In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited by a publishing acquaintance to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser was published in Vienna to immediate success, and is now available in seventeen la...(展开全部)

An extraordinary new novel from the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize-winning The Remains of the Day. "You've long set your heart against it, Axl, I know. But it's time now to think on it anew. There's a journey we must go on, and no more delay . . ." The Buried Giant begins as a couple set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son ...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·韦斯特·戴维森（James West Davidson）＠美国著名历史学家＠耶鲁大学美国史博士＠美国中学、大学历史教科书编写者，拥有百万学生读者＠其与约翰·鲁格合著的《伟大心灵：拉布拉多半岛探险史》（1988）被美国国家地理学会评选为“史上最伟大的100本探险书”之一。

詹姆斯·韦斯特·戴维森（James West Davidson）＠美国著名历史学家＠耶鲁大学美国史博士＠美国中学、大学历史教科书编写者，拥有百万学生读者＠其与约翰·鲁格合著的《伟大心灵：拉布拉多半岛探险史》（1988）被美国国家地理学会评选为“史上最伟大的100本探险书”之一。

詹姆斯·韦斯特·戴维森（James West Davidson）＠美国著名历史学家＠耶鲁大学美国史博士＠美国中学、大学历史教科书编写者，拥有百万学生读者＠其与约翰·鲁格合著的《伟大心灵：拉布拉多半岛探险史》（1988）被美国国家地理学会评选为“史上最伟大的100本探险书”之一。

Many years ago, the four children of the Brontë family – Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne – lived in a windswept house by the Yorkshire moors with their father. Although their lives were often filled with sadness and their world was only as large as the distance they could walk, their inner worlds were bound only by their imaginations. Hungry for stories, these children devo...(展开全部)

【The Little Books of the Little Brontës】 ✰英國文學巨擘——勃朗特姐妹的故事 很久以前，在一個荒原的房屋裡，住著四位喪母的勃朗特孩子 – 夏洛蒂、布倫威爾、艾蜜莉和安妮。他們的生活充滿悲傷，活動範圍也十分有限，但他們的內心無拘無束，由想像力構築而成。 喜愛閱讀的孩子，讀著小說、詩歌、歷史與寓言故事。有一天，當他們收到一組士兵玩具後，更激發了創作的靈感，開啟了製作袖珍書的熱情，這份熱情將伴隨他們一生。 《The Little Books of the Little Brontës》描述了想像力的力量、說故事的樂趣以及對書籍的熱愛。這本書會讓喜愛勃朗特姐妹的讀者著迷，也讓初次認識她們的人留下深刻印象。 ✰勃朗特姐妹： 夏洛蒂－代表作《簡愛》 艾蜜莉－代表作《咆哮山庄》 安妮－代表作《荒野莊園的房客》 ✰本書特色： ...(展开全部)

E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publication in English in 2005. The Yale edition alone has now sold over half a million copies, and the book is available worldwide in almost thirty languages. Gombrich was of course the best-known art historian of his time, and his text su...(展开全部)

This “little history” takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter. John Sutherland is perfectly suited to the task. He has researched, taught, and written on virtually every area of literature, and his infectious passion for books and reading has defined his own life. Now he guides yo...(展开全部)

What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy a helpful approach or a disastrous idea? The answers to such basic economic questions matter to everyone, yet the unfamiliar jargon and math of economics can seem daunting. This clear, accessible, and even humorous book is ideal for young readers new to economics and f...(展开全部)