[英]莉兹·延森（Liz Jensen）1959年出生于英国，第一本小说是《方舟之子》，此书入选“卫报小说奖”；第二本小说是《食纸人》；她还著有《蛋舞》和《家里的战争罪行》，后者入选“柑橘奖”，后改编为舞台剧。 《路易的第九条命》的灵感得自于她的祖母和叔叔。1930年，叔叔因为与祖母争吵后，从家庭聚会中失踪，祖母为了寻找儿子，最后跳下悬崖。英国老牌周报《傍不雅者》的副总编辑罗德·利德尔说：“莉兹·延森是最杰出的女性小说家。”

Six years ago, Koharu lost his beloved cat, Dorasuke. There is not a single day that goes by that he doesn't think of his cat. Then, out of the blue, he meets a guy...and it turns out that it's Dorasuke! God gave him a second chance to be with Koharu - and this time as a human! But there's a catch - God made him a promise that he must keep, and if he breaks it, there'll be cons...(展开全部)

“All men become brothers . . . Be embraced, ye millions!” The Ninth Symphony, a symbol of freedom and joy, was Beethoven’s mightiest attempt to help humanity find its way from darkness to light, from chaos to peace. Yet the work was born in a repressive era, with terrified Bourbons, Hapsburgs, and Romanovs using every means at their disposal to squelch populist rumblings in t...(展开全部)

In this engrossing book, an internationally respected historian gives an account of contemporary representations of Louis XIV-in paintings and engravings, medals and sculptures, plays, ballets, and operas-to show how the making of a royal image illuminates the relationship between art and power.

A USA Today Best-Selling Novel, and one of the Best Books of 2019 according to NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, BookPage, Shelf Awareness, BookRiot, and Bustle! “Unlike anything I’ve ever read. ” ―V.E. Schwab “Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space!” ―Charles Stross “Deft, tense and atmospheric, compellingly immersive and wildly original.” ―The N...(展开全部)

Published in 1967 and then extensively revised in 1978, The Ninth Configuration is a fascinating look at madness, philosophy, and the nature of religious belief. Both The Ninth Configuration and Twinkle, Twinkle 'Killer' Kane have been out of print for decades, but this new edition combines both novels with a long essay by Mark Kermode.

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

The first full-scale biography in twenty-five years of one of the most important and distinguished justices to sit on the Supreme Court–a book that reveals Louis D. Brandeis the reformer, lawyer, and jurist, and Brandeis the man, in all of his complexity, passion, and wit. Louis Dembitz Brandeis had at least four “careers.” As a lawyer in the late nineteenth and early twentie...(展开全部)

The first full-scale biography in twenty-five years of one of the most important and distinguished justices to sit on the Supreme Court–a book that reveals Louis D. Brandeis the reformer, lawyer, and jurist, and Brandeis the man, in all of his complexity, passion, and wit. Louis Dembitz Brandeis had at least four “careers.” As a lawyer in the late nineteenth and early twentie...(展开全部)

The Robin has now been voted Britain's favourite bird – a friendly presence in thousands of gardens, year round. Its life was hardly understood when David Lack – who has been called Britain's most influential ornithologist – started his scientific observations of robins while a schoolteacher at Dartington. It was Lack who established that robins sing to defend their territory; ...(展开全部)