A powerful tragedy distilled into a jewel of a masterpiece by the Nobel Prize–winning author of Beloved and, almost like a prelude to that story, set two centuries earlier. In the 1680s the slave trade was still in its infancy. In the Americas, virulent religious and class divisions, prejudice and oppression were rife, providing the fertile soil in which slavery and race hat...(展开全部)

A powerful tragedy distilled into a small masterpiece by the Nobel Prize-winning author of Beloved and, almost like a prelude to that story, set two centuries earlier. Jacob is an Anglo-Dutch trader in 1680s United States, when the slave trade is still in its infancy. Reluctantly he takes a small slave girl in part payment from a plantation owner for a bad debt. Feeling reje...(展开全部)

On the day that Jacob, an Anglo-Dutch trader and adventurer, agrees to accept a slave in lieu of payment of a debt from a plantation owner, little Florens' life changes. With her intelligence and passion for wearing the cast-off shoes of her mistress, Florens has never blended into the background and now at the age of eight she is taken from her family to begin a new life. She ...(展开全部)

A powerful tragedy distilled into a jewel of a masterpiece by the Nobel Prize–winning author of Beloved and, almost like a prelude to that story, set two centuries earlier. In the 1680s the slave trade was still in its infancy. In the Americas, virulent religious and class divisions, prejudice and oppression were rife, providing the fertile soil in which slavery and race hat...(展开全部)

安·莱基 Ann Leckie 美国知名科幻小说家，被誉为“创造了新的科幻小说历史”的作家。 早期主要写作短篇小说，并在美国科幻奇幻作家协会任职。2002年，安·莱基开始撰写《数字星舰》系列的初稿。《数字星舰1：正义的觉醒》于2013年出版，出版后一举拿下了包括雨果奖和星云奖在内 的多项科幻大奖，她也成了备受瞩目的科幻女作家。 随后两年，安•莱基完成了“数字星舰三部曲”。该系列的后两部作品同样斩获了包括轨迹奖在内的多项科幻至高奖项。

Popular since its original publication more than 25 years ago, Leonard Cohen's classic book of contemporary psalms is now beautifully repackaged. Internationally celebrated for his writing and his music, Leonard Cohen is revered as one of the great writers, performers, and most consistently daring artists of our time. Now beautifully repackaged, the poems in Book of Mercy b...(展开全部)

Sensuous and seductive, Mexico's rich cultural traditions and raw, untamed natural beauty transcend the ages. Trample through jungles and high-plains deserts, explore ancient rites at mysterious Maya and Aztec ruins, or simply stretch out on a honey-kissed beach until mañana comes - find your own 'querido Mexico' with this informed, comprehensive guide.

For much of his career, Martin Parr has specialized in skewering the eccentricities and peculiarities of his native Great Britain--in particular those having to do with food, tourism, bad fashion choices and more food. Mexico is Parr's first new thematic series to be published in book form since 2002, a distinct geographical departure, and in part a greater departure as well. P...(展开全部)

被称为业界传奇LoneIy Planet出版公司的创始人托尼·惠勒和莫琳·惠勒已经出版了很多的旅行指南，这些指南覆盖了这个星球的每一个国家。 Lonely Planet创立于1973年，当时惠勒夫妇自己动手出版了一本非常独特的旅游指南：《便宜走亚洲》。之后他们又出版了《鞋带上的东南亚》，这本书很快被人们称为背包客的“圣经”。当时他们勇敢地踏入了别的旅游出版商未曾涉足的市场，他们专为一个新兴的自助旅行人群服务，而这些人群的出现要远远早于大众旅游市场的兴起。