From Publishers Weekly Once again O'Dell turns to the Native American for his subject， and in this novel he brings to life the mysterious Shoshone girl Sacagawea， interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark. Told from Sacagawea's point of view ，this is an honest， unsparing account of Indian life and the approaching whites. From the beginning， Sacagawea is calm and practical but ...(展开全部)

In this redesigned edition of Scott O'Dell's classic novel, a young Native American woman, accompanied by her infant and her cruel husband, experiences joy and heartbreak when she joins the Lewis and Clark expedition seeking a way to the Pacific.

约尼斯·艾吉 出生于内布拉斯加州，童年的大部分时光都在密苏里州的奥扎克湖附近度过。 其作品包括《纽约时报》年度瞩目好书《可爱的眼睛》和《陌生的天使》，以及新近的《梦的重量》。她曾在明尼苏达州圣保罗市圣凯瑟琳学院和安阿伯市密歇根大学执教多年。现居奥马哈北部，执教于内布拉斯加-林肯大学。

恩古吉·瓦·提安哥（1938— ），肯尼亚小说家、剧作家、政论家，生于利穆鲁一农民家庭。一九六四年毕业于乌干达马赫雷雷大学，后入英国利兹大学续修文学。一九六七年回国，在内罗毕大学任教，改英国文学系为非洲文学和语言系。一九七七年因抗议当局对英语的强制性教育而被政府逮捕，获释后与家人过着流亡的生活，直到肯尼亚前总统阿拉普·莫伊下台才终于得以安全回国。 他的作品还包括《孩子，你别哭》《一粒麦种》《血染的花瓣》《十字架上的魔鬼》等。恩古吉现居美国，在纽约大学任教并继续写作。

Christian missionaries attempt to outlaw the female circumcision ritual and in the process create a terrible rift between the two Kikuyu communities on either side of the river. The people are torn between those who believe in Western/Christian education and the opportunities it will offer, and those who feel that only unquestioned loyalty to past traditions will save them. The...(展开全部)

In his previous books, Oliver Sacks had addressed questions of the brain and mind through the lens of case histories of individuals with neurological disorders. Recently, however, he had been reflecting on his experiences with such patients in the context of a lifetime of medical practice, and in light of recent neuroscientific evidence and theories. The River of Consciousness ...(展开全部)

◎著者 奥利弗・萨克斯，1933年出生于英国伦敦，2015年病逝于纽约。医学博士，英国皇家内科医师学会会员（FRCP），曾经是纽约大学医学院的神经内科学教授，被《纽约时报》誉为“医学界的桂冠诗人”。他仔细收集过多种神经系统异常案例，以丰富的临床经验为基础，著有《错把妻子当 帽子》《脑袋里装了2000出歌剧的人》《火星上的人类学家》等畅销书籍。其中，描述了20世纪初嗜睡性脑炎患者的《苏醒》一书启发了电影《无语问苍天》，该片曾获奥斯卡最佳影片提名。萨克斯博士曾长期为《纽约客》和《纽约书评》撰稿。 ◎译者 陈晓菲，人类学硕士，文学和精神分析爱好者。

The River of Consciousness is one of two books Sacks was working on up to his death, and it reveals his ability to make unexpected connections, his sheer joy in knowledge, and his unceasing, timeless project to understand what makes us human. (From Amazon)

Bunny Rabbit has lost her toy duck! So Bunny and her brothers jump in their boat and head down the river in search of Little Duck. Their journey takes them from the mountaintop to the open sea, but there are many other adventures for you to follow along the way. Why are the Speedy Pigs in such a hurry? What will Laura Lamb catch on her fishing line? And what kind of mischief wi...(展开全部)

The River of Consciousness is one of two books Sacks was working on up to his death, and it reveals his ability to make unexpected connections, his sheer joy in knowledge, and his unceasing, timeless project to understand what makes us human. (From Amazon)