彼得·贝雷斯福德·埃利斯 Peter Berresford Ellis 英国历史学家、小说家，英国皇家历史学会会员，爱尔兰皇家文物学会会员。作为国际知名的凯尔特学巨擘，曾担任国际凯尔特联盟主席，编有《爱尔兰神话辞典》《凯尔特神话辞典》，著有《凯尔特帝国》《凯尔特人与撒克逊人》《凯尔特人与希腊人》《凯尔特人与罗马人》《凯尔特人的古代世界》《凯尔特神话全书》《凯尔特简史》等书。他以公元7世纪的爱尔兰为背景，用笔名彼得·特里梅因（Peter Tremayne）创作了系列畅销小说《菲德尔玛修女探案集》。 ———————— 玖羽 文学译者，译有《近代能乐集》《平安朝的生活与文学》《幻兽动物园》等书。

Myths & Legends retells the stories central to every culture that have been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. Coverage extends from the well-known tales of the Ancient Greeks, which hold the key to the origin of such phrases as "Achille's heel," to the lesser-known, but richly colorful, myths of the Americas and the East. Topic spreads explore c...(展开全部)

This collection of compelling eye-witness accounts showcases the very best writing on the Antarctic, from Ernest Shackleton on the loss of the Endurance to Lynne Cox on her epic, icy swim in 2002. Includes 35 first-hand accounts of men and women challenging one of the Earth's last true wildernesses, encompassing both legendary tales of heroism and shocking contemporary accounts...(展开全部)

From the likes of Robert Randisi, Peter Crowther, and Max Rittenberg, these 30 stories of bizarre and impossible crimes will fascinate and intrigue the reader who grapples with their intricate puzzles. A man alone in an all-glass phone booth, visible on CCTV and with no one near him, is killed by an ice pick. A man sitting alone in a room is shot by a bullet fired only onceov...(展开全部)

The Scandinavian myths form a linked chain of stories, creating a mighty, fantastical world teeming with gods and goddesses, master-smiths and magicians. Battles between gods and giants exist alongside unexpected love matches until the final days of destruction dawn, with their promise of rebirth. Using his talents as poet, translator and author, Kevin Crossley-Holland brings t...(展开全部)

The Celtic Myths That Shape the Way We Think brings a new look at the stories at the heart of Celtic mythology, exploring their cultural impact right up to the present day. How do myths that were deeply embedded in the customs and beliefs of their original culture find themselves retold and reinterpreted across the world, centuries or even millennia later? Focusing on ten myths...(展开全部)

英格丽•多莱尔（1904-1980）和 爱德加•帕林•多莱尔（1898-1986）夫妇是一对致力于童书绘本创作的艺术家，由他们合作撰写并绘图的童书获得过凯迪克大奖，并获得国际安徒生插画奖提名。代表作包括《多莱尔的希腊神话书》、《挪威的神与巨人》等。 译者 熊裕，英文编辑，资深译者，译有《雪落香杉树》、《美国教育：一部历史档案》、《日翅蝠》等多部文学经典和学术著作。

英格丽•多莱尔（1904-1980）和 爱德加•帕林•多莱尔（1898-1986）夫妇是一对致力于童书绘本创作的艺术家，由他们合作撰写并绘图的童书获得过凯迪克大奖，并获得国际安徒生插画奖提名。代表作包括《多莱尔的希腊神话书》、《挪威的神与巨人》等。 译者 熊裕，英文编辑，资深译者，译有《雪落香杉树》、《美国教育：一部历史档案》、《日翅蝠》等多部文学经典和学术著作。

凯文·克罗斯利-霍兰 Kevin Crossley-Holland 英国诗人、翻译家、历史小说家。毕业于牛津大学，曾任英国学校图书馆协会主席，现任英国皇家文学会会员。长期从事盎格鲁-撒克逊文学研究工作，著有《北欧神话全书》《英国及爱尔兰民间故事集》及历史小说《亚瑟三部曲》等，译有古英语史诗《贝奥武甫》，获得过卡内基文学奖、《卫报》儿童小说奖等。 ———————— 黄田 自由译者，译有The Serpentine Band（汉译英，原作《宛转环》）、《华西旅行考察记》（英译汉）等。

Rich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting" is the novel that brought Milan Kundera his first big international success in the late 1970s. Like all his work, it is valuable for far more than its historical implications. In seven wonderfully integrated parts, different aspects of human existence are magnified and reduced, reorder...(展开全部)