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Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family …
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, …
Came back to read this after a 30+ year absence. Still blown away by the creativity of Herbert’s vision of a multi-planetary society. Has to rank as one of the best sci-fi books of all time. Also holds up well after seeing the recent movie.
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position …
John McPhee: Draft no. 4 (2017)
"McPhee offers ... guidance in the decisions regarding arrangement, diction, and tone that shape nonfiction pieces, and he presents extracts …
The Overstory is a novel by Richard Powers published in 2018 by W. W. Norton & Company. It is Powers' …
In the follow-up to Tana French’s runaway bestseller In the Woods, itʼs six months later and Cassie Maddox has transferred …
Prisoner's Dilemma is a 1988 novel by American author Richard Powers. It is the story of a dysfunctional family living …
An interesting in-depth look at the world of hard-core rock climbing. Provides some useful context to the achievements and ethos of Alex Honnold. I'd say you have to be pretty keen on rock climbing (or Honnold) to really appreciate the book but I found it enlightening and it sheds some light on Honnold's personality that was missing from the Free Solo film. The book is about 75% fun facts abd stories from the world of extreme climbing, and 25% about Honnold and his legendary climb of El Capitan - perhaps not quite what it suggests on the cover.
An interesting in-depth look at the world of hard-core rock climbing. Provides some useful context to the achievements and ethos of Alex Honnold. I'd say you have to be pretty keen on rock climbing (or Honnold) to really appreciate the book but I found it enlightening and it sheds some light on Honnold's personality that was missing from the Free Solo film. The book is about 75% fun facts abd stories from the world of extreme climbing, and 25% about Honnold and his legendary climb of El Capitan - perhaps not quite what it suggests on the cover.
克拉拉是一个专为陪伴儿童而设计的太阳能人工智能机器人（AF），具有极高的观察、推理与共情能力。她坐在商店展示橱窗里，注视着街头路人以及前来浏览橱窗的孩子们的一举一动。她始终期待着很快就会有人挑中她，不过，当这种永久改变境遇的可能性出现时，克拉拉却被提醒不要过分相信人类的诺言。
在《克拉拉与太阳》这部作品中，石黑一雄通过一位令人难忘的叙述者的视角，观察千变万化的现代社会，探索了一个根本性的问题：究竟什么是爱？
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream is a 1971 novel …
Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s …
