What do you do when: a lady polar bear walks into your igloo in a white fur coat? the lady you are forcing to walk the plank drops her handkerchief? you meet someone coming the other way on a circus tightrope? This is the funniest book on good behavior you'll ever read!

For use in schools and libraries only. More advice on proper behavior in a variety of social situations.

村上春树，日本著名作家。 循着岁月流逝、地点变迁，唯有四分之一个世纪里日日坚持跑步的所见所闻、所惑所思最是真真切切：1982年秋，开始职业作家生涯之际，也开始长跑。此后近30年，从夏威夷的考爱岛到马萨诸塞的剑桥，从日本村上市参加铁人三项赛，到踏上希腊马拉松长跑古道，他，永远奔跑。

In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he’d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a dozen critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and—even more important—on his writing. Equal p...(展开全部)

In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he’d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a dozen critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and—even more important—on his writing. Equal p...(展开全部)

This powerful collection of stories, set in the Northwest among the lonely men and women who drink, fish and play cards to ease the passing of time, was the first by Raymond Carver to be published in the UK. With its spare, colloquial narration and razor-sharp sense of how people really communicate, the collection went on to become one of the most influential pieces of literary...(展开全部)

村上春树，日本著名作家。 循着岁月流逝、地点变迁，唯有四分之一个世纪里日日坚持跑步的所见所闻、所惑所思最是真真切切：1982年秋，开始职业作家生涯之际，也开始长跑。此后近30年，从夏威夷的考爱岛到马萨诸塞的剑桥，从日本村上市参加铁人三项赛，到踏上希腊马拉松长跑古道，他，永远奔跑。

An intimate look at writing, running, and the incredible way they intersect, from the incomparable, bestselling author Haruki Murakami.While simply training for New York City Marathon would be enough for most people, Haruki Murakami's decided to write about it as well. The result is a beautiful memoir about his intertwined obsessions with running and writing, full of vivid memo...(展开全部)

A trade paperback edition of the bestselling oral history.

Perhaps Studs Terkel’s best-known book, Working is a compelling, fascinating look at jobs and the people who do them. Consisting of over one hundred interviews conducted with everyone from gravediggers to studio heads, this book provides a timeless snapshot of people’s feelings about their working lives, as well as a relevant and lasting look at how work fits into American life...(展开全部)