As the weeklong Taungbyon Festival draws near, thousands of villagers from all regions of Burma descend upon a tiny hamlet near Mandalay to pay respect to the spirits, known as nats , which are central to Burmese tradition. At the heart of these festivities is Daisy Bond, a gay, transvestite spiritual medium in his fifties. With his sharp tongue and vivid performances, he has ...(展开全部)

The city is often depicted as a sort of self-organizing chaos. This collection of essays, edited by Pier Vittorio Aureli, makes the case for the opposite hypothesis: The city is always the result of political intention, often in the form of specific architectural projects. Cities are shaped not only by material forces, but also by cultural and didactic visions. This thesis is s...(展开全部)

The city is often depicted as a sort of self-organizing chaos. This collection of essays, edited by Pier Vittorio Aureli, makes the case for the opposite hypothesis: The city is always the result of political intention, often in the form of specific architectural projects. Cities are shaped not only by material forces, but also by cultural and didactic visions. This thesis is s...(展开全部)

Originally published separately, Weber's 'Science as a Vocation' and 'Politics as a Vocation' stand as the classic formulations of his positions on two related subjects that go to the heart of his thought: the nature and status of science and its claims to authority; and the nature and status of political claims and the ultimate justification for such claims. Together in this v...(展开全部)

Originally published separately, Weber's 'Science as a Vocation' and 'Politics as a Vocation' stand as the classic formulations of his positions on two related subjects that go to the heart of his thought: the nature and status of science and its claims to authority; and the nature and status of political claims and the ultimate justification for such claims. Together in this v...(展开全部)

This short biography of William Shakespeare by world famous writer Bill Bryson brims with the author's inimitable wit and intelligence. Includes an exclusive Q&A session with the author. Shakespeare's life, despite the scrutiny of generations of biographers and scholars, is still a thicket of myths and traditions, some preposterous, some conflicting, arranged around the few s...(展开全部)

埃雷兹·艾登  1980年，埃雷兹·艾登出生于美国布鲁克林，精通希伯来语和匈牙利语。本科就读于普林斯顿大学，主修数学、物理学和哲学专业，毕业后考入叶史瓦大学历史学专业，攻读硕士学位。  2009年，在哈佛-麻省理工博德研究所攻读博士学位的艾登被《麻省理工科技评论》提名为世界上前35位年龄小于35岁的创新者。  博士毕业后，艾登先是任职于哈佛大学科研学会，后任谷歌客座教授，随后成为贝勒医学院和莱斯大学的助理教授，领导基因组架构研究中心。2012年，他因和同事一起发明了探测基因3D折叠方式的技术，获得美国总统青年科技奖（PECASE），这是美国政府颁给青年科学家的最高荣誉。 让-巴蒂斯特·米歇尔  数据科学公司量化实验室（Quantified Labs）创始人，哈佛大学副研究员，曾任谷歌客座教授。2010年在哈佛获得博士学位。2012年入选TED...(展开全部)

Mouse keeps getting left out because his voice is so quiet that no-one can hear him. Feeling despondent, he wanders off alone, but a frightening incident helps him to find his big voice.

Aspiring writers and readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his strangely surreal worlds will be fascinated by this engaging book from the internationally best-selling author. Haruki Murakami now shares with readers his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the spa...(展开全部)

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