Author: LiveABC編輯群
Publisher: 希伯崙股份有限公司
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
4 Live關鍵時事新聞 9 焦點話題 10 大師名作選 Noah's Ark 諾亞方舟 14 焦點人物 Taylor Swift's Era: Shaping Culture on and off the Stage 泰勒絲:引領文化風潮 18 生活科學素養 Why Are Car Tires Black? 汽車輪胎為什麼是黑色的? 20 旅遊好去處 My Tasty Bruges Adventure 我的美味布魯日之旅 24 生活情境對話 Stationery for High School 提升學習效率的文具 27 閱讀素養專欄 The Tasty World of Japanese Food 日本料理的美味世界 30 發現臺灣 The 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan: A Warning from the Past 921地震教育園區:以史為鑒 32 食物趣聞 I'm Not Eating That: Four Foods with Very Strange Names 四種名字很奇怪的食物 36 翻譯練習 Translation Practice 翻譯練習 40 環保愛地球 Beyond Style: Amazing Uses for Hair 不只是風格:頭髮的驚人用途 44 英語聽力測驗1 45 主題式會話 Learning About Life on Campus 熟悉校園生活 48 克漏字 The Secrets of Whale Song 鯨魚唱歌的祕密 50 寫作素養專欄 Learning to Write: Adjectives 英文寫作課:形容詞 53 英語聽力測驗2 54 追本溯源 Nailed It: A History of Manicures 美甲的歷史 58 全民英檢中級模擬閱讀試題 60 電影快報 62 看預告片學英文 63 唱歌學英語 64 中文翻譯與解答 70 全民英檢中級模擬試題解答 77 單字卡
Live互動英語 2024 年 9 月號 No.281【有聲版】
Author: LiveABC編輯群
Publisher: 希伯崙股份有限公司
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
4 Live關鍵時事新聞 9 焦點話題 10 大師名作選 Noah's Ark 諾亞方舟 14 焦點人物 Taylor Swift's Era: Shaping Culture on and off the Stage 泰勒絲:引領文化風潮 18 生活科學素養 Why Are Car Tires Black? 汽車輪胎為什麼是黑色的? 20 旅遊好去處 My Tasty Bruges Adventure 我的美味布魯日之旅 24 生活情境對話 Stationery for High School 提升學習效率的文具 27 閱讀素養專欄 The Tasty World of Japanese Food 日本料理的美味世界 30 發現臺灣 The 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan: A Warning from the Past 921地震教育園區:以史為鑒 32 食物趣聞 I'm Not Eating That: Four Foods with Very Strange Names 四種名字很奇怪的食物 36 翻譯練習 Translation Practice 翻譯練習 40 環保愛地球 Beyond Style: Amazing Uses for Hair 不只是風格:頭髮的驚人用途 44 英語聽力測驗1 45 主題式會話 Learning About Life on Campus 熟悉校園生活 48 克漏字 The Secrets of Whale Song 鯨魚唱歌的祕密 50 寫作素養專欄 Learning to Write: Adjectives 英文寫作課:形容詞 53 英語聽力測驗2 54 追本溯源 Nailed It: A History of Manicures 美甲的歷史 58 全民英檢中級模擬閱讀試題 60 電影快報 62 看預告片學英文 63 唱歌學英語 64 中文翻譯與解答 70 全民英檢中級模擬試題解答 77 單字卡
Publisher: 希伯崙股份有限公司
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
4 Live關鍵時事新聞 9 焦點話題 10 大師名作選 Noah's Ark 諾亞方舟 14 焦點人物 Taylor Swift's Era: Shaping Culture on and off the Stage 泰勒絲:引領文化風潮 18 生活科學素養 Why Are Car Tires Black? 汽車輪胎為什麼是黑色的? 20 旅遊好去處 My Tasty Bruges Adventure 我的美味布魯日之旅 24 生活情境對話 Stationery for High School 提升學習效率的文具 27 閱讀素養專欄 The Tasty World of Japanese Food 日本料理的美味世界 30 發現臺灣 The 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan: A Warning from the Past 921地震教育園區:以史為鑒 32 食物趣聞 I'm Not Eating That: Four Foods with Very Strange Names 四種名字很奇怪的食物 36 翻譯練習 Translation Practice 翻譯練習 40 環保愛地球 Beyond Style: Amazing Uses for Hair 不只是風格:頭髮的驚人用途 44 英語聽力測驗1 45 主題式會話 Learning About Life on Campus 熟悉校園生活 48 克漏字 The Secrets of Whale Song 鯨魚唱歌的祕密 50 寫作素養專欄 Learning to Write: Adjectives 英文寫作課:形容詞 53 英語聽力測驗2 54 追本溯源 Nailed It: A History of Manicures 美甲的歷史 58 全民英檢中級模擬閱讀試題 60 電影快報 62 看預告片學英文 63 唱歌學英語 64 中文翻譯與解答 70 全民英檢中級模擬試題解答 77 單字卡
CNN 互動英語 2024 年 2 月號 No.281 【有聲版】
Author: LiveABC編輯群
Publisher: 希伯崙股份有限公司
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 77
Book Description
