HOUSE OF MIRTH, THE

作者：  Edith

出版社：Random House US 1984年02月

简介：An immensely popular bestseller upon its publication in 1905,The House of Mirth was Edith Wharton’s first great novel.Set among the elegant brownstones of New York City and opulentcountry houses like gracious Bellomont on the Hudson, the novelcreates a satiric portrayal of what Wharton herself called “asociety of irresponsible pleasure-seekers” with a precisioncomparable to that of Proust. And her brilliant and complexcharacterization of the doomed Lily Bart, whose stunning beauty anddependence on marriage for economic survival reduce her to adecorative object, becomes an incisive commentary on the nature andstatus of women in that society. From her tragic attraction tobachelor lawyer Lawrence Selden to her desperate relationship withsocial-climbing Rosedale, Lily is all too much a product of theworld indicated by the title, a phrase taken from Ecclesiastes:“The heart of fools is in the house of mirth.” For it is Lily’svery specialness that threatens the elegance and fulfillment sheseeks in life. Along with the author’s other masterpiece, TheAge of Innocence, this novel claims a place among thefinest American novels of manners.

Moon music /

作者：  Faye Kellerman.

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简介：     In the bleak wasteland of the Nevada desert, not far from the sparkling, 24-hour neon of the world famous Las Vegas Strip, the body of a once-beautiiful showgirl is discovered, horribly mauled and mutilated. It is a horrendous crime, shocking in its brutality, excessive even for a city celebrated for its excess. Seasoned police veteran and Vegas native Detective Sergeant Romulus Poe has seen his fair share of depravity in this mecca of glitz and vice. But there is something about this unfortunate young woman's death -- and in a similar murder that is to follow soon after -- that harkens back to an unsolved slaying and so-called suicide a quarter-century ago. The grim similarities -- along with some frightening new possibilities -- are leading Poe into a night world of dark shadows best left unilluminated..and pulling the inquisitive policeman toward secrets from a strange and sordid past that could destroy those closest to him, and drag him over the edge.

San Francisco Victorians /

作者：  photographs by Michael Blumensaadt ; essay by Randolph Delehanty.

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简介：For more than a century the refined but playful elegance of Victorian houses has helped define the style and identity of the city by the bay. San Francisco Victorians showcases the variety and charm of the city's signature houses. This generous but portable survey features the most picturesque of the Victorians and exquisite Queen Annes, including classically restored marvels and the more fancifully decorated "painted ladies." Focusing on breathtaking exteriors and finely turned details from homes in all of the city's neighborhoods, and with a fun, informative text by noted Victorian architecture authority Randolph Delehanty, San Francisco Victorians is an enchanting and colorful look at these enduring beauties.

Summer /

作者：  by Edith Wharton ; with an introduction by Susan Minot.

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简介： 在线阅读本书 Considered by some to be her finest work, Edith Wharton’s Summercreated a sensation when first published in 1917, as it was one of the first novels to deal honestly with a young woman’s sexual awakening. Summeris the story of Charity Royall, a child of mountain moonshiners adopted by a family in a poor New England town, who has a passionate love affair with Lucius Harney, an educated man from the city. Wharton broke the conventions of women’s romantic fiction by making Charity a thoroughly independent modern woman—in touch with her emotions and sexuality, yet kept from love and the larger world she craves by the overwhelming pressures of heredity and society. Praised for its realism and honesty by such writers as Joseph Conrad and Henry James and compared to Flaubert’s Madame Bovary, Summerremains as fresh and powerful a novel today as when it was first written.

Sister Carrie /

作者：  Theodore Dreiser ; with an introduction by E. L. Doctorow.

