Two of the nation's largest corporations stand accused of causing the deaths of children. Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes emerges: a young, flamboyant Porsche-driving lawyer who hopes to win millions of dollars and ends up nearly losing everything -- including his sanity. A Civil Action is the searing, compelling tale of a legal system gone awry ...(展开全部)

The legal thriller of the decade. --Cleveland Plain Dealer Now a Major Motion Picture! In this true story of an epic courtroom showdown, two of the nation's largest corporations stand accused of causing the deaths of children. Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes emerges: a young, flamboyant Porsche-driving lawyer who hopes to win millions of dollars a...(展开全部)

One cunning plan too many? It's spring in Vorbarr Sultana, and a young person's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love ...money ...bio-genetics ...love ...lack of money ...incompatible planetary sexual mores ...love ...District succession scandals ...the Emperor's wedding ...and, of course, love ...Lord Miles Vorkosigan, youngest Imperial Auditor to be appointed by the Emperor...(展开全部)

One cunning plan too many? It's spring in Vorbarr Sultana, and a young person's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love ...money ...bio-genetics ...love ...lack of money ...incompatible planetary sexual mores ...love ...District succession scandals ...the Emperor's wedding ...and, of course, love ...Lord Miles Vorkosigan, youngest Imperial Auditor to be appointed by the Emperor...(展开全部)

How are human actions shaped by the materiality of media? Contemporary media leads us more than ever to an ‘acting at a distance,’ an acting entangled with the materiality of communication and the mediality of transmission. This book explores this crucial phenomenon thereby introducing urgent questions of human interaction, the binding and breaking of time and space, and the en...(展开全部)

英国DK公司于1974年在伦敦成立，以出版高度视觉化的成人和儿童图文参考书著称。DK以使所有年龄段读者获得丰富知识和乐趣为目标，无论传统出版还是数字出版产品，都体现了其独特的设计风格，擅长以精湛的图文编排技巧清晰呈现丰富主题，打造令人惊叹的视觉效果。目前，DK公司为超过87个国家的消费者提供62种语言的内容，是世界领先的图文书出版机构。

路德维希·冯·米塞斯 Ludwig von Mises，1881—1973 奥地利经济学大师，哲学家，古典自由主义思想家。撰写了大量思想深刻的启蒙著作，被视为“奥地利经济学派”的理论领袖之一。在纳粹占领欧洲前夕，于1940年移居美国，担任纽约大学访问教授，从事讲学与写作。他于1949年出版经济学巨著《人的行为》，为奥地利学经济学派奠定了坚实的社会学和哲学基础。他的理论深刻地影响了美国20世纪的社会思潮，并扩散到世界各国，促进了古典自由主义的复苏。米塞斯是亚当·斯密之后最重要的市场经济理论家。 夏道平 1907—1995 湖北省大冶县人，1935年毕业于国立武汉大学经济学系，留校任教。抗战时从戎，后在政界任职，1949年迁台。参加筹办《自由中国》并任编委和主笔。杂志被封后，在台湾多所大学任教。夏道平先生是著名经济学家、政论家、翻译家，是台湾知识分子的代...(展开全部)

This book offers an accessible and inclusive overview of the major debates in the philosophy of action. It covers the distinct approaches taken by Donald Davidson, G.E.M. Anscombe, and numerous others to answering questions like "what are intentional actions?" and "how do reasons explain actions?" Further topics include intention, practical knowledge, weakness and strength of w...(展开全部)

路德维希·冯·米塞斯 Ludwig von Mises，1881—1973 奥地利经济学大师，哲学家，古典自由主义思想家。撰写了大量思想深刻的启蒙著作，被视为“奥地利经济学派”的理论领袖之一。在纳粹占领欧洲前夕，于1940年移居美国，担任纽约大学访问教授，从事讲学与写作。他于1949年出版经济学巨著《人的行为》，为奥地利学经济学派奠定了坚实的社会学和哲学基础。他的理论深刻地影响了美国20世纪的社会思潮，并扩散到世界各国，促进了古典自由主义的复苏。米塞斯是亚当·斯密之后最重要的市场经济理论家。 夏道平 1907—1995 湖北省大冶县人，1935年毕业于国立武汉大学经济学系，留校任教。抗战时从戎，后在政界任职，1949年迁台。参加筹办《自由中国》并任编委和主笔。杂志被封后，在台湾多所大学任教。夏道平先生是著名经济学家、政论家、翻译家，是台湾知识分子的代...(展开全部)

Giorgio Agamben is a contemporary Italian philosopher and political theorist whose works have been translated into numerous languages. His most recent title with Stanford University Press is Pilate and Jesus (2014).