編輯精選2023十大新聞 商業 From Smartphones to Smart Cars 鴻海與輝達聯手打造AI事業版圖 Foxconn Steps Out of Its Comfort Zone as It Enters the EV Market 鴻海在年度科技大會上與輝達執行長黃仁勳共同宣布將合作打造AI工廠,並積極搶佔電動車市場。 人物 Henry Kissinger 縱橫政壇的傳奇外交家——美國前國務卿季辛吉 Former US Secretary of State Leaves Behind a Legacy of Success and Controversy 美國前國務卿季辛吉辭世,享嵩壽100歲。他被認為是20世紀最為人所知的外交家之一,改變了全球的地緣政治格局。 商業 The Drama at OpenAI OpenAI人事鉅變 AI產業前景引發關注 The Company behind ChatGPT Experiences a Tumultuous Week 催生ChatGPT的OpenAI執行長阿特曼突遭董事會開除,雖數日內迅速回鍋,但其內部對AI發展的理念歧異已浮上檯面。 科技 Flying to Work 交通運輸新紀元 空中通勤不是夢 Futuristic Vehicles Elevate the Next Era of Transportation 一款可在普通道路上行駛,也可在空中飛行的電動車已獲美國合法飛行許可。另一家公司則致力於研發飛行巴士,讓我們離空中通勤的未來愈來愈近! 社會 Threats from the Air 無人機干擾事件頻傳 飛安議題再起 Civilian Drones Are Causing Havoc at Airports and Major Events 許多攝影愛好者會利用無人機空拍精彩活動或球賽,但愈來愈多的干擾事件顯示,不當操作無人機恐威脅飛安,需嚴加管理。 文化 A Lesson on Afternoon Tea 正統英國下午茶禮儀知多少 Tips on a Quintessential English Tradition from an Etiquette Expert CNN記者奎斯特回到家鄉英國上了一堂下午茶禮儀課,卻發現規矩多到讓他懷疑人生。一起學習道地英式下午茶的眉眉角角。 生態 Creatures of the Night 香港大都會深處的叢林「夜生活」 Nocturnal Wildlife Comes Alive Next to the Metropolis of Hong Kong 香港有40%的土地屬於公園綠地,裡面孕育著許多珍貴的野生動植物。跟著一位攝影師的腳步,探索香港豐富的夜間生態。 科技 Meet Ameca 令人嘆為觀止的擬真人形機器人 Lifelike Robots Use AI to Engage with People and Learn about the World 人形機器人艾美卡頭部內建攝影機、麥克風和多個致動器,再加上應用ChatGPT技術,能與人對答如流,並做出自然豐富的表情。 環境 Stormproof Architecture 打造對抗極端氣候的新世代建築 How New Building Designs Will Protect against Extreme Weather Events 去年年初嘉布瑞爾氣旋重創紐西蘭,促使該國的工程師和建築師開始思索如何打造可因應氣候變遷衝擊的永續建築。 旅遊 Soak and Relax 在日本溫泉鄉享受療癒身心的千年古湯 Soothe Your Body and Mind in a Japanese Hot Spring 日本島根縣的玉造溫泉擁有一千年以上的歷史,泉水當中富含多種礦物質,泡在裡面不僅療癒心靈,更讓人皮膚柔嫩有光澤。 焦點話題 CNN 全球瞭望 First Transatlantic Flight Using Only Sustainable Fuel Makes History 永續燃料客機完成跨大西洋首航 All Workers Trapped in a Collapsed Tunnel in India Rescued 印度坍塌隧道內 41 名工人全數獲救 Taylor Swift Tops Global Streaming Charts in 2023 泰勒絲登上年度全球串流排行榜榜首 全方位理解CNN COP28 World Climate Summit Stokes Controversy among Participants COP28 氣候大會在產油大國阿聯酋舉行 新聞片語通 CNN主編教你唸 甜點名稱 單字聯想地圖 喝下午茶
Publisher: 希伯崙股份有限公司
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 77
Book Description
編輯精選2023十大新聞 商業 From Smartphones to Smart Cars 鴻海與輝達聯手打造AI事業版圖 Foxconn Steps Out of Its Comfort Zone as It Enters the EV Market 鴻海在年度科技大會上與輝達執行長黃仁勳共同宣布將合作打造AI工廠,並積極搶佔電動車市場。 人物 Henry Kissinger 縱橫政壇的傳奇外交家——美國前國務卿季辛吉 Former US Secretary of State Leaves Behind a Legacy of Success and Controversy 美國前國務卿季辛吉辭世,享嵩壽100歲。他被認為是20世紀最為人所知的外交家之一,改變了全球的地緣政治格局。 商業 The Drama at OpenAI OpenAI人事鉅變 AI產業前景引發關注 The Company behind ChatGPT Experiences a Tumultuous Week 催生ChatGPT的OpenAI執行長阿特曼突遭董事會開除,雖數日內迅速回鍋,但其內部對AI發展的理念歧異已浮上檯面。 科技 Flying to Work 交通運輸新紀元 空中通勤不是夢 Futuristic Vehicles Elevate the Next Era of Transportation 一款可在普通道路上行駛,也可在空中飛行的電動車已獲美國合法飛行許可。另一家公司則致力於研發飛行巴士,讓我們離空中通勤的未來愈來愈近! 社會 Threats from the Air 無人機干擾事件頻傳 飛安議題再起 Civilian Drones Are Causing Havoc at Airports and Major Events 許多攝影愛好者會利用無人機空拍精彩活動或球賽,但愈來愈多的干擾事件顯示,不當操作無人機恐威脅飛安,需嚴加管理。 文化 A Lesson on Afternoon Tea 正統英國下午茶禮儀知多少 Tips on a Quintessential English Tradition from an Etiquette Expert CNN記者奎斯特回到家鄉英國上了一堂下午茶禮儀課,卻發現規矩多到讓他懷疑人生。一起學習道地英式下午茶的眉眉角角。 生態 Creatures of the Night 香港大都會深處的叢林「夜生活」 Nocturnal Wildlife Comes Alive Next to the Metropolis of Hong Kong 香港有40%的土地屬於公園綠地,裡面孕育著許多珍貴的野生動植物。跟著一位攝影師的腳步,探索香港豐富的夜間生態。 