作者简介 （英）戴维·克里斯特尔（David Crystal） 世界著名语言与文化学家,英国国家学术院院士，威尔士班戈大学语言学名誉教授。因其在英语语言方面的杰出贡献，被授予大英帝国官佐勋章。曾担任BBC等多个广播、电视节目的顾问、撰稿人和主持人，还曾担任剑桥大学出版社 和企鹅出版社综合性百科全书的总编辑。著有《剑桥英语语言百科全书》《现代语言学词典》《英语的故事》《何为语言学?》《谁关心英语的用法?》等上百部作品。 丛书策划及主译简介 周成刚 新东方教育科技集团首席执行官。做过大学老师，当过新闻记者，倡导国际教育,传播多元文化。著有《不一样的成长》《走向远方：穿越世界的教育寻访》《镜头里的世界名校》《由东向西看教育》等，并有《时间机器》《如何阅读一本书》等多部译著出版。曾获澳中同学会“杰出企业家校友奖”及人民日报社“海归中国梦年度人物”等荣誉称号。...(展开全部)

AN ANGOULEME AWARD WINNER RETURNS WITH A PARABLE ABOUT LIFE IN THE ART WORLD "The Making Of" is the follow-up to international sensation Brecht Evens's Eisner-nominated debut, "The Wrong Place." With lush watercolors and his characteristic wit, Evens details the fumbling, amateurish foibles of the participants of a small art festival in the Flemish countryside. Pieterjan is i...(展开全部)

AN ANGOULEME AWARD WINNER RETURNS WITH A PARABLE ABOUT LIFE IN THE ART WORLD "The Making Of" is the follow-up to international sensation Brecht Evens's Eisner-nominated debut, "The Wrong Place." With lush watercolors and his characteristic wit, Evens details the fumbling, amateurish foibles of the participants of a small art festival in the Flemish countryside. Pieterjan is i...(展开全部)

Bored of biology? Crushed by chemistry? Perplexed by physics? DOES SCIENCE REALLY MATTER ANYWAY? Oh, only for... JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING! From how to make a flying machine to how to save lives, and from how to bottle lightning to how to live on Mars, this book shows you where science started, why it matters now, and the jaw-dropping places it may lead us to in the future. It will...(展开全部)

August 2558. Rion Forge was once defined by her relentless quest for hope amidst the refuse and wreckage of a post-Covenant War galaxy—years spent searching for family as much as fortune. But that was before Rion and the crew of her salvager ship Ace of Spades encountered a powerful yet tragic being who forever altered their lives. This remnant from eons past, when the Forerunn...(展开全部)

The Araweté are one of the few Amazonian peoples who have maintained their cultural integrity in the face of the destructive forces of European imperialism. In this landmark study, anthropologist Eduardo Viveiros de Castro explains this phenomenon in terms of Araweté social cosmology and ritual order. His analysis of the social and religious life of the Araweté--a Tupi-Guarani ...(展开全部)

The Araweté are one of the few Amazonian peoples who have maintained their cultural integrity in the face of the destructive forces of European imperialism. In this landmark study, anthropologist Eduardo Viveiros de Castro explains this phenomenon in terms of Araweté social cosmology and ritual order. His analysis of the social and religious life of the Araweté--a Tupi-Guarani ...(展开全部)

科林•胡佛2012年1月自主发表第一部小说《因为深爱，所以放手》（Slammed），2012年2月，又发表了续作《真爱没有尽头》（Point of Retreat）。这两本小说一上市便引起热议，亚马逊读者评论数以史无前例的速度迅速突破1000条。同年，两本书的电影版权以高价售出。 胡佛喜爱音乐和诗歌，尤其是美国民谣摇滚乐队艾未特兄弟（The Avett Brothers）。在《因为深爱，所以放手》中，她用他们的歌词作为每一个章节的引子。此外，书中主人公威尔等人出入诗喃会，诗歌是贯穿整个故事的重要线索，也是胡佛作品的特色之一。她将这些动人歌词和诗句穿插在故事里，替主人公们道出心声，情之所至，催人泪下。 胡佛迄今出版的每一本小说，都荣登《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜，是美国最受欢迎的情感类小说作家之一。 科林•胡佛现在与家人和3个儿子一起居住在美国得克萨斯州。...(展开全部)

科林•胡佛2012年1月自主发表第一部小说《因为深爱，所以放手》（Slammed），2012年2月，又发表了续作《真爱没有尽头》（Point of Retreat）。这两本小说一上市便引起热议，亚马逊读者评论数以史无前例的速度迅速突破1000条。同年，两本书的电影版权以高价售出。 胡佛喜爱音乐和诗歌，尤其是美国民谣摇滚乐队艾未特兄弟（The Avett Brothers）。在《因为深爱，所以放手》中，她用他们的歌词作为每一个章节的引子。此外，书中主人公威尔等人出入诗喃会，诗歌是贯穿整个故事的重要线索，也是胡佛作品的特色之一。她将这些动人歌词和诗句穿插在故事里，替主人公们道出心声，情之所至，催人泪下。 胡佛迄今出版的每一本小说，都荣登《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜，是美国最受欢迎的情感类小说作家之一。 科林•胡佛现在与家人和3个儿子一起居住在美国得克萨斯州。...(展开全部)