡、艾美奖、金球奖和美国编剧工会奖得主，曾受其栽培教导或参与其制作，其中包括《老友记》《破产姐妹》《欲望都市》《威尔和格蕾丝》的创剧人、编剧或制片人等。 更多信息请参见作者个人网站：www.KaplanComedy.com 译者简介： 陈易之（豆瓣id：柴斯卡），对文学、电影不死心的“时丧”社畜博主，用业余时间写文章、译书，代表创作《哈利•波特中的傲慢与偏见》、悬疑小说《赛博且朋克的都...(展开全部)

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From the English Civil War to today's War on Terror: in this sweeping account of nearly 500 years of military history, former soldier Allan Mallinson looks at how the Armys dramatic past has made it one of the most effective fighting forces in the world today.He shows us the people and events that have shaped the army we know today: how Marlboroughs momentous victory at Blenhei...(展开全部)

This book examines the British discovery of Buddhism during the Victorian period. It was only during the nineteenth century that Buddhism became, in the western mind, a religious tradition separate from Hinduism. As a result, Buddha emerged from a realm of myth and was addressed as a historical figure. Almond's exploration of British interpretations of Buddhism - of its founder...(展开全部)

This book examines the British discovery of Buddhism during the Victorian period. It was only during the nineteenth century that Buddhism became, in the western mind, a religious tradition separate from Hinduism. As a result, Buddha emerged from a realm of myth and was addressed as a historical figure. Almond's exploration of British interpretations of Buddhism - of its founder...(展开全部)

This book examines the British discovery of Buddhism during the Victorian period. It was only during the nineteenth century that Buddhism became, in the western mind, a religious tradition separate from Hinduism. As a result, Buddha emerged from a realm of myth and was addressed as a historical figure. Almond's exploration of British interpretations of Buddhism - of its founder...(展开全部)

This book examines the British discovery of Buddhism during the Victorian period. It was only during the nineteenth century that Buddhism became, in the western mind, a religious tradition separate from Hinduism. As a result, Buddha emerged from a realm of myth and was addressed as a historical figure. Almond's exploration of British interpretations of Buddhism - of its founder...(展开全部)

A rousing call for liberals and progressives to pay attention to the emergence of right-wing comedy and the political power of humor. "Why do conservatives hate comedy? Why is there no right-wing Jon Stewart?" These sorts of questions launch a million tweets, a thousand op-eds, and more than a few scholarly analyses. That's Not Funny argues that it is both an intellectual and p...(展开全部)

A rousing call for liberals and progressives to pay attention to the emergence of right-wing comedy and the political power of humor. "Why do conservatives hate comedy? Why is there no right-wing Jon Stewart?" These sorts of questions launch a million tweets, a thousand op-eds, and more than a few scholarly analyses. That's Not Funny argues that it is both an intellectual and p...(展开全部)

The Funny Thing is Wanda Gág's follow-up to her well-loved classic,Millions of Cats.It tells the story of a curious dragonlike"aminal"that eats children's dolls.A kindly man named Bobo cannot stand by and allow this to happen.He entices it to eat the concoction"jum-jills".