Knots are familiar objects. We use them to moor our boats, to wrap our packages, to tie our shoes. Yet the mathematical theory of knots quickly leads to deep results in topology and geometry. "The Knot Book" is an introduction to this rich theory, starting with our familiar understanding of knots and a bit of college algebra and finishing with exciting topics of current researc...(展开全部)

Knots are familiar objects. We use them to moor our boats, to wrap our packages, to tie our shoes. Yet the mathematical theory of knots quickly leads to deep results in topology and geometry. "The Knot Book" is an introduction to this rich theory, starting with our familiar understanding of knots and a bit of college algebra and finishing with exciting topics of current researc...(展开全部)

A witty attack on the illusion that the self is a separate ego that confronts a universe of alien physical objects.

◾️【内容简介】 《The Book》是日本推理作家乙一根据漫画家荒木飞吕彦的漫画《JOJO的奇妙冒险》创作的一部全新长篇推理小说，故事由杜王町一只浑身沾满血的猫展开，四个不同角度的故事线逐渐汇集，构建起一个热烈而又悲戚的短暂人生。少年莲见琢马为给母亲飞来明里复仇而在杜王町展开了一系列行动，琢马拥有“替身使者”的奇特能力，使用这个能力的工具就是书中出现的“The Book”，他因为对妈妈遭受的屈辱痛苦感同身受，于是决定运用自己的能力为母亲复仇。少年广濑康一奔走调查，漫画家岸边露伴目睹着一切，少女双叶千帆用爱和善意陪伴着琢马，真相逐渐浮现，一出复仇悲剧铺展。 乙一用冷静的笔触呈现了双线并行的故事，带领读者进入他构建的异世界，随着真相的一点点揭秘，感受到故事中人物的辛酸悲苦和孤独无助。如同人类的善恶在一念之间，“The Book”的存在，可以仅仅是记忆的...(展开全部)

There are many kinds of quiet: Quiet can be delicate. Quiet can be thundering! Quiet can be sweet, and cozy, and can most definitely help you fall asleep. With kid-centric descriptions and irresistible artwork, this gentle picture book explores all the different quiets that can fill a child's days from morning to night.

在线阅读本书 It is a day in the country, and everthing is hot and still. Then the hazy sky begins to shift. Something is astir, something soundless.

In The Summer Book Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer—its sunlight and storms—into twenty-two crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia’s grandmother, nearing the end of hers, as they spend the summer on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. The grandmother is unsentimental ...(展开全部)

The Gender Knot, Allan Johnson's response to the pain and confusion that men and women experience by living with gender inequality, explains what patriarchy is and isn't, how it works, and what gets in the way of understanding and doing something about it. Johnson's simple yet powerful approach avoids the paralyzing trap of guilt, blame, anger, and defensive denial that often r...(展开全部)

Through a dual engagement with the unconscious in psychoanalysis and Islamic theological-medical reasoning, Stefania Pandolfo’s unsettling and innovative book reflects on the maladies of the soul at a time of tremendous global upheaval. Drawing on in-depth historical research and testimonies of contemporary patients and therapists in Morocco, Knot of the Soul offers both an eth...(展开全部)