Mark Haddon's bitterly funny debut novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, is a murder mystery of sorts--one told by an autistic version of Adrian Mole. Fifteen-year-old Christopher John Francis Boone is mathematically gifted and socially hopeless, raised in a working-class home by parents who can barely cope with their child's quirks. He takes everything that...(展开全部)

Mark Haddon's bitterly funny debut novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, is a murder mystery of sorts--one told by an autistic version of Adrian Mole. Fifteen-year-old Christopher John Francis Boone is mathematically gifted and socially hopeless, raised in a working-class home by parents who can barely cope with their child's quirks. He takes everything that...(展开全部)

What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles, Boston, and Jersey City, formulates a new criterion--imageability--and shows its potential value as a guide for the building and rebuil...(展开全部)

What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles, Boston, and Jersey City, formulates a new criterion--imageability--and shows its potential value as a guide for the building and rebuil...(展开全部)

约翰·亨利·格雷（John Henry Gray，1823—1890）。毕业于剑桥大学基督学院，获文学硕士学位。1868年来华传教，任香港首任会吏长，直到1890年去世。在此期间，他曾任广州沙面天主教堂的主持牧师，也就是英国驻广州领事馆的牧师。他有一位中文老师，因此习得不少中国历史文化知识，会说一些汉语和粤语。他在广州生活多年，对广州风土人情较为熟悉，1875年出版了一本名为《漫步广州城》（Walks in the City of Canton）的游记，翻译出版时名为《广州七天》。

约翰·亨利·格雷（John Henry Gray，1823—1890）。毕业于剑桥大学基督学院，获文学硕士学位。1868年来华传教，任香港首任会吏长，直到1890年去世。在此期间，他曾任广州沙面天主教堂的主持牧师，也就是英国驻广州领事馆的牧师。他有一位中文老师，因此习得不少中国历史文化知识，会说一些汉语和粤语。他在广州生活多年，对广州风土人情较为熟悉，1875年出版了一本名为《漫步广州城》（Walks in the City of Canton）的游记，翻译出版时名为《广州七天》。

约翰·亨利·格雷（John Henry Gray，1823—1890）。毕业于剑桥大学基督学院，获文学硕士学位。1868年来华传教，任香港首任会吏长，直到1890年去世。在此期间，他曾任广州沙面天主教堂的主持牧师，也就是英国驻广州领事馆的牧师。他有一位中文老师，因此习得不少中国历史文化知识，会说一些汉语和粤语。他在广州生活多年，对广州风土人情较为熟悉，1875年出版了一本名为《漫步广州城》（Walks in the City of Canton）的游记，翻译出版时名为《广州七天》。

It can be a little scary to be small in a big city, but this child has some good advice for a very special friend in need. A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Book of the Year It can be a little scary to be small in a big city, but it helps to know you're not alone. When you're small in the city, people don't see you, and loud sounds can scare you, and kno...(展开全部)

In this magical picture book, a young boy spends an overnight visit with his nana and is frightened to find that the city where she lives is filled with noise and crowds and scary things. But then Nana makes him a special cape to help him be brave, and soon the everyday sights, sounds, and smells of the city are not scary—but wonderful. The succinct text is paired with watercol...(展开全部)

It can be a little scary to be small in a big city, but this child has some good advice for a very special friend in need. A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Book of the Year It can be a little scary to be small in a big city, but it helps to know you're not alone. When you're small in the city, people don't see you, and loud sounds can scare you, and kno...(展开全部)