Half a lifetime ago, Paul Theroux virtually invented the modern travel narrative by recounting his grand tour by train through Asia. In the three decades since, the world he recorded in that book has undergone phenomenal change.The Soviet Union has collap
Paul Theroux Figures in a Landscape:People and Places-风景中的人物:人和地方
Drawing together a fascinating body of writing from over 14 years of work, Figures in a Landscape ranges from profiles of cultural icons (Oliver Sacks, Elizabeth Taylor, Robin Williams) to intimate personal remembrances; from thrilling adventures in Afric
Paul Theroux Deep South:Four Seasons on Back Roads-南方腹地:小路上的四季
One of the most acclaimed travel writers of our time turns his unflinching eye on an American South too often overlooked
Paul Theroux has spent fifty years crossing the globe, adventuring in the exotic, seeking the rich history and folklore of the far
Paul Theroux has spent fifty years crossing the globe, adventuring in the exotic, seeking the rich history and folklore of the far
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown-黑暗之星游猎:从开罗到开普敦的陆路
In Dark Star Safari the wittily observant and endearingly irascible Paul Theroux takes readers the length of Africa by rattletrap bus, dugout canoe, cattle truck, armed convoy, ferry, and train. In the course of his epic and enlightening journey, he endur
Gerald Durrell The Stationary Ark-静止方舟
Gerald Durrell helped establish a model zoo on the Isle of Jersey, an experience that caused him to reconsider the whole question of wild animals in human hands.
"On one level, the book is about zoos. More profoundly, however, THE STATIONARY ARK is
"On one level, the book is about zoos. More profoundly, however, THE STATIONARY ARK is
Gerald Durrell The Bafut Beagles-巴富特小猎犬
Young English zoologist Gerard Durrell returns to the Cameroons in West Central Africa in 1949 for another humorous and fascinating animal collecting expedition. Meet a frog with a coat of hair (which turns out not to be hair at all), full grown monkeys t
Gerald Durrell The Ark's Anniversary-方舟纪念日
A prolific author who never fails to be entertaining, Durrell brings us up to date on his Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust. Ever since he was six years old, Durrell knew he wanted to have his own zoo. How he accomplished that--and became a respected nat
Gerald Durrell Overloaded Ark-超载的方舟
The debut book by British naturalist Gerald Durrell. It is the chronicle of a six months collecting trip to the West African colony of British Cameroon - now Cameroon - (Dec 1947 - Aug 1948) - that Durrell made with the highly regarded aviculturist and or
Gerald Durrell Menagerie Manor-动物园庄园
Menagerie Manor is sure to delight fans of Durrell’s beloved classic My Family and Other Animals and other accounts of his lifelong fascination with members of the animal kingdom. With his unfailing charm, Durrell tells the story of how he finally fulfill
Gerald Durrell Marrying off Mother:and Other Stories-嫁母:和其他故事
A collection of short stories by a world-renowned naturalist and author of My Family and Other Animals introduces an eccentric cast of characters including a prize-truffling pig in France and an aging Memphis belle.
Gerald Durrell Encounters with Animals-与动物的相遇
'I once travelled back from Africa on a ship with an Irish captain who did not like animals. This was unfortunate, because most of my luggage consisted of about two hundred odd cages of assorted wildlife . . .'
Gerald Durrell's accounts
Gerald Durrell's accounts
Gerald Durrell The Garden of the Gods(Corfu Trilogy #3)-众神花园(科夫三部曲#3)
The third volume in the 'Corfu Trilogy' continues the accounts of the young Gerald Durrell during the years that he and his family lived in Corfu before the Second World War. While the animals of Corfu are young Gerald's focus, it is the an
Gerald Durrell Birds, Beasts and Relatives(Corfu Trilogy #2)-鸟、兽和亲戚(科夫三部曲#2)
Part coming-of-age autobiography and part nature guide, Gerald Durrell's dazzling sequel to My Family and Other Animals is based on his boyhood on Corfu, from 1933 to 1939. Originally published in 1969 but long out of print, Birds, Beasts and Relativ
Gerald Durrell Catch Me a Colobus-帮我抓疣猴
A pot-pourri of animal anecdotes, based on hectic days at the author's Jersey zoo and his forays to various corners of the earth to rescue animal species in danger of extinction. First published in 1972.
