Shortly after the 1989 publication of "Women Without Men" in her native Iran, Shahrnush Parsipur was arrested and jailed for her frank and defiant portrayal of women's sexuality. Now banned in Iran, this small masterpiece was eventually translated into several languages and introduces U.S. readers to the work of a brilliant Persian writer. With a tone that is stark, and bold, "...(展开全部)

If travel is most rewarding when it surprises, then Iran might be the most rewarding destination on Earth. If you fancy traveling somewhere neither East nor West, and exotic and fascinating, read on Andrew Burke, Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never ...(展开全部)

Bruno de Nicola investigates the development of women's status in the Mongol Empire from its original homeland in Mongolia up to the end of the Ilkhanate of Iran in 1335. Taking a thematic approach, the chapters show a coherent progression of this development and contextualise the evolution of the role of women in medieval Mongol society. The arrangement serves as a starting po...(展开全部)

Bruno de Nicola investigates the development of women's status in the Mongol Empire from its original homeland in Mongolia up to the end of the Ilkhanate of Iran in 1335. Taking a thematic approach, the chapters show a coherent progression of this development and contextualise the evolution of the role of women in medieval Mongol society. The arrangement serves as a starting po...(展开全部)

The arrival of the autumn/winter 2001 debut issue of this deluxe fashion bi-annual for men and women forced a redefinition of the parameters of luxury magazine publishing. As a challenging cultural encylopedia of the moment, it celebrated the extremes of contemporary lifestyles and explored the crossover in tastes and interests between the genders.With art direction by Alex Wie...(展开全部)

Travellers of all ages and budges view their Lonely Planet guidebook as a trustworthy travel companion. Every country is covered--from Argentina to Zimbabwe--with reliable, up-to-date and practical travel advice. In each country guide are thousands of detailed listings, reviews and recommendations as well as inspirational highlight sections, a full-colour front section with sty...(展开全部)

露西亚·伯林 LUCIA BERLIN 1936.11.12—2004.11.12 美国作家，1936年出生于阿拉斯加。一生在美国、智利、墨西哥辗转生活，居无定所。有过三次婚姻，独自抚养四个儿子，从事过中学西班牙语教师、电话接线员、病房管理员、急诊室护士、清洁女工 、监狱写作教师等各种职业，一边工作一边创作。2004年于玛琳娜得瑞港去世。 生前共发表76篇短篇小说，故事多基于个人经历写就。由于生活坎坷、不求名利，在世时未得到大众读者的关注，但在文学团体中具有广泛的影响力。直到逝世11年后，《清洁女工手册》出版，这位文学大师才进入大众视野，获得迟来的尊敬和喜爱。

露西亚·伯林 LUCIA BERLIN 1936.11.12—2004.11.12 美国作家，1936年出生于阿拉斯加。一生在美国、智利、墨西哥辗转生活，居无定所。有过三次婚姻，独自抚养四个儿子，从事过中学西班牙语教师、电话接线员、病房管理员、急诊室护士、清洁女工 、监狱写作教师等各种职业，一边工作一边创作。2004年于玛琳娜得瑞港去世。 生前共发表76篇短篇小说，故事多基于个人经历写就。由于生活坎坷、不求名利，在世时未得到大众读者的关注，但在文学团体中具有广泛的影响力。直到逝世11年后，《清洁女工手册》出版，这位文学大师才进入大众视野，获得迟来的尊敬和喜爱。

A Manual for Cleaning Women compiles the best work of the legendary short-story writer Lucia Berlin. With the grit of Raymond Carver, the humor of Grace Paley, and a blend of wit and melancholy all her own, Berlin crafts miracles from the everyday, uncovering moments of grace in the laundromats and halfway houses of the American Southwest, in the homes of the Bay Area upper cla...(展开全部)