David Wiesner brings his trademark artistry and rich imagination to the iconic American game of baseball. The few seconds after the ball leaves the bat can be infinitely long. For this eager young outfielder, there's plenty of time to envision the increasingly fantastic and funny situations that might interfere with making the catch. Summoning determination and courage, he over...(展开全部)

大卫·威斯纳（David Wiesner） 1956年出生于美国新泽西州。从中学时代开始，他对于用图画说故事的方式便很感兴趣。1980年，他与迈克·泰勒合作出版了第一本书《诚实的安德鲁》。他的作品向来广受各方瞩目，并六次赢得美国凯迪克大奖评委的青睐，被称为凯迪克奖的常胜将军，作品有：《疯狂星期二》《 海底的秘密》《飓风》《华夫先生》《滴水兽的夜晚》《人鱼女孩》《三只小猪》《梦幻大飞行》《7号梦工厂》等。

As told, or rather retold second-hand, by the narrator, Take It or Leave It relates the hilarious and amorous adventures of a young Frenchman who has been drafted into the U.S. Army and is being shipped Overseas to fight in Korea. The obsessed narrator retells, as best as he can, what the young man supposedly told him as they sat under a tree. He recounts how the young man esca...(展开全部)

This intermediate-level guide addresses tools, skills, and techniques used in alpine terrain including rock, snow, ice, and glaciers at moderate altitude--approximately 5000 meters and lower. The technical protection systems are covered, of course. But 30 years of alpine climbing experience has convinced the authors that mastery--and safety--lie in the far more difficult task o...(展开全部)

Today, computer-system optimization, at both the hardware and software levels, must consider the details of the memory system in its analysis; failing to do so yields systems that are increasingly inefficient as those systems become more complex. This lecture seeks to introduce the reader to the most important details of the memory system; it targets both computer scientists an...(展开全部)

"I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important aspect of the new Pelican Shakespeare series. Here is an elegant and clear text for either the study or the rehearsal room, notes where you need them and the distinguished scholarship of the general editors, Stephen Orgel and A. R. Bra...(展开全部)

"I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important aspect of the new Pelican Shakespeare series. Here is an elegant and clear text for either the study or the rehearsal room, notes where you need them and the distinguished scholarship of the general editors, Stephen Orgel and A. R. Bra...(展开全部)

约翰•奥伯格（1957— ） 美国作家。著作极丰且畅销，大多是在平凡中现卓见，发人深省，引发对生命更深切的认识与反思。擅长用故事手法表达信仰，幽默风趣却不失严谨洞察，目光锐利却不失温柔笔触。著有《褥子团契》、《一场游戏一场空？》、《信心，不怕怀疑》、《上帝爱你这么多》等书。