你能想像未來世界會是什麼樣子嗎？
韓國最受關注的新世代小說家金草葉，以七篇短篇小說，創造了一個能以光速前進的烏托邦，在那個世界，人類可以在太空旅行，科技構築出完美的環境，與外星生物的接觸不再是想像，甚至能將死後的靈魂上傳至雲端。
但在那樣高度進步的宇宙裡，我們依舊，還是會孤獨……
▎為何朝聖者去而不返
「如果每個人都是完美的『新人類』，我們真的就能從此幸福嗎？」
▎光譜
「與外星生物溝通，情感是否能夠超越語言？」
▎共生假設
「這個世界的集體記憶，其實都來自對外星故鄉的永恆思念？」
▎如果我們無法以光速前進
「超越時間的思念，如何跨越空間傳遞給對方？」
▎情感的物質性
「你願意購買凝聚成實體的憂鬱嗎？」
▎館內遺失
「死後上傳的靈魂，還有機會被活著的人理解或原諒嗎？」
▎關於我的宇宙英雄
「為了見到宇宙另一端的風景，所有的犧牲都是值得的嗎？」
面有殘缺的少女、被外星人綁架的生物學家、在廢棄太空站等待多年的老人，找不到母親心智的女兒，以及經歷重重訓練的太空人，透過他們的故事，金草葉寫出了這世代最溫柔的科幻小說，像個暖心的擁抱般，帶我們穿越時間與空間、完美與缺陷，找到人與人之間，從溝通、理解到包容甚至於愛的可能。

　　哪怕是在遙遠的未來，也還是會有人孤獨和寂寞，並且渴望觸及些什麼。不管生活在哪裡，哪個世代，我都不想放棄相互理解這件事。——金草葉<br /><br />　　你能想像未來世界會是什麼樣子嗎？<br /><br />　　韓國最受關注的新世代小說家金草葉，以七篇短篇小說，創造了一個能以光速前進的烏托邦，在那個世界，人類可以在太空旅行，科技構築出完美的環境，與外星生物的接觸不再是想像，甚至能將死後的靈魂上傳至雲端。<br /><br />　　但在那樣高度進步的宇宙裡，我們依舊，還是會孤獨……<br /><br />　　▍為何朝聖者去而不返<br />　　「如果每個人都是完美的『新人類』，我們真的就能從此幸福嗎？」　　<br /><br />　　▍光譜　<br />　　「與外星生物溝通，情感是否能夠超越語言？」<br /><br />　　▍共生假設<br />　　「這個世界的集體記憶，其實都來自對外星故鄉的永恆思念？」<br /><br />　　▍如果我們無法以光速前進<br />　　「超越時間的思念，如何跨越空間傳遞給對方？」<br /><br />　　▍情感的物質性　<br />　　「你願意購買凝聚成實體的憂鬱嗎？」<br /><br />　　▍館內遺失<br />　　「死後上傳的靈魂，還有機會被活著的人理解或原諒嗎？」<br /><br />　　▍關於我的宇宙英雄　<br />　　「為了見到宇宙另一端的風景，所有的犧牲都是值得的嗎？」<br /><br />　　面有殘缺的少女、被外星人綁架的生物學家、在廢棄太空站等待多年的老人，找不到母親心智的女兒，以及經歷重重訓練的太空人，透過他們的故事，金草葉寫出了這世代最溫柔的科幻小說，像個暖心的擁抱般，帶我們穿越時間與空間、完美與缺陷，找到人與人之間，從溝通、理解到包容甚至於愛的可能。

