A charming, clever, and quietly moving debut novel of of endless possibilities and joyful discoveries that explores the promises we make and break, losing and finding ourselves, the objects that hold magic and meaning for our lives, and the surprising connections that bind us. Lime green plastic flower-shaped hair bobbles—Found, on the playing field, Derrywood Park, 2nd Septemb...(展开全部)

2006年10月25日下午一點三十分，我看完愛爾蘭作家約翰‧康諾利的新作《失物之書》，最後一章是在全身感動得雞皮疙瘩不斷的情況下唸完的。唸完最後兩段時，我的眼眶是濕的，為此又把那幾句話讀了兩次：“For a man’s lifetime was but a moment in that place, and every man dreams his own heaven. And, in the darkness, David closed his eyes as all that was lost was found again.”。由於工作使然，在閱讀的過程中，我不斷試圖尋找一個強而有力的行銷語句（pitch），可以簡潔準確地說出這本書的特點，勾起讀者興趣。例如「黑暗版的《說不完的故事》」，或者「名導泰瑞吉利安的那部『神鬼剋星』（Brothers...(展开全部)

Book Description Everything you can imagine is real High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the loss of his mother. He is angery and he is alone, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness, and as he takes refuge in the myths and fairytales so beloved by his dead mother he finds that the real world ...(展开全部)

Book Description Everything you can imagine is real High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the loss of his mother. He is angery and he is alone, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness, and as he takes refuge in the myths and fairytales so beloved by his dead mother he finds that the real world ...(展开全部)

2006年10月25日下午一點三十分，我看完愛爾蘭作家約翰‧康諾利的新作《失物之書》，最後一章是在全身感動得雞皮疙瘩不斷的情況下唸完的。唸完最後兩段時，我的眼眶是濕的，為此又把那幾句話讀了兩次：“For a man’s lifetime was but a moment in that place, and every man dreams his own heaven. And, in the darkness, David closed his eyes as all that was lost was found again.”。由於工作使然，在閱讀的過程中，我不斷試圖尋找一個強而有力的行銷語句（pitch），可以簡潔準確地說出這本書的特點，勾起讀者興趣。例如「黑暗版的《說不完的故事》」，或者「名導泰瑞吉利安的那部『神鬼剋星』（Brothers...(展开全部)

High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mournsthe death of his mother, with only the books on his shelf forcompany. But those books have begun to whisper to him in thedarkness. Angry and alone, he takes refuge in his imaginationand soon finds that reality and fantasy have begun to meld. Whilehis family falls apart around him, David is violently propelledinto a world th...(展开全部)

Start with a single shape. Repeat it in some way - translation, reflection over a line, rotation around a point - and you have created symmetry. Symmetry is a fundamental phenomenon in art, science, and nature that has been captured, described, and analyzed using mathematical concepts for a long time. Inspired by the geometric intuition of Bill Thurston and empowered by his own...(展开全部)

Start with a single shape. Repeat it in some way - translation, reflection over a line, rotation around a point - and you have created symmetry. Symmetry is a fundamental phenomenon in art, science, and nature that has been captured, described, and analyzed using mathematical concepts for a long time. Inspired by the geometric intuition of Bill Thurston and empowered by his own...(展开全部)

In these wildly imaginative, devilishly daring tales of the macabre, internationally bestselling author Mariana Enriquez brings contemporary Argentina to vibrant life as a place where shocking inequality, violence, and corruption are the law of the land, while military dictatorship and legions of desaparecidos loom large in the collective memory. In these stories, reminiscent o...(展开全部)

The acclaimed editor of The New York Times Book Review takes readers on a nostalgic tour of the pre-Internet age, offering powerful insights into both the profound and the seemingly trivial things we've lost. "A deft blend of nostalgia, humor and devastating insights."--People Remember all those ingrained habits, cherished ideas, beloved objects, and stubborn preferences from t...(展开全部)