Lyric sermons: Riddle-poems that consist only of answers: Lou Reid meets Claude Monet and converts to Zen: The pure hilarious ache of ontology: "Short Talks is elegiac, perceptive, droll. It is the first book-length collection by an accomplished, original voice. Sunday mornings are never going to be the same again.

Lyric sermons: Riddle-poems that consist only of answers: Lou Reid meets Claude Monet and converts to Zen: The pure hilarious ache of ontology: "Short Talks is elegiac, perceptive, droll. It is the first book-length collection by an accomplished, original voice. Sunday mornings are never going to be the same again.

By Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist Having wandered the ruins of Hiroshima, Tokyo and other Japanese cities after WW II, The Metabolists – four architects, a critic, an industrial designer and a graphic designer – showed with the launch of their manifesto Metabolism 1960 how they would employ biological systems (aided by Japan's massive advances in technology) as i...(展开全部)

On the occasion of the press’s 40th anniversary, Brick Books is proud to present the first of six new editions of classic books from our back catalogue. This new edition of Short Talks features a foreword by the poet Margaret Christakos, a “Short Talk on Afterwords” by Carson herself, and a new cover and design by the renowned typographer Robert Bringhurst. First issued in 1992...(展开全部)

On the occasion of the press’s 40th anniversary, Brick Books is proud to present the first of six new editions of classic books from our back catalogue. This new edition of Short Talks features a foreword by the poet Margaret Christakos, a “Short Talk on Afterwords” by Carson herself, and a new cover and design by the renowned typographer Robert Bringhurst. First issued in 1992...(展开全部)

The varied forms of Leonard Bernstein's musical creativity have been recognized and enjoyed by millions. These lectures, Mr. Bernstein's most recent venture in musical explication, will make fascinating reading as well. Virgil Thomson says of the lectures: "Nobody anywhere presents this material so warmly, so sincerely, so skillfully. As musical mind-openers they are first clas...(展开全部)

伦纳德·伯恩斯坦（Leonard Bernstein，1918—1990） 举世闻名的指挥巨匠，古典乐大师。曾任纽约爱乐乐团音乐总监，并带领该团进入黄金时代，指挥过全球主要管弦乐团，所获荣誉众多。伦纳德·伯恩斯坦对于人类艺术的贡献，绝不仅仅在于作曲、演奏、指挥领域，曾通过一系列电视节目向大众普及古典音乐，力图拆除古典乐与公众之间的高墙。留下了一大批宝贵的录音和录像遗产。 庄加逊 译者，毕业于上海交通大学，外国文艺理论硕士。译有《乐之边园：格伦·古尔德文集》《科普兰论音乐》《萨蒂音乐涂鸦》《音乐的极境：萨义德古典乐评集》《为什么是马勒？》《激情精神：阿尔玛·马勒的一生》等，编译有《雅纳切克私信集》，著有《陌上花来：回归与远行》。常年为《三联爱乐》等杂志撰文。

◎著者简介 林-曼纽尔·米兰达（Lin-Manuel Miranda） 一位硕果累累的作曲家、作词家、演员，2015年麦克阿瑟基金会奖获得者。 他创作的音乐剧《汉密尔顿》曾赢得2016年的普利策戏剧奖，同时获得16项托尼奖提名，在打破历史纪录的同时斩获包括最佳音乐剧在内的11项大奖。他的第一部百老汇音乐剧作品《身在高地》亦在2008年斩获4项托尼奖。他为迪士尼动画电影《海洋奇缘》创作并演唱的原创歌曲曾获奥斯卡金像奖提名与格莱美奖。曾参演《欢乐满人间2》，执导《身在高地》《倒数时刻》等影片。目前他与妻儿和爱犬居住在美国纽约市。 ◎绘者简介 乔尼·孙（Jonny Sun） 一位插画家、作家，曾出版《如果你也是外星人，那么所有人都是》。 美国《时代》杂志评选的“2017年互联网上25位最有影响力的人物”之一，麻省理工学院博士生、哈佛大学伯克曼·克莱因互联网...(展开全部)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the creator and star of Hamilton, with beautiful illustrations by Jonny Sun, comes a book of affirmations to inspire readers at the beginning and end of each day. “When the world is bringing you down, Gmorning, Gnight! will remind you that you are awesome.”—Booklist Good morning. Do NOT get stuck in the comments section of life today. Make, do, ...(展开全部)

Coinage - it is one of the most successful and consistent technologies ever invented. Nothing else we still use in everyday life has a history quite like it. Look around at all the things that would bewilder a Greek, Roman, or Renaissance ancestor; then, dig into your purse or pocket for that one artifact that they would immediately recognize as part of their world. Historian F...(展开全部)