Enjoy six hilarious picture books, all about Paddington - the nation's favourite bear, now a major movie star - in this special gift edition suitcase with carry-along handle. Paddington Bear is a distinguished small bear of earnest good intentions who gets drawn into mishap and adventure at every turn. Thankfully his great sense of logic and determination manage to get him out of most scrapes, albeit in perhaps some rather unconventional ways. Find out what happens when Paddington gets all the wrong kind of attention at the zoo, how he finds his way out of a maze, and how he 'helps out' around the house...with messy results! The Paddington books contained in the suitcase are: Paddington and the Marmalade Maze Paddington and the Tutti Frutti Rainbow Paddington at the Palace Paddington at the Zoo Paddington Minds the House Paddington the Artist,
Dive deep into the world of monster hunters, as the prominent characters from the universe take you on a guided tour of the fascinating dark fantasy adventure that is The Witcher . This gorgeous, illustrated hardbound volume contains in-depth knowledge about the locales, the deadly beasts that inhabit them, and the lethal weapons used to put them down.
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DK儿童艺术百科全书 英文原版 Art A Children's Encyclopedia 精装 绘画 雕塑 摄影 6-12岁 基本信息 Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: DK Children (3 Aug. 2017) Language: English ISBN-10: 0241297656 ISBN-13: 9780241297650 Product Dimensions: 22.1 x 1.9 x 28.2 cm 内容介绍 这本精美的儿童艺术书籍描绘了绘画、雕塑和摄影领域最伟大文化成就的演变过程。 《艺术： 儿童百科全书》追溯了绘画的发展历程，从史前洞穴壁画到蒙娜丽莎，再到当代街头艺术。 了解世界著名的雕塑，包括兵马俑和米开朗基罗的《大卫》。了解摄影，从针孔相机到数字图像，以及尼尔-莱弗的阿里对阵利斯顿等标志性摄影作品。 《艺术》拥有惊人的事实、清晰的解释和令人惊叹的摄影作品： 《儿童百科全书》是儿童了解艺术世界的*备读物。
In Being Mortal , bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine seem too frequently to run counter to the interest of the human spirit. Nursing homes, preoccupied with safety, pin patients into railed beds and wheelchairs. Hospitals isolate the dying, checking for vital signs long after the goals of cure have become moot. Doctors, committed to extending life, continue to carry out devastating procedures that in the end extend suffering. Gawande, a practicing surgeon, addresses his profession's ultimate limitation, arguing that quality of life is the desired goal for patients and families. Gawande offers examples of freer, more socially fulfilling models for assisting the infirm and dependent elderly,
