米克洛什•班菲Miklós Bánffy（1873—1950） 出身于特兰西瓦尼亚的匈牙利贵族世家，曾担任外交官、国会议员和匈牙利外交部长。1916年，他负责策划侄子——哈布斯堡王朝最后一位君主卡尔一世的加冕典礼。1921—1922年，他参加过争取匈牙利加入国际联盟的谈判。 班菲伯爵既是目光长远的政治家，也是学识渊博的艺术家、小说家。他不仅无惧当时的社会压力，迎娶演员为妻，第一次世界大战期间，还主持了布达佩斯国家剧院。1926年，他结束在布达佩斯的公众生活，定居班菲家族的邦齐达堡。从那以后直到去世，他都全身心地投入到文学和艺术创作中，并创办出版社，鼓励和帮助年轻作家们写作。 班菲伯爵一生著作颇丰，而最为经典隽永的，便是这套奥匈帝国命运三部曲。 . 英文版译者 帕特里克•瑟斯菲尔德Patrick Thursfield 生于1923年，曾就读于查特豪斯公...(展开全部)

The tale of the two Transylvanian cousins, their loves, and their very different fortunes continues in this second volume of the Transylvanian trilogy. Balint Abady is forced to part from the beautiful and unhappily married Adrienne Uzdy, while Lazlo Gyeroffy is rapidly heading for self-destruction through excessive drinking and his own fecklessness. Politicians, quarreling amo...(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)

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)

A trade paperback edition of the bestselling oral history.

Originally published in 1977, Do What They Say or Else is the second novel by French author Annie Ernaux. Set in a small town in Normandy, France, the novel tells the story of a fifteen-year-old girl named Anne, who lives with her working-class parents. The story, which takes place during the summer and fall of Anne’s transition from middle school to high school, is narrated in...(展开全部)

Originally published in 1977, Do What They Say or Else is the second novel by French author Annie Ernaux. Set in a small town in Normandy, France, the novel tells the story of a fifteen-year-old girl named Anne, who lives with her working-class parents. The story, which takes place during the summer and fall of Anne’s transition from middle school to high school, is narrated in...(展开全部)

A beautifully illustrated compendium of leaves from around the world. Organised by leaf shape, The Lives of Leaves tells the stories, science and history of that leaf, from sugar maple and how leaves turn red, to gingko and how leaves are used as medicine. Full of fascinating science and very accessible – The Lives of Leaves is the perfect companion for readers who appreciate, ...(展开全部)

'Masterful . . . [Thompson] illuminates both the fascinating coders and the bewildering technological forces that are transforming the world in which we live.' - David Grann, author of The Lost City of Z. Facebook's algorithms shaping the news. Uber's cars flocking the streets. Revolution on Twitter and romance on Tinder. We live in a world constructed of computer code. Coders ...(展开全部)