《Smile》 by Raina Telgemeier(Author) Product details Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: 1 edition (1 Feb. 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0545132061 ISBN-13: 978-0545132060 Product Dimensions: 1.9 x 13.3 x 20.3 cm Product De*ion Raina just wanted to be a normal girl, but one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion and friends who turn out to not be so friendly. Review Praise for "Smile " "I so enjoyed reading "Smile," I couldn't put it down. It's excellent!" -- Lynn Johnston, creator of "For Better or For Worse" "Raina perfectly captures the small, everyday surprises, dramas, and embarrassments that make up adolescence... A joy to read." --

Watchmen, Deluxe Edition Editorial Reviews Review "A work of ruthless psychological realism, it's a landmark in the graphic novel medium." Time Magazine "WATCHMEN is peerless." Rolling Stone "Remarkable ... the would-be heroes of WATCHMEN have staggeringly complex psychological profiles." New York Times Book Review "Groundbreaking." USA Today "A masterwork representing the apex of artistry." Entertainment Weekly "The greatest piece of popular fiction ever produced." LOST co-creator Damon Lindelof About the Author Alan Moore is perhaps the most acclaimed writer in the graphic story medium, having garnered countless awards for works such as WATCHMEN, V FOR VENDETTA, SWAMP THING and Miracleman. He is also the mastermind behind the America's Best Comics line, through which he has created (along with many talented illustrators) THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, PROMETHEA, TOM STRONG, TOMORROW STORIES and TOP TEN. As one of the medium's most impor

'The term culture ... includes all the characteristic activities and interests of a people; Derby Day, Henley Regatta, Cowes, the twelfth of August, a cup final, the dog races, the pin table, the dart board, Wensleydale cheese, boiled cabbage cut into sections, beetroot in vinegar, 19th-century Gothic churches and the music of Elgar. The reader can make his own list ...' In this famous essay T. S. Eliot examines the principal uses of the word, and the conditions in which culture itself can flourish. 'So rich in ideas that it is difficult to select two or three of them for comment ... it is a natural history of culture.' Sunday Times Product Details Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Faber Faber; Main edition (January 1, 1973) Language: English ISBN-13: 9780571063130 Product Dimensions:12.7 x 1 x 19.8 cm Shipping Weight: 90g

The Magic of M.C. Escher神奇的埃舍尔 基本信息 出版社: Thames Hudson; 1 (2013年6月1日) 平装: 198页 语种： 英语 商品尺寸: 27.2 x 2.3 x 31.5 cm 商品重量: 1.4 Kg 作品简介 M.C. Escher (1898-1972) is renowned for his ability to render the visions of his mind s eye. The visions themselves were remarkable: for Escher, the skin of the visible world was nothing more than a piece of cloth that could be cut, folded, shaped, and rearranged in marvelous ways. A superb draftsman, he portrayed these other-worldly transformations of space within the familiar borders of a sheet of paper. The resulting images have become the favorite artworks of viewers around the world. 作者简介 J.L. Locher is a former director of the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, and the author of books on Mondrian, Klee, and others.

Under the microscope: Paintings hidden secrets revealed This important addition to our understanding of art history s masterworks puts some of theworld's most famous paintingsunder a magnifying glass to uncover their most small and subtle elements andall they reveal about a bygone time, place, and culture.Guiding our eye to theminutiae of subject and symbolism, authors Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen allow even the most familiar of pictures to come alive anew through theirintricacies and intrigues.Is the bride pregnant? Why does the man wear a beret? How does the shadow of war hang over a scene of dancing? Along the way, we travel fromAncient Egypt through to modern Europe, from theRenaissanceto theRoaring Twenties.We meetGreek heroes and poor German poetsand roamfrom cathedrals to cabaret bars, from the Garden of Eden to a Garden Bench in rural France.As we pick apart each painting and then reassemble it like a giant jigsaw puzzle, these celebrated canvases captivate not only in their sheer wealth of details bu