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简介：　　 　　 　　 　　 　　sister carrie, theodore dreiser\'s revolutionary first novel, was published in 1900--sort of. the story of carrie meeber, an 18-year-old country girl who moves to chicago and becomes a kept woman, was strong stuff at the turn of the century, and what dreiser\'s wary publisher released was a highly expurgated version. times change, and we now have a restored "author\'s cut" of sister carrie that shows how truly ahead of his time dreiser was. first and foremost, he has written an astute, nonmoralizing account of a woman and her limited options in late-19th-century america. that\'s impressive in and of itself, but dreiser doesn\'t stop there. digging deeply into the psychological underpinnings of his characters, he gives us people who are often strangers to themselves, drifting numbly until fate pushes them on a path they can later neither defend nor even remember choosing. 　　dreiser\'s story unfolds in the measured cadences of an earlier era. this sometimes works brilliantly as we follow the choices, small and large, that lead some characters to doom and others to glory. on the other hand, the middle chapters--of which there are many--do drag somewhat, even when one appreciates dreiser\'s intentions. if you can make it through the sagging midsection, however, you\'ll be rewarded by sister carrie\'s last 150 pages, which depict the harrowing downward spiral of one of the book\'s central characters. here dreiser portrays with brutal power how the wrong decision--or lack of decision--can lay waste to a life. --rebecca gleason --this text refers to the paperback edition. 　　 　　book description 　　 　　"american writing, before and after dreiser\'s time, differed almost as much as biology before and after darwin," said h. l. mencken. sister carrie, dreiser\'s great first novel, transformed the conventional "fallen woman" story into a bold and truly innovative piece of fiction when it appeared in 1900. na?ve young caroline meeber, a small-town girl seduced by the lure of the modern city, becomes the mistress of a traveling salesman and then of a saloon manager, who elopes with her to new york. both its subject matter and dreiser\'s unsparing, nonjudgmental approach made sister carrie a controversial book in its time, and the work retains the power to shock readers today. 　　 "sister carrie came to housebound and airless america like a great 　　free western wind, and to our 　　stuffy domesticity gave us the first 　　fresh air since mark twain and whitman," noted sinclair lewis. "dreiser enlarged, willy-nilly, by 　　a kind of historical accident if 　　the modern library has played a significant role in american cultural life for the better part of a century. the series was founded in 1917 by the publishers boni and liveright and eight years later acquired by bennett cerf and donald klopfer. it provided the foundation for their next publishing venture, random house. the modern library has been a staple of the american book trade, providing readers with afford- 　　able hardbound editions of impor- 　　tant works of literature and thought. for the modern library\'s seventy- 　　fifth anniversary, random house redesigned the series, restoring 　　as its emblem the running torch- .　　bearer created by lucian bernhard in 1925 and refurbishing jackets, bindings, and type, as well as inau- 　　gurating a new program of selecting titles. the modern library continues to provide the world\'s best books, at the best prices. 　　 　　book dimension 　　height (mm) 175 width (mm) 107 　　 　　

Provencal interiors : French country style in America /

作者：  Betty Lou Phillips ; photography by Dan Piassick.

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简介：8 1/2 X 10 In, 160 Pp, 125 Color Photos. Provencal Interiors: Inspired by the sun-drenched colors of southern France, french country, or provencal, decorating is the epitome of understated luxury, as fitting in the city and suburbs as in rural reaches. No matter that it's roots are firmly planted in the small stone farmhouse, or mas, the typical dwelling in the provencal region. It is eqaully appealing in a remote chateau as in a stately manor house, or bastide. The most inviting homes exude comfort,tradition, and grace. Most people, though, say it is charm that best characterizes the french interior. Through stunning photographs, informative text, and an extensive resource list, provincal interiors detail everything necessary for creating this harmonious mingling in america.

New design : London /

作者：  series editor:Edward M. Gomez

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简介：The New Design series celebrates some of the finest graphic design talents each featured city has to offer. This city-by-city tour is the insider's guide to dozens of design firms that are making an impact on the industry. Selected by designers for designers, the work in these pages reveals what makes graphic design tick in the city of London. Fresh, new, and filled with vitality, this is a valuable collection for all design enthusiasts, from advertising and media afficionados, to artists, educators, students, and all those with a strong interest in contemporary design.

Window displays in Milan /

作者：  Silvio San Pietro

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简介：Although a city with its own features, Milan is representative of trends affecting the whole country. Silvio San Pietro presents 170 examples of window displays from some of the most famous shops in the city.

Report of the Technical Consultation on the Measurement of Fishing Capacity : Mexico City, Mexico...

作者：  Technical Consultation on the Measurement of Fishing Capacity

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Molecular biology : genes to proteins / 3rd ed.

作者：  Burton E. Tropp.