科技 Meet Ameca 令人嘆為觀止的擬真人形機器人 Lifelike Robots Use AI to Engage with People and Learn about the World 人形機器人艾美卡頭部內建攝影機、麥克風和多個致動器,再加上應用ChatGPT技術,能與人對答如流,並做出自然豐富的表情。 環境 Stormproof Architecture 打造對抗極端氣候的新世代建築 How New Building Designs Will Protect against Extreme Weather Events 去年年初嘉布瑞爾氣旋重創紐西蘭,促使該國的工程師和建築師開始思索如何打造可因應氣候變遷衝擊的永續建築。 旅遊 Soak and Relax 在日本溫泉鄉享受療癒身心的千年古湯 Soothe Your Body and Mind in a Japanese Hot Spring 日本島根縣的玉造溫泉擁有一千年以上的歷史,泉水當中富含多種礦物質,泡在裡面不僅療癒心靈,更讓人皮膚柔嫩有光澤。 焦點話題 CNN 全球瞭望 First Transatlantic Flight Using Only Sustainable Fuel Makes History 永續燃料客機完成跨大西洋首航 All Workers Trapped in a Collapsed Tunnel in India Rescued 印度坍塌隧道內 41 名工人全數獲救 Taylor Swift Tops Global Streaming Charts in 2023 泰勒絲登上年度全球串流排行榜榜首 全方位理解CNN COP28 World Climate Summit Stokes Controversy among Participants COP28 氣候大會在產油大國阿聯酋舉行 新聞片語通 CNN主編教你唸 甜點名稱 單字聯想地圖 喝下午茶
The Year That Broke America
Author: Andrew Rice
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062979841
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
“In his beautifully crafted and rigorously reported volume, Andrew Rice takes readers back to Florida in 2000, laying out a cultural and political history of a moment at which America’s political system was turned inside out, its power structures upended. The Year That Broke America is vivid and wide-ranging; it also happens to be a page turner.”—Rebecca Traister, bestselling author of Good and Mad “Engrossing, insightful, tragic and above all, irresistible.”— Ronald Brownstein Combining the compelling insight of Nixonland and the narrative verve of Ladies and Gentleman: The Bronx is Burning, a journalist’s definitive cultural and political history of the fatefully important moment when American politics and culture turned: the year 2000. Before there was Coronavirus, before there was the contentious 2020 election or the entire Trump presidency, there was a turning-point year that proved momentous and transformative for American politics and the fate of the nation. That year was 2000, the last year of America’s unchallenged geopolitical dominance, the year Mark Burnett created Survivor and a new form of celebrity, the year a little Cuban immigrant became the focus of a media circus, the year Donald Trump flirted with running for President (and failed miserably), the year a group of Al Qaeda operatives traveled to America to learn to fly planes. They all converged in Florida, where that fall, the most important presidential election in generations was decided by the slimmest margin imaginable. But the year 2000 was also the moment when the authority of the political system was undermined by technical malfunctions; when the legal system was compromised by the justices of the Supreme Court; when the financial system was devalued by deregulation, speculation, creative securitization, and scam artistry; when the mainstream news media was destabilized by the propaganda power of Fox News and the supercharged speed of the internet; when the power of tastemakers, gatekeepers, and cultural elites was diminished by a dawning recognition of its irrelevance. Expertly synthesizing many hours of interviews, court records, FOIA requests, and original archival research, Andrew Rice marshals an impressive cast of dupes, schmucks, superstars, politicians, and shameless scoundrels in telling the fascinating story of this portentous year that marked a cultural watershed. Back at the start of the new millennium it was easy to laugh and roll our eyes about the crazy events in Florida in the year 2000—but what happened then and there has determined where we are and who we’ve become.