❤️‍🔥我渴望被世界理解，哪怕徒劳无功
🧙‍♀️27岁华裔女作家匡灵秀斩获科幻界诺奖星云奖，轨迹奖，英国国家图书奖
🪄语言即魔法，翻译即背叛
🎆设定新颖的银条奥秘，小人物撼动帝国根基
🧚‍♂殖民主义、身份认同、语言翻译、暗黑学院……堪称“工业革命时期的哈利·波特”
【内容简介】
19世纪20年代，瘟疫席卷广州，男孩罗宾全家惨死，而他死里逃生，神秘的洛弗尔教授出手相救，把他带往大洋彼岸的英国伦敦培养成人，只为使他有资格进入巴别塔内学习。
巴别塔是这个世界的翻译中心，也是魔法的中心。塔中精通多门语言的学者借助翻译使魔法生效。翻译不可能完美，所以在翻译过程中丢失或扭曲的含义就被银条捕捉并展现。刻字的银条是帝国力量的源泉，它使英国的舰队所向披靡，促使白银工业革命诞生，还帮助英国把全世界的白银卷入囊中。
随着学习的深入，罗宾沉醉于翻译魔法，却不知道自己和同伴即将卷入一场酝酿已久的阴谋当中……消失的学生，诡秘的社团，当恶意、嫉妒、贪婪和暴力充斥这座理想之塔，是忠于自己母语与故土，还是在异国他乡继续苟活，他们必须做出抉择。
【编辑推荐】
一、语言即魔法。设定新颖的魔法奥秘，它来源于翻译时丢失的语义，只要一个词翻译出来与原意有所差异，魔法就会在银条上生效。
咒语：囫囵吞枣/To accept without thinking。
效果：甜腻滋味充斥着他的口腔。他快要被蜜枣噎死了。喉咙堵得严严实实，他无法呼吸——
咒语：无形/invisible。
效果：他们没有了形态，飘荡着，扩张着。他们是空气，是砖墙，是鹅卵石地面。
二、史诗般的恢宏叙事，真实还原的牛津古老校园，渺小的人物如何撼动帝国的根基，孤独无助的时刻只有依靠友谊。
电报的发明、照相机的诞生，人们的衣食住行都与白银魔法息息相关。它是英国工业革命的背后推手，是协助帝国殖民扩张的帮凶。当人物的选择与历史的走向相互重叠，小说的厚重由此显现。作者参照牛津史与过往学习经历，还原了古老的牛津校园。《巴别塔》的另一大特色是它的人物塑造，尤其是对主角罗宾的塑造。在小说结束时，试着回顾一下小说的开头，你会发现罗宾的变化有多大。他的悲伤、愤怒、进退两难、挣扎、善良以及相对短暂的幸福时刻都让人感觉如此真实。他要战胜的嫉妒、贪婪、人物的善良一次次遭受着考验。幸运的是，罗宾还有陪伴他的三个小伙伴。
三、翻译即背叛。语言不是涵盖一整套普世概念的术语表，翻译也不存在一一对应的关系，它是戴着镣铐舞蹈，是遗憾的艺术，是巴别塔的诅咒。
翻译意味着对原意的损毁，还意味着对母语的欺骗。当罗宾发觉自己所钟爱的翻译魔法，成为帝国侵略的帮凶，他陷入迟疑与犹豫。是遵循内心的道德指引投身反抗，还是苟且偷生享受荣华富贵？
四、封面沿用美版封面，主视觉巴别塔气势恢宏。书名采用烫金工艺，内封专色印金工艺，封面魔法能量线往塔尖汇聚象征着巴别塔在这个世界魔法中心的地位。
【名人推荐】
韩松、姚海军、何平、苗炜、陈楸帆、肖鼠击掌推荐
《巴别塔》的作者是出生在广州的匡灵秀，敏锐捕捉到了语言学习和帝国贸易及战争的关系，她安排男主角罗宾前往牛津学语言，然后安排另一位主角来劝诫罗宾——你要认识到殖民者与帝国的不公正与非正义，你要反抗。罗宾陷入两难境地，他不想破坏平静的学习生活，也不愿违背良心。小说前两百页可能有太多关于语言学习的内容了，读者期待看到更多魔法，可作者偏偏不停地讲语言学习和翻译理论。但如果你有耐心，会发现这个故事的迷人之处，语言不就是魔法吗？这本以牛津大学为背景的小说，会激起你对语言学习的兴趣。
——作家 苗炜
《巴别塔》如同一件自我指涉的精巧艺术品，展现了一个以翻译为魔法的架空世界，同时又无比犀利地借助充满代入感的角色与扣人心弦的剧情，揭露了语言作为一种强大的权力武器，如何被帝国主义用于殖民、操控、混淆并创造新的现实。匡灵秀完美地平衡了现实与虚构，学术与通俗，野心勃勃地打破类型界限，堪称杰出。
——科幻作家 陈楸帆
匡灵秀笔下奇妙的魔法设定，开启一段关于贸易和殖民、文化和技术的另类历史。跟随主人公在学术体制中的成长之路，读者也被那些经典问题不断敲打：知识生产和权力运作拥有怎样纠缠不清的关系？巴别塔为拥有边缘身份和语言天赋的年轻人提供的学术舞台，也正是逐渐觉醒的主人公和他的伙伴们不得不痛苦正视的庇护所。无疑，这庇护是由暴力的砖瓦严丝合缝地构筑而成。从何反抗？正如所有“弑父”的动作一样，主人公必然从他所处的巨大结构的内部找到缝隙，进而引爆——而人内心最本真的愤怒和屈辱，则是这结构中早已暗藏的引信。
——科幻播客“惊奇”主播 肖鼠

