From Publishers Weekly Using drawings, quizzes and quotes from famous philosphers, de Botton presents a postmodern look at the ups and downs of a love affair. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review "The Romantic Movement sheds light on the nature of relationships . . . The method of telling much and showing little produces a good deal of wit, cogency, and humor."...(展开全部)

This book offers an introduction to the Sophists of fifth-century Athens and a new overall interpretation of their thought. Since Plato first animadverted on their activities, the Sophists have commonly been presented as little better than intellectual mountebanks - a picture which Professor Kerferd forcefully challenges here. Interpreting the evidence with care, he shows them...(展开全部)

索比，站在朱布尔拍卖台上的孩子。没有人要他，除了一位老乞丐。在神秘的老乞丐的抚育下，他逐渐成长。但他没有过去，没有前途，没有自由。这时的他，是一个奴隶。 老乞丐的秘密身份被暴露以后，索比带着一份极其珍贵的口信，要逃避警察追捕，逃上飞船。这时的他，是一个逃犯。 索比成了往来星际的自由贸易船员，成为西苏号贸易家族中的一员。他拥有一切，除了自由。这是的他，是一个囚徒。 索比返回故乡，与自己的家人重聚。阴谋和背叛等待着他，但他无所畏惧。因为，这时的他已经成为一名“银河系公民”。

In a distant galaxy, the atrocity of slavery was alive and well, and young Thorby was just another orphaned boy sold at auction. But his new owner, Baslim, is not the disabled beggar he appears to be: adopting Thorby as his son, he fights relentlessly as an abolitionist spy. When the authorities close in on Baslim, Thorby must ride with the Free Traders — a league of merchant p...(展开全部)

<CENTER>A classic novel from the mind of the storyteller who captures the imagination of readers from around the world, and across two generations <FONT SIZE="+1">Science Fiction Grand Master ROBERT A. HEINLEIN CITIZEN OF THE GALAXY</FONT></CENTER> In a distant galaxy, the atrocity of slavery was alive and well, and young Thorby was just another orphaned boy sold at auction...(展开全部)

<CENTER>A classic novel from the mind of the storyteller who captures the imagination of readers from around the world, and across two generations <FONT SIZE="+1">Science Fiction Grand Master ROBERT A. HEINLEIN CITIZEN OF THE GALAXY</FONT></CENTER> In a distant galaxy, the atrocity of slavery was alive and well, and young Thorby was just another orphaned boy sold at auction...(展开全部)

索比，站在朱布尔拍卖台上的孩子。没有人要他，除了一位老乞丐。在神秘的老乞丐的抚育下，他逐渐成长。但他没有过去，没有前途，没有自由。这时的他，是一个奴隶。 老乞丐的秘密身份被暴露以后，索比带着一份极其珍贵的口信，要逃避警察追捕，逃上飞船。这时的他，是一个逃犯。 索比成了往来星际的自由贸易船员，成为西苏号贸易家族中的一员。他拥有一切，除了自由。这是的他，是一个囚徒。 索比返回故乡，与自己的家人重聚。阴谋和背叛等待着他，但他无所畏惧。因为，这时的他已经成为一名“银河系公民”。

Usually associated with Mies and Le Corbusier, the Modern Movement was instrumental in advancing new technologies of construction in architecture, including the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete. Renowned historian Kenneth Frampton offers a bold look at this crucial period, focusing on architects less commonly associated with the movement in order to reveal the bread...(展开全部)