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062979841
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
“In his beautifully crafted and rigorously reported volume, Andrew Rice takes readers back to Florida in 2000, laying out a cultural and political history of a moment at which America’s political system was turned inside out, its power structures upended. The Year That Broke America is vivid and wide-ranging; it also happens to be a page turner.”—Rebecca Traister, bestselling author of Good and Mad “Engrossing, insightful, tragic and above all, irresistible.”— Ronald Brownstein Combining the compelling insight of Nixonland and the narrative verve of Ladies and Gentleman: The Bronx is Burning, a journalist’s definitive cultural and political history of the fatefully important moment when American politics and culture turned: the year 2000. Before there was Coronavirus, before there was the contentious 2020 election or the entire Trump presidency, there was a turning-point year that proved momentous and transformative for American politics and the fate of the nation. That year was 2000, the last year of America’s unchallenged geopolitical dominance, the year Mark Burnett created Survivor and a new form of celebrity, the year a little Cuban immigrant became the focus of a media circus, the year Donald Trump flirted with running for President (and failed miserably), the year a group of Al Qaeda operatives traveled to America to learn to fly planes. They all converged in Florida, where that fall, the most important presidential election in generations was decided by the slimmest margin imaginable. But the year 2000 was also the moment when the authority of the political system was undermined by technical malfunctions; when the legal system was compromised by the justices of the Supreme Court; when the financial system was devalued by deregulation, speculation, creative securitization, and scam artistry; when the mainstream news media was destabilized by the propaganda power of Fox News and the supercharged speed of the internet; when the power of tastemakers, gatekeepers, and cultural elites was diminished by a dawning recognition of its irrelevance. Expertly synthesizing many hours of interviews, court records, FOIA requests, and original archival research, Andrew Rice marshals an impressive cast of dupes, schmucks, superstars, politicians, and shameless scoundrels in telling the fascinating story of this portentous year that marked a cultural watershed. Back at the start of the new millennium it was easy to laugh and roll our eyes about the crazy events in Florida in the year 2000—but what happened then and there has determined where we are and who we’ve become.
