OUR OWN DEVICES

作者：  Edward

出版社：Random House US 2004年06月

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　　This delightful and instructive history of invention shows whyNational Public Radio dubbed Tenner “the philosopher of everydaytechnology.”Looking at how our inventions have impacted our worldin ways we never intended or imagined, he shows that the things wecreate have a tendency to bounce back and change us.
　　The reclining chair, originally designed for brief, healthfulrelaxation, has become the very symbol of obesity. The helmet,invented for military purposes, has made possible new sports likemountain biking and rollerblading. The typewriter, created to makebusiness run more smoothly, has resulted in wide-spread visionproblems, which in turn have made people more reliant on anotherinvention-eyeglasses. As he sheds light on the many ways inventionssurprise and renew us, Tenner considers where technology will takeus in the future, and what we can expect from the devices that weno longer seem able to live without.

SONG OF SOLOMON

作者：  Toni

出版社：Random House US 2004年06月

简介：

Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentrichurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For therest of his life he, too, will be trying to fly. With thisbrilliantly imagined novel, Toni Morrison transfigures thecoming-of-age story as audaciously as Saul Bellow or Gabriel Garcia Ma rquez. As she follows Milkman from his rustbelt city to theplace of his family's origins, Morrison introduces an entire castof strivers and seeresses, liars and assassins, the inhabitants ofa fully realized black world.

POWER OF INTUITION, THE

作者：  Gary

出版社：Random House US 2004年06月

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Magic Tree House Research Guide #10: Ancient Greece and the Olympics 神奇树屋小百科系列10：古希腊与奥林匹克 9780375823787

作者：  MARY

出版社：Random House US 2004年06月

简介：

What was it like to live in ancient Greece? What gods andgoddesses did Greeks believe in? How did the Olympics start? Whatwas the winner’s prize? Find out the answers to these questions andmany more in this Magic Tree House Research Guide. Includes funfacts from Jack and Annie, fantastic photos and illustrations, anda guide to doing further research!

PERSEPOLIS

作者：  Marjane

出版社：Random House US 2004年06月

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　　A New York Times Notable Book
　　A Time Magazine “Best Comix of the Year”
　　A San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times Best-seller
　　Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’smemoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Inpowerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells thestory of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years thatsaw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the IslamicRevolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. Theintelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and thegreat-granddaughter of one of Iran’s last emperors, Marjane bearswitness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of hercountry.
　　Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iranand of the bewildering contradictions between home life and publiclife. Marjane’s child’s-eye view of dethroned emperors,state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows usto learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and ofher own extraordinary family. Intensely personal, profoundlypolitical, and wholly original, Persepolis is at once a story ofgrowing up and a reminder of the human cost of war and politicalrepression. It shows how we carry on, with laughter and tears, inthe face of absurdity. And, finally, it introduces us to anirresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall inlove.

PERSEPOLIS

作者：  Marjane

出版社：Random House US 2004年06月

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