Few author-illustrators share Mo Willems’ keen insight into the minds of young children. Dubbed the “master of the doodle,” Willems inspires his readers to laugh and think, and perhaps most importantl
作者魏寧博士(Dr. Nicholas Morrow WILLIAMS)是一位土生土長的美國學者,因傾心於中國文學,從哈佛大學數學系畢業後更換賽道,進入華盛頓大學西雅圖分校中文系深造。本書是他在香港大學中文學院教授「中國古典文學導論」的精華記錄,亦是他首本用中文撰寫的專著。本書從十一個主題展開賞析中國古典文學:典故、形式、比喻、敍事、文類、神話、男女、道家、佛教、花卉、怨恨。無論是中國文學的專門學習者,還是一般愛好者,都能從本書中獲得不一樣的體驗。
From ancient times, China's remote and exotic South—a shifting and expanding region beyond the Yangtze River—has been an enduring theme in Chinese literature. For poets and scholar-officials in mediev
A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis, a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. Amy Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature's most appalling creations in an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend.Menacing botanical illustrations render a ghastly portrait of evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, enlighten, and alarm even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.
This book fills an important niche in the market providing practical expert advice on service user (patients, carers and the public) involvement in nursing and healthcare research. An invaluable gui