Records of the Descendants of Nathaniel Ely
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cambridge (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cambridge (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge
Author: Sheila Weller
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
ISBN: 0374717729
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
A remarkably candid biography of the remarkably candid—and brilliant—Carrie Fisher In her 2008 bestseller, Girls Like Us, Sheila Weller—with heart and a profound feeling for the times—gave us a surprisingly intimate portrait of three icons: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon. Now she turns her focus to one of the most loved, brilliant, and iconoclastic women of our time: the actress, writer, daughter, and mother Carrie Fisher. Weller traces Fisher’s life from her Hollywood royalty roots to her untimely and shattering death after Christmas 2016. Her mother was the spunky and adorable Debbie Reynolds; her father, the heartthrob crooner Eddie Fisher. When Eddie ran off with Elizabeth Taylor, the scandal thrust little Carrie Frances into a bizarre spotlight, gifting her with an irony and an aplomb that would resonate throughout her life. We follow Fisher’s acting career, from her debut in Shampoo, the hit movie that defined mid-1970s Hollywood, to her seizing of the plum female role in Star Wars, which catapulted her to instant fame. We explore her long, complex relationship with Paul Simon and her relatively peaceful years with the talent agent Bryan Lourd. We witness her startling leap—on the heels of a near-fatal overdose—from actress to highly praised, bestselling author, the Dorothy Parker of her place and time. Weller sympathetically reveals the conditions that Fisher lived with: serious bipolar disorder and an inherited drug addiction. Still, despite crises and overdoses, her life’s work—as an actor, a novelist and memoirist, a script doctor, a hostess, and a friend—was prodigious and unique. As one of her best friends said, “I almost wish the expression ‘one of a kind’ didn’t exist, because it applies to Carrie in a deeper way than it applies to others.” Sourced by friends, colleagues, and witnesses to all stages of Fisher’s life, Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge is an empathic and even-handed portrayal of a woman who—as Princess Leia, but mostly as herself—was a feminist heroine, one who died at a time when we need her blazing, healing honesty more than ever.
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
ISBN: 0374717729
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
A remarkably candid biography of the remarkably candid—and brilliant—Carrie Fisher In her 2008 bestseller, Girls Like Us, Sheila Weller—with heart and a profound feeling for the times—gave us a surprisingly intimate portrait of three icons: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon. Now she turns her focus to one of the most loved, brilliant, and iconoclastic women of our time: the actress, writer, daughter, and mother Carrie Fisher. Weller traces Fisher’s life from her Hollywood royalty roots to her untimely and shattering death after Christmas 2016. Her mother was the spunky and adorable Debbie Reynolds; her father, the heartthrob crooner Eddie Fisher. When Eddie ran off with Elizabeth Taylor, the scandal thrust little Carrie Frances into a bizarre spotlight, gifting her with an irony and an aplomb that would resonate throughout her life. We follow Fisher’s acting career, from her debut in Shampoo, the hit movie that defined mid-1970s Hollywood, to her seizing of the plum female role in Star Wars, which catapulted her to instant fame. We explore her long, complex relationship with Paul Simon and her relatively peaceful years with the talent agent Bryan Lourd. We witness her startling leap—on the heels of a near-fatal overdose—from actress to highly praised, bestselling author, the Dorothy Parker of her place and time. Weller sympathetically reveals the conditions that Fisher lived with: serious bipolar disorder and an inherited drug addiction. Still, despite crises and overdoses, her life’s work—as an actor, a novelist and memoirist, a script doctor, a hostess, and a friend—was prodigious and unique. As one of her best friends said, “I almost wish the expression ‘one of a kind’ didn’t exist, because it applies to Carrie in a deeper way than it applies to others.” Sourced by friends, colleagues, and witnesses to all stages of Fisher’s life, Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge is an empathic and even-handed portrayal of a woman who—as Princess Leia, but mostly as herself—was a feminist heroine, one who died at a time when we need her blazing, healing honesty more than ever.
