Product Description Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969) goes beyond conventional thematic analysis to gain a more complete understanding of Mahler's music through the composer's character, his social and philosophical background, and his moment in musical history. A classic in German from 1960, MAHLER is presented here in a translation that captures the stylistic brilliance of the or...(展开全部)

TOO LOUD A SOLITUDE is a tender and funny story of Hant'a - a man who has lived in a Czech police state - for 35 years, working as compactor of wastepaper and books. In the process of compacting, he has acquired an education so unwitting he can't quite tell which of his thoughts are his own and which come from his books. He has rescued many from jaws of hydraulic press and now ...(展开全部)

只要经历过战场，每个人都会对战争有着更为痛彻的思考，科尼利厄斯•瑞恩就是其中一位。 身为二战时期杰出的战地记者，瑞恩曾随同美国陆军第8、第9航空队参与14次轰炸行动，亲历诺曼底登陆，跟随巴顿将军的第3集团军挺进法国和德国，直至攻克柏林。在前线，瑞恩与成千上万的亲历者密切接触。不论是艾森豪威尔、巴顿、蒙哥马利这些军事天才，还是登陆诺曼底、参与市场-花园行动的年轻士兵，抑或纳粹将领海因里希、沦陷区的柏林市民，都在他的笔下保留了当时历史的真实记忆。《时代》周刊评论道，科尼利厄斯•瑞恩以近距离观察战争的眼光，历经鲜血和死亡的灵魂，完成了普通作家“不可能完成的任务”。 战争带来的伤痛，曾经深深嵌入亲历者的生命，让他们重拾那段记忆并不容易。从1956年起，瑞恩陆续奔赴德、法、苏联，耗时近20年寻找幸存者，在寻访5000多位见证人之后，最终完成这部杰作“二战史诗三...(展开全部)

TOO LOUD A SOLITUDE is a tender and funny story of Hant'a - a man who has lived in a Czech police state - for 35 years, working as compactor of wastepaper and books. In the process of compacting, he has acquired an education so unwitting he can't quite tell which of his thoughts are his own and which come from his books. He has rescued many from jaws of hydraulic press and now ...(展开全部)

This extremely practical introduction to musical analysis explores the factors that give unity and coherence to musical masterpieces. Having first identified and explained the most important analytical methods, Nicholas Cook examines given compositions from the last two hundred years to show how different analytical procedures suit different types of music.

小袋鼠有妈妈吗？有啊！就跟你我一样。那小狮子、小企鹅、小海豚呢？这位全球知名度最高的幼儿绘本作家，一贯鲜艳的彩图，轻松学习的重复句型，让阅读变成充满趣味的亲子游戏。书末页亦附上各种动物的家族称呼列表，例如：小羊－lamb； 羊妈妈－ewe；羊爸爸－ram；一群羊－a flock。人类和动物在外观上也许不同，但母爱表现却是一样伟大的喔

Most of us the world over do not know much about the nuclear experience, let alone the 70,000 Korean victims of the atomic bomb or their arts of life and survival. Quietude: A Musical Anthropology of "Korea's Hiroshima" gives new insight into the overlooked and abused people who have lived and died on the margins of East Asian modernity. This book is an ethnography of Korean fi...(展开全部)

From recent decades' digitization have emerged a myriad of techniques for mapping musical life, identifying patterns in sound or musico-cultural practices, and compiling labels, names, tags, and classes on an unprecedented scale. Proliferating genre catalogs in the context of digital platforms and the conjunction of genre with notions of, for example, mood and activity are amon...(展开全部)

For nearly seventy years, readers have been delighted by the adventures of Christopher Robin and his lovable friends. Paired with the perfectly suited drawings of Ernest H. Shepard, A. A. Milne’s classic story continues to captivate children of all ages.