《戰爭與和平》用了124萬字來回答生命的意義
《伊凡．伊里奇之死》只用不到4萬字就道盡
★生命教育必讀經典，大學指定閱讀教材
★諾貝爾學院票選「史上最佳百部文學經典」（top 100 books of all time）之一
★海明威、海德格、莫泊桑、納博科夫、羅曼・羅蘭、托瑪斯•曼、柴可夫斯基、魯西迪、米蘭‧昆德拉、楊．馬泰爾、奈波爾……極度讚歎
★托爾斯泰晚年名作
★所有名家推崇的 論死亡的巔峰之作
★以中篇小說的 短小精悍，論述原本需要幾大冊篇幅才能說得好的主題
★包含了死亡的所有議題
──「死亡」是作家擊發出神作的板機，
只有像托爾斯泰這種神射手才能夠駕馭。──
在這部篇幅不到四萬字的小說中，托爾斯泰探討了「生命有意義嗎」「人生真正重要的是什麼」「死亡的必然」「死，是一個人的事」「死亡之後，再無死亡」等諸多複雜議題，其範疇之遼闊、寓意之深遠、意象之豐富，在描寫死亡的作品中，再難有人能以這般奇短篇幅，寫透如此深邃而永恆的母題。
──這是一場未曾好好去活的人生──
平凡甚至無聊的伊凡・伊里奇，其實就是我們。
這是托爾斯泰寫給每一個人的死亡預習課。
──這是一個好人的故事，也是我們每一個人的故事──
法官伊凡．伊里奇這一輩子，都在拚命往上爬。
他從小就嚮往人生勝利組的生活，長大後順利當上公務員，
過著體面的生活，一切都是那麼得體而應該。
在工作上，他學會推卸責任、符合公文格式的一切要求；
在社交上，他總是彬彬有禮，就連巴結上司，也是名正言順。
直到有一天，癌症降臨在他身上，原本體面的生活也從此天翻地覆──
▎對於醫生的裝腔作勢，伊凡・伊里奇非常熟悉，這就和他在法院裡的情況一樣：他怎樣在法庭的被告面前裝模作樣，這位名醫也就如此在他面前裝模作樣；
▎他的妻子假裝詢問自己好友對於撫卹金的意見，但對方看出她早已打聽到許多外人不清楚的細節：她想知道的是，在丈夫死後，她是否還能拿到更多錢；
▎在伊凡・伊里奇的告別式上，來弔唁的同儕卻只關心晚上的牌局；這場安魂禮拜並不足以破壞他們打牌的傳統，什麼也不能阻擋他們喀噠一聲拆開一副紙牌。
在不得不面對死亡的歷程中，
伊凡．伊里奇才得以揭開生命最大的奧祕。
他痛苦地發現到，他的一生不過是一場自導自演的謊言，
卻也因為死亡的到臨，窺見生命這道謎題的答案……
──影響世世代代讀者的死亡經典──
托爾斯泰將人患病時的種種心理描繪得淋漓盡致，像是「親情的淡漠」「醫病關係的冰冷」「將死之人對健康肉體的嫉羨」「從希望到絕望的拉鋸」，都精準到令人害怕，就像被迫目睹真實人生的每一個時時刻刻，將生活中難言的異化與疏離分毫不差地再現於紙上。
托爾斯泰的筆有如手術刀，在平淡的敘事之中，一刀刺進人性的核心，帶領讀者攀越生命的形上層次，探索自己與死亡的種種關係與處境，為世世代代的讀者帶來莫大的生命啟發。托爾斯泰巧妙的倒敘手法、冷酷而貼近現實的寫實手法，刻畫死亡猙獰、冷酷的陰影，其逼真、細膩已臻至出神入化、爐火純青之境，被奉為世界文學史上描寫死亡的顛峰之作。