No One Asked for this
Author: Cazzie David
Publisher: Dey Street Books
ISBN: 0358197023
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
From writer/director Cazzie David comes a series of comedic essays about anxiety, social media, generational malaise, and growing up in a famous family.
Publisher: Dey Street Books
ISBN: 0358197023
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
From writer/director Cazzie David comes a series of comedic essays about anxiety, social media, generational malaise, and growing up in a famous family.
Traffic World and Traffic Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 2120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 2120
Book Description
Concepts of Biology
Author: Samantha Fowler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1409
Book Description
Concepts of Biology is designed for the typical introductory biology course for nonmajors, covering standard scope and sequence requirements. The text includes interesting applications and conveys the major themes of biology, with content that is meaningful and easy to understand. The book is designed to demonstrate biology concepts and to promote scientific literacy.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1409
Book Description
Concepts of Biology is designed for the typical introductory biology course for nonmajors, covering standard scope and sequence requirements. The text includes interesting applications and conveys the major themes of biology, with content that is meaningful and easy to understand. The book is designed to demonstrate biology concepts and to promote scientific literacy.
Sunday Suns
Author: Tad Carpenter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781916126183
Category : Art therapy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sunday Suns is the weekly project of American designer Tad Capenter, who has taken on the simple of task of designing, illustrating, scuplting, modelling, making, stitching or creating a sun every Sunday.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781916126183
Category : Art therapy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sunday Suns is the weekly project of American designer Tad Capenter, who has taken on the simple of task of designing, illustrating, scuplting, modelling, making, stitching or creating a sun every Sunday.
More Die of Heartbreak
Author: Saul Bellow
Publisher: Odyssey Editions
ISBN: 1623730368
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
In More Die of Heartbreak, our erratic narrator explains to his audience that he must abandon Paris for the Midwest. Of course, Kenneth merely wants to be closer to his beloved uncle, the world-famous botanist Benn Crader, to receive the older man’s worldly wisdom. The mercurial Benn, however, struggles to put down roots himself, constantly departing for the forests of India, the mountains of China, the jungles of Brazil, or even the Antarctic. Why does he travel so much? Submerging himself in botanical studies seem insufficient, and he hunts relentlessly for more carnal satisfaction. More Die of Heartbreak has all the humor of a French farce, and all the brooding darkness of a Hitchcock film. From this tragicomedy Bellow unravels a brilliant and sinister examination of contemporary sexuality, asking why even the most noble pursuits often end in mundane disillusionment.
Publisher: Odyssey Editions
ISBN: 1623730368
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
In More Die of Heartbreak, our erratic narrator explains to his audience that he must abandon Paris for the Midwest. Of course, Kenneth merely wants to be closer to his beloved uncle, the world-famous botanist Benn Crader, to receive the older man’s worldly wisdom. The mercurial Benn, however, struggles to put down roots himself, constantly departing for the forests of India, the mountains of China, the jungles of Brazil, or even the Antarctic. Why does he travel so much? Submerging himself in botanical studies seem insufficient, and he hunts relentlessly for more carnal satisfaction. More Die of Heartbreak has all the humor of a French farce, and all the brooding darkness of a Hitchcock film. From this tragicomedy Bellow unravels a brilliant and sinister examination of contemporary sexuality, asking why even the most noble pursuits often end in mundane disillusionment.