From Booklist Lamenting all the attention 1968 has gotten with assassinations and riots, Kirkpatrick argues that the following year was more than a little significant, too. Beginning with a “selected timeline,” Kirkpatrick goes on to chronicle a dizzying array of major events: Richard Nixon’s election in November 1968 as president; the covert bombing of Cambodia; Apollo 11 land...(展开全部)

From Booklist Lamenting all the attention 1968 has gotten with assassinations and riots, Kirkpatrick argues that the following year was more than a little significant, too. Beginning with a “selected timeline,” Kirkpatrick goes on to chronicle a dizzying array of major events: Richard Nixon’s election in November 1968 as president; the covert bombing of Cambodia; Apollo 11 land...(展开全部)

This is the first biography in twenty years of James Clerk Maxwell, one of the greatest scientists of our time and yet a man relatively unknown to the wider public. Approaching science with a freshness unbound by convention or previous expectations, he produced some of the most original scientific thinking of the nineteenth century — and his discoveries went on to shape the twe...(展开全部)

“要读懂20世纪，就必须理解1944年的重要性。带着他一贯的叙事天分以及对当时历史的刻苦研究，Jay让这戏剧性的一年宛若重现。” ——沃尔特·伊萨克森，《乔布斯传》作者

杰伊•温尼克（Jay Winik） 美国重要历史学家之一，以其天才和创造性的历史研究方法而闻名。他的著作《1865年4月》（April 1865）曾登上《纽约时报》图书畅销榜第一名，此书获得了广泛的国际赞誉，历史频道据此书改编的获奖纪录片受到5000万观众的关注。同时他也是《华尔街日报》和《纽约时报》的长期撰稿人。被《巴尔的摩太阳报》（Baltimore Sun）评为“最出色的公众历史学家之一”。 杰伊•温尼克的其他著作包括《大变革：美国与现代世界的诞生，1788—1800》（The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788-1800）、《悬崖边缘：里根时代的幕后传奇与冷战时代的男女》（ON THE BRINK: The Dramatic Behind the Sc...(展开全部)

How did one man's critique of capitalism guide the course of modern history? When he died in 1883, Karl Marx left behind an intellectual legacy of formidable proportions and revolutionary potential, yet one that exerted limited actual political, social, or economic influence. The full force of his ideas did not come into play for another generation, and only after they had been...(展开全部)

How did one man's critique of capitalism guide the course of modern history? When he died in 1883, Karl Marx left behind an intellectual legacy of formidable proportions and revolutionary potential, yet one that exerted limited actual political, social, or economic influence. The full force of his ideas did not come into play for another generation, and only after they had been...(展开全部)

This is the first biography in twenty years of James Clerk Maxwell, one of the greatest scientists of our time and yet a man relatively unknown to the wider public. Approaching science with a freshness unbound by convention or previous expectations, he produced some of the most original scientific thinking of the nineteenth century — and his discoveries went on to shape the twe...(展开全部)

那一年，美国深陷越南战争的泥潭，那一年，朋克音乐诞生，盛大的伍德斯多克音乐节开幕，摇滚迷们趋之若鹜，在音乐中疯狂，那一年，是黑人民权运动登峰造极的一年，那一年，副总统艾格纽的女儿和国会议员的孩子都在吸毒……那一年，就是 1969，不平凡年代里压轴的一年。经过这些事端之后，美国社会并没有走向混乱和无序，而是走向了新的成熟。一个现代社会会遭遇到的问题，全走了一个过场。美国经历了1969，最终跨入现代时期。

The creation of the Mac in 1984 catapulted America into the digital millennium, captured a fanatic cult audience, and transformed the computer industry into an unprecedented mix of technology, economics, and show business. Now veteran technology writer and Newsweek senior editor Steven Levy zooms in on the great machine and the fortunes of the unique company responsible for i...(展开全部)