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简介：Summary: Publisher Summary 1 Written for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this textbook is substantially revised and updated from the 1987 2nd. edition, which was titled Molecular biology and was edited by David Freifelder (deceased). Tropp (chemistry and biochemistry, Queens College, City U. of New York) retains Freifelder's approach of including the experiments that led to discoveries, and incorporates as well new developments, including the guest-written chapters on recombination (by Hannah Klein of the NYU Medical Center) and transposons and other mobile elements (by Joseph Peters, Cornell U.). The textbook is clearly organized, with a detailed table of contents indicating the sub-chapters, and contains a wealth of high-quality color images. Annotation 漏2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)  

Urban pads : hip living in the city /

作者：  [editorial director] Kelley Cheng.

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简介：　　The new ways of living have given rise to exciting new concepts and configurations of spaces within the home, and resulted in some of the most innovative and eye-catching interiors of today.A Urban Pads features inspirational projects from around the Asian region, and offers a look into the many faces and aspects of urban living that reflect the uniquely individual spirit of the projects and the cities in which they dwell. A Gone are the days when a home simply denoted a place to stay, today a home can be a reflection of the owners taste, style and most importantly personality. 　　

Main Street / 1st Carroll & Graf ed.

作者：  Sinclair Lewis.

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简介： 在线阅读本书 The first of Sinclair Lewis’s great successes, Main Streetshattered the sentimental American myth of happy small-town life with its satire of narrow-minded provincialism. Reflecting his own unhappy childhood in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, Lewis’s sixth novel attacked the conformity and dullness he saw in midwestern village life. Young college graduate Carol Milford moves from the city to tiny Gopher Prairie after marrying the local doctor, and tries to bring culture to the small town. But her efforts to reform the prairie village are met by a wall of gossip, greed, conventionality, pitifully unambitious cultural endeavors, and—worst of all—the pettiness and bigotry of small-town minds. Lewis’s portrayal of a marriage torn by disillusionment and a woman forced into compromises is at once devastating social satire and persuasive realism. His subtle characterizations and intimate details of small-town America make Main Streeta complex and compelling work and established Lewis as an important figure in twentieth-century American literature.

Vanity fair : a novel without a hero /

作者：  Willam Makepeace Thackeray ; with an introduction and reading list by Ron Singer.

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简介：　　Book Description 　　A deliciously satirical attack on a money-mad society, Vanity Fair, which first appeared in 1847, is an immensely moral novel, and an immensely witty one. Called in its subtitle “A Novel Without a Hero,” Vanity Fair has instead two heroines: the faithful, loyal Amelia Sedley and the beautiful and scheming social climber Becky Sharp. It also engages a huge cast of wonderful supporting characters as the novel spins from Miss Pinkerton’s academy for young ladies to affairs of love and war on the Continent to liaisons in the dazzling ballrooms of London. Thackeray’s forte is the bon mot and it is amply exercised in a novel filled with memorably wicked lines. Lengthy and leisurely in pace, the novel follows the adventures of Becky and Amelia as their fortunes rise and fall, creating a tale of both picaresque and risqué. Thackery mercilessly skewers his society, especially the upper class, poking fun at their shallow values and pointedly jabbing at their hypocritical “morals.” His weapons, however, are not fire and brimstone but an unerring eye for the absurd and a genius for observation of the foibles of his age. An enduring classic, this great novel is a brilliant study in duplicity and hypocrisy…and a mirror with which to view our own times. 　　 　　 From AudioFile 　　The incomparable Miriam Margolyes applies her story-telling and histrionic gifts to this classic satire of two young English women, one bad but clever and the other good but stupid, who come to no good during the Napoleonic Wars. The abridgers have cut a bit too much at the expense of the characterizations. Although sounding somewhat forced, Margolyes, as always, gives an excellent performance. Y.R. 　　 　　 Download Description 　　On a broad and colourful canvas, extending from urban and rural England to Waterloo and the continental haunts of exiles, Thackeray gives us one of the greatest social-satirical novels in the language - one of the most entertaining and profound, and, in the person of Becky Sharp, we have one of literature's most resourceful, attractive, and amoral characters. Essentially a commentary on hypocrisy and those ethical principles to which society pays lip-service, Vanity Fair (1847-8) invites us to consider which is to blame: the opportunist or the society that makes opportunism necessary. 　　 　　 From the Publisher 　　 Vanity Fair is a story of two heroines--one humber, the other scheming and social climbing--who meet inboarding school and embark on markedly different lives. Amid the swirl of London's posh ballrooms and affairs of love and war, their fortunes rise and fall. Through it all, Thackeray lampoons the shallow values of his society, reserving the most pointed barbs for the upper crust. What results is a prescient look at the dogged pursuit of wealth and status--and the need for humility. 　　 　　 From the Back Cover 　　Set during the Napoleonic wars, Vanity Fair (1847-8) famously satirizes worldly society. The novel revolves around the exploits of the impoverished but beautiful and devious Becky Sharp, and Amelia Sedley, pampered child of a rich City merchant. Despite the differences in their fortunes and characters, they find their lives entangled from childhood. As Becky's maneuvering ingratiates her with high society, the financial ruin of Amelia's father forces Amelia into poverty. Destiny, of course, has further adventures in store for both women, whose lives Thackeray (1811-63) uses as theatres for the whims and foibles of their contemporaries. 　　 　　 Book Dimension 　　length: (cm)19.7 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)12.8　　

