Saunders: 678 books

In februari 1862, twee dagen na zijn dood, wordt de elfjarige Willie Lincoln bijgezet op een begraafplaats in Washington. Die nacht bezoekt zijn rouwende vader, president Abraham Lincoln, de marmeren crypte. Nog een laatste keer wil hij tijd doorbrengen bij het lichaam van zijn zoon. Op dezelfde begraafplaats...

Compositional Choices and Meaning in the Vocal Music of J. S. Bach collects seventeen essays by leading Bach scholars. The authors each address in some way such questions of meaning in J. S. Bach’s vocal compositions—including his Passions, Masses, Magnificat, and cantatas—with particular attention...

Describing how the city of London helped transform a little-known musician named Jimmy James into rock legend Jimi Hendrix, this revealing volume details how Hendrix helped transform London into a dynamo of popular music and social rebellion. The book examines Hendrix's impact on London's leading musicians-including...

With breathtaking scenery, some 600km of well-maintained, waymarked paths and a selection of characterful resorts, the Tatras mountains have all the elements of a perfect walking holiday. Straddling the border between Slovakia and Poland, the region boasts stunning mountain landscapes: rocky pinnacles,...

Canadian environmental law is a dynamic and exciting area that is playing an increasingly important role in furthering sustainable development policy. Environmental law has distinctive relevant principles, operating procedures, implications, and importance in comparison with other areas of law, and...

A timely update on the state of bioarchaeological research, offering contributions to the archaeology, prehistory, and history of the southeastern United States.   Building on the 1991 publication What Mean These Bones? Studies in Southeastern Bioarchaeology, this new edited collection from Shannon...

The third book of poetry will have fans laughing, crying and shaking their heads in agreement. The storms might bring you Through the Fire to appreciate Loving Me but when it rains it pours. You cant look at just the bad but look at it as a cleansing preparing you for the next chapter. When prayers go up blessings come down. I say Let It Rain!

Fragile X Syndrome is thought to be the most common inherited cause of learning difficulties. However many people have never heard of it and those who have, including many of the professionals who work with those affected by it, have little knowledge or understanding of the condition. This book brings...

