凱文．赫恩（Kevin Hearne） 土生土長於美國亞歷桑納州，而他筆下的「鋼鐵德魯伊」世界，也是從亞歷桑納坦佩市展開的。他畢業自旗杆市的北亞歷桑納大學，目前在高中教英語。沒有在改報告或寫小說的時候，赫恩喜歡照顧羅勒或是和女兒一起漆些東西。他對字體著迷、總是毫無保留地和狗狗玩耍，而且每當難得降雨時都會放下手邊的工作。他喜愛健行，並且熱愛漫畫與復古重金屬搖滾。 他從來不諱言說自己是個中年宅男，並且在小說中將他對超英雄的熱愛與宅男特有的博學發揮得淋漓盡致。「鋼鐵德魯伊」系列所涵蓋的神話、文化信仰體系相當博雜，更有狼人、吸血鬼、女巫、妖精等等奇幻與傳說生物擔任重要角色；而諸如對現代年輕人的觀察與對宅生態的描述，以及引用電影或搖滾樂等等大眾文化所作的精確比喻，更顯示出赫恩對漫畫、電影、搖滾樂這些大眾文化的涉獵之廣，以及他天性的幽默。這部融合奇幻與神話，加上...(展开全部)

Today only about a thousand giant pandas survive in the wild. Dependent on a shrinking supply of bamboo on the one hand and threatened by human greed on the other, the panda is at extreme risk. Here, acclaimed naturalist George B. Schaller uses his evocative powers and the insight gained by four years in the forests of the Wolong and Tangjiahe panda reserves to document the pli...(展开全部)

Adults and children the world over have fallen in love with Beagle's timeless classic, The Last Unicorn. Now, in this historic publication, Beagle's richly inventive novel springs to life in beautifully rendered illustrations that perfectly evoke the mystery and magic of one of man's favorite myths.

Adults and children the world over have fallen in love with Beagle's timeless classic, The Last Unicorn. Now, in this historic publication, Beagle's richly inventive novel springs to life in beautifully rendered illustrations that perfectly evoke the mystery and magic of one of man's favorite myths.

Today only about a thousand giant pandas survive in the wild. Dependent on a shrinking supply of bamboo on the one hand and threatened by human greed on the other, the panda is at extreme risk. Here, acclaimed naturalist George B. Schaller uses his evocative powers and the insight gained by four years in the forests of the Wolong and Tangjiahe panda reserves to document the pli...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." --Randy Pausch A lot of professors give talks titled " The Last Lecture ." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was o...(展开全部)

Harry attacked his commanding officer and is suspended indefinitely, pending a psychiatric evaluation. At first he resists the LAPD shrink, but finally recognizes that something is troubling him and has for a long time. In 1961, when Harry was twelve, his mother, a prostitute, was brutally murdered, and no one has ever been accused of the crime. With the spare time a suspensio...(展开全部)

A tense and thrilling science fiction adventure of space exploration and first contact, perfect for fans of The Martian, Arrival and Interstellar.Sally Jansen was NASA's leading astronaut, until a mission to Mars ended in disaster. Haunted by her failure, Jansen now lives in semi-retirement, convinced her days in space are over.She's wrong.A huge alien object has entered the so...(展开全部)

Dependent on a shrinking supply of bamboo, hunted mercilessly for its pelt, and hostage to profiteering schemes once in captivity, the panda is on the brink of extinction. Here, acclaimed naturalist George Schaller uses his great evocative powers, and the insight gained by four and a half years in the forests of the Wolong and Tangjiahe panda reserves, to document the plight of...(展开全部)

Presented here in this visual anthology are the current boutique periodicals so cutting-edge, they will continue to flourish in print even as their mainstream contemporaries move to digital. Selected from more than 20 countries are preeminent covers and layouts from over 150 independent magazines that advance the medium through their presentation (Gum, Kilimanjaro), content (Re...(展开全部)