An engaging and witty cultural history that traces the evolution of the mirror from antiquity to the present day, illustrating its journey from wondrous object to ordinary trinket. With its earliest invention, the mirror allowed us to gaze upon ourselves, bestowing a power both fascinating and terrifying. The classical myth of Narcissus warned of the dangers of self-reflectio...(展开全部)

An engaging and witty cultural history that traces the evolution of the mirror from antiquity to the present day, illustrating its journey from wondrous object to ordinary trinket. With its earliest invention, the mirror allowed us to gaze upon ourselves, bestowing a power both fascinating and terrifying. The classical myth of Narcissus warned of the dangers of self-reflectio...(展开全部)

Book Description Glamour, glitz, sex and revenge – and the allure of Hollywood… Toby Temple is the world’s funniest comedian, loved by presidents, lusted after by women. He knows what he wants – and he always makes sure that he gets it. But, deep down, he yearns for love and stability. Jill Castle has always been an outsider, desperate to be accepted. Despite her beauty, ...(展开全部)

Book Description Glamour, glitz, sex and revenge – and the allure of Hollywood… Toby Temple is the world’s funniest comedian, loved by presidents, lusted after by women. He knows what he wants – and he always makes sure that he gets it. But, deep down, he yearns for love and stability. Jill Castle has always been an outsider, desperate to be accepted. Despite her beauty, ...(展开全部)

作者：彼得•阿克罗伊德，1949年生于伦敦，先后就读于剑桥大学和耶鲁大学。他曾为《旁观者》担任多年文学编辑，现为《泰晤士报》首席书评家、皇家文学学会成员。在英国文坛上，彼得•阿克罗伊德可以说是最多产、最多面手的作家。他至今已经出版著作近六十种，其中小说、传记和历史著作三足鼎立，同样出色。《一个唯美主义者的遗言——奥斯卡•王尔德别传》获1984年毛姆奖。作者的重要作品还包括《伦敦大火》《霍克斯默》（获1985年的韦特布里德奖和《卫报》小说奖）、《艾略特传》（获1984年韦特布里德奖和海曼因奖）、《狄更斯传》（入围1991年NCR图书奖）。除此以外，他还获得著名的英国惠特贝瑞传记奖，英国皇家汉密特奖，英国布莱克小说纪念奖，毛姆小说奖，南岸文学奖等。 译者：任明，上海社会科学院文学研究所副研究员，文学与传媒博士。先后毕业于厦门大学、英国卡迪夫大学、英国利兹...(展开全部)

"Wise, witty, and wonderful . . . A great book, in a great historical tradition." Commentary The 14th century gives us back two contradictory images: a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry, and a dark time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world plunged into a chaos of war, fear and the Plague. Barbara Tuchman anatomizes the century, revealing both ...(展开全部)

In its moment of great splendor the novel was held as a mirror of society: Merce Rodoreda shatters that mirror in this, her most ambitious novel, which tells its story in brilliant fragments, a vision reflected and refracted and finally coming together in a richly articulated mosaic of life. Through this "Broken Mirror", the reader sees events and characters spanning three gene...(展开全部)

Naomi Klein is the award-winning author of international bestsellers including This Changes Everything, The Shock Doctrine, No Logo, No Is Not Enough, and On Fire, which have been published in more than thirty-five languages. She is an associate professor in the department of geography at the University of British Columbia, the founding co-director of UBC's Centre of Climate Ju...(展开全部)