A mother and daughter travel from abroad to meet in Tokyo: they walk along the canals through the autumn evenings, escape the typhoon rains, share meals in small cafes and restaurants, and visit galleries to see some of the city's most radical modern art. All the while, they talk: about the weather, horoscopes, clothes, and objects, about family, distance, and memory. But uncer...(展开全部)

A mother and daughter travel from abroad to meet in Tokyo: they walk along the canals through the autumn evenings, escape the typhoon rains, share meals in small cafés and restaurants, and visit galleries to see some of the city’s most radical modern art. All the while, they talk: about the weather, horoscopes, clothes, and objects, about family, distance, and memory. But unce...(展开全部)

A mother and daughter travel from abroad to meet in Tokyo: they walk along the canals through the autumn evenings, escape the typhoon rains, share meals in small cafes and restaurants, and visit galleries to see some of the city's most radical modern art. All the while, they talk: about the weather, horoscopes, clothes, and objects, about family, distance, and memory. But uncer...(展开全部)

The inaugural winner of The Novel Prize, a new biennial award established by Giramondo, Fitzcarraldo Editions and New Directions. Cold Enough for Snow was unanimously chosen from over 1500 entries. Jessica Au’s novel is published by Giramondo, as well as Fitzcarraldo Editions in the UK and New Directions in the US, and will be translated into fifteen languages around the world....(展开全部)

A classic mystery for the festive season: mulled wine, mince pies...and murder. Mordecai Tremaine, former tobacconist and perennial lover of romance novels, has been invited to spend Christmas in the sleepy village of Sherbroome at the country retreat of one Benedict Grame. Arriving on Christmas Eve, he finds that the revelries are in full flow - but so too are tensions amongst...(展开全部)

A classic mystery for the festive season: mulled wine, mince pies...and murder. Mordecai Tremaine, former tobacconist and perennial lover of romance novels, has been invited to spend Christmas in the sleepy village of Sherbroome at the country retreat of one Benedict Grame. Arriving on Christmas Eve, he finds that the revelries are in full flow - but so too are tensions amongst...(展开全部)

A companion to the Caldecott Honor book A Big Mooncake for Little Star! A heartwarming and tender picture book introducing readers to their first snow, from award-winning, bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin. When it was quiet, Little Snow grinned and then jumped, jumped, jumped! Little Snow loves the new big, soft bed Mommy made him for the long, cold winter nights. But M...(展开全部)

It Worked for Me is filled with vivid experiences and lessons learned that have shaped the legendary career of the four-star general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. At its heart are Powell's "Thirteen Rules"--such as "Get mad, then get over it" and "Share credit"--that introduce his principles for effective leadership: conviction, hard work, and, above all, respect ...(展开全部)

作者—— 科林•卢瑟•鲍威尔（Colin Powell） 1937出生于美国纽约，美国四星上将。在美国四任总统（里根、老布什、克林顿和小布什）班子中担任过不同的高级职务。由于其办事沉稳，实战经验丰富，德高望重，2001年被小布什邀请出山担任国务卿，也是美国史上的第一位黑人国务卿。在世界范围内，或许鲍威尔没有克林顿、小布什、奥巴马名气大，但是在美国的军界、政界和外交界，鲍威尔更享有威望。他任国务卿时支持率曾高达80%以上，远高于奥尔布赖特、赖斯和希拉里。他就像一瓶老酒，时间越长越显得珍贵。 协助撰稿人—— 托尼•科尔兹（Tony Koltz） 美国著名作家，曾与美国著名军事作家汤姆•克兰西合作撰写了弗莱德•弗兰克斯将军、查克•霍纳将军、卡尔•史汀纳将军、安东尼•津尼将军等人的回忆录，还和津尼将军合作撰写有另外两本书。现居纽约。 译者—— 张强：华中师范...(展开全部)

Book Description To this haunting novel of wasted love, Kawabata brings the brushstroke suggestiveness and astonishing grasp of motive that earned him the Nobel Prize for Literature. As he chronicles the affair between a wealthy dilettante and the mountain geisha who gives herself to him without illusions or regrets, one of Japan's greatest writers creates a work that is dense...(展开全部)