公元466年，宋明帝刘彧与在寻阳称帝的侄子刘子勋二帝并立，内战几乎波及刘宋全境，继而演变为与北魏之间的战争。生于南朝中层官僚家庭的王钟儿被卷入了这场战争，家破人亡，两年后被掠入平城皇宫成了一名普通宫女，时年三十岁。可是她的命运却偶然地与“子贵母死”制度发生了联系，身处权力斗争漩涡中的她，先后以宫女和比丘尼的身份成为抚育两代皇帝的关键人物，竟在北魏宫廷生活了五十六年之久。

罗新教授利用墓志等史料讲述了王钟儿漫长而又跌宕起伏的一生，并以她的眼睛去看她身处其中的时代，把皇帝、后妃、外戚、朝臣、宦官和宫女都还原为具体的人，看到他们面对权力时的喜悦、疑惧、张狂、绝望……随着王钟儿人生故事展开的，还有从献文帝、孝文帝到宣武帝、孝明帝近八十年的北魏历史，当然也有被时代的惊涛骇浪席卷的许许多多人。

我们关注遥远时代的普通人，是因为他们是真实历史的一部分，没有他们，历史就是不完整、不真切的。

爱情是人类情感中最美妙的一种体验，古今中外关于爱情的伟大文学作品有许多，但从心理学角度对两性关系进行科学而系统总结的专著尚为数不多。
《亲密关系》从一出版，就立即获得了读者的普遍喜爱，不仅得到了专业人士的首肯，更是得到普通读者的高度评价。作者综合了心理学多个分支的研究理论和成果，用饶有趣味的论述，总结出人们在交往与沟通、爱情与承诺、婚姻与性爱、嫉妒与背叛等方面的行为特点和规律。
本书内容丰富、语言优美；既注重专业性，有强调可读性。研究亲密关系的专业人士可以从中得到学习和参考；而对于社会大众来说，只要他（她）想获得一份满意的亲密关系，都可以从中得到启发。

TIME Magazine’s #1 Fiction Book of 2012!
“The Fault in Our Stars is a love story, one of the most genuine and moving ones in recent American fiction, but it’s also an existential tragedy of tremendous intelligence and courage and sadness.” —Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning-author John Green’s most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.
Winner of the 2013 Children's Choice Teen Book of the Year Award

This easy-to-use, practical guide helps runners safely build strength and endurance, get motivated and set realistic goals, choose the proper footwear and clothing, eat right, and avoid injury. Completely updated, this fourth edition contains a wealth of new material. A revised RunWalk program gives runners a choice between running 10K or covering the distance by running and walking. A whole new chapter on preparing for charity runs reflects the popularity of getting fit while giving back to the community. There are expanded and enhanced sections with cross-training options such as trail running and bootcamp sessions; information on running through pregnancy; facts about barefoot running, minimalist shoes and shorter strides lengths, plus links to online sources of information and running communities. Combining advice from the experts, training tips and testimonials from runners of all ages, The Beginning Runner's Handbook is a step-by-step road map for achieving running success.

1852年春天，一位十六歲的女孩在為皇上挑選后妃的全國「選秀」中被選上，入宮不到十年，她發動宮廷政變，一躍成為中國的實際統治者，掌握全世界近三分之一人口的命運達數十年，直到生命的最後。她，就是慈禧皇太后。
史家說慈禧干預朝政、禍國殃民，卻不知道在中國男人專政的舞台上，慈禧獨有過去帝王沒有的智慧與能力──她意識到，那是個全球化初始的年代，不想落於人後，唯一之道就是奮發圖強，躋身現代文明的世界，由此，慈禧揭開了現代中國的序幕。
她開闢國家需要的財源，歲收是乾隆鼎盛時期的兩倍；大膽任用外籍人士，設置現代化海關；首設培育翻譯人才的「同文館」，更增加理工科學的學習項目，最終廢除科舉制度。慈禧不僅開了派留學生、派駐外使節的先河，還系統地派政府官員出國考察，為此制定了《出洋遊歷章程》，後世學者稱為「晚清中國人走向世界的一次盛舉」。至今仍為中國國民經濟大動脈的京漢鐵路，是慈禧的決策；她並以獨到的見解面對俄國、日本、法國的侵略。在光緒皇帝主持簽訂馬關條約時，只有慈禧一人主張拒絕日本的條件。
站在保護傳統與改革浪潮的交會點，決策格外需要過人的勇氣與判斷力，而身為一個女子，慈禧更必須展現高人一等的政治手腕，以得眾信服。本書深度刻畫世人未知的慈禧一生，包括她的失誤與過錯，愛情與日常生活。本書不僅還給她一個公道，也為中國變法求強的歷史時刻，留下無可取代的珍貴紀錄。