1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel.
Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization.
For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide…
Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?

“那描画的面纱，芸芸众生称之为生活”
凯蒂怎么也琢磨不透，丈夫到底有没有发现她出轨的秘密——偷情时门把手的转动、晚餐时意有所指的话语，还有突然要带她前往霍乱之地的决定，这些都让凯蒂的神经越绷越紧。终于，忍无可忍的她决定摊牌。然而面纱揭开，爱情的真相与人性的冷漠将她的天真 击得粉碎。

From Chloé Cooper Jones—Pulitzer Prize finalist, philosophy professor, Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant recipient—a groundbreaking memoir about disability, motherhood, and a journey to far-flung places in search of a new way of seeing and being seen.
“I am in a bar in Brooklyn, listening to two men, my friends, discuss whether my life is worth living.”
So begins ChloéCooper Jones’s bold, revealing account of moving through the world in a body that looks different than most. Jones learned early on to factor “pain calculations” into every plan, every situation. Born with a rare congenital condition called sacral agenesis which affects both her stature and gait, her pain is physical. But there is also the pain of being judged and pitied for her appearance, of being dismissed as “less than.” The way she has been seen—or not seen—has informed her lens on the world her entire life. She resisted this reality by excelling academically and retreating to “the neutral room in her mind” until it passed. But after unexpectedly becoming a mother (in violation of unspoken social taboos about the disabled body), something in her shifts, and Jones sets off on a journey across the globe, reclaiming the spaces she’d been denied, and denied herself.
From the bars and domestic spaces of her life in Brooklyn to sculpture gardens in Rome; from film festivals in Utah to a Beyoncé concert in Milan; from a tennis tournament in California to the Killing Fields of Phnom Penh, Jones weaves memory, observation, experience, and aesthetic philosophy to probe the myths underlying our standards of beauty and desirability, and interrogates her own complicity in upholding those myths.
With its emotional depth, its prodigious, spiky intelligence, its passion and humor, Easy Beauty is the rare memoir that has the power to make you see the world, and your place in it, with new eyes.

