Magical realism, lyrical prose, and the pain and passion of human love haunt this hypnotic generational saga. Foolish love appears to be the Roux family birthright, an ominous forecast for its most recent progeny, Ava Lavender. Ava—in all other ways a normal girl—is born with the wings of a bird. In a quest to understand her peculiar disposition and a growing desire to fit in w...(展开全部)

Midway through the reign of Ch'ien-lung emperor, Hungli, mass hysteria broke out. It was feared that sorcerers were roaming the land clipping off the ends of men's queues (braids worn by royal decree) and chanting magical incantations over them in order to steal the souls of their owners. In this book, Kuhn chronicles this epidemic of fear and the official prosecution of soulst...(展开全部)

Midway through the reign of Ch'ien-lung emperor, Hungli, mass hysteria broke out. It was feared that sorcerers were roaming the land clipping off the ends of men's queues (braids worn by royal decree) and chanting magical incantations over them in order to steal the souls of their owners. In this book, Kuhn chronicles this epidemic of fear and the official prosecution of soulst...(展开全部)

We always have a choice, Pema Chödrön teaches: We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us and make us increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kinder. Here Pema provides the tools to deal with the problems and difficulties that life throws our way. This wisdom is always available to us, she teaches, but we usually block it with habitu...(展开全部)

We always have a choice, Pema Chödrön teaches: We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us and make us increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kinder. Here Pema provides the tools to deal with the problems and difficulties that life throws our way. This wisdom is always available to us, she teaches, but we usually block it with habitu...(展开全部)

きっ和、それらはぜんぶここにあるべきも的たち。完璧なバランス、そしてすぐにこわされるも的。

きっ和、それらはぜんぶここにあるべきも的たち。完璧なバランス、そしてすぐにこわされるも的。

This brief, core introduction to public speaking combines a concern with classic rhetoric with a strong focus on ethics, diversity, and the latest technology. "The Audience, The Message, The Speaker" emphasizes the speaker's responsibility to convey succinct, meaningful information that is well organized, reliable, and clearly expressed for the relevant audience.

约翰·哈斯林（Jogh Hasling），美国加利福尼亚福特希尔大学荣休教授，在该校主持演讲课程27年。1963年于萨克拉门托加州州立大学取得文学硕士学位，之后在该校任教并指导该校辩论队。1966年哈斯林来到福特希尔大学，教授演讲课并担任校广播台的教师顾问。随后，开设了小组讨论、人际沟通和广播新闻等课程，并撰写了相关书籍。教师是他的第二职业，他的第一职业是广播。从1952年到1961年，他为北加利福尼亚的若干电台担任播音员和技术人员。1980年，与麦格劳-希尔公司合作出版了《无线电广播基础原理》一书。 马昕，武汉大学英语专业硕士，曾供职于中华书局，现为自由译者及编辑。 袁婧，现于中国传媒大学攻读国际新闻与传播硕士学位，曾译有《佳能5D3教程》《文案创作完全手册》。

“The world that I long to inhabit is the one that Charlie Mackesy has created – a world of infinite kindness, wisdom, mutual care and tenderness, and true love between real friends. My prayer/hope is that our world will become more like this one.” (Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Big Magic)