A heartwarming, page-turning adventure about one child's love for his most treasured thing, and how far he will go to find it. A tale for the whole family to fall in love with, from one of the world’s greatest storytellers. One boy and his toy are about to change everything... Jack loves his childhood toy, Dur Pig. DP has always been there for him, through good and bad. Until o...(展开全部)

Knopf is proud to present a handsome 20th-anniversary edition of Dick King-Smith’s bestselling novel that became an Academy Award–nominated movie. When Babe arrives at Hogget Farm, Mrs. Hogget’s thoughts turn to sizzling bacon and juicy pork chops—until he reveals a surprising talent for sheepherding, that is. Before long, Babe is handling Farmer Hogget’s flock better than any ...(展开全部)

In this book, we accompany Umberto Eco as he explores the intricacies of fictional form and method. Using examples ranging from fairy tales and Flaubert, Poe and Mickey Spillane, Eco draws us in by means of a novelist's techniques, making us his collaborators in the creation of his text and in the investigation of some of fiction's most basic mechanisms.

"Come stroll with me through the leafy glades of narrative..." With Umberto Eco as companion and guide, who could resist such an invitation? In this exhilarating book, we accompany him as he explores the intricacies of fictional form and method. Eco draws us in by means of a novelist's techniques, making us his collaborators in the creation of his text and in the investigation ...(展开全部)

"Come stroll with me through the leafy glades of narrative..." With Umberto Eco as companion and guide, who could resist such an invitation? In this exhilarating book, we accompany him as he explores the intricacies of fictional form and method. Eco draws us in by means of a novelist's techniques, making us his collaborators in the creation of his text and in the investigation ...(展开全部)

In this book, we accompany Umberto Eco as he explores the intricacies of fictional form and method. Using examples ranging from fairy tales and Flaubert, Poe and Mickey Spillane, Eco draws us in by means of a novelist's techniques, making us his collaborators in the creation of his text and in the investigation of some of fiction's most basic mechanisms.

罗伯特·海因莱因（1907-1988），美国最有影响力的科幻作家。他因高超的叙述技巧、精巧的科幻构思、极具时代感的激进思想，以及对美国历史与文化的独特科幻化阐释，赢得了无数读者的喜爱，被誉为“美国现代科幻小说之父”。他同时也是世界科幻“三巨头”之一，其作品被译成数十种语言，在世界范围内广泛流传，是最受中国、日本以及俄罗斯读者欢迎的美国科幻作家之一。 海因莱因一生著作颇丰，多次获得各种科幻大奖，是第一位被美国科幻与奇幻作家协会授予“科幻大师”殊荣的科幻作家，其代表作包括《傀儡主人》《双星》《星船伞兵》《异乡异客》《严厉的月亮》《时间足够你爱》等。

This guide is an ideal learning tool and reference for Apache Pig, the programming language that helps you describe and run large data projects on Hadoop. With Pig, you can analyze data without having to create a full-fledged application - making it easy for you to experiment with new data sets. Programming Pig shows newcomers how to get started, and teaches intermediate users ...(展开全部)

This guide is an ideal learning tool and reference for Apache Pig, the programming language that helps you describe and run large data projects on Hadoop. With Pig, you can analyze data without having to create a full-fledged application - making it easy for you to experiment with new data sets. Programming Pig shows newcomers how to get started, and teaches intermediate users ...(展开全部)

A unique and personal portrait of the beloved, legendary Swiss writer, finally in English After a nervous breakdown in 1929, Robert Walser spent the remaining twenty-seven years of his life in mental asylums, closed off from the rest of the world in almost complete anonymity. While at the Herisau sanitarium, instead of writing, Walser practiced another favorite activity: walkin...(展开全部)