Since March 2000, photographer Joel Sternfeld has been documenting the abandoned elevated railway, the High Line, which runs down the West Side of Manhattan. Sometimes a river of grass, sometimes more like wheat fields of Canada, this unique ruin permits contemplation of nature, and of cityscape. Walking the path of this true time landscape, experiencing the seasons as they unf...(展开全部)

Grushin's stunning debut drew praise that placed her in the top rank of young literary voices. Now she returns with that rarity: a second novel even more dazzling than her first. The line: the universal symbol of scarcity and bureauA-cracy that exists wherever petty officials are let loose to abuse their powers. The line begins to form on the whispered rumor that a famous exi...(展开全部)

In the summer of 1983, twenty-year-old Nick Guest moves into an attic room in the Notting Hill home of the Feddens: conservative Member of Parliament Gerald, his wealthy wife Rachel, and their two children, Toby-whom Nick had idolized at Oxford-and Catherine, highly critical of her family's assumptions and ambitions. As the boom years of the eighties unfold, Nick, an innocent i...(展开全部)

Witemeyer Returns with Her Trademark Blend of Adventure, Romance, and HumorGrace Mallory is tired of running, of hiding. But when an old friend sends an after-hours telegraph transmission warning Grac

Since "The Book of Three" was first published in 1964, young readers have been enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-keeper and his quest to become a hero. Taran is joined by an engaging cast of characters that includes Eilonwy, the strong-willed and sharp-tongued princess; Fflewddur Fflam, the hyperbole-prone bard; the ever-faithful Gurgi; and the curmudgeonl...(展开全部)

"Blanchot describes a world where the Absolute has finally overcome all other rivals to its authority. The State is unified, universal, and homogenous, promising perfect satisfaction. Why then does it find revolt everywhere? Could it be the omnipresent police? The plagues? The proliferating prisons and black markets? Written in part as a description of post-World War II Europe,...(展开全部)

Open the front door and step inside a house exploding with patterns, colors, and Laura Ljungkvistas signature line Young children can follow the line through every room, discovering hidden surprises. From the kitchen with its stocked refrigerator, to the playroom brimming with toys, to the basement with its shiny toolbox, this house is filled with visual treasures. Questions p...(展开全部)

日本讀者評論為村上龍作品中足以排名第一或第二的作品！！ 這是一條慾念線。 失意攝影師向井，在SM女郎順子身體上尋求壓抑後的出口。 這是一條惡意線。 酒家女康子，在路上揀回離家少女明美，膩了，就丟棄她。 這是一條暴戾線。 私生子俊彥，動輒揮拳將同居人良喜打得面目模糊，再哭求原諒。 這是一條依存線。 男人央求撲克臉女人將他豢養在狗屋裡，只因人必須藉由他人來確認自我的存在…… 一群擁有相同感傷頻率線的陌生人，相繼遇見彼此。 他們的相遇，是被那些危險又美麗的訊號吸引而來， 它們來自一位叫優子的神秘女子。 優子可以看見、聽見電線中流動的電子訊號， 可以解構、再重組她所看見、聽見的電子訊號。 但優子卻透過性愛，感受她與人們的連結。 因為除了訊號，她整個人彷彿是置身在一個虛構的時空中， 只有她，沒有別人； 只有她，沒有愛…… ◎日本網友書評 「由20章所構成的小說...(展开全部)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: n He Shook hands with me: "Well, there you are, on your own, appointed officially under my responsibility." He was actually walking with me to the door. What a distance off it seemed I moved like ...(展开全部)

约瑟夫•康拉德，波兰裔英国作家，早年间是一名海员，在二十多岁时仍无法流利地使用英语，然而，他以非母语使用者的身份，为英语文学注入了独特的敏锐情感，其代表作《黑暗的心》《吉姆爷》在英国文学史上有突出的地位，成为影响了老舍、海明威、博尔赫斯、卡尔维诺、马尔克斯、艾略特、伍尔夫、贝娄、奈保尔等大批名家的文体大师。