"The Story of the Stone (c. 1760)", also known by the title of "The Dream of the Red Chamber", is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature. Divided into five volumes, of which "The Warning Voice" is the third, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family (a story which closely accords with the fortunes of the author's own family). The two main character...(展开全部)

The story of art as it’s never been told before, from the Renaissance to the present day, with more than 300 works of art. How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before the twentieth century? And what is the Baroque anyway? Guided by Katy Hessel, art historian and founder of @thegreatwomenartists, discover the glittering painti...(展开全部)

When magic touches an old peachtree, strange things start happening. A giant peach grows as large as a house, and when James crawls inside, the adventure begins. Lane Smith has created wonderful new illustrations based on the characters in the new full-length movie from Disney.

When magic touches an old peachtree, strange things start happening. A giant peach grows as large as a house, and when James crawls inside, the adventure begins. Lane Smith has created wonderful new illustrations based on the characters in the new full-length movie from Disney.

The perfect companion to AMC’s six-part television seriesJames Cameron’sStory of Science Fiction, this unique book explores the history and evolution of the genre with contributions from the filmmakers who have helped bring it to life For the show, James Cameron personally interviewed six of the biggest names in science fiction filmmaking—Guillermo del Toro, George Lucas, Chr...(展开全部)

Multiple award winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman returns to dazzle, captivate, haunt, and entertain with this third collection of short fiction following Smoke and Mirrors and Fragile Things—which includes a never-before published American Gods story, “Black Dog,” written exclusively for this volume. In this new anthology, Neil Gaiman pierces the veil of...(展开全部)

The hero of The Poet and The Scarecrow is back in the new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly. Jack McEvoy, the journalist who never backs down, tracks a serial killer who has been operating completely under the radar--until now. Veteran reporter Jack McEvoy has taken down killers before, but when a woman he had a one-night stand with is murdered...(展开全部)

Published in conjunction with the History Channel and the BBC, this prizewinning volume, now back in print, contains previously unpublished material and photographs documenting the reality of life under Nazi rule and the evolution of the ruthless slaughter of millions of people in Germany. In this handsome edition, BBC producer and renowned historian Laurence Rees has collected...(展开全部)

During the past 16 years, acclaimed author and documentary-maker, Laurence Rees has met and interviewed a large number of former Nazis, and his unique insights into the Nazi psyche and the Second World War have received enormous praise. Following the success of Rees's bestselling "Auschwitz", this substantially revised and updated edition of "The Nazis - A Warning from History"...(展开全部)

我很喜欢普鲁斯特，但我更喜欢穆齐尔。——玛格丽特•杜拉斯 尼采使哲学与小说接近，穆齐尔使小说与哲学接近。——米兰•昆德拉 罗伯特•穆齐尔（1880-1942），奥地利作家，二十世纪最重要的德语文学大师之一，与卡夫卡、普鲁斯特、乔伊斯并列为二十世纪最重要的伟大作家。代表作有长篇小说《没有个性的人》（未完成）、《学生托乐思的迷惘》，短篇小说集《三个女人》，散文集《在世遗作》等。 穆齐尔早年大学工科毕业，后又获得哲学博士学位，是一位不折不扣的具有高度人文和科学素养的作家。作为现代的语文学的拓荒者，他的创作在内容上富于深刻的哲思和冷静的科学精神，在形式上则表现为不拘一格地突破传统和大胆尝试。