一个在上海住了近20年的外国人，他过着怎样的生活？
20年前的上海，蓄势待发而万物尚且淳朴，那会儿他在干什么？
这高速发展的20年，这个城市这么多变化，他感受到的是什么？
外国人笔下的当代中国，80年代有保罗•索鲁的《在中国大地上》，90年代有何伟的《江城》，《洋盘》以一种新鲜的写作声音记录了我们正在发生的当下。
———————
★“撑一年没问题。上海是个大都市，对吧？” 从24岁到40+岁，从五星酒店的厨师到美食作家，在中国高速发展的20年，一个老外如何谋生，如何去爱，如何应对起居饮食社交衰病。
出身中产家庭，放弃稳定生活，怀着“冒险”精神，于2005年来到上海。从24岁到40+岁，他在最好的年纪闯进中国高速发展的20年，以“局外人”的率真与好奇，探寻着日渐被我们忽略的“附近”和附近的“人”的故事，也在自己人生的上升与下沉中，见证了两种文化的碰撞和改革大潮下中国的变迁。
★理解中国食物的时候，也是在理解中国人和中国社会。只要你走出去看看，这世界就总会给你带来惊喜。
他游走在老城厢的窄巷，沉浸式体验上海的生活，用10年寻访一位手工铁锅匠，花16个月评测52家上海小笼包店，与上海各路角色聊天；他透过食物的镜头去看中国，到兰州学做拉面，去阿勒泰了解驼奶，几乎去过所有的省份，寻觅、倾听、记录真实的中国故事。
★ 都市青年共同的“边缘人”生存体验：“要是能知道自己能待多久，那该多好。” → “我想，我可以再待一年。”
以年为单位分割的时间，被不确定包裹的当下，短暂的过客身份，“在而不属于”的尴尬处境，临时搭建的情感乌托邦……一只脚在圈内，一只脚在圈外。是每一个外来的局外人用尽全力，却可能随时失去的生活。
★ 无意中发现的传奇家族史，两代人相隔100多年的中国“冒险”经历形成历史的呼应。
同样在24岁的年纪来到中国，100多年前，外高祖父刘海澜带着他的传教士队伍，从俄亥俄州远赴大清帝国，经历过1900年前后近代中国的大震荡和大变革，与他建立的亚斯立堂、同仁医院、汇文学校，埋骨的老城墙，一起定格在家族老相册里；100多年后，Chris放弃在迈阿密的中产舒适圈，卷入蓬勃发展的中国经济大潮，度过不确定的疫情三年之后，仍然留在上海……两代人在中国游走的轨迹交会，串联起一段关于中国、关于上海的激荡故事。
★《鱼翅与花椒》作者扶霞、《张医生与王医生》作者杨樱诚挚推荐。
怀着对中国的深厚感情，Chris 真诚地探究了外籍人士在中国生活意味着什么，既感人又引人入胜。他的跌宕起伏的沪漂经历与他的外高祖父在北京的冒险交互对照，有忏悔录的笔触，又有历史作品和流浪汉小说的特点，一个关于爱与失去的故事。
——《鱼翅与花椒》作者扶霞
美国人梅英东写过北京胡同（《再会，老北京》），何伟写了涪陵（《江城》）和很多地方，但都不是自己的生活……终究没有人以一种拉家常的口吻，说一说自己如何应对这个大都市的起居饮食社交衰病，一切必要，一切非必要。从这个角度说，Chris写的东西可算史料补白。 ——《张医生与王医生》作者之一杨樱
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洋盘，四川方言中，有洋气、拉风的意思。
上海方言中，则指外来人不太了解本地习俗。作者用作书名带有一点自嘲。
本书是美国作家沈恺伟（Christopher St. Cavish）讲述他在中国经历的一本非虚构文学作品。
2005年，24岁的沈恺伟离开家乡——美国东南部城市迈阿密，以年轻厨师的身份游历至香港，又机缘巧合得到一份在浦东香格里拉酒店翡翠36餐厅的工作，由此开始了他在上海近20年的生活。
从最初跌跌撞撞闯入一座陌生城市，不知道自己能在这里待多久，到骑着挎斗摩托穿越5000公里寻路中国，从躲在外籍人士舒适的“泡泡圈”，到花10年寻访一位手工锅匠，以《上海小笼包指南》出圈……他穿越在两种文化间，一年又一年，学会了当一个成年人，学会了爱，学会了痛苦，也见证了改革大潮下中国的变迁。
冥冥中似乎有一个声音在召唤他，而直到来到中国，他才发现自己与这个国家的深刻渊源。

You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious. Except . . . here’s how books work. Everything written on the page has to be said by the person reading it aloud. Even if the words say . . .
BLORK. Or BLUURF.
Even if the words are a preposterous song about eating ants for breakfast, or just a list of astonishingly goofy sounds like BLAGGITY BLAGGITY and GLIBBITY GLOBBITY.
Cleverly irreverent and irresistibly silly, The Book with No Pictures is one that kids will beg to hear again and again. (And parents will be happy to oblige.)

