布伦丹•西姆斯 英国知名历史学家，剑桥大学国际关系史专家。他的研究涉及英国、德国、美国的近现代外交关系史。他的主要作品包括《欧洲》《德意志的权力之争：1779—1850》《最糟的时刻》，以及《三次胜利与一次失败》。其中，《欧洲》入围莱昂内尔•吉尔伯图书奖，《最糟的时刻》获塞缪尔•约翰逊奖提名。

The Face of Battle is military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of individuals at ‘the point of maximum danger’. It examines the physical conditions of fighting, the particular emotions and behaviour generated by battle, as well as the motives that impel soldiers to stand and fight rather than run away. And in his scrupulous reassessment of three b...(展开全部)

Afternoon of the Dinosaur, by Cristina Peri Rossi, one of the most important Spanish writers of our time, was first published in 1976. Due to censorship in Spain under Franco, it was initially distributed only in Latin America. Then, in 1980, it was published again by Plaza y Janés (Barcelona), and in 2008 it was reissued by Tropo Editores (Zaragoza). This volume is composed of...(展开全部)

Hillary doesn't believe all the mean things she hears about Sara-Kate. Sure, she wears weird clothes and she lives in a dumpy house, but if Sara-Kate's as bad as everyone says, how could she take such good care of the elf village in her backyard? She and Hillary spend hours fixing the tiny stick houses and the miniature Ferris wheel so the elves won't move away. But as Hillary ...(展开全部)

珍妮特·泰勒·莱尔（Janet Taylor Lisle），美国著名儿童文学作家，已出版十多部儿童文学作品。她创作的《精灵的午后》于1990 年一举获得美国纽伯瑞儿童文学奖银奖，美国多萝茜·费希尔童书奖提名奖，以及美国《学校图书馆杂志》年度最佳童书等奖项，并被改编成话剧，在美国上演。《迷失的花童》曾获美国图书馆协会优秀童书奖。其他作品如《大酒窝橡树》《森林》等也为她赢得了极高的荣誉。

Hillary doesn't believe all the mean things she hears about Sara-Kate. Sure, she wears weird clothes and she lives in a dumpy house, but if Sara-Kate's as bad as everyone says, how could she take such good care of the elf village in her backyard? She and Hillary spend hours fixing the tiny stick houses and the miniature Ferris wheel so the elves won't move away. But as Hillary ...(展开全部)

Hillary doesn't believe all the mean things she hears about Sara-Kate. Sure, she wears weird clothes and she lives in a dumpy house, but if Sara-Kate's as bad as everyone says, how could she take such good care of the elf village in her backyard? She and Hillary spend hours fixing the tiny stick houses and the miniature Ferris wheel so the elves won't move away. But as Hillary ...(展开全部)

The X-Men's past, present and future collide in an uncanny event 50 years in the making! In a desperate bid to save Xavier's dream, the Beast brought the original X-Men forward to the present. Now, with the timeline - and all of existence - in jeopardy from their presence, they must go back. But faced with the horror of what fate would have in store for them, young Cyclops and ...(展开全部)

The X-Men's past, present and future collide in this 50th anniversary event! Something horrible happens to the past versions of the X-Men that shakes spacetime to its core - and more X-Men arrive from the future with a message: The original five must return home! But when young Cyclops and Marvel Girl run away to stay in the present, the hunt is on! And where does the modern-da...(展开全部)

●英国知名作家、探险家、记者，中文名文思淼。牛津大学圣凯瑟琳学院名誉研究员。 ●毕业于牛津大学地质学系，曾任《卫报》海外记者及《星期日泰晤士报》海外特派员，长期为《纽约时报》《国家地理杂志》及BBC等媒体撰稿。在温切斯特担任《卫报》记者期间，曾报道了举世哗然的“水门事件”。 ●作品选题涉猎广泛，尤其擅长叙事；写作视角独树一帜，能用渊博的知识给读者带来独特的阅读体验。出版了多部文学作品，第一本引起轰动的作品是1998年出版的《教授与疯子》，该书讲述的是《牛津英语词典》背后的故事，并从中揭示人的卑微与伟大。图书刚上市，销量就迅速攀升，一举登上《纽约时报》畅销榜。2019年，此书被翻拍成电影上市，由好莱坞两大著名影星肖恩·潘和梅尔·吉布森领衔主演。即使在20多年后的今天，这本书的平装版和精装版仍然在不断重印。此外，还著有《改变世界的地图》《世界边缘的裂痕》...(展开全部)