In the four years before the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe versus Wade decision, women seeking abortions had to subject themelves to illegal, unregulated abortionists. This study reveals the presence of a secret organization, code-named "Jane", which provided an alternative. Here the women tell their own stories. A former member of "Jane", Laura Kaplan draws on her personal recollec...(展开全部)

In the four years before the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe versus Wade decision, women seeking abortions had to subject themelves to illegal, unregulated abortionists. This study reveals the presence of a secret organization, code-named "Jane", which provided an alternative. Here the women tell their own stories. A former member of "Jane", Laura Kaplan draws on her personal recollec...(展开全部)

First published by Michael Joseph in 1984, under a pseudonym, as 'The Diary of a Good Neighbour' and 'If the Old Could!', now published as 'The Diaries of Jane Somers', this is in many ways classic Lessing. As resonant with social and political themes as 'The Golden Notebook', Lessing returns to the realism of her early fiction with the wisdom and experience of maturity. The ...(展开全部)

We have a problem with Stuff. With just 5 percent of the world’s population, we’re consuming 30 percent of the world’s resources and creating 30 percent of the world’s waste. If everyone consumed at U.S. rates, we would need three to five planets! This alarming fact drove Annie Leonard to create the Internet film sensation The Story of Stuff, which has been viewed over 10 mill...(展开全部)

We have a problem with Stuff. With just 5 percent of the world’s population, we’re consuming 30 percent of the world’s resources and creating 30 percent of the world’s waste. If everyone consumed at U.S. rates, we would need three to five planets! This alarming fact drove Annie Leonard to create the Internet film sensation The Story of Stuff, which has been viewed over 10 mill...(展开全部)

Hidden in an old chest in her brother's attic, Jane Austen's memoirs are uncovered after hundreds of years, bricked up behind an old wall. Written shortly before her death, one volume was preserved immaculately, and its contents both shocked and thrilled readers. Detailing a love affair the author was apparently determined to keep secret, Jane's memoir offers readers untold ins...(展开全部)

How do snow crystals form? What shapes can they take? Why do star-shaped snow crystals usually have six arms? Are no two snow crystals alike? These questions and more are answered inside this exploration of the science of snow, featuring photos of real snow crystals in all their beautiful diversity. Perfect for reading on winter days, this book by a nature photographer and a sn...(展开全部)

莉迪亚•戴维斯（Lydia Davis） 美国当代著名小说家、翻译家。她的小说以语言精悍、结构新颖、洞察人性在美国文学界独树一帜。2005 年当选为美国艺术科学院院士，2013 荣获布克国际奖，长期致力于法国经典文学的译介工作，现为纽约州立阿伯尼大学创意写作教授。

莉迪亚·戴维斯 Lydia Davis，美国当代著名小说家、翻译家。她的小说以语言精悍、结构新颖、洞察人性在美国文学界独树一帜。2005 年当选为美国艺术科学院院士，2013 荣获布克国际奖，长期致力于法国经典文学的译介工作，现为纽约州立阿伯尼大学创意写作教授。

莉迪亚•戴维斯（Lydia Davis） 美国当代著名小说家、翻译家。她的小说以语言精悍、结构新颖、洞察人性在美国文学界独树一帜。2005 年当选为美国艺术科学院院士，2013 荣获布克国际奖，长期致力于法国经典文学的译介工作，现为纽约州立阿伯尼大学创意写作教授。