Personal stories from an all-star lineup-immortalized in beautiful, black Sharpie(r). When Arthur Jones cocreated a reading series centered around ubiquitous Post-Its(r), the series struck a chord. It grew in popularity and was ultimately featured on a This American Life live simulcast broadcast across the nation. Inspired by the series and spanning a wide and weird range of topics from an A-list roster of contributors, Post-It(r) Note Diaries captures everyday occurrences from a job interview gone hilariously awry and a nude run-in with a neighbor to hair-raising events like an overnight encounter at Nicholas Cage's house (it's not what you think!), and nearly drowning while trying to paddle across the East River in a homemade canoe. Post-It(r) Note Diaries is perfect for NPR addicts and fans of unique graphic favorites like Postsecret and Blankets. Diarists include: John Hodgman, David Rakoff, Hanna Tinti, Arthur Bradford, Chuck Klosterman, Andrew Solomon, Starlee Kine, Kristen Schaal, Mary Roach and Andrew Bird.

“One of the most significant books in my life.” —Obie Fernandez, Author, The Rails Way
“Twenty years ago, the first edition of The Pragmatic Programmer completely changed the trajectory of my career. This new edition could do the same for yours.” —Mike Cohn, Author of Succeeding with Agile, Agile Estimating and Planning, and User Stories Applied
“. . . filled with practical advice, both technical and professional, that will serve you and your projects well for years to come.” —Andrea Goulet, CEO, Corgibytes, Founder, LegacyCode.Rocks
“. . . lightning does strike twice, and this book is proof.” —VM (Vicky) Brasseur, Director of Open Source Strategy, Juniper Networks
The Pragmatic Programmer is one of those rare tech books you’ll read, re-read, and read again over the years. Whether you’re new to the field or an experienced practitioner, you’ll come away with fresh insights each and every time.
Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt wrote the first edition of this influential book in 1999 to help their clients create better software and rediscover the joy of coding. These lessons have helped a generation of programmers examine the very essence of software development, independent of any particular language, framework, or methodology, and the Pragmatic philosophy has spawned hundreds of books, screencasts, and audio books, as well as thousands of careers and success stories.
Now, twenty years later, this new edition re-examines what it means to be a modern programmer. Topics range from personal responsibility and career development to architectural techniques for keeping your code flexible and easy to adapt and reuse. Read this book, and you’ll learn how to:
Fight software rot
Learn continuously
Avoid the trap of duplicating knowledge
Write flexible, dynamic, and adaptable code
Harness the power of basic tools
Avoid programming by coincidence
Learn real requirements
Solve the underlying problems of concurrent code
Guard against security vulnerabilities
Build teams of Pragmatic Programmers
Take responsibility for your work and career
Test ruthlessly and effectively, including property-based testing
Implement the Pragmatic Starter Kit
Delight your users
Written as a series of self-contained sections and filled with classic and fresh anecdotes, thoughtful examples, and interesting analogies, The Pragmatic Programmer illustrates the best approaches and major pitfalls of many different aspects of software development. Whether you’re a new coder, an experienced programmer, or a manager responsible for software projects, use these lessons daily, and you’ll quickly see improvements in personal productivity, accuracy, and job satisfaction. You’ll learn skills and develop habits and attitudes that form the foundation for long-term success in your career.
You’ll become a Pragmatic Programmer.
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Congratulations, you're a manager! After you pop the champagne, accept the shiny new title, and step into this thrilling next chapter of your career, the truth descends like a fog: you don't really know what you're doing.
That's exactly how Julie Zhuo felt when she became a rookie manager at the age of 25. She stared at a long list of logistics--from hiring to firing, from meeting to messaging, from planning to pitching--and faced a thousand questions and uncertainties. How was she supposed to spin teamwork into value? How could she be a good steward of her reports' careers? What was the secret to leading with confidence in new and unexpected situations?
Now, having managed dozens of teams spanning tens to hundreds of people, Julie knows the most important lesson of all: great managers are made, not born. If you care enough to be reading this, then you care enough to be a great manager., Julie knows the most important lesson of all: great managers are made, not born. If you care enough to be reading this, then you care enough to be a great manager.
The Making of a Manager is a modern field guide packed everyday examples and transformative insights, including:
* How to tell a great manager from an average manager (illustrations included)
* When you should look past an awkward interview and hire someone anyway
* How to build trust with your reports through not being a boss
* Where to look when you lose faith and lack the answers
Whether you're new to the job, a veteran leader, or looking to be promoted, this is the handbook you need to be the kind of manager you wish you had.