An engaging exploration of what it means to be asexual in a world that’s obsessed with sexual attraction, and what the ace perspective can teach all of us about desire and identity.
What exactly is sexual attraction and what is it like to go through life not experiencing it? What does asexuality reveal about gender roles, about romance and consent, and the pressures of society? This accessible examination of asexuality shows that the issues that aces face—confusion around sexual activity, the intersection of sexuality and identity, navigating different needs in relationships—are the same conflicts that nearly all of us will experience. Through a blend of reporting, cultural criticism, and memoir, Ace addresses the misconceptions around the “A” of LGBTQIA and invites everyone to rethink pleasure and intimacy.
Journalist Angela Chen creates her path to understanding her own asexuality with the perspectives of a diverse group of asexual people. Vulnerable and honest, these stories include a woman who had blood tests done because she was convinced that “not wanting sex” was a sign of serious illness, and a man who grew up in a religious household and did everything “right,” only to realize after marriage that his experience of sexuality had never been the same as that of others. Disabled aces, aces of color, gender-nonconforming aces, and aces who both do and don’t want romantic relationships all share their experiences navigating a society in which a lack of sexual attraction is considered abnormal. Chen’s careful cultural analysis explores how societal norms limit understanding of sex and relationships and celebrates the breadth of sexuality and queerness.

“这是最好的时代，也是最坏的时代。”——狄更斯《双城记》
“我带着深藏骨血的仇恨与酝酿多年的阴谋，把自己变成一个死而复生的幽灵，沉入沼泽，沉入深渊，我想埋下腐烂的根系，长出见血封喉的荆棘，刺穿这个虚伪的文明。
我到了淤泥深处……捡到了一颗星星。”
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Tragic tale of a retarded man and the friend who loves and tries to protect him. With illustrations from the movie starring John Malkovich and Gary Sinise.

The essential guide for singles and couples who want to explore polyamory in ways that are ethically and emotionally sustainable. For anyone who has ever dreamed of love, sex, and companionship beyond the limits of traditional monogamy, this groundbreaking guide navigates the infinite possibilities that open relationships can offer. Experienced ethical sluts Dossie Easton and Janet W. Hardy dispel myths and cover all the skills necessary to maintain a successful and responsible polyamorous lifestyle--from self-reflection and honest communication to practicing safe sex and raising a family. Individuals and their partners will learn how to discuss and honor boundaries, resolve conflicts, and to define relationships on their own terms. "I couldn't stop reading it, and I for one identify as an ethical slut. This is a book for anyone interested in creating more pleasure in their lives . . . a complete guide to improving any style of relating, from going steady to having an extended family of sexual friends." --Betty Dodson, PhD, author of Sex for OneReviewsPRAISE FOR THE SECOND EDITIONand#130;AuThis book is the definitive guide to having your marriage and eating other people too. The Ethical Slut made me the ethical slut I am today, and I am so proud and#130;Au and#130;AiMargaret cho, comedian and author of Iand#130;Aom the One That I Want and#130;AuThe Ethical Slut is one of the most useful relationship books you could ever read, no matter what your lifestyle choices. Itand#130;Aos chock-full of great information about communication, jealousy, asking for what you want, and maintaining a relationship with integrity. An absolute masterpiece and a must-read and#130;Au and#130;AiAnnie Sprinkle, PhD, sexologist and author of Dr. Sprinkleand#130;Aos Spectacular Sex and#130;AuMany people wish for and dream of a wider world sexually and live out their lives unable to find the courage to explore. This book is a thoughtful, practical, and loving look at that exploration.and#130;Au and#130;AiDavid crosby, musician and author of Since Thenand#130;AuThe Ethical Slut, in this new and expanded edition, is the definitive guide for creating and sustaining all conscious relationshipsand#130;Aipolyamorous, open, alternative, and monogamous. Donand#130;Aot enter into another relationship without it and#130;Au and#130;AiBarbara Carrellas, author of Urban Tantra and#130;AuDossie and Janetand#130;Aos blend of good humor and forthright honesty makes for some of the best writing I have found on sexually complicated relationships and blended family options. Engaging, disarming, forthrightand#130;Aithis is the book for those of us still brave enough to make the ethically complex choices.and#130;Au and#130;AiDorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION and#130;AuI couldnand#130;Aot stop reading it, and I for one identify as an ethical slut. This is a book for anyone interested in creating more pleasure in their lives . . . a complete guide to improving any style of relating, from going steady to having an extended family of sexual friends.and#130;Au and#130;AiBetty Dodson, PhD, author of Sex for One and#130;AuA useful guidebook for radical relationship travelers . . . experienced counsel to those on the polysexual frontier.and#130;Au and#130;AiRyam Nearing, Loving More magazine and#130;AuA post-graduate course in ethical relationships of every stripe. The authors pull no punches and are totally outrageous. . . . Youand#130;Aoll never be bored.and#130;Au and#130;AiStan Dale, DHS, founder of the Human Awareness Institute and#130;AuFrank, funny, and full of practical advice . . . life-saving validation, empathy, and plenty of insider tips from the experienced big sisters you probably werenand#130;Aot fortunate enough to have.and#130;Au and#130;AiDeborah Anapol, PhD, author of Polyamory: The New Love without Limits

