How do we find the courage to always be true to ourselves—even if we are unsure of whom we are? </p> That is the central question of international bestselling author Paulo Coelho's profound new work, The Witch of Portobello. It is the story of a mysterious woman named Athena, told by the many who knew her well—or hardly at all. Among them: </p> <blockquote> "People cre...(展开全部)

儒勒·米什莱（Jules Michelet，1798—1874）:法国19世纪著名历史学家，在近代历史研究领域中成绩卓越，被学术界称为“法国最早和最伟大的民族主义和浪漫主义历史学家”。曾陆续任职巴黎高等师范学院哲学与历史学教授、历史档案部主任、法兰西学院历史与伦理学教授。他主张“完整地复活过去”，其写作历史的目的，是以重建过去来显示公义，并期待改造社会，被视为年鉴派史学的鼻祖。米什莱著作等身，除了《法国简史》、《罗马共和国史》、《法国史》、《法国革命史》、《女巫》等史学巨著外，还创作了包括《鸟》、《虫》、《海》、《山》、《爱》、《人民》等一系列的散文作品。

Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at the cold, bleak shores of Connecticut Colony, that her new home will never be like the shimmering Caribbean island she left behind. In her relatives' stern Puritan community, she feels like a tropical bird that has flown to the wrong part of the world, a bird that is now caged and lonely. The only place where Kit feel...(展开全部)

If you can find a better bang for the buck than Wicked, please let me know. I picked up Wicked, knowing nothing except that its subject matter was the Wicked Witch of the West, to be drawn immediately into Maguire's splendidly imagined world of sentient animals, multiple societies, and unique physical laws. Wicked is an enthralling, great read, hugely entertaining. On top of al...(展开全部)

Winnie lived in her black house with her cat, Wilbur. He was black too. And that is how the trouble began. Everything in Winnies house is black--the carpet, the chairs, the bed and the sheets, the pictures on the walls, and even the bathtub And of course her cat, Wilbur, is black too--all except for his bright-green eyes. Whenever poor Wilbur closes his eyes and tries to take...(展开全部)

Winnie the Witch lives in a black house. She has black chairs and black stairs, black floors, and black doors. The trouble is that Winnie's cat, Wilbur, is also black. After sitting on him and tripping over him, Winnie decides to turn Wilbur into a green cat. But then he goes out into the long grass! Winnie is going to need a little magic to make sure she can always see Wilbur ...(展开全部)

Celebrate the slyest trickster tales from around the world in a lavish volume that gives a well-loved story tradition its rightful due. Enter (carefully) the world of the tricksters, those wily creatures who lie their way out of trouble, cheat when they get a chance, and devise elaborate tricks to get what they want —- with delightfully unpredictable results. This truly diver...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil? Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the sam...(展开全部)

《纳尼亚传奇》系列作品对后世作家影响深远，包括《哈利波特》系列的作者J·K·罗琳都曾表示自己深受C·S·刘易斯作品的影响。随着《纳尼亚传奇》系列故事改编成电影，全世界更多观众和读者开始认识这部不朽的作品。穿梭在一个又一个的纳尼亚冒险故事中，这绝对是你一生难忘的神奇旅程……

C.S.刘易斯： 刘易斯1898年2月生于北爱尔兰首府贝尔法斯特的一个清教徒家庭，律师之家。童年时代生活平静安逸，从小就喜欢躲在小阁楼上耽读、幻想。9岁失去母亲的经历，直接影响了他笔下魔法世界的诞生。随后他就被送往英格兰一所严格的寄宿学校，从此逐渐远离了父亲。 他26岁登上牛津大学教席，人称“最伟大的牛津人”。 他60岁遇到一生挚爱，却在两年后遭遇天人永隔之苦。 他1963年离开人世之前，就为十年后才去世的挚友托尔金写好了讣文。因为只有写出了《纳尼亚传奇》的人，才有资格说他真正了解《魔戒》的作者。 刘易斯一生著述甚丰，出版过若干关于英国中世纪及文艺复兴时期文学的评论作品。 在学术研究方面最重要的著作有《爱的寓言：中世纪传统研究》《十六世纪英语文学》《个人的异端》等。 在宗教方面有《痛苦问题》《纯粹基督教信仰》等。 在文学创作上则有科幻小说“空间三部曲...(展开全部)