一部感人至深的长篇散文，记录了佐野洋子与母亲迟到六十年的和解。成长过程中的种种不理解与怨恨，在得了老年痴呆症的母亲被送进养老院后，慢慢发生了变化。爱与恨、伤痛与和解交织在一起，母亲的一生被记录，不再是无人知晓的人。
作为佐野洋子晚年的代表作，《静子》在日本出版后引发强烈反响，被誉为“母女和解文学中难以逾越的高峰”。

《零极限:创造健康、平静与财富的夏威夷疗法》我爱你、对不起、请原谅、谢谢你——四句话能解决所有问题？
一位夏威夷治疗师不必见到病人，就神奇治愈精神病罪犯的故事将告诉你，一切就是这么简单！
本书介绍了一种用于疗愈的夏威夷古老心法，它提倡释放内心有害能量，让个人通过感恩与忏悔将耗费于记忆中的能量，转化为接收灵感的能量。通过恢复个体内在平衡，再恢复宇宙万物平衡。作者在介绍这种方法的同时，更加入许多同修的真实案例，生动解读夏威夷疗法在生活中的应用方法与独特疗效。
这本书让我们在一种纯粹的爱、包容与平静的状态下，聆听自己内心的声音，吸收灵感与力量，进而创造一种健康、平静与快乐的人生！
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Zero Limits: The Secret Hawaiian System for Wealth, Health, Peace, and More 在线阅读本书
Praise For Zero Limits
This riveting book can awaken humanity. It reveals the simple power of four phrases to transform your life. It′s all based in love by an author spreading love. You should get ten copies of it––––one for you and nine to give away. It′s that good."-––– Debbie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Side of the Light Chasers
I love this book! I feel it will be the definitive personal–change/self–help book for at least a generation and viewed as a watershed event by historians. There is real potential for this book to start a movement that will end war, poverty, and the environmental devastation of our beloved planet."-––– Marc Gitterle, MD, www.CardioSecret.com
This book is like a stick of dynamite, and the moment you start reading, the fuse is lit.

It blows away all the complex and confusing success paradigms of the past and reveals a refreshing and clear path to transform your life with just one simple step. As you explore Zero Limits with Vitale, be prepared for a journey that is both challenging and inspiring beyond anything you′ve imagined."-––– Craig Perrine, www.MaverickMarketer.com
There are more than 6 billion different manifestations of human existence on the planet?and only one of us here. In Zero Limits, Vitale has captured the truth that all great spiritual, scientific, and psychological principles teach at the most fundamental level. Boil it all down to the basics and the keys are quite simple–––– the answer to all life′s challenges is profound love and gratitude. Read this book; it′s a reminder of the truth and ability you already possess."-––– James Arthur Ray, philosopher and bestselling author of Practical Spirituality and The Science of Success
Wow! This is the best and most important book Vitale has ever written!"-––– Cindy Cashman, www.FirstSpaceWedding.com
I couldn′t put it down. This book elegantly sketches what I′ve learned and learned about in twenty–one years of personal study, and then it takes it to the next level. If you′re looking for true peace along with ′the good stuff,′ then this book is for you."-––– David Garfinkel, author of Advertising Headlines That Make You Rich
Zero Limits is Vitale′s adventure into the most mind–altering reading experience of your life."-––– Joseph Sugarman, President, BluBlocker Sunglasses, Inc.
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零极限:创造健康、平静与财富的夏威夷疗法

Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.
But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show
. Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.
Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters,
is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.

