Originally published in Portuguese in 1943 as Terras do sem fim by Livraria Martins Editoria, Brazil. In this short novel, the aristocratic Badaros family is pitted against the middle-class planter Colonel Horacio Silveira in a struggle to obtain a crucial piece of land for the growing of cacao. Amado's true subject—and one he frequently comes back to—is the effect of the Bahia...(展开全部)

Originally published in Portuguese in 1943 as Terras do sem fim by Livraria Martins Editoria, Brazil. In this short novel, the aristocratic Badaros family is pitted against the middle-class planter Colonel Horacio Silveira in a struggle to obtain a crucial piece of land for the growing of cacao. Amado's true subject—and one he frequently comes back to—is the effect of the Bahia...(展开全部)

"I am sure her books will live on and on in American Literature" --Elizabeth Bishop "There is very little contemporary fiction which touches the level of Flannery O'Connor at her best." --Alan Pryce-Jones

The year is 1858. Thomas Glover is a restless young man with dreams of escaping Aberdeen. Abandoning his childhood sweetheart, he takes a posting as a trader in Japan. Within ten years he amasses a great fortune, learns the ways of the samurai and helps overthrow the Shogun - a rapid rise from lowly shipping clerk to millionaire industrialist. Yet behind Glover's astonishing su...(展开全部)

The final, previously unpublished novel by the author of All Quiet on the Western Front - a dreamlike, powerfully moving account of an emigrant's experience of New York during World War II. From the detention centre on Ellis Island, Ludwig Somner looks across a small stretch of water to the glittering towers of New York, which whisper seductively of freedom after so many years ...(展开全部)

The year is 1858. Thomas Glover is a restless young man with dreams of escaping Aberdeen. Abandoning his childhood sweetheart, he takes a posting as a trader in Japan. Within ten years he amasses a great fortune, learns the ways of the samurai and helps overthrow the Shogun - a rapid rise from lowly shipping clerk to millionaire industrialist. Yet behind Glover's astonishing su...(展开全部)

This is an explosive guide to the dynamic forces that shape our planet. "Violent Earth" is a spectacular visual exploration of the some of the most awe-inspiring and dramatic events that our planet can throw at us; earthquakes, eruptions, mud slides, tsunamis and more. Feel their terrifying force as they leap off the page through powerful photography, specially commissioned art...(展开全部)

作者：[英]DK出版社 编著 DK出版公司成立于1974年，是一家公认的国际出版公司。该公司的科普、百科、生活等图书畅销全球，其图文并茂的出版风格，深受各国读者的青睐与认可。DK出版公司以精美的图片、与时俱进的知识、生动有趣的讲述方式，成为行业内的佼佼者，二十多年来一直秉承高品质的出版理念，所以他们出版的图书语言的障碍，被翻译成近50种语言，在超过100个国家出版，屡获国际大奖，享誉全球。 译者：李璐 李璐，毕业于中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所，自然资源学专业，理学硕士。现就职于中国科学技术馆，从事网络科普工作，工程师，科普作者、编辑，负责策划、制作科普专题百余个，撰写科普文章30余篇。热爱科幻、推理、足球、美食……理想主义与现实主义的矛盾结合体。 审校者：王群力 中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所副编审。曾多年从事野外科学考察工作, 后又从事期刊杂志的...(展开全部)

作者：[英]DK出版社 编著 DK出版公司成立于1974年，是一家公认的国际出版公司。该公司的科普、百科、生活等图书畅销全球，其图文并茂的出版风格，深受各国读者的青睐与认可。DK出版公司以精美的图片、与时俱进的知识、生动有趣的讲述方式，成为行业内的佼佼者，二十多年来一直秉承高品质的出版理念，所以他们出版的图书语言的障碍，被翻译成近50种语言，在超过100个国家出版，屡获国际大奖，享誉全球。 译者：李璐 李璐，毕业于中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所，自然资源学专业，理学硕士。现就职于中国科学技术馆，从事网络科普工作，工程师，科普作者、编辑，负责策划、制作科普专题百余个，撰写科普文章30余篇。热爱科幻、推理、足球、美食……理想主义与现实主义的矛盾结合体。 审校者：王群力 中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所副编审。曾多年从事野外科学考察工作, 后又从事期刊杂志的...(展开全部)

This is an explosive guide to the dynamic forces that shape our planet. "Violent Earth" is a spectacular visual exploration of the some of the most awe-inspiring and dramatic events that our planet can throw at us; earthquakes, eruptions, mud slides, tsunamis and more. Feel their terrifying force as they leap off the page through powerful photography, specially commissioned art...(展开全部)