What’s the harm in a pseudonym? New York Times bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R. F. Kuang in the vein of White Ivy and The Other Black Girl.
Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut year in publishing. But Athena’s a cross-genre literary darling, and June didn’t even get a paperback release. Nobody wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.
So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers to the British and French war efforts during World War I.
So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song—complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn’t this piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller? That’s what June claims, and the New York Times bestseller list seems to agree.
But June can’t get away from Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June’s (stolen) success down around her. As June races to protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.
With its totally immersive first-person voice, Yellowface takes on questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation not only in the publishing industry but the persistent erasure of Asian-American voices and history by Western white society. R. F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.

A rediscovered classic memoir - the mesmerizingly beautiful account of one woman's year spent living in a remote hut in the Arctic<br /><br />This rediscovered classic memoir tells the incredible tale of a woman defying society's expectations to find freedom and peace in the adventure of a lifetime.<br /><br />In 1934, the painter Christiane Ritter leaves her comfortable life in Austria and travels to the remote Arctic island of Spitsbergen, to spend a year there with her husband. She thinks it will be a relaxing trip, a chance to 'read thick books in the remote quiet and, not least, sleep to my heart's content', but when Christiane arrives she is shocked to realize that they are to live in a tiny ramshackle hut on the shores of a lonely fjord, hundreds of miles from the nearest settlement, battling the elements every day, just to survive.<br /><br />At first, Christiane is horrified by the freezing cold, the bleak landscape the lack of equipment and supplies... But as time passes, after encounters with bears and seals, long treks over the ice and months on end of perpetual night, she finds herself falling in love with the Arctic's harsh, otherworldly beauty, gaining a great sense of inner peace and a new appreciation for the sanctity of life.

日本新任首相在仙台街头被暗杀，凶器是搭载炸弹的遥控飞机。警方立刻认定一个叫青柳雅春的人是凶手。 青柳被迫逃亡，渐渐发现有人早已处心积虑地布下陷阱：两年前，他做快递员时因救了女明星而红极一时，这成了被栽赃陷害的原因；半年前，恐吓电话持续骚扰快递公司，他被迫辞职；两个月前，他在乘车时被诬陷成色狼；案发当天，电视台播出监控录像显示，酷似他的人买走了一架遥控飞机；第二天，警方宣布他打来电话承认自己就是凶手。 青柳百口莫辩，陷入重围。

《亚特兰蒂斯之心》是一部由两个中篇、三个短篇构成的小说集，五个故事环环相扣，依照时间顺序，通过不同视角、不同主人公的交替叙述，共同折射出二十世纪六十年代到九十年代美国社会的政治文化的动荡与变迁，反映了这一代美国人精神世界的垮塌。上世纪六十年代正是美国社会风云激荡之时，无数生动鲜活的故事在这股历史的旋流中跌宕起伏，焕发异彩。无论是鲍比童年时代经历的背叛，还是皮特在红心大战中的觉醒，抑或是萨利于越南丛林中的梦魇等等，在斯蒂芬－金的笔下，波澜不惊的叙事与惊悚诡谲的铺垫一样，皆暗藏着足以震撼人心的巨大能量。这部极具自传色彩的小说集无疑是斯蒂芬·金创作生涯的又一高峰，对非恐怖题材的精彩驾驭完美地展现了其纯熟的写作技巧和强烈的创作欲望，显示出这位恐怖大师特有的人文关怀。

Librarian Note: This book is part of the "Stephen King Horror Novel Series" (斯蒂芬•金恐怖小说续集) , all of which have the ISBN 780607225X. The other books in the series have their own Goodreads entries.