Gerald Durrell Beasts in My Belfry-我钟楼里的野兽
A hilarious record that no Durrell fan will want to miss. - Sunday Telegraph
If you looked you would think that his mind was full of beautiful and poetic thoughts...A ball of food would make its appearance at the base of the long neck and would travel
If you looked you would think that his mind was full of beautiful and poetic thoughts...A ball of food would make its appearance at the base of the long neck and would travel
Bertrand Russell Portraits From Memory and Other Essays-记忆中的肖像画和其他随笔
Bertrand Russell brushes sharply delineated portraits of notable writers, philosophers and politicians. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republi
Bertrand Russell The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell-伯特兰罗素自传
Bertrand Russell was born in 1872 and died in 1970. One of the most influential figures of the twentieth century, he transformed philosophy and can lay claim to being one of the greatest philosophers of all time. He was a Nobel Prize winner for Literature
Witi Ihimaera Maori boy : a memoir of childhood-毛利男孩:童年回忆录
Witi Ihimaera is a consummate storyteller — one critic calling him one of New Zealand's ‘finest and most memorable’. Some of his best stories, however, are about his own life. This honest, stirring work tells of the family and community into which Ih
Gary Paulsen My Life in Dog Years-我的狗年生活
作者:Gary Paulsen
标题:My Life in Dog Years《我的狗年生活》
简介:Gary Paulsen has owned dozens of unforgettable and amazing dogs. In each chapter he tells of one
标题:My Life in Dog Years《我的狗年生活》
简介:Gary Paulsen has owned dozens of unforgettable and amazing dogs. In each chapter he tells of one
Promise Me, Dad: A Year Of Hope, Hardship, And Purpose-答应我,爸爸:痛苦、坚强和充满希望的一年
一部感人至深的回忆录,记述了难忘的一年,一个家庭和一个国家从此被彻底改变。
2014年11月,拜登家族的13名成员聚集在楠塔基特岛,庆祝传统节日感恩节——这一传统他们
2014年11月,拜登家族的13名成员聚集在楠塔基特岛,庆祝传统节日感恩节——这一传统他们
Frank McCourt Angela's Ashes(Frank McCourt #1)-安琪拉的灰烬
作者:Frank McCourt
书名:Angela's Ashes(Frank McCourt #1)《安琪拉的灰烬》
简介:Imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's astounding humor and compassion.
书名:Angela's Ashes(Frank McCourt #1)《安琪拉的灰烬》
简介:Imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's astounding humor and compassion.
Frank McCourt 'Tis: A Memoir(Frank McCourt #2)-弗兰克·麦考特回忆录
作者:Frank McCourt
书名:'Tis: A Memoir(Frank McCourt #2)《弗兰克·麦考特回忆录》
简介:The sequel to Frank McCourt's memoir of his Irish Catholic bo
书名:'Tis: A Memoir(Frank McCourt #2)《弗兰克·麦考特回忆录》
简介:The sequel to Frank McCourt's memoir of his Irish Catholic bo
Miranda July It Chooses You-它选择了你
作者: Miranda July
书名:It Chooses You《它选择了你》
英文简介:In the summer of 2009, Miranda July was struggling to finish writing the screenplay for her much-a
书名:It Chooses You《它选择了你》
英文简介:In the summer of 2009, Miranda July was struggling to finish writing the screenplay for her much-a
Jeanette Winterson Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal-为什么幸福当你可以是正常的
作者: Jeanette Winterson
书名:Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?《为什么幸福当你可以是正常的》
英文简介:Witty, acute, fierce, and celebratory, Why Be Happy
书名:Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?《为什么幸福当你可以是正常的》
英文简介:Witty, acute, fierce, and celebratory, Why Be Happy
May-lee Chai hapa girl-继母
作者:May-lee Chai
书名:hapa girl《继母》
英文简介:In the mid-1960s, Winberg Chai, a young academic and the son of Chinese immigrants, married an Irish-American a
书名:hapa girl《继母》
英文简介:In the mid-1960s, Winberg Chai, a young academic and the son of Chinese immigrants, married an Irish-American a
Ian Frazier Family-家庭
作者:Ian Frazier
书名:Family《家庭》
英文简介:Family tells the story of Ian Frazier's family in America from the early colonial days to the present. Using le
书名:Family《家庭》
英文简介:Family tells the story of Ian Frazier's family in America from the early colonial days to the present. Using le
Paula Fox Borrowed Finery: A Memoir-借来的华服
作者:Paula Fox
书名:Borrowed Finery: A Memoir《借来的华服》
英文简介:Born in the 1920s to nomadic, bohemian parents, Paula Fox is left at birth in a Manhattan or
书名:Borrowed Finery: A Memoir《借来的华服》
英文简介:Born in the 1920s to nomadic, bohemian parents, Paula Fox is left at birth in a Manhattan or
Etgar Keret The Seven Good Years-美好的七年
作者:Etgar Keret
书名:The Seven Good Years《美好的七年》
英文简介:Bagi Etgar Keret, hidup di daerah konflik tidak melulu tentang penderitaan. Lewat cara pandang
书名:The Seven Good Years《美好的七年》
英文简介:Bagi Etgar Keret, hidup di daerah konflik tidak melulu tentang penderitaan. Lewat cara pandang
Agatha Christie Come, Tell Me How You Live-情牵叙利亚
作者:Agatha Christie
书名:Come, Tell Me How You Live《情牵叙利亚》
英文简介:Agatha Christie’s personal memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the
书名:Come, Tell Me How You Live《情牵叙利亚》
英文简介:Agatha Christie’s personal memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the
Charles Johnson The Way of the Writer: Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling-作家之道
作者:Charles Johnson
书名:The Way of the Writer: Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling《作家之道:对叙事艺术与技巧的思考》
英文简介:From Charles Johnson
书名:The Way of the Writer: Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling《作家之道:对叙事艺术与技巧的思考》
英文简介:From Charles Johnson
Georges Simenon When I Was Old-当我老了
作者:Georges Simenon
书名:When I Was Old《当我老了》
英文简介:An intimate inside look at the mind of Georges Simenon, immortalized here in his journals.
