雷克斯．史陶特 Rex Stout 一八八六年十二月一日生於美國印第安那州諾伯斯維爾，家中九個小孩裡排行老六。高中畢業後曾短暫就讀堪薩斯大學，之後進入海軍，擔任老羅斯福總統專用艇上的士官長。退役後的四年間，史陶特分別在六個州從事過辦公室工友、雪茄店記帳員、旅館經理等大大小小約莫三十種不同的工作，其中包括自由撰稿者，在雜誌上發表過詩作、小說及專題文章。此外，史陶特及其兄弟專為學校設計的銀行服務系統廣受歡迎，多達四百間學校使用的高額收益為他帶來優渥的生活。 一九二七年，史陶特自金融界退休，前往巴黎展開專職作家的生涯，此時他已經四十二歲了。四十九歲那年返美，推出以尼洛．伍爾夫為主角的推理小說《高爾夫謀殺案》，從此在文壇大放異彩，一九五九年獲美國推理作家協會頒贈大師獎肯定其畢生貢獻。 史陶特的創作量極大，直至一九八五年過世前仍手不輟筆，光是伍爾夫探案系列就寫...(展开全部)

The award-winning light novel that inspired a manga—also available from Seven Seas—and an anime! Plain, boring, and friendless Nukumizu Kazuhiko has witnessed something completely baffling: popular girl Yanami Anna was friend-zoned by her childhood friend and crush! In fact, all the popular girls around him are getting similarly rejected by the boys they like. Without realizing...(展开全部)

In a secret world of forbidden knowledge, power comes at a terrible price...Quentin Coldwater's life is changed forever by an apparently chance encounter: when he turns up for his entrance interview to Princeton he finds his interviewer dead - but a strange envelope bearing Quentin's name leads him down a very different path to any he'd ever imagined. The envelope, and the myst...(展开全部)

A classic tale by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo, America's beloved storyteller. When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller's mysterious answer (an elephant! An elephant will lead him there!)...(展开全部)

In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true. What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he...(展开全部)

In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true. What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he...(展开全部)

Narnia . . . where Talking Beasts walk . . . where a witch awaits . . . where a new world is about to be born.On a daring quest to save a beloved life, two friends are hurled into another world, where an evil sorceress seeks to enslave them. But then the lion Aslan’s song weaves itself into the fabric of a new land, a land that will become known as Narnia. And in Narnia, all th...(展开全部)

The Adventure Begins. Narnia... where Talking Beasts walk... where a Witch waits... where a new world is about to be born. On a daring quest to save a life, two friends are hurled into another world, where an evil sorceress seeks to enslave them. But then the lion Aslan's song weaves itself into the fabric of a new land, a land that will be known as Narnia. And in Narnia, all t...(展开全部)