帕特里夏·麦考密克 毕业于哥伦比亚新闻学院，作家、前新闻记者和创意写作课教师。现居纽约。她的作品多次入围“美国国家图书奖”决选名单，其中《出卖》被《出版人周刊》评为百年最佳书籍之一，由美国图书馆协会评为2006年青少年十佳图书之一；《伤口》被美国作家协会评为青少年最佳图书。

Annie Ernaux's father died exactly two months after she passed her exams for a teaching certificate. Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labour, Ernaux's father had grown into a hard, practical man who showed his family little affection. Narrating his slow ascent towards material comfort, Ernaux's cold observation in A Man's Place reveals the shame that ...(展开全部)

Annie Ernaux's father died exactly two months after she passed her practical examination for a teaching certificate. Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labor, Ernaux's father had grown into a hard, practical man who showed his family little affection. Narrating his slow ascent towards material comfort, Ernaux's cold observation reveals the shame that ha...(展开全部)

Annie Ernaux's father died exactly two months after she passed her exams for a teaching certificate. Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labour, Ernaux's father had grown into a hard, practical man who showed his family little affection. Narrating his slow ascent towards material comfort, Ernaux's cold observation in A Man's Place reveals the shame that ...(展开全部)

Annie Ernaux's father died exactly two months after she passed her practical examination for a teaching certificate. Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labor, Ernaux's father had grown into a hard, practical man who showed his family little affection. Narrating his slow ascent towards material comfort, Ernaux's cold observation reveals the shame that ha...(展开全部)

"Whatever goes up must come down" does not, fortunately, apply to most of the structures in today's world. In fact, whenever a building, a bridge, a tunnel, or a dam collapses nowadays, it is front page news and often the beginning of a hunt for clues and culprits as fascinating as any detective story. In this book, two of the world's premier structural engineers take us on a j...(展开全部)

For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back-or give way under-thousands of gallons of water, or what principles guide the design of a skyscraper or a kangaroo, this book will ease your anxiety and answer your questions. J. E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its ...(展开全部)

詹姆斯•爱德华•戈登（1913–1998） - 毕业于格拉斯哥大学造船专业，材料科学和生物力学研究领域的先驱者之一，他的三本结构和材料方面的普及读物影响深远，本书即为其中之一。他的作品被翻译成多种文字，并进入中学和大学教材。《泰晤士报》称他是“材料科学的先驱之一”，他的书“文学造诣颇高，专业人士和学生都会有兴趣”。