In the
书名:When I Was Old《当我老了》
英文简介:An intimate inside look at the mind of Georges Simenon, immortalized here in his journals.
In the
Alexie Sherman You Don't Have to Say You Love Me-你不必说你爱我
作者:Alexie Sherman
书名:You Don't Have to Say You Love Me《你不必说你爱我》
英文简介:A searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, and loss from the c
书名:You Don't Have to Say You Love Me《你不必说你爱我》
英文简介:A searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, and loss from the c
Edith Eger The Choice: Embrace the Possible-选择:拥抱可能
作者:Edith Eger
书名:The Choice: Embrace the Possible《选择:拥抱可能》
英文简介:Winner of the National Jewish Book Award and Christopher Award
At the age of six
书名:The Choice: Embrace the Possible《选择:拥抱可能》
英文简介:Winner of the National Jewish Book Award and Christopher Award
At the age of six
Pearl S. Buck The Child Who Never Grew-从未长大的孩子
作者:Pearl S. Buck
书名:The Child Who Never Grew《从未长大的孩子》
英文简介:Originally published in 1950, Buck's account of her struggle to help and understa
书名:The Child Who Never Grew《从未长大的孩子》
英文简介:Originally published in 1950, Buck's account of her struggle to help and understa
Norman Mailer The Prisoner of Sex-性囚徒
作者:Norman Mailer
书名:The Prisoner of Sex《性囚徒》
英文简介:Here, by America's foremost candidate for the Nobel Prize, is the book that some fifteen years
书名:The Prisoner of Sex《性囚徒》
英文简介:Here, by America's foremost candidate for the Nobel Prize, is the book that some fifteen years
Joyce Carol Oates A Widow's Story-寡妇的故事
作者:Joyce Carol Oates
书名:A Widow's Story《寡妇的故事》
英文简介:Unlike anything Joyce Carol Oates has written before, A Widow’s Story is the univers
书名:A Widow's Story《寡妇的故事》
英文简介:Unlike anything Joyce Carol Oates has written before, A Widow’s Story is the univers
Intellectual Memoirs: New York, 1936-1938-思想回忆录:纽约 1936—1938
作者:Mary McCarthy
书名:Intellectual Memoirs: New York, 1936-1938《思想回忆录:纽约 1936—1938》
英文简介:Mary McCarthy vividly recalls her early years i
书名:Intellectual Memoirs: New York, 1936-1938《思想回忆录:纽约 1936—1938》
英文简介:Mary McCarthy vividly recalls her early years i
Mary McCarthy How I Grew-我的成长史
作者:Mary McCarthy
书名:How I Grew《我的成长史》
英文简介:How I Grew is Mary McCarthy’s intensely personal autobiography of her life from age thirteen
书名:How I Grew《我的成长史》
英文简介:How I Grew is Mary McCarthy’s intensely personal autobiography of her life from age thirteen
Mary McCarthy Memories of a Catholic Girlhood-一个天主教女孩的童年回忆
作者:Mary McCarthy
书名:Memories of a Catholic Girlhood《一个天主教女孩的童年回忆》
英文简介:This unique autobiography begins with McCarthy’s recollect
书名:Memories of a Catholic Girlhood《一个天主教女孩的童年回忆》
英文简介:This unique autobiography begins with McCarthy’s recollect
Joseph Conrad The Mirror of the Sea-海之镜
作者:Joseph Conrad
书名:The Mirror of the Sea《海之镜》
英文简介:First published in 1906, The Mirror of the Sea was the first of Joseph Conrad's two autobiog
书名:The Mirror of the Sea《海之镜》
英文简介:First published in 1906, The Mirror of the Sea was the first of Joseph Conrad's two autobiog