单身、未婚、独居，难道就意味着孤独终老？

她们拒绝套用公式人生！

独居超过二十年的好友金荷娜、黄善宇，渐渐厌倦一个人住的孤单与不安。她们偶然看上一间房子，便决定一起买下它，开启同居生活。

住在一起后，两个好友才真正看见彼此的巨大差异——囤积症vs极简主义，料理白痴vs烹饪小天才……她们在争吵磨合与长短互补间，借由与对方的差异，渐渐更懂自己。

一起吃饭、一起运动、一起喝酒、一起当猫奴，不用奉养对方的父母，不用成为谁家的媳妇，生病了互相照顾，困难时互相帮助……她们找到了单身的轻盈感与有人相伴的温暖并存的美妙……

"At 35, Elsie Robinson feared she'd lost it all. She was reeling from a hostile divorce to a wealthy man that played out in tabloids across the country and she faced an uncertain future as the single mother of a chronically-ill son. She had no clear means of financial support, no college education or training. She'd hit a wall. At a time when it was thought that a woman's highest calling was to become a wife and mother, Elsie hungered for a different kind of life. She dreamed of becoming a professional writer and sacrificed everything in pursuit of a career in letters, going so far as to work a California gold mine to pay the bills. Through it all, she wrote-everything from features to essays to fiction. When the mine shut down, she moved to San Francisco in 1918-at the tail end of a world war and an influenza pandemic. Borrowing money to buy a pen and paper, she created a mock-up for a children's column, then barged into the Oakland Tribune to thrust it into the hands of the managing editor. He hired her on the spot. From there, her popular children's column led to a nationally-syndicated column for adults that ran six days a week for more than 30 years and had 50 million readers. She became the highest-paid female columnist employed by William Randolph Hearst, who personally edited her copy and negotiated her contracts. Told with drama and cinematic detail by bestselling author Julia Scheeres and award-winning journalist Allison Gilbert, Listen, World! is the first biography of this indefatigable woman, capturing what it means to take a gamble on happiness, stumble a few times, and ultimately land on your feet"--

A “must-read” ( The Washington Post ) funny and practical guide to help you find, build, and keep the relationship of your dreams.

Have you ever looked around and wondered, “Why has everyone found love except me?” You’re not the only one. Great relationships don’t just appear in our lives—they’re the culmination of a series of decisions, including whom to date, how to end it with the wrong person, and when to commit to the right one. But our brains often get in the way. We make poor decisions, which thwart us on our quest to find lasting love.

Drawing from years of research, behavioral scientist turned dating coach Logan Ury reveals the hidden forces that cause those mistakes. But awareness on its own doesn’t lead to results. You have to actually change your behavior. Ury shows you how.

This “simple-to-use guide” (Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone ) focuses on a different decision in each chapter, incorporating insights from behavioral science, original research, and real-life stories. You’ll learn:
-What’s holding you back in dating (and how to break the pattern)
-What really matters in a long-term partner (and what really doesn’t)
-How to overcome the perils of online dating (and make the apps work for you)
-How to meet more people in real life (while doing activities you love)
-How to make dates fun again (so they stop feeling like job interviews)
-Why “the spark” is a myth (but you’ll find love anyway)

This “data-driven” ( Time ), step-by-step guide to relationships, complete with hands-on exercises, is designed to transform your life. How to Not Die Alone will help you find, build, and keep the relationship of your dreams.

这是一位心理治疗师的回忆录，讲述了发生在诊室中的故事。在这个小小的密闭空间里，人们会展现出最真实、最脆弱的一面；也是在这里，人们获得了陪伴和倾听，也获得了宝贵的觉察、成长与改变。

