In this revised and updated biography, Maureen Paton encompasses the private, professional and political life of this most enigmatic, charismatic and intensely private of actors.

What is money, and how does it work? The conventional answer is that people once used sugar in the West Indies, tobacco in Virginia, and dried cod in Newfoundland, and that today's financial universe evolved from barter. Unfortunately, there is a problem with this story. It's wrong. And not just wrong, but dangerous. Money: the Unauthorized Biography unfolds a panoramic secret ...(展开全部)

This is a celebration of Superman's life and history - in time for his 75th birthday. How has the Big Blue Boy Scout stayed so popular for so long? How has he changed with the times, and what essential aspects of him have remained constant? This fascinating biography examines Superman as a cultural phenomenon through 75 years of action-packed adventures, from his early years as...(展开全部)

朱利安·阿桑奇，“维基解密”创始人，主编，生于1971年。因为公布美军装备数据库、关塔那摩监狱手册、机构和企业腐败报告、阿富汗战争日志、伊拉克战争日志、“电报门”等机密文件名噪天下。其中阿富汗战争日志、伊拉克战争日志与“电报门”构成人类历史上最大规模的文件泄密。2010年，登上“《时代》读者心中的年度人物”投票榜首位，另获萨姆亚当斯“情报界正直奖”。2011年5月，获颁悉尼和平奖，同年被提名诺贝尔和平奖。2013年5月，与维基解密一起被授予“人民选择奖”。曾与苏利特•德赖弗斯合著《地下：电子前线的黑客、疯狂与痴迷的故事》。

安德鲁·霍奇斯，1949年出生于伦敦城郊，1972年开始研究扭量理论，这是数学家罗杰·彭罗斯开创的、解决物理学根本问题的新方法。霍奇斯对艾伦·图灵如谜的人生深感兴趣，这一半是因为他们都是数学家，另一半是因为他们都是同性恋。70年代，霍奇斯积极投身于同性恋解放运动。1977年，他决心著写一本最详尽的图灵传记，他认为只有这样，才能公正地刻画这位天才的一生。经过多年调查与写作，本书初版于1983年问世。霍奇斯如今已重返本职，在牛津大学瓦德汉学院研究数学。

Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today’s clash of civilizations. From King David to Barack Obama, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to the Israel-Palestine conflict, this is the epic history of three thousand years of faith, slaugh...(展开全部)

Jerusalem is the epic history of three thousand years of faith, fanaticism, bloodshed, and coexistence, from King David to the 21st century, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to the Israel-Palestine conflict. How did this small, remote town become the Holy City, the “center of the world” and now the key to peace in the Middle East? In a gripping narrative, Sim...(展开全部)

Most people in the West know very little about the prophet Muhammad. The acclaimed religious writer Karen Armstrong has written a biography which will give us a more accurate and profound understanding of Islam and the people who adhere to it so strongly. Muhammad also offers challenging comparisons with the two religions most closely related to it - Judaism and Christianity. '...(展开全部)

From ancient currency to Adam Smith, from the gold standard to shadow banking and the Great Recession: a sweeping historical epic that traces the development and evolution of one of humankind’s greatest inventions. What is money, and how does it work? In this tour de force of political, cultural and economic history, Felix Martin challenges nothing less than our conventional un...(展开全部)

Ted Sorensen knew Kennedy the man, the senator, the candidate, and the president as no other associate did. From his hiring as a legislative assistant to Kennedy's death in 1963, Sorensen was with him during the key crises and turning points—including the spectacular race for the vice presidency at the 1956 convention, the launching of Kennedy's presidential candidacy, the TV d...(展开全部)