Still considered one of the best of the genre, Coma propelled Robin Cook to the top of his field and earned him a reputation as the "master of the medical thriller" ("New York Times"). Now readers have another chance to discover this classic masterwork of nightmarish possibility.

劳伦斯·布洛克Lawrence Block 1938年生于美国布法罗，当代欧美硬汉派侦探小说代表作家。他的许多作品以苍凉不安、危机四伏的纽约为背景，被誉为“纽约犯罪风景的吟游诗人”。 布洛克曾多次获得爱伦·坡奖、夏姆斯奖、马耳他之鹰奖，并且得到了美国推理作家协会颁发的终身大师奖、英国推理作家协会颁发的钻石匕首奖等推理小说界重要大奖。 布洛克主要的作品有马修·斯卡德系列、雅贼系列、伊凡·谭纳系列、奇普·哈里森系列、杀手凯勒系列等。 曾与香港著名导演王家卫合作编写电影《蓝莓之夜》的剧本。

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. ""A beloved Lionni mouse discovers the magic of music."" As Geraldine, a little mouse, begins nibbling at a huge hunk of Parmesan cheese, she uncovers a big cheese statue of a mouse playing what seems to be a flute but on closer inspection is really its ta

While nibbling at a huge hunk of parmesan cheese, Geraldine uncovers a cheese statue of a mouse playing what seems to be a flute but on closer inspection is really its tail. That night Geraldine is woken by silver and gold sounds. “This must be music!” she says. And every night the cheese mouse fills Geraldine’s hideaway with beautiful music. Then one day her hungry mice friend...(展开全部)

"Writing with grace and clarity...he touches on everything from the evolution of the Western tonal system, to the Freudian theory of music as infantile escapism, to the differing roles o the right and left brain in perceiving music." WALL STREET JOURNAL Drawing on his own life long passion for music and synthesizing the theories of Plato, Schopenhauer, Stravinsky, Nietzsche, B...(展开全部)

The Computer Music Tutorial is a comprehensive text and reference that covers all aspects of computer music, including digital audio, synthesis techniques, signal processing, musical input devices, performance software, editing systems, algorithmic composition, MIDI, synthesizer architecture, system interconnection, and psychoacoustics. A special effort has been made to impart ...(展开全部)

Expanded, updated, and fully revised—the definitive introduction to electronic music is ready for new generations of students. Essential and state-of-the-art, The Computer Music Tutorial, second edition is a singular text that introduces computer and electronic music, explains its motivations, and puts topics into context. Curtis Roads’s step-by-step presentation orients musici...(展开全部)

"Music at the Limits" is the first book to bring together three decades of Edward W. Said's essays and articles on music. Addressing the work of a variety of composers, musicians, and performers, Said carefully draws out music's social, political, and cultural contexts and, as a classically trained pianist, provides rich and often surprising assessments of classical music and o...(展开全部)

耶胡迪・梅纽因在七岁首次登上音乐厅舞台时便震惊了音乐界，此后便一直是他那个时代的传奇人物。他不仅是位杰出的音乐家，而且是位作家、历史学家和人道主义者。乔治・斯坦纳曾评价道：“梅纽因的光芒……已使自己诠释音乐的过程成为一种彻底的情感表达和人性的体现。”梅纽因于1916年出生于美国的一个俄裔犹太人家庭。他十岁时在巴黎首次面对十分挑剔的欧洲音乐精英；十二岁时，他便在柏林同布鲁诺・瓦尔特合作演出。作为小提琴演奏大师和著名指挥家，梅纽因的作品被录音的次数超过了20世纪的所有音乐家。他曾在世界备地的音乐厅里演奏，并在第二次世界大战期间活跃在各个盟军战区，为将士们献艺。梅纽因充分意识到音乐神童所面临的问题，于是在英国萨里郡的斯托克达伯农创办了一所音乐学校，为来自世界各地的天才音乐学子提供学院教育和最好的音乐专业培养。然而，耶胡迪・梅纽因的兴趣远不止局限于小提琴家、...(展开全部)