This vivid biography, written by John Dickson Carr, a giant in the field of mystery fiction, benefits from his full access to the archives of the eminent Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—to his notebooks, diaries, press clippings, and voluminous correspondence. Like his creation Sherlock Holmes, Doyle had "a horror of destroying documents," and until his death in 1930, they accumulated t...(展开全部)

The 2nd edition of _Odyssey: The Authorised Biography of Arthur C. Clarke_. The only full-life biography of Sir Arthur C. Clarke, world renown author of more than 100 books, one of the great science and science fiction writers of the 20th Century, who also had the famous collaboration with Stanley Kubrick on the classic film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The 2nd edition of _Odyssey: The Authorised Biography of Arthur C. Clarke_. The only full-life biography of Sir Arthur C. Clarke, world renown author of more than 100 books, one of the great science and science fiction writers of the 20th Century, who also had the famous collaboration with Stanley Kubrick on the classic film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Duckworth are proud to present this first modern edition of The Tragedy of Arthur by William Shakespeare. The long-lost play surfaces in Phillips's new novel, a sublime faux memoir framed as the introduction to the play's first printing. Arthur and his twin sister, Dana, maintained an unusual relationship with their gregarious father, a forger whose passion for the bard and fo...(展开全部)

An ocean voyage of unimaginable consequences Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty. But I was just such a girl, and my story is worth relating even if it did happen years ago. Be warned, however: If strong ideas and action offend you, read no more. Find another companion to share your idle hours. For my part I intend to ...(展开全部)

An ocean voyage of unimaginable consequences Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty. But I was just such a girl, and my story is worth relating even if it did happen years ago. Be warned, however: If strong ideas and action offend you, read no more. Find another companion to share your idle hours. For my part I intend to ...(展开全部)

The Tragedy of Arthur is an emotional and elaborately constructed tour de force from “one of the best writers in America” ( The Washington Post ). Its doomed hero is Arthur Phillips, a young novelist struggling with a con artist father who works wonders of deception. Imprisoned for decades and nearing the end of his life, Arthur’s father reveals a treasure he’s kept secret for...(展开全部)

The Tragedy of Arthur is an emotional and elaborately constructed tour de force from bestselling and critically acclaimed novelist Arthur Phillips, “one of the best writers in America” ( The Washington Post ). Its doomed hero is Arthur Phillips, a young man struggling with a larger-than-life father, a con artist who works wonders of deception but is a most unreliable parent....(展开全部)

读客出品的《阿瑟·克拉克科幻短篇全集①：岗哨》（1937年-1951年）、《阿瑟·克拉克科幻短篇全集②：星》（1951年-1957年）和《阿瑟·克拉克科幻短篇全集③：爱这个宇宙》（1958年-1999年）的英文原版阿瑟克拉克个人科幻短篇小说合集（1本共966页）。 本书收录了阿瑟·克拉克102个璀璨夺目的经典短篇（和2篇随笔，一篇讨论科幻故事的合理创作，另一篇讨论科幻作品的完稿、初次出版和被剽窃），从对科技极限的拷问、核能浩劫的警示到太空远征的畅想，饱含着他对宇宙和人类的爱。 在阿瑟·克拉克的宇宙里，文明的真义是来自外星文明的黑石板启智，是日暮一代与黎明一代时空交错间的邂逅，是来自遥远母星的一曲挽歌，是历史残迹上的一声叹息。 在阿瑟·克拉克的宇宙里，人类是浩瀚星辰中的一粒微沙，却有着熊熊燃烧的欲望，梦想飞向群星，解开命运的终极密码，贪婪而悲壮，渺小而...(展开全部)

读客出品的《阿瑟·克拉克科幻短篇全集①：岗哨》（1937年-1951年）、《阿瑟·克拉克科幻短篇全集②：星》（1951年-1957年）和《阿瑟·克拉克科幻短篇全集③：爱这个宇宙》（1958年-1999年）的英文原版阿瑟克拉克个人科幻短篇小说合集（1本共966页）。 本书收录了阿瑟·克拉克102个璀璨夺目的经典短篇（和2篇随笔，一篇讨论科幻故事的合理创作，另一篇讨论科幻作品的完稿、初次出版和被剽窃），从对科技极限的拷问、核能浩劫的警示到太空远征的畅想，饱含着他对宇宙和人类的爱。 在阿瑟·克拉克的宇宙里，文明的真义是来自外星文明的黑石板启智，是日暮一代与黎明一代时空交错间的邂逅，是来自遥远母星的一曲挽歌，是历史残迹上的一声叹息。 在阿瑟·克拉克的宇宙里，人类是浩瀚星辰中的一粒微沙，却有着熊熊燃烧的欲望，梦想飞向群星，解开命运的终极密码，贪婪而悲壮，渺小而...(展开全部)