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This beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just about perfect." This high-quality paperback features vibrant illustrations colorized by Rosemary Wells! Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the runt of his litter. E. B. White's Newbery Honor Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come. This edition contains newly color illustrations by Garth Williams, the acclaimed illustrator of E. B. White's Stuart Little and Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series, among many other books.

Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here This short novel, already a modern classic, is the superbly told, tragic story of a Cuban fisherman in the Gulf Stream and the giant Marlin he kills and loses—specifically referred to in the citation accompanying the author's Nobel Prize for literature in 1954.

Oscar Wilde's madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers entanglements still delights readers more than a century after its 1895 publication and premiere performance. The rapid-fire wit and eccentric characters of The Importance of Being Earnest have made it a mainstay of the high school curriculum for decades. Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are both in love with the same mythical suitor. Jack Worthing has wooed Gwendolen as Ernest while Algernon has also posed as Ernest to win the heart of Jack's ward, Cecily. When all four arrive at Jack's country home on the same weekend the "rivals" to fight for Ernest's undivided attention and the "Ernests" to claim their beloveds pandemonium breaks loose. Only a senile nursemaid and an old, discarded hand-bag can save the day! This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader appreciate Wilde's wry wit and elaborate plot twists.

《黄金时代(插图珍藏本)》是当代作家王小波创作的中短篇小说集，收录了作者的五部经典小说：《黄金时代》《三十而立》《似水流年》《革命时期的爱情》《我的阴阳两界》。作者用荒诞戏谑的手法描写了“文革”的大背景下的知识分子。在这组系列作品里面，名叫“王二”的男主人公处于恐怖和荒谬的环境，遭到各种不公正待遇，但他却摆脱了传统文化人的悲愤心态，创造出一种特有的反抗和超越的方式。

《看见》是知名记者和主持人柴静讲述央视十年历程的自传性作品，既是柴静个人的成长告白书，某种程度上亦可视作中国社会十年变迁的备忘录。十年前她被选择成为国家电视台新闻主播，却因毫无经验而遭遇挫败，非典时期成为现场记者后，现实生活犬牙交错的切肤之感，让她一点一滴脱离外在与自我的束缚，对生活与人性有了更为宽广与深厚的理解。十年之间，非典、汶川地震、两会报道、北京奥运……在每个重大事件现场，几乎都能发现柴静的身影，而如华南虎照、征地等刚性的调查报道她也多有制作。在书中，她记录下淹没在宏大叙事中的动人细节，为时代留下私人的注脚。一如既往，柴静看见并记录下新闻中给她留下强烈生命印象的个人，每个人都深嵌在世界之中，没有人可以只是一个旁观者，他人经受的，我必经受。书中记录下的人与事，是他们的生活，也是你和我的生活。 《看见》中，我没有刻意选择标志性事件，也没有描绘历史的雄心，在大量的新闻报道里，我只选择了留给我强烈生命印象的人，因为工作原因，我恰好与这些人相遇。他们是流淌的，从我心腹深处的石坝上漫溢出来，坚硬的成见和模式被一遍遍冲刷，摇摇欲坠，土崩瓦解。这种摇晃是危险的，但思想的本质就是不安。 我试着尽可能诚实地写下这不断犯错、不断推翻、不断疑问、不断重建的事实和因果，一个国家由人构成，一个人也由无数他人构成，你想如何报道一个国家，就要如何报道自已。——柴静

No text has its meaning alone; all texts have their meaning in relation to other texts. Since Julia Kristeva coined the term in the 1960s, intertextuality has been a dominant idea within literary and cultural studies leaving none of the traditional ideas about reading or writing undisturbed. Graham Allen's Intertextuality outlines clearly the history and the use of the term in contemporary theory, demonstrating how it has been employed in: structuralism post-structuralism deconstruction postcolonialism Marxism feminism psychoanalytic theory. Incorporating a wealth of illuminating examples from literary and cultural texts, this book offers an invaluable introduction to intertextuality for any students of literature and culture.

《万物生长》是一部有趣的小说，也是一部忧郁的小说，从乌七八糟一大堆情节里，怎么看，都能窥见作者心底的纯净。这部作品，可以比喻为一部中国特色的《麦田里的守望者》，一个名叫秋水的男人，讲述了一群学医青年如何成长的故事。作者将这部书“献给老妈”，许多母亲“可能不知道有些孩子这样长大”。那群高智商的年轻动物讨着美人欢心。聪慧、无聊、生猛、自负，他们历经梦想与人性、肉身的短兵相接。阳光之下，万物都在疯狂生长，一如热带雨林的藤蔓，遮天蔽日，却掩藏着怎样的失落与惶恐。

Book by Guo Jing Ming

王瀟在30歲那天寫下《寫在30歲到來這一天》。原本只是一個女人的備忘錄，竟然透過網路，形成一股女性自覺的力量。 於是，王瀟把這篇備忘錄擴大寫成《女人明白要趁早》這本書；書中，王瀟坦誠分享了自己和朋友們的生活經歷，並對自己求學、戀愛和工作各個時期的掙扎與困惑做了分析與總結。 做為同時擁有美貌與才智的人生勝利組，王瀟不當女人的敵人，而做女人的朋友，她以自己和朋友走過的路當成前車之鑑，提醒後來的女人走該走的路、說該說的話、愛該愛的人。