A sly debut story collection that conjures the experience of adolescence through the eyes of Chinese American girls growing up in New York City—for readers of Zadie Smith and Helen Oyeyemi. Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • Winner of the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction • Finalist for the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction Award NAMED ONE OF T...(展开全部)

Humor, like pornography, is famously difficult to define. We know it when we see it, but is there a way to figure out what we really find funny—and why? In this fascinating investigation into the science of humor and laughter, cognitive neuroscientist Scott Weems uncovers what’s happening in our heads when we giggle, guffaw, or double over with laughter. While we typically thin...(展开全部)

The preeminent explicator of mathematical logic to non-mathematicians, John Allen Paulos is familiar to general readers not only from his bestselling books but also from his media appearances, including The David Letterman Show and National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation" and "Science Friday," as well as articles in Newsweek, Nature, Discover, Business Week, the New York T...(展开全部)

约翰·艾伦·保罗斯（John Allen Paulos），畅销书作家、数学家，宾夕法尼亚坦普尔大学数学教授，著有《不识数：数学盲及其后果》、《数学家读报》、《从前有一个数》和《数学与幽默》。他在美国国家公共电台“科学星期五”、英国BBC电视台频频露面，除了为《纽约时报》、《洛杉矶时报》、《华盛顿邮报》、《华尔街日报》、《福布斯》等报刊撰稿以外，他还为《发现杂志》、《美国学者》、《国家》、《纽约时报书评》、《纽约书评》、《华盛顿邮报书世界》、《伦敦书评》等写书评。

莫言，1955年出生于山东高密。中国当代在海内外享有广泛声誉的世界级作家。著有长篇小说《红高粱家族》、《天堂蒜薹之歌》、《十三步》、《食草家族》、《酒国》、《丰乳肥臀》、《红树林》、《檀香刑》、《四十一炮》、《生死疲劳》等十部，中短篇小说一百余部，并有剧作、散文多部；其中许多作品已被翻译成多种语言，包括英文、法文、德文、意大利文、日文。

From Publishers Weekly Food writer Dunlop is better known in the U.K., where her comprehensive volumes on Sichuanese and Hunanese cuisine carved out her niche and eventually became contemporary classics. Turning to personal narrative through the backstory and consequences of her fascination with China, she produces an autobiographical food-and-travel classic of a narrowly focus...(展开全部)

扶霞．邓洛普在牛津长大，于剑桥大学取得英国文学学士学位，其后于伦敦亚非学院以名列前茅的优异成绩获得中国研究硕士学位。一九九四年，扶霞在获得了英国文化协会奖学金补助后，前往中国四川大学就读一年；其后又在四川烹饪高等专科学校接受了三个月的专业厨师训练，成为该校第一位外国学生。 扶霞着有三本书，分别是《四川烹饪》、《湘菜谱》、《鱼翅与花椒》。她在BBC中文频道首度与中国当地电台合作时，担任与成都电台合作的《吃东吃西》电台节目共同制作人，这是一系列以饮食为主题的双语节目。她的文章曾刊登于各大报章杂志，包括《金融时报》《纽约客》《美食家》《四川烹饪》杂志等。她的作品也先后赢得了许多奖项。二○一○年，湖南省政府特别颁奖以肯定扶霞对湖南料理国际化的贡献。 扶霞在最近十年里，长期从事演讲与烹饪示范工作，有时是独立进行，有时则是和中国厨师合作，足迹踏遍了巴塞罗那、悉尼...(展开全部)

From Publishers Weekly Food writer Dunlop is better known in the U.K., where her comprehensive volumes on Sichuanese and Hunanese cuisine carved out her niche and eventually became contemporary classics. Turning to personal narrative through the backstory and consequences of her fascination with China, she produces an autobiographical food-and-travel classic of a narrowly focus...(展开全部)

A popular cat expert and award-winning author of four books on feline behavior reveals the key to a satisfying and rewarding relationship with your cat. Think it's impossible to train a cat? Think again! Yes, you can learn to understand your cat. No, cats are not always aloof. No, they don't ruin furniture out of spite. Most often feline "misbehavior" is the result of owners ...(展开全部)

きっ和、それらはぜんぶここにあるべきも的たち。完璧なバランス、そしてすぐにこわされるも的。