艾尔芙丽德·耶利内克是奥地利当代著名女作家，1946年出生。2004年荣获诺贝尔文学奖。耶利内克特立独行，思想前卫，因为她写的内容不一般，表现手法不一般，而引起了诸多争议。 1946年，耶利内克生于奥地利斯施蒂利亚州的米尔茨施拉格市，在维也纳长大。1946年，耶利内克生于奥地利斯施蒂利亚州的米尔茨施拉格市，在维也纳长大。其时离第二次世界大战不远。要说，这场大战时耶利内克还没有出生，可是却同我们的作家也真有剪不断、理还乱的牵扯，这一团氤氲时常出现在她的文学创作里，好像梦魇一般。 耶利内克带犹太血统，并且，祖上是从捷克，也即波西米亚，迁居来奥地利的。在所谓“奥(地利)匈(牙利)帝国”时期，奥地利是欧洲最大的国家，地跨今天中欧的大部分土地，还包括了南欧的巴尔干半岛。所以，不同国家中帝国的子民流向首都维也纳，不足为奇。这些外来户大致出身在当地比较有根底的家庭...(展开全部)

弗朗索瓦丝·萨冈，她十八岁出版处女作《你好，忧愁》，被译成二十多种语言，全球销量五百万册。曾沉溺于派对、飙车、赌博、酗酒，卷入形形色色的诉讼，被称作“迷人的小魔鬼”，成为二战后西方世界叛逆青年的代表。一生出版四十余部作品，写尽了属于一个时代的青春、爱情与自由。她是法国文坛神话的缔造者，一个不老的青春符号，一个关于天才、忧愁、畅销的恒久传奇。

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. '"Come along, Toto," she said. "We will go to the Emerald City and ask the Great Oz how to get back to Kansas again."' Swept away from her home in Kansas by a tornado, Dorothy and her dog Toto find themselves stranded in the fantastical Land of Oz. As instructed by the Good Witch of the North a...(展开全部)

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Why is a rainbow curved? Why aren't left-handers extinct? How is a sunflower like a synchronised swimmer? Why is 'e' a magic number? The answer to these questions is contained within one simple word: MATHS. Because maths is all about patterns, and our universe is extraordinarily patterned. With enthusiasm, humour and heart, Eddie Woo shows how card tricks, conspiracy theories, ...(展开全部)

And over and around all these cliffs and rocks crawl entangled tendrils and weeds. Trees grow there also, but the wind's power is so great that trees have to transform themselves into clinging vines, that they may get a firm hold on the steep precipices. The oaks creep along on the ground, while their foliage hangs over them like a low ceiling; and long-limbed beeches stand in ...(展开全部)

Folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous and manifestly unreal. The winged fairies of Grimm and Andersen have brought more happiness to childish hearts than all other human creations. Yet the old time fairy tale, having served for generatio...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

This is a collection of the best predictions made by "Popular Mechanics" writers between 1903 and 1969. It features original, visually stunning artwork & a free poster. Each chapter is introduced by astrophysics professor and former NASA advisor Gregory Benford. Between 1903 and 1969, scientists and other experts made hundreds of predictions in "Popular Mechanics" about what th...(展开全部)