「無論一個人在世間行何道，必須記住世人皆受苦。」 2017年英國曼布克獎得獎小說 「十二月十日」作者喬治‧桑德斯、《時代雜誌》推崇當代最偉大短篇小說家 淬鍊寫作生涯25年首部長篇小說。贏得全球權威書評及重量級作家一致推崇。 苦悶時代的最燦爛煙火 死者，大鳴大放 反烏托邦小說大師的神奇裝置——以「中陰」為舞台 在世間飽受壓迫、奴役、漠視與錯待的小人物，在作者的創意布局下，死後化作眾陰靈們，形性俱變，滔滔訴苦，徘徊中陰。徜若世人皆受苦，我們如何看待彼此？ 人如何生憐憫心？ 對改變已經絕望的人們，無處歸去的人們，該如何從困境中得到解脫？ 「讓人生平初識小說為何物」——卡勒德•胡賽尼，「追風箏的孩子」作者 「喬治是這個星球上我最崇拜的藝術家」──傑夫•特維迪，WILCO樂團主唱 比爾‧蓋茲2018年度唯一文學選書 ──原創性＋想像力＝21世紀小說書寫的新起點── 榮登「紐約時報」暢銷榜冠軍！ 即將搬上「紐約大都會歌劇院」！ 春寒二月，墓園一夜 痛失稚子的總統，竟獨自奔赴墓園，不可思議的超自然事件接踵而至。 「我突然渴望他認識我。我的人生。認識我們。我們的命運。當那位紳士穿過我的身體，我決定多留一會。待在他的身體裡……」　 唐納森堡勝戰傷亡報告公布當天，林肯最疼愛的稚子威利病故下葬。時值1862年2月，美國內戰爆發未滿一年；聯邦政府已經逐漸意識到，這是一場漫長而血腥的苦戰。三千名士兵陣亡，舉國皆遭逢喪子之巨痛，傷亡代價誰來承擔？被憂慮及哀傷壓垮的他不容片刻暫離國事。當夜，華盛頓的橡樹丘墓園裡，出現一位11歲的新訪客。社區裡三位急功好義的住客：老光棍漢斯‧沃門、美少年羅傑•貝文斯三世和艾維力•湯姆斯牧師，苦勸男孩「此地危險，不宜久留」。就在孩子聽話決定離開之際，一位高大的紳士竟獨自進入墓園……男孩親眼看著塊頭大、力氣十足的男人，從牆槽裡拉出他的「養病箱」，跪下、打開、失控地撫摸著自己，他喊道：「父親！」紳士猶若未聞，不久後形容凌亂地離去。男孩決定留下，空寂的墓園掀起前所未有的騷動。 「把玩歷史與虛幻，以極具原創性的形式、機智而詼諧的敘事，深刻觸動人心。」──英國曼布克獎評審團 「作為一個小說作者，能讀到這樣一本作品，感動且歎服。人與人因為死亡切斷的情感聯繫，桑德斯的故事成功地建立起來。他運用一種罕見且艱難（對小說家而言）的敘事方法，以真正的小說，震碎我的骨骸、眼淚與心。」——吳明益 （摘自推薦序〈無處可尋，故無處不在〉，全文收錄書中） 「美國歷史上，一般公認的偉大總統共有五位。林肯任內因為奴隸問題引爆史上唯一慘烈且影響深遠的內戰，有關他的著作和出版品，遠遠超過其他四位；桑德斯確實非常認真地收集相關歷史素材，作者藉著化為中陰身的威利和衆鬼魂，縷述內戰前美國的社會、文化背景，以及內戰初期聯邦的頹勢。在這麼卷帙浩繁的書海中穿梭出入，絕非易事。」——張四德，輔仁大學歷史學系教授，摘自推薦文〈林肯在暗夜啜泣〉 150年來，林肯夜訪墓園悼念亡子不過是歷史文獻中一筆蒼白紀錄。這本小說竟以「鬼」的視角重述史實，解放了文學與歷史、虛構與真實的界線。「我兒只是其中一人，我便已痛徹心肺。」書中一段林肯總統企圖讓孩子復活，希望喚醒病體站起的描述，教人不禁掩卷落淚。一本關於偉大的愛與失去的故事，全書以扣人心弦的手法探索死亡與悲傷，以及生命背後深層的意義與可能性。 眼前一切都不是真的，卻又真實得難以置信 萬物皆始於虛無。我們為它們命名，給它們愛，它們因而成形。 眾生皆苦，誰來慰藉？ 俯身棺槨前，一個父親的眼淚，讓已然絕望的世人，願意等待奇蹟出現 一則當代迫切需要的故事：認清世事本質，永遠行正確之事。人該自由。 在黑暗中苦惱，是為了尋找光。 絕對是你今年必讀的一本最奇特、最出色的書。 ★繁體中文版獨家收錄作者本人專訪Q&A ※編按：「中陰」，意指生命在死亡之後，到下一期生命開始之前的中間存在狀態。 ★獲選《紐約時報》《衛報》《TIME》等數十個權威媒體年度選書 得獎記錄 ★2017年英國曼布克獎 ★2018年比爾‧蓋茲選書　 ★2018年黃金曼布克獎決選　 ★入選《紐約時報》年度好書 ★入選《華盛頓郵報》年度好書 ★入選《今日美國》年度好書 ★入選《TIME》時代雜誌年度好書 ★入選《衛報》年度好書 ★入選《金融時報》年度好書 ★入選《經濟學人》年度好書 ★入選《新政治家》年度好書 ★入選《觀察家報》年度好書 ★入選《洛杉磯時報》年度好書 ★入選《波士頓環球報》年度好書 ★入選美國國家公共廣播電臺(NPR)年度好書 ★入選紐約公共圖書館年度好書 ★入選《VOGUE》年度好書 ★入選《君子雜誌》年度好書 ★入選亞馬遜網路書店年度好書 ★入選BuzzFeed年度好書 ★入選美國獨立書商協會Indie...

Lila isn’t just like her yellow friends or her blue cousins, so she feels as though she doesn’t fit in anywhere. But when she meets another swirly kid and his swirly mom, she finds out that she does belong somewhere . . . with a very special swirly Someone.

The Naturalis historia by Pliny the Elder provided Renaissance scholars, artists and architects with details of ancient architectural practice and long-lost architectural wonders - material that was often unavailable elsewhere in classical literature. Pliny's descriptions frequently included the dimensions...

Straddling Europe and Asia, the Russian Federation is the largest country in the world and home to a panoply of religious and ethnic groups from the Muslim Tatars to the Buddhist Buryats. Over the past 30 years, Russia has experienced the most dramatic transformation of any modern state. Historical...

Follow two best friends, Morgan and Malyk, as they explore a small island and find a dog that has just given birth to four puppies. Who does this dog belong too? How will they find the owner?

This book is the outcome of an idea, and the idea is very simple. It is that the best way to understand the dramatic transformation any idea can bring and to successfully bring ideas across, is to think of them as profound insights and moments of clarity often disguised as wit, captured in one single...