Still haunted by the death of Anakin Skywalker''s beloved Padme in Revenge of the Sith, Darth Vader is tasked with a mission to locate a lost Imperial expeditionary force-led by the son of Vader''s rising nemesis, Moff Tarkin. But the perils of Vader''s journey into the unexplored Ghost Nebula are compounded by traitors among his crew and the presence of the system''s religious...(展开全部)

科拉莉•比克福德-史密斯：插画家、图书设计师，现在也是一位作家，毕业于英国雷丁大学印刷与图像传播学专业。她有很高的文学修养，所设计的图书广受赞誉，曾获得英国封面设计学院奖、《纽约时报》《Vogue》《卫报》等推荐，尤其是布封精装的“企鹅经典”系列，引领了图书装帧界的复古风。

From an award-winning designer comes a beautifully illustrated children’s story, a modern day classic that speaks to all ages. Once there was a Fox who lived in a deep, dense forest. For as long as Fox could remember, his only friend had been Star, who lit the forest paths each night. But then one night Star was not there, and Fox had to face the forest all alone and learns to...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 In this rich and riveting narrative, a writer's search for the truth behind his family's tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original epic—part memoir, part reportage, part mystery, and part scholarly detective work—that brilliantly explores the nature of time and memory, family and history.

'A gripping detective story, a stirring epic, a tale of ghosts and dark marvels, a thrilling display of scholarship, a meditation on the unfathomable mystery of good and evil, "The Lost" is as complex and rich with meaning and story as the past it seeks to illuminate. A beautiful book, beautifully written.' Michael Chabon 'The Lost' is the story of an odyssey in search of six ...(展开全部)

克里斯•沃梅尔 克里斯•沃梅尔是一位自学成才的艺术家，他从未接受过正规的艺术训练，曾做过清扫街道、拾捡垃圾的工作，还曾做过邮递员、工人。由于对风景画的兴趣，他于1982年给自己购置了一套木版画工具，并开始自己学着使用。他的第一本商业书籍《动物字母表》于1990年出版，随即获得了当年博洛尼亚国际儿童书展的图形奖，第二年又获得博洛尼亚少女奖。他的作品《两只青蛙》赢得了2003年度雀巢铜奖，《牙齿、尾巴和触须》入选了2004年度《纽约时报书评》杂志最佳插画童书奖，《莫莉和夜晚的怪兽》入围了2009年度凯特•格林纳威奖。他的许多作品，如《乔治和龙》《大丑怪和小石兔》还被改编成了舞台剧，他的许多插画都被制成了贺年卡。除了创作童书以外，克里斯还兼做其他插画和设计工作，比如广告宣传、包装设计、英国皇家邮票和《当代旅游》杂志封面等。

Stanislaw Lem's set of short stories, written over a period of twenty years, all feature the adventures of space traveller Ijon Tichy and recount him spinning in time-warps, spying on robots, encountering bizarre civilizations and creatures in space and being hopelessly lost in a forest of supernovae. This is a philosophical satire on technology, theology, intelligence and huma...(展开全部)

First UK edition. Translated by Michael Kandel.

Responsible for the greatest advances in astronomy since Copernicus, William and Caroline Herschel transformed our view of the heavens. A trained musician, amateur scientist William found international fame after discovering the planet Uranus in 1781. His partnership with his sister Caroline yielded groundbreaking work, including techniques that remain in use today. The duo pio...(展开全部)