'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)

This powerful memoir by New York Times bestselling author Amy Bloom is an illuminating story of two people whose love leads them to find a courageous way to part—and of a woman’s struggle to go forward in the face of loss. “What a book this is—full of everything that matters . . . gripping, moving, and beautifully told.”—Meg Wolitzer, author of The Female Persuasion ONE OF THE ...(展开全部)

This powerful memoir by New York Times bestselling author Amy Bloom is an illuminating story of two people whose love leads them to find a courageous way to part—and of a woman’s struggle to go forward in the face of loss. “What a book this is—full of everything that matters . . . gripping, moving, and beautifully told.”—Meg Wolitzer, author of The Female Persuasion ONE OF THE ...(展开全部)

In Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine seem too freq...(展开全部)

In Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine seem too freq...(展开全部)

阿图•葛文德 白宫最年轻的健康政策顾问，影响奥巴马医改政策的关键人物，受到金融大鳄查理•芒格大力褒奖的医学工作者，《时代周刊》2010年全球“100位最具影响力人物”榜单中唯一的医生。 哈佛公共健康学院教授，哈佛医学院教授，世界卫生组织全球病患安全挑战项目负责人，《纽约客》等杂志的医学专栏作家。 美国麦克阿瑟天才奖获得者，2003年美国最佳短篇奖得主，2002及2009年美国最佳科学短篇奖得主，2009年荣获哈斯丁斯中心大奖，2004年被《新闻周刊》评为“20位最具影响力的南亚人物”之一。

安德森·库珀（Anderson Cooper）：美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）《安德森·库珀360度观点》（Anderson Cooper 360˚）节目主持人，哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）《一小时访谈》（60 Minutes）节目通讯员。曾荣获新闻奖项，并摘得九项艾美奖。作品《边缘信使》（Dispatches from the Edge）和《彩虹来了又走了》曾登上《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜榜首。现居纽约市。 葛洛莉娅·范德比尔特（Gloria Vanderbilt）：美国艺术家、作家和设计师。已出版八本图书，并定期为《纽约时报》《名利场》和《她》撰稿。个人艺术作品网站：gloriavanderbiltfineart.com。现居纽约市。

It is a classical anthropological paradox that symbols of rebirth and fertility are frequently found in funerary rituals throughout the world. The original essays collected here re-examine this phenomenon through insights from China, India, New Guinea, Latin America, and Africa. The contributors, each a specialist in one of these areas, have worked in close collaboration to pro...(展开全部)

In the grand tradition of Paul Kennedy s The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers comes this provocative history of world democracy, which begins with the ancient Myceans and ends in our fractious present. Overturning long-cherished notions, John Keane poses challenging questions: Did democracy actually begin in ancient Greece or earlier in Mesopotamia? Do the American and British...(展开全部)

The Life and Death of Democracy will inspire and shock its readers. Presenting the first grand history of democracy for well over a century, it poses along the way some tough and timely questions: how did democratic ideals and institutions come to have the shape they do today? Given all the recent fanfare about democracy promotion, why are many people now gripped by the feeling...(展开全部)