In the northwestern corner of the great peninsula of the Peloponnese, close to the meeting point of the Cladeus and Alpheus rivers, lies a peaceful river valley overlooked by the steep-sided Hill of Cronus. Here, between the eighth century BCE and the fourth century CE, rival athletes competed for glory in the ancient Olympic Games. Every four years, and from every corner of th...(展开全部)

“Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death.” American short-story writer Kate Chopin’s tale “The Story of an Hour” was first published in Vogue in 1894 and has endured to become one of her most beloved works. Upon learning of her husband’s death, Louise Mallard conside...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Considered one of the greatest works of Chinese literature, this five-part story charts the changing fortunes of the Jia family. It sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, even murder - within the context of the Buddhist understanding that karma determines the shape of our lives.

A selection from McCurry's finest photographs, featuring vivid scenes of everyday life around the world - now in paperback The Unguarded Moment showcases 75 photographs that define the work of renowned documentary photographer Steve McCurry. Each image collected here bears witness to a unique encounter, an `unguarded moment,' in which McCurry captures his subjects at their most...(展开全部)

Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book, Mario Livio tells the tale of a number at the heart of that mystery: phi , or 1.6180339887...This curious mathematical relationship, widely known as "The Golden Ratio," was discovered by Euclid more than ...(展开全部)

Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book, Mario Livio tells the tale of a number at the heart of that mystery: phi , or 1.6180339887...This curious mathematical relationship, widely known as "The Golden Ratio," was discovered by Euclid more than ...(展开全部)

Hazel Sinnett is a lady who wants to be a surgeon more than she wants to marry. Jack Currer is a resurrection man who’s just trying to survive in a city where it’s too easy to die. When the two of them have a chance encounter outside the Edinburgh Anatomist’s Society, Hazel thinks nothing of it at first. But after she gets kicked out of renowned surgeon Dr. Beecham’s lectures f...(展开全部)

Hazel Sinnett is alone and half-convinced the events of the year before―the immortality, Beecham’s vial―were a figment of her imagination. She doesn’t even know if Jack is alive or dead. All she can really do now is treat patients and maintain Hawthornden Castle as it starts to decay around her. When saving a life leads to her arrest, Hazel seems doomed to rot in prison until a...(展开全部)

艾萨克·巴什维斯·辛格（Isaac Bashevis Singer，1904—1991） 美国籍波兰裔犹太作家。1904年出生于波兰莱昂辛小镇里的一个犹太拉比世家。1925年发表第一篇短篇小说《在晚年》。1935年在哥哥约书亚的帮助下移居美国纽约，从事记者与专栏作家的工作。1953年，辛格的小说《傻瓜吉姆佩尔》由索尔·贝娄译成英文发表于《党派评论》（Partisan Review），引起批评界和读者的广泛关注和重视。1970年凭借儿童文学《快活的一天：一个在华沙长大的孩子的故事》、1974年凭借短篇小说集《羽冠》两次获得美国国家图书奖。1978年获得诺贝尔文学奖。 辛格在20世纪被称为“短篇小说大师”“当代最会讲故事的小说大师”，终生用意第绪语写作，作品通过英译本而广为人知。辛格擅写魔鬼、精灵、恶魔、巫师的故事，总是能以极小的篇幅、简洁的形式表现深刻...(展开全部)