Beneath the Atlantic's chilly waters, the captain of Russia's top secret missile submarine, Red October, secretly intends to defect--and U.S. intelligence agent Jack Ryan is eager to help him succeed. The Hunt for Red October is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so accurate and convincing that the author was rumored to have...(展开全部)

Beneath the Atlantic's chilly waters, the captain of Russia's top secret missile submarine, Red October, secretly intends to defect--and U.S. intelligence agent Jack Ryan is eager to help him succeed. The Hunt for Red October is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so accurate and convincing that the author was rumored to have...(展开全部)

本書是湯姆．克蘭西初試啼聲就一鳴驚人的軍事文學作品。此書因精采度及逼真度過強，不但受到美國當局的「關注」，後來還成了美國海軍參謀大學和戰爭學院同時指定的一本反潛戰教材。 一艘滿載洲際飛彈的蘇聯最新式核子動力飛彈潛艦紅色十月號，正由一批艦上最優秀的官員帶著直奔而來。本書乃軍事小說家湯姆．克蘭西成名力作，譯著榮獲1991年中國文藝協會翻譯獎。 「獵殺紅色十月號」是現今美國最暢銷的科技小說作家湯姆˙克蘭西的第一部作品，也是到目前為止公認的他最好的作品。因為寫的太好，太逼真，湯姆˙克蘭西還因此被中央情報局CIA請去復訊，追問他是不是有國防部官員洩密給他。 「獵殺紅色十月號」也是克蘭西作品中第一部被搬上銀幕的動作鉅作，由史恩康納來和亞歷鮑德溫兩大頭牌主演。這種陣容已成絕響，因為他是最好的，所以你一定要看。------影評人 王麗莎推薦

Ten-year-old Jasper has been waiting all spring for his beloved nightingale to return to his garden and sing. But it's not there, and neither is his sister, Rosie. His parents seem sad and preoccupied, so gathering his courage, his backpack and his treasured Book of Birds, Jasper sets out alone on a walk to find them both. The expedition takes Jasper through town and countr...(展开全部)

Katya Balen's October, October is a very special new addition to the shelf and deserves classic status - Times Children's Book of the Week A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the woods. They sleep in the house Dad built for them and eat the food they grow in the vegetable patches. They know the trees and the rocks and the l...(展开全部)

11-year-old October’s idyllic world changes suddenly when she has to go and live with her mum in the city. More than anything she yearns for a return to living in the wild woodland in harmony with nature, and most importantly to her, with her father. With beautifully written and atmospheric prose, this memorable book will appeal to KS2 English teachers as a text to use for mode...(展开全部)

11-year-old October’s idyllic world changes suddenly when she has to go and live with her mum in the city. More than anything she yearns for a return to living in the wild woodland in harmony with nature, and most importantly to her, with her father. With beautifully written and atmospheric prose, this memorable book will appeal to KS2 English teachers as a text to use for mode...(展开全部)

Katya Balen's October, October is a very special new addition to the shelf and deserves classic status - Times Children's Book of the Week A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the woods. They sleep in the house Dad built for them and eat the food they grow in the vegetable patches. They know the trees and the rocks and the l...(展开全部)

With over 240 breathtaking photographs and footage from the landmark BBC series, The Hunt captures the dramatic encounters of predator and prey in an entirely new light. Featuring the extraordinary strategies of a huge range of predators, from cheetahs and African wild dogs to killer whales and polar bears, these images and stories will revolutionise what you thought you knew a...(展开全部)

THE OCTOBER COUNTRY is Ray Bradbury's own netherworld of the soul, inhabited by the horrors and demons that lurk within all of us. This classic collection of short stories includes: THE EMISSARY: The faithful dog was the sick boy's only connection with the world outside--and beyond. . . THE SMALL ASSASSIN: A fine, healthy baby boy was the new mother's dream come true--or her w...(展开全部)