在书中，我们会看到四个来访者的故事，他们是：

一个四十多岁、事业成功、自以为是，认为身边所有人都是蠢货的好莱坞制片人；

一个三十多岁、刚刚新婚就被诊断出患有绝症，时日不多的大学女教师；

一个六十九岁、离过三次婚，感觉孤独绝望，声称生活再不好转就要在七十岁生日当天自杀的老太太；

一个二十多岁、有原生家庭创伤和酗酒问题，在爱情中频频受挫的姑娘。

同时，书中还有第五个寻求帮助的人，那就是治疗师自己。她是一个单身的职场妈妈，四十多岁时遭遇失恋，几乎崩溃。有朋友对她说“或许你该找个人聊聊”，于是她也给自己找了一位心理治疗师。当她切换到来访者的位置，坐到另一位心理治疗师的沙发上诉说自己内心的脆弱与悲伤，就更能感受到心理治疗为何具有治愈和改变的力量。

这本书从治疗师和来访者的双重视角展现了心理治疗的过程，让我们发现：无论身份背景有多相异，人类面对的烦恼其实都相通——爱与被爱、遗憾、选择、控制、不确定、死亡，这些都是我们身而为人必须共同学习面对的议题。我们在现实生活中所遭遇的切肤之痛和生命困境，都能在这本书中得到共鸣、找到希望。

本书是2019年美国众多媒体推荐的心理自助书——它荣登《纽约时报》《时代》《人物》《综艺》等媒体年度必读书榜单，是美国亚马逊当年度销售TOP10图书、哈佛商学院年度推荐图书，它的有声书版本也是当年Audible非虚构类有声书第一名。刚上市一个月，这本书就冲上了美国亚马逊图书总榜TOP100和《纽约时报》畅销榜；出版两年来，已经在全球授权了四十多个语言版本，总销量超过七十万册，并且正在拍摄电视连续剧，由曾出演《绝望主妇》的知名演员伊娃·朗格利亚担纲主演。

享誉全球的心理学泰斗、美国斯坦福大学精神病学终身荣誉教授欧文·亚隆为这本书写下推荐语：“我读心理治疗的书超过半个世纪了，但从来没见过这样的书：这么大胆、这么直白、这么多好故事，又这么深刻而引人入胜。”

国内知名心理学家李松蔚为这本书担任专业审校，并写下推荐序：“读这本书的过程，就是在灵魂的方寸之地一寸寸探索。越往下，越是晦暗幽深，于无声处听惊雷。”

作为一个遵纪守法的好人，也许我们从来没有想过和“暴力”扯上关系。不过如果稍微留意一下现实生活中的谈话方式，并且用心体会各种谈话方式给我们的不同感受，我们一定会发现，有些话的确伤人！言语上的指责、嘲讽、否定、说教以及任意打断、拒不回应、随意出口的评价和结论给我们带来的情感和精神上的创伤，甚至比肉体的伤害更加令人痛苦。这些无心或有意的语言暴力让人与人变得冷漠、隔阂、敌视

From the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Svetlana Alexievich, comes the first English translation of her latest work, an oral history of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia.
Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive documentary style, Secondhand Time is a monument to the collapse of the USSR, charting the decline of Soviet culture and speculating on what will rise from the ashes of Communism.
As in all her books, Alexievich gives voice to women and men whose stories are lost in the official narratives of nation-states, creating a powerful alternative history from the personal and private stories of individuals.

How does the art world work? What are its secrets? Zaha Hadid, Jeff Koons, Hans Ulrich Obrist and others offer advice and anecdotesWhat do major artists consider their best-kept secret? What is regarded as confidential knowledge among the key players of the global art market? In 100 Secrets of the Art World, the most powerful international individuals share their insights. Edited by Thomas Girst and Magnus Resch (author of the bestselling Management of Art Galleries), this indispensable and fun guide to contemporary art contains exclusive anecdotes, advice and personal stories from artists, museum directors, gallerists, auction house insiders, collectors and many more. Contributors include Jeff Koons, Zaha Hadid, Marina Abramovic, Ólafur Elíasson and John Baldessari, as well as directors and curators from the Centre Pompidou, the Guggenheim, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern, the Nationalgalerie and elsewhere, including Philip Tinari, Hans Neuendorf, Matthew Slotover, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Daniel Birnbaum, Klaus Biesenbach, Jeffrey Deitch, Larry Gagosian, Alexandra Munroe and others. Thoughtful and often critical entries make this informative publication an entertaining read for anyone interested in contemporary art. Thomas Girst is an art historian and the worldwide Head of Cultural Engagement at the BMW Group. His most recent publications include The Duchamp Dictionary (2014) and Art, Literature, and the Japanese American Internment (2015). Magnus Resch is an author, art entrepreneur and lecturer at the University of St. Gallen. His most recent publications include the Art Collector Report (2015) and the bestseller Management of Art Galleries (2015).

