In these hilarious essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor learns how to take a beating. “I always wanted to punch his face before I read this book. Now I just want to kick him in the balls.”—Larry David If there’s one trait that makes someone well suited to comedy, it’s being able to take a punch—metaphorically and, occasionally, physically. Fr...(展开全部)

作者簡介 布魯諾．拉圖（Bruno Latour） 1947年出生於法國知名酒鄉伯恩（Beaune）。哲學是拉圖最初接受的學術訓練，之後於非洲服役期間對人類學產生濃厚興趣，並曾在象牙海岸從事田野工作。1975-1977年間，他在加州的沙克研究所（Salk Institute）進行參與觀察，充分運用民族誌方法。1979年，與社會學家伍爾加（Steve Woolgar）合著《實驗室的生活》（Laboratory Life），乃上述調查的具體成果，也是新興學術領域「科技研究」（STS）的奠基之作。1982年起，拉圖任職於巴黎高等礦冶學院的創新社會學研究中心（CSI）。在CSI他與同僚發展並奠定「行動者網絡理論」（Actor-network Theory）的基礎。在2005年底從CSI轉至巴黎政治大學（Sciences Po.）的組織社會學研究中心（CSO）...(展开全部)

"I spent five years of my life being treated for cancer, but since then I've spent fifteen years being treated for nothing other than looking different from everyone else. It was the pain from that, from feeling ugly, that I always viewed as the great tragedy of my life. The fact that I had cancer seemed minor in comparison." At age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with a pot...(展开全部)

The bestselling memoir by a woman who survived terminal illness only to confront the tragedy of being deemed unacceptable in a world that worships physical beauty.

露西·格雷利（Lucy Grealy，1963—2002），出生于爱尔兰，4岁时随家人迁居美国纽约。是一位出色的作家兼诗人，曾获得多个文学奖项，包括美国诗人学会奖（Academy of American Poets Prize）、《泰晤士报文学增刊》诗歌奖（TLS Poetry Prize），以及美国第11届怀丁作家奖（Whiting Award）。另著有《日常托词》（Everyday Alibis）、《电视上所见》（As Seen on TV）等。

- Introduces in a clear and concise way the most important basic findings and procedures of evolutionary biology - Looks at the evidence for evolution, eg the fossil record, the distribution of species, the similarities and differences between organisms - A section at the end looks at the seemingly difficult problems for the theory of evolution - Explains adaptation and natural...(展开全部)

Exploring the cultural and institutional dimensions of Christianity, and tracing its course over two millennia, Linda Woodhead provides a fresh, lively, and candid portrait of Christianity's past and present. Addressing topics including the competition for power between different forms of Christianity, the churches' use of power, and its struggles with modernity, this new editi...(展开全部)

Documentary film can encompass anything from Robert Flaherty's pioneering ethnography Nanook of the North to Michael Moore's anti-Iraq War polemic Fahrenheit 9/11, from Dziga Vertov's artful Soviet propaganda piece Man with a Movie Camera to Luc Jacquet's heart-tugging wildlife epic March of the Penguins. In this concise, crisply written guide, Patricia Aufderheide takes reader...(展开全部)

玛丽安娜·科波（Marianna Coppo） ： 意大利人气插画家，出生于罗马，2012年后在米兰担任插画编辑。她的画风温馨、可爱、古怪，在社交网站拥有很多插画师粉丝。创作的绘本多次获得国际奖项，也深受孩子们的喜爱。 她热爱生活，喜欢小物件、童书，内心像个长不大的孩子。热爱蛋黄酱，始终在期待一场意想不到的旅行。绘本代表作有获得英国英语协会图画书奖的《石头佩特拉》（2017年，重庆出版社），还有《帽子！》《我们在等故事呢》。