This is a book about the meaning of time, what it is, when it has started, how it flows and where to. It examines the consequences of Einstein's theory of relativity and offers startling suggestions about what recent research may reveal.

The traditional association between time and creation is at the heart of science, cosmology, and religion. When scientists began to explore the implications of Einstein's time for the universe as a whole, they discovered that time is elastic, and can be warped by rapid motion or gravitation, that time cannot be meaningfully divided into past, present, and future, nor does time ...(展开全部)

厄休拉·勒古恩（Ursula K. Le Guin） 1929—2018 美国幻想文学大师、科幻新浪潮运动代表人物，以《地海传奇》《黑暗的左手》等作品闻名于世。 勒古恩一生获奖无数，囊括8次雨果奖、6次星云奖、24次轨迹奖，以及美国国家图书奖、世界奇幻奖等二百余项世界文坛大奖，2016年被《纽约时报》誉为“美国当代最伟大的科幻小说家”。

Ursula K. Le Guin on the absurdity of denying your age: “If I’m ninety and believe I’m forty-five, I’m headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub.” On cultural perceptions of fantasy: “The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is ‘escapism’ an accusation of?” On breakfast: “Eating an egg from the shell takes not only practice, but resolution, even cour...(展开全部)

厄休拉·勒古恩（Ursula K. Le Guin） 1929—2018 美国幻想文学大师、科幻新浪潮运动代表人物，以《地海传奇》《黑暗的左手》等作品闻名于世。 勒古恩一生获奖无数，囊括8次雨果奖、6次星云奖、24次轨迹奖，以及美国国家图书奖、世界奇幻奖等二百余项世界文坛大奖，2016年被《纽约时报》誉为“美国当代最伟大的科幻小说家”。

Ursula K. Le Guin on the absurdity of denying your age: “If I’m ninety and believe I’m forty-five, I’m headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub.” On cultural perceptions of fantasy: “The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is ‘escapism’ an accusation of?” On breakfast: “Eating an egg from the shell takes not only practice, but resolution, even cour...(展开全部)

Four Decades of Student-Friendly Philosophy About Philosophy is an introductory text that covers all the major fields of philosophy in an easy-to-read language, interspersed with short selections from the major philosophers.It has been a best-selling leader in the field for more than forty years and itis written by an internationally recognized author of more than twen...(展开全部)

简介：原创短篇小说合集，1V1—“我爱你绝不是心血来潮，而是蓄谋已久.”                                                    ——鹿鸣白，许岑文—“不是喜欢你的样子，而是你的样子我都喜欢.”                                    ——齐仁川，钟树—“他曾将他拉出黑暗，也曾亲自将他踹回低谷.”                                           ——畅安，江烨—“今日直播标题，我和我的榜一在一起了.”                                                            ——路易凡，邹熠然—“喂，大爷我谈的可是正经恋爱！”                                    ——何起尘，穆宁

A mind-bending invitation to experience the impossible as fundamentally human. From precognitive dreams and telepathic visions to near-death experiences, UFO encounters, and beyond, so-called impossible phenomena are not supposed to happen. But they do happen—all the time. Jeffrey J. Kripal asserts that the impossible is a function not of reality but of our everchanging assumpt...(展开全部)

"There are few great poets alive at any one time, and W.S. Merwin is one of them. Read him." —The Guardian "There are few great poets alive at any one time, and W.S. Merwin is one of them. Read him." —The Guardian "Merwin has attained a transcendent and transformative elevation of beaming perception, exquisite balance, and clarifying beauty." —Booklist, starred review of The Mo...(展开全部)