The Thames displays the same qualities as London: The Biography : scholarship, wit, discursiveness, lovely descriptive writing, anecdotes, spirit of place and character. It is hugely enjoyable and sure to be another mammoth bestseller. The Thames is about the river from source to sea, from prehistoric times to the present, its flora and fauna, the paintings and photographs...(展开全部)

作者：彼得•阿克罗伊德，1949年生于伦敦，先后就读于剑桥大学和耶鲁大学。他曾为《旁观者》担任多年文学编辑，现为《泰晤士报》首席书评家、皇家文学学会成员。在英国文坛上，彼得•阿克罗伊德可以说是最多产、最多面手的作家。他至今已经出版著作近六十种，其中小说、传记和历史著作三足鼎立，同样出色。《一个唯美主义者的遗言——奥斯卡•王尔德别传》获1984年毛姆奖。作者的重要作品还包括《伦敦大火》《霍克斯默》（获1985年的韦特布里德奖和《卫报》小说奖）、《艾略特传》（获1984年韦特布里德奖和海曼因奖）、《狄更斯传》（入围1991年NCR图书奖）。除此以外，他还获得著名的英国惠特贝瑞传记奖，英国皇家汉密特奖，英国布莱克小说纪念奖，毛姆小说奖，南岸文学奖等。 译者：任明，上海社会科学院文学研究所副研究员，文学与传媒博士。先后毕业于厦门大学、英国卡迪夫大学、英国利兹...(展开全部)

For thousands of years human beings have been losing their possessions and dumping their rubbish in the River Thames, making it the longest and most varied archaeological site in the world. For those in the know, the muddy stretches provide a tangible link with the past, a connection to the natural world, and an oasis of calm in a chaotic city. Lara Maiklem left the countryside...(展开全部)

From Publishers Weekly Once again O'Dell turns to the Native American for his subject， and in this novel he brings to life the mysterious Shoshone girl Sacagawea， interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark. Told from Sacagawea's point of view ，this is an honest， unsparing account of Indian life and the approaching whites. From the beginning， Sacagawea is calm and practical but ...(展开全部)

In this redesigned edition of Scott O'Dell's classic novel, a young Native American woman, accompanied by her infant and her cruel husband, experiences joy and heartbreak when she joins the Lewis and Clark expedition seeking a way to the Pacific.

In this redesigned edition of Scott O'Dell's classic novel, a young Native American woman, accompanied by her infant and her cruel husband, experiences joy and heartbreak when she joins the Lewis and Clark expedition seeking a way to the Pacific.

From Publishers Weekly Once again O'Dell turns to the Native American for his subject， and in this novel he brings to life the mysterious Shoshone girl Sacagawea， interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark. Told from Sacagawea's point of view ，this is an honest， unsparing account of Indian life and the approaching whites. From the beginning， Sacagawea is calm and practical but ...(展开全部)

恩古吉·瓦·提安哥（1938— ），肯尼亚小说家、剧作家、政论家，生于利穆鲁一农民家庭。一九六四年毕业于乌干达马赫雷雷大学，后入英国利兹大学续修文学。一九六七年回国，在内罗毕大学任教，改英国文学系为非洲文学和语言系。一九七七年因抗议当局对英语的强制性教育而被政府逮捕，获释后与家人过着流亡的生活，直到肯尼亚前总统阿拉普·莫伊下台才终于得以安全回国。 他的作品还包括《孩子，你别哭》《一粒麦种》《血染的花瓣》《十字架上的魔鬼》等。恩古吉现居美国，在纽约大学任教并继续写作。

Christian missionaries attempt to outlaw the female circumcision ritual and in the process create a terrible rift between the two Kikuyu communities on either side of the river. The people are torn between those who believe in Western/Christian education and the opportunities it will offer, and those who feel that only unquestioned loyalty to past traditions will save them. The...(展开全部)

Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth and death, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community. Months earlier, Martha do...(展开全部)