在线阅读本书 Professor William Waterman Sherman just wants to be alone. So he decides to take a year off and spend it crossing the Pacific Ocean in a hot-air balloon the likes of which no one has ever seen. But when he is found after just three weeks floating in the Atlantic among the wreckage of twenty hot-air balloons, naturally, the world is eager to know what happened. How...(展开全部)

威廉·皮纳·杜·鲍里斯，1916年5月生于美国新泽西州，1993年2月在法国尼斯逝世。他是美国著名的儿童文学作家和插画家，以滑稽的风格和独特的角色设定闻名。威廉生于艺术世家，曾赴法国进行艺术深造，十几岁就开始了文学创作。二战时期，他还当过战地记者。他最负盛名的作品是《二十一只气球》，本书获得1948年度纽伯瑞儿童文学奖。书中讲述了一位退休的数学教师乘坐热气球漂洋过海，最终到达印度尼西亚的一座火山的奇幻旅程。 谢毓洁，安徽全椒县人，先后毕业于苏州大学社会学院、北京师范大学历史学院，2008年获得近现代史专业博士学位。现为北京北方工业大学思政教研部讲师，主讲《中国近现代史纲要》课程；在《人民日报》《宁夏社会科学》《理论导刊》《高教探索》和《中国出版》等多家核心期刊发表一系列关于近代思想文化研究论文近20万字，出版《房龙故事精选》等文史译著6部；主持并完成...(展开全部)

Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon inventions. Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal, this classic fantasy-adventure is now available in a handsome new edition. "William Pne du Bois combines his rich...(展开全部)

The stories in this book, all written between 1929 and 1954, share the themes that feature so strongly in Graham Greene’s novels: humour and violence, pity and hatred, betrayal and pursuit. Comic, sad, shocking and tragic, they recount the tales of Mr. Maling’s loud stomach, destructive gangs of children, indiscretions revealed and secrets uncovered.

A guide to the thinkers and ideas that will shape the future What happened to the public intellectuals that used to challenge and inform us? Who is the Sartre or De Beauvoir of the internet age? General Intellects argues we no longer have such singular figures, but there are, instead, general intellects whose writing could, if read collectively, explain our times. Covering topi...(展开全部)

Reflections examines the practice of cinematography for cinema lovers, students, and film professionals from the perspective of those artists who paint within the medium of light to dark. It is divided into seven sections: cinematography basics, the key light, portraits, day interiors, night interiors, lab techniques, and the designing sequences. Each section contains extraordi...(展开全部)

New York Times Bestseller Edward O. Thorp is the father of card counting, and in Beat the Dealer he reveals the revolutionary point system that has been successfully used by professional and amateur card players for two generations. From Las Vegas to Monte Carlo, the tables have been turned and the house no longer has the advantage at blackjack. Containing the basic r...(展开全部)

The highly anticipated third book in Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series, The One will captivate readers who love dystopian YA fiction and fairy tales. The One is perfect for the fans who have followed America's whirlwind romance since it began—and a swoon-worthy read for teens who have devoured Veronica Roth's Divergent, Ally Condie's Matched, or Lauren...(展开全部)

How far would you go to find The One? A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you ll be matched with your perfect partner the one you re genetically made for. That s the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found the gene that pairs each of us with our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the w...(展开全部)