Ali Wong’s heartfelt and hilarious letters to her daughters (the two she put to work while they were still in utero) cover everything they need to know in life, like the unpleasant details of dating, how to be a working mom in a male-dominated profession, and how she trapped their dad.
In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-month pregnant Ali Wong resonated so strongly that she even became a popular Halloween costume. Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, Asian culture, working women, and why you never see new mom comics on stage but you sure see plenty of new dads.
The sharp insights and humor are even more personal in this completely original collection. She shares the wisdom she’s learned from a life in comedy and reveals stories from her life off stage, including the brutal single life in New York (i.e. the inevitable confrontation with erectile dysfunction), reconnecting with her roots (and drinking snake blood) in Vietnam, tales of being a wild child growing up in San Francisco, and parenting war stories. Though addressed to her daughters, Ali Wong’s letters are absurdly funny, surprisingly moving, and enlightening (and gross) for all.

Have You Ever Seen a Flower? is an enchanting picture book exploring the relationship between childhood and nature. In this simple yet profound story, one child experiences a flower with all five senses—from its color to its fragrance to the entire universe it evokes—revealing how a single flower can expand one's perspective in incredible ways.
• Authorial debut of award-winning illustrator Shawn Harris
• Reminds readers to appreciate the beauty of the world
• Full of bright, stunning illustrations
Have You Ever Seen a Flower? is a beautiful exploration of perception, the environment, and humanity.
• Perfect read-aloud with thought-provoking questions
• Ideal for nature lovers
• For fans of The Little Prince, The Giving Tree, Not a Box, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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"Harris' colored-pencil illustrations are full of energy and spontaneity. His use of patterning and graphic symbology evoke Oaxacan design, yet the style is all his own. The text is equally enthusiastic. . . readers will feel themselves stretch and bloom. A visual feast teeming with life."-Kirkus Reviews
"Have You Ever Seen a Flower?. . . a?forthcoming picture book by Shawn Harris [features] illustrations so dazzling that their vibrancy hasn't been seen since, well, the last picture book Mr. Harris illustrated, Colin Meloy's double-espresso?Everyone's Awake. . . . From this book's front cover we know we're in for a blast of hue. . . 'Have you ever seen a flower?' we read. . . "I mean?really?. . . seen a flower?" At this point both the reader and the child in the book are suffused in a giddy landscape of electric pinks, greens, purples and orange-eye-watering colors that, incredibly, seem to become more intense as the book goes on. Anyone who has ever stopped to marvel at a single flower will grasp what Mr. Harris is trying to do here: He wants children to look closely, and he wants to evoke the exquisite beauty of plants in bloom. . . [D]eliciously psychedelic. . ."-The Wall Street Journal
"The text takes readers on an imaginative journey inside flowers, activating all the senses and gradually thinning the distance between the human body and nature, until the two become one. . . . [A]stounding, dense colored-pencil illustrations [extend] to the metaphoric text, which reaches for an odd sort of physical intimacy with the reader. Creative, dazzling, and fearless, Harris' authorial debut marks an auspicious start to his picture-book career."-Booklist
"Some books provide a chance to escape, while others offer space for contemplation and reflection. It's the rare book that does both. Shawn Harris'?Have You Ever Seen a Flower??transforms a trip into the mountains into a spirited voyage into our very consciousness. . . .?Have You Ever Seen a Flower??is an invitation to pause and imagine the worlds around us and inside us. It's joy, color and hopefulness will ignite the imagination of anyone lucky enough to experience its magic."-BookPage, starred review
"'Have you ever seen a flower?' a voice asks, then presses further: 'I mean?really...// seen a flower?'. . . The persistent questioning is matched by the visual intensity of the spreads, colored-pencil drawings bursting with energy, angular shapes in rainbow hues that are bounded by crisp-edged negative space. . . . With assurance and passion in his solo debut, Harris (A Polar Bear in the Snow) connects readers to the stirrings of life in all its forms."-Publishers Weekly, starred review