“An epic narrative in crystalline prose of the poignant death of an ancient language and the enchanted universe it signified in a remote New Guinea village related by a gifted anthropologist who lived there on and off for 30 years as the ghost of a departed villager, sharing its communal virtues and a considerable measure of its suffering. A unique testament of global history a...(展开全部)

“An epic narrative in crystalline prose of the poignant death of an ancient language and the enchanted universe it signified in a remote New Guinea village related by a gifted anthropologist who lived there on and off for 30 years as the ghost of a departed villager, sharing its communal virtues and a considerable measure of its suffering. A unique testament of global history a...(展开全部)

In a world of swift and sweeping cultural transformations, few have seen changes as rapid and dramatic as those experienced by the Urapmin of Papua New Guinea in the last four decades. A remote people never directly "missionized," the Urapmin began in the 1960s to send young men to study with Baptist missionaries living among neighboring communities. By the late 1970s, the Urap...(展开全部)

In a world of swift and sweeping cultural transformations, few have seen changes as rapid and dramatic as those experienced by the Urapmin of Papua New Guinea in the last four decades. A remote people never directly "missionized," the Urapmin began in the 1960s to send young men to study with Baptist missionaries living among neighboring communities. By the late 1970s, the Urap...(展开全部)

'Wise, beautiful, heartbreaking, raw' The Times 'A beacon of hope to all of us who will be bereaved' Kathryn Mannix 'An unforgettable and achingly beautiful story of enduring love' Lori Gottleib Internationally renowned psychiatrist and author Irvin Yalom has devoted his career to counselling those suffering from anxiety and grief. But never had he faced the need to counsel him...(展开全部)

'Wise, beautiful, heartbreaking, raw' The Times 'A beacon of hope to all of us who will be bereaved' Kathryn Mannix 'An unforgettable and achingly beautiful story of enduring love' Lori Gottleib Internationally renowned psychiatrist and author Irvin Yalom has devoted his career to counselling those suffering from anxiety and grief. But never had he faced the need to counsel him...(展开全部)

The New York Times and international bestseller-now updated with the latest research Anticancer has been a bestselling phenomenon since Viking first published it in fall 2008. Now, a new edition addresses current developments in cancer research and offers more tips on how people living with cancer can fight it and how healthy people can prevent it. The new edition of ...(展开全部)

吉莲·邰蒂（Gillian Tett） 英国剑桥大学社会人类学博士，英国《金融时报》美国版编委会主席，为全球主要报纸撰写金融、商业和政治经济专栏。她曾被评为英国年度记者、英国年度最佳专栏作家和英国年度商业记者。曾获得美国“促进商业编辑和写作协会”的两个奖项、英国年度记者、英国新闻奖、英国皇家人类学研究所“马什奖”、英国年度金融图书奖，并在2011年获得英国国家学术院院长奖章。她还定期在世界各地的金融和全球市场会议上发表演讲。曾著有《边界》《拯救太阳：华尔街特立独行者如何撼动日本》《傻瓜的金子》等作品。

吉莲·邰蒂（Gillian Tett） 英国剑桥大学社会人类学博士，英国《金融时报》美国版编委会主席，为全球主要报纸撰写金融、商业和政治经济专栏。她曾被评为英国年度记者、英国年度最佳专栏作家和英国年度商业记者。曾获得美国“促进商业编辑和写作协会”的两个奖项、英国年度记者、英国新闻奖、英国皇家人类学研究所“马什奖”、英国年度金融图书奖，并在2011年获得英国国家学术院院长奖章。她还定期在世界各地的金融和全球市场会议上发表演讲。曾著有《边界》《拯救太阳：华尔街特立独行者如何撼动日本》《傻瓜的金子》等作品。

Why do we age? Is aging inevitable? Will advances in medical knowledge allow us to extend the human lifespan beyond its present limits? Because growing old has long been the one irreducible reality of human existence, these intriguing questions arise more often in the context of science fiction than science fact. But recent discoveries in the fields of cell biology and molecula...(展开全部)