Stencil graffiti /

作者：  Tristan Manco.

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简介：　　City streets abound with billboards,posters,and corporate advertising that almost invite a subversive response...and increasingly are getting one.Many of today's graffiti artists have adopted the stencil and spray can,and are using the street as a giant creative forum for their arresting artwork."The image," says San Diego artist Shepard Fairey,"is integrated with the texture of the street." This book showcases the work of the originators,the innovators,and the new generation who,as UK artist Nylon puts it,are "breathing life into derelict spaces." Stencil graffiti is beginning to filter off the street too,as artists are inspired to use stencils on canvas,clothing,and metal.Tristan Manco has chosen over 400 of the most visually exuberant,subtle,and creative examples of the genre from cities all over the world.With subject matter ranging from the political to the poetic,from the funky to the frankly curious,stencil graffiti is graphic innovation on an international scale.Inspirational in form and content,this book is an essential record for everyone with an interest in design or in contemporary urban culture.405 illustrations,400 in color. 　　

Maggie, a girl of the streets / Bantam classic ed.

作者：  by Stephen Crane ; with an introduction by Jayne Anne Phillips.

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简介：　　Book Description 　　`I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is DAVID COPPERFIELD,' wrote Dickens of what is the most personal, certainly one of the most popular, of all his novels. 　　This new edition features an enlarged text, revised notes, and a new introduction. It uses the accurate Clarendon text, and also includes Dickens's trial titles and working notes, and eight of the original illustrations by `Phiz'. 　　Reviews 　　Dickens's heavily autobiographical novel describing a young man's rise in the world is a classic coming-of-age story. David Copperfield, the narrator, is orphaned at a tender age and raised first by his brutal stepfather (who halts his schooling and sends him to work in a factory--as did Dickens's own father), then by a kindly aunt. He trains for a career in law, but eventually becomes a writer. An ill-advised marriage brings him considerable unhappiness, but not long after his wife's death he is reunited with his childhood sweetheart. A sprawling portrait of life in Victorian England, DAVID COPPERFIELD is perhaps Dickens's most popular work, and it contains many of the characters--Mr. Micawber, Uriah Heep, Betsey Trotwood, Steerforth, and Little Emily--who gave Dickens his reputation as the finest literary portraitist of his age. 　　About Author 　　Charles Dickens was born in a little house in Landport, Portsea, England, on February 7, 1812. The second of eight children, he grew up in a family frequently beset by financial insecurity. At age eleven, Dickens was taken out of school and sent to work in London backing warehouse, where his job was to paste labels on bottles for six shillings a week. His father John Dickens, was a warmhearted but improvident man. When he was condemned the Marshela Prison for unpaid debts, he unwisely agreed that Charles should stay in lodgings and continue working while the rest of the family joined him in jail. This three-month separation caused Charles much pain; his experiences as a child alone in a huge city–cold, isolated with barely enough to eat–haunted him for the rest of his life. 　　When the family fortunes improved, Charles went back to school, after which he became an office boy, a freelance reporter and finally an author. With Pickwick Papers (1836-7) he achieved immediate fame; in a few years he was easily the post popular and respected writer of his time. It has been estimated that one out of every ten persons in Victorian England was a Dickens reader. Oliver Twist (1837), Nicholas Nickleby (1838-9) and The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-41) were huge successes. Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-4) was less so, but Dickens followed it with his unforgettable, A Christmas Carol (1843), Bleak House (1852-3), Hard Times (1854) and Little Dorrit (1855-7) reveal his deepening concern for the injustices of British Society. A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Great Expectations (1860-1) and Our Mutual Friend (1864-5) complete his major works. 　　Dickens’s marriage to Catherine Hoggarth produced ten children but ended in separation in 1858. In that year he began a series of exhausting public readings; his health gradually declined. After putting in a full day’s work at his home at Gads Hill, Kent on June 8, 1870, Dickens suffered a stroke, and he died the following day.

