The Diary of a Madman and Other Stories

作者：  Nikolai

出版社：Penguin 2004年10月

简介：

This 19th-century author created "some of the most colorful andhaunting fiction of his century" (Kirkus Reviews). And withhis special blend of comedy, social commentary, and fantasy, hepaved the way for Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky.

Make Way for Mccloskey: A Robert McCloskey Treasury ISBN9780670059348 罗伯特·麦克洛斯基故事精选 ISBN9780670059348

作者：  Robert

出版社：Penguin 2004年10月

简介：　　From those famous ducklings to Homer Price's delicious donuts, generations of children have grown up delighting in the timeless stories of Robert McCloskey. Here, for the first time, all of his published works--Make Way for Ducklings, Blueberries for Sal, Lentil, Time of Wonder, One Morning in Maine, Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man, Homer Price and Centerburg Tales--are brought together. With biographical information and photographs, and an introduction by renowned critic Leonard Marcus that outlines McCloskey's career and his unforgettable contribution to children's literature, this collection is an in-depth look at the life and work of an extraordinary children's book legend.

Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842

作者：  Nathaniel

出版社：Penguin 2004年10月

简介：

　America’s first frontier was not the West; it was thesea—and no one writes more eloquently about that watery wildernessthan Nathaniel Philbrick. In his bestselling In the Heart of theSea Philbrick probed the nightmarish dangers of the vastPacific. Now, in an epic sea adventure, he writes about one of themost ambitious voyages of discovery the Western world has everseen—the U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838– 1842. On a scale thatdwarfed the journey of Lewis and Clark, six magnificent sailingvessels and a crew of hundreds set out to map the entire PacificOcean—and ended up naming the newly discovered continent ofAntarctica, collecting what would become the basis of theSmithsonian Institution, and much more.