Haunting, harrowing, and downright horrifying, this classic collection from the modern master of the fantastic features: THE SMALL ASSASSIN: a fine, healthy baby boy was the new mother's dream come true -- or her nightmare . . . THE EMISSARY: the faithful dog was the sick boy's only connectioin with the world outside -- and beyond . . . THE WONDERFUL DEATH OF DUDLEY STONE: a m...(展开全部)

Ready to relive some of the most daring voyages of all time? Unfold these spectacular cross sections and explore fourteen historic journeys. Open this dynamic book and discover how the greatest explorers in history — from Marco Polo to Neil Armstrong — plunged into the unknown and boldly pieced together the picture of the world we have today. With the help of masterful cross ...(展开全部)

How did they do it? Find out how the greatest explorers in history pieced together the picture of our world that we now take for granted, in this dynamic unfolding cross-sections book! Join acclaimed illustrator Stephen Biesty and popular children's history writer Stewart Ross, as they themselves explore some of the boldest, most daring expeditions of all time, using fold-out p...(展开全部)

罗贝托·波拉尼奥（Roberto Bolaño，1953—2003） 出生于智利，1977年抵达加泰罗尼亚，此前他生活在智利（他出生的地方）和墨西哥。他人生超过一半的时光都在宽容又充满生机的加泰罗尼亚度过，巴塞罗纳、赫罗纳，尤其是布拉内斯。他和卡洛琳娜·洛佩斯在布拉内斯定居并生了两个孩子，劳塔罗和亚历山德拉。 四十岁之前，他写诗，革命，吸毒，流浪，生病—总之，他几乎什么都干过，除了写小说。 而在他四十岁之后的十年，除了写小说，他几乎什么都没干。 得知病情的几个月后，1993年，波拉尼奥开始着手整理自己几乎所有的诗歌手稿，并附上详细的目录、创作日期说明及出处，题为《未知大学》，是未来将出版的《未知大学》的雏形。中文版诗集以《未知大学》为主体，同时收录作者此前已出版的另外三部诗集：《安特卫普》（2002年）、《浪漫主义狗》（2000年）和《三》（2000...(展开全部)

Born in Germany in the early twentieth century, mild and sensitive Richard Hieck endured a quietly difficult childhood. Raised in humble circumstances, Richard was profoundly influenced by his withdrawn mother and by his father -- an enigma whose devotion centered not on his five children but on his mysterious career. From his father, Richard inherited an interest in the night ...(展开全部)

This collection of 26 essays constitutes a challenging look at modern society. The foundations of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world's collapse. This is the view of Ayn Rand, a view so radically opposed to prevailing attitudes that it constitutes a major philosophic revolution. In this series of essays, she presents he...(展开全部)

Lt. Jasper Hobson and other members of the Hudson's Bay Trading Co. and his team along with the company's guests, Mrs. Paulina Barnett and Thomas Black travel through the North West Territories of Canada to Cape Bathurst on the Arctic Ocean. At Cape Bathurst, Hobson intends on creating a new trading post for the company, Paulina Barnett is along for the adventure and Thomas Bla...(展开全部)

Lt. Jasper Hobson and other members of the Hudson's Bay Trading Co. and his team along with the company's guests, Mrs. Paulina Barnett and Thomas Black travel through the North West Territories of Canada to Cape Bathurst on the Arctic Ocean. At Cape Bathurst, Hobson intends on creating a new trading post for the company, Paulina Barnett is along for the adventure and Thomas Bla...(展开全部)

Welcome to a land Ray Bradbury calls "the Undiscovered Country" of his imagination--that vast territory of ideas, concepts, notions and conceits where the stories you now hold were born. America's premier living author of short fiction, Bradbury has spent many lifetimes in this remarkable place--strolling through empty, shadow-washed fields at midnight; exploring long-forgotten...(展开全部)

THE OCTOBER COUNTRY is Ray Bradbury's own netherworld of the soul, inhabited by the horrors and demons that lurk within all of us. This classic collection of short stories includes: THE EMISSARY: The faithful dog was the sick boy's only connection with the world outside--and beyond. . . THE SMALL ASSASSIN: A fine, healthy baby boy was the new mother's dream come true--or her w...(展开全部)