Palm Springs modern : houses in the California desert /

作者：  by Ad醗le Cygelman ; foreword by Joseph Rosa ; photographs by David Glomb.

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简介：Palm Springs is famous as a mecca for the international jet set. But the city has also attracted its share of eccentrics and mavericks who have left an architectural legacy that remains unsurpassed for Its originality and International Influence. Palm Springs Modern examines the Impact that architects and designers have had on the desert oasis, primarily from the 1940s to the 1960s, when they created one of the most important concentrations of modernist architecture In the world.

La dolce vita living in Italy

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简介：The alluring talents of the Italian-raised travel writer Catherine Fairweather and accomplished young photographer Mark Luscombe-Whyte combine to conjure up the allure of living in one of the world's most romantic and desired countries. Inviting us into the lives and homes of a diverse selection of people; artists, writers, eccentrics, noblemen, both native and ex-patriate who have chosen to put down roots in all corners of Italy. La Dolce Vita is an intimate look at the lifestyles and tastes of some exceptional people. La Dolce Vita celebrates the rich variety of many architectural and interior styles across the different regions of Italy. Divided into three sections, from Grand Style and Bohemian Chic to Urban Elegance, contrasting settings and lifestyles are celebrated. From the sumptuous baroque splendour of the Prince Belmonte's palazzo south of Naples, to the eclectic home of writer, Gore Vidal on the Amalfi Coast; the bohemian rusticity of artists Matthew Spender and Maro Gorky's casa colonica in Tuscany to the elegance of fashion designer Romeo Gigli's city apartment in Milan - these are unique glimpses behind the locked doors of cherished residences, revealing the tastes and styles of the hidden interiors of extraordinary homes. The appendix contains practical information about the houses and their location.

Color of justice : a novel of suspense /

作者：  Gary Hardwick.

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简介：　　Raised in the bosom of the inner city, white Detroit Homicide cop Danny Cavanaugh speaks and acts with the unmistakable attitude of a black man. But the savage murders of affluent African-Americans are plunging him into the urban heart of terror, where he will learn first-hand how powerful, inviolate -- and deadly -- the color line truly is.

The hanging valley /

作者：  Peter Robinson

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简介：No one dreamed something so hideous could grow in so beautiful a place ... Many who visit the valley are overwhelmed by its majesty. Some wish they never had to leave. One didn't: a hiker whose decomposing corpse is discovered by an unsuspecting tourist. But this strange, incomprehensible murder is only the edge of the darkness that hovers over a small rural village and its tight-lipped residents, who guard shattering secrets of sordid pasts and private shames. Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks knows that both the grim truth and a cold-blooded killer are hiding here, far from the city, the noise, and safety. And he's determined to walk into the valley of death to expose them both.

Hope to die : a Matthew Scudder crime novel /

作者：  Lawrence Block.

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简介：     The city caught its collective breath when upscale couple Byrne and Susan Hollander were slaughtered in a brutal home invasion. Now, a few days later, the killers themselves have turned up dead behind the locked door of a Brooklyn hellhole -- one apparently slain by his partner in crime who then took his own life.          There's something drawing Matthew Scudder to this case that the cops have quickly and eagerly closed: a nagging suspicion that a third man is involved, a cold, diabolical puppet master who manipulates his two accomplices, then cuts their strings when he's done with them. No one but Scudder even suspects he exists. And his worst fear is that the guy is just getting started ...