There were two Norman Conquests. John Julius Norwich is writing about the 'other' one, the conquest of Sicily. When on Christmas Day 1130, Roger de Hauteville had himself crowned first King of Sicily, the island entered a golden age. Norman and Italian, Greek and Arab, Lombard, Englishman and Jew all contributed to a culture that was as brilliant as it was cosmopolitan; to an i...(展开全部)

Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, a...(展开全部)

Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, a...(展开全部)

- Provides a summary of the modern understanding of the animal world and its evolution - Shows how DNA studies have revolutionized the classification of animals - Discusses key topics in zoology such as modern evolutionary trees and the origin of animals - Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over three million copies sold worldwide The animal world is immensely divers...(展开全部)

格雷尔·马库斯 Greil Marcus，美国当代著名乐评人、文化研究者、作家。著有《聆听大门》、《神秘列车》、《老美国志异》、《唇迹》等畅销不衰的音乐文化书籍，并为美国诸多报刊杂志撰写专栏。近年来，他先后在普林斯顿大学、明尼苏达大学和纽约大学等多所院校任教。 译者 金晓宇 ，1972年生于天津，自由译者，从事英语、日语翻译十余年。译作包括《写作人生》《嘻哈这门生意》《剧院里最好的座位》《船热》《诱惑者》等。现居杭州。

Combining accounts of legendary mountain ascents with vivid descriptions of his own forays into wild, high landscapes, Robert McFarlane reveals how the mystery of the world’s highest places has came to grip the Western imagination—and perennially draws legions of adventurers up the most perilous slopes. His story begins three centuries ago, when mountains were feared as the for...(展开全部)

Combining accounts of legendary mountain ascents with vivid descriptions of his own forays into wild, high landscapes, Robert McFarlane reveals how the mystery of the world’s highest places has came to grip the Western imagination—and perennially draws legions of adventurers up the most perilous slopes. His story begins three centuries ago, when mountains were feared as the for...(展开全部)

莫里斯·梅洛-庞蒂，法国20世纪最重要的哲学家、思想家之一。他在存在主义盛行年代与萨特齐名，是法国存在主义的杰出代表，也是法国现象学运动的奠基人之一。

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

作者： 卡洛·科洛迪（1826—1890），原名卡洛·罗伦齐尼，19世纪意大利作家、记者、幽默大师。他出生于意大利的一个厨师家庭。在教会学校毕业后，开始给地方报纸供稿，后逐渐转向儿童文学创作。科洛迪精通法文，曾将法国童话翻译成意大利语，广受小读者喜爱。科洛迪一生中，写过许多短篇小说、随笔、评论，然而最受欢迎的还是童话故事，其中最负盛名的作品就是《木偶奇遇记》。 绘者： 米娜利马（MinaLima），世界知名的平面设计工作室，在电影领域成果丰硕。它的创始人是米拉波拉·米娜（Miraphora Mina）和爱德华多•利马（Eduardo Lima）。他们为《哈利·波特》系列电影工作了十年，打造了一种独特的视觉图像风格。此外，还曾参与电影《理发师陶德》（Sweeney Todd，2007年）、《金色罗盘》（The Golden Compass，2007年）...(展开全部)