Since earliest times, humanity has pondered the incomprehensible mysteries of the universe, life...and the afterlife. Was there somewhere on Earth where, after death, mortal man could join the immortal Gods? Where was this place? By whom was it established? And does it still exist today? After years of painstaking research -- combining recent archaeological discoveries with ...(展开全部)

【蜷川実花 首部跨國指名攝影集X阿信 首度創作的愛情微型小說 正式發行】 暨2011年底，全球搶先曝光 「STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN 蜷川実花 X 阿信｜天堂｜影像書 寫真 展」後，讓各界粉絲引頸期盼的同名影像書，正式宣佈發行日為2012年2月24日，首刷隨書贈送 天堂明信片限定組。由日本當代攝影大師「蜷川実花」首度跨國為出道12年的五月天主唱「阿 信」拍攝青春畢業的攝影集「STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN 蜷川実花 X 阿信｜天堂｜影像書」，集結 蜷川実花的強烈異色影像與阿信首度創作的愛情微型小說，揉合雙方視覺與文學的美學精華，堪稱 空前絕後的跨界鉅作。 【天堂階梯VS. 愛情角落 同步推出雙版精裝封面大PK】 本次精選二大影像風格的封面，讓消費者擁有更多元的選擇，二種版本的封底與書腰皆擁有各自專 屬蜷川実花不同的花朵作品。而貫穿主軸...(展开全部)

In ancient Japan, a struggling artist is angered when his housekeeper brings home a tiny white cat he can barely afford to feed. But when the village's head priest commissions a painting of the Buddha for a healthy sum, the artist softens toward the animal he believes has brought him luck. According to legend, the proud and haughty cat was denied the Buddha's blessing for refus...(展开全部)

This is the story of a little cat who came to the home of a poor Japanese artist, and, by humility and devotion, brought him good fortune.

In this enchanting sequel to the number one bestseller The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom tells the story of Eddie’s heavenly reunion with Annie—the little girl he saved on earth—in an unforgettable novel of how our lives and losses intersect. Fifteen years ago, in Mitch Albom’s beloved novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, the world fell in love with Eddie, a...(展开全部)

In this latest work, respected art historian T. J. Clark sets out to investigate the different ways painting has depicted the dream of God’s kingdom come: heaven descended to earth. He goes back to the late Middle Ages and Renaissance―to Giotto in Padua, Bruegel facing the horrors of religious war, Poussin painting the Sacraments, and Veronese unfolding the human comedy, in par...(展开全部)

This volume contains two unusual and appealing satirical works by the well-known European philosopher Kolakowski. The first, Tales from the Kingdom of Lailonia, is set in a fictional land. Each story illustrates some aspect of human inability to come to terms with imperfection, infinitude, history, and nature. The second, The Key to Heaven, is a collection of seventeen biblical...(展开全部)

A classic science fiction novel by one of the greatest writers of the genre, set in a future world where one man's dreams control the fate of humanity. In a future world racked by violence and environmental catastrophes, George Orr wakes up one day to discover that his dreams have the ability to alter reality. He seeks help from Dr. William Haber, a psychiatrist who immediately...(展开全部)

厄休拉·勒古恩（Ursula K. Le Guin，1929—2018） 在男性主导的科幻界，却有一位女性作家脱颖而出，与J.R.R.托尔金和C.S.路易斯并称为“幻想文学三巨头”，被誉为当之无愧的奇幻女王。她就是厄休拉·勒古恩。 勒古恩一生获奖无数：8次雨果奖、6次星 云奖、24次轨迹奖、美国科幻奇幻作家协会“大师”称号……村上春树、宫崎骏、阿特伍德、刘慈欣都是她的崇拜者。 勒古恩的科幻作品，以先锋大胆的社会实验和浓郁的东方道家思想著称。在《天钧》中，她以道家无为、均衡的思想，重述西方乌托邦主题，一梦一醒之间，乌托邦大厦拔地而起，又轰然倒塌，唯余温暖的人性，让人回味无穷。

George Orr is a mild and unremarkable man who finds the world a less than pleasant place to live: seven billion people jostle for living space and food. But George dreams dreams which do in fact change reality – and he has no means of controlling this extraordinary power. Psychiatrist Dr William Haber offers to help. At first sceptical of George’s powers, he comes to...(展开全部)