Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms is the newest collection of best-selling scientist Stephen Jay Gould's popular essays from Natural History magazine (the longest-running series of scientific essays in history). It is also the first of the final three such collections, since Dr. Gould has announced that the series will end with the turn of the millennium. I...(展开全部)

斯蒂芬·杰·古尔德（1941—2002年），美国古生物学家、演化生物学家，科学史学家与科普作家，职业生涯中大多在哈佛大学担任教职，并曾在纽约的美国自然史博物馆工作。1972年，他与纽约美国自然史博物馆的尼尔斯·埃尔德里奇（Niles Eldredge）共同提出“间断平衡”（Punctuated Equilibrium）进化理论，由此享誉全球。作品有《生命的壮阔》《熊猫的拇指》《自达尔文以来》等。 译者：傅强，地层与古生物学博士，中国科学院南京地质古生物研究所研究员，南京古生物博物馆副馆长。长期从事古植物学、化石资源调查研究和科学传播工作，2014年获得国家科学技术进步奖二等奖。 张锋，地层与古生物学博士，教授级高级工程师。就职于重庆市规划和自然资源局，重庆市地质矿产勘查开发局，市级科普基地负责人。从事古生物学即地质遗迹研究与科普宣传工作。

Jimi Hendrix continues to fascinate, and sell huge quantities of albums, even 35 years after his death. Quite apart from his influence on musicians and fans, a large part of the appeal of his sensational life story lies in the thrill of the era whose values he came to stand for. The Sixties still exert a massive pull over pop culture and this is genuinely a book for anyone inte...(展开全部)

A penguin has wings for a reason . . . doesnÕt he? Having a best friend with his own airplane is one thing, but actually experiencing what it feels like to fly by himself? Here is one penguin who believes this is precisely what he needs to feel complete. Only . . . if flying by himself is so wonderful, then why does he feel so empty? Because some experiences are better shared....(展开全部)

In this much-anticipated sequel to the internationally best-selling picture book Lost and Found, we re-visit the boy and the penguin after their trip to the South Pole! All seems well between the two friends, who enjoy spending time together, playing their favourite game! That is, until the penguin starts getting ideas above his station, wanting to fly, while ignoring the boy's...(展开全部)

In this much-anticipated sequel to the internationally best-selling picture book Lost and Found, we re-visit the boy and the penguin after their trip to the South Pole...The boy and the penguin still enjoy spending all their time together...That is, until the penguin starts to dream of flying, ignoring the boys advice that it is impossible. Running away, the penguin visits plac...(展开全部)

In this much-anticipated sequel to the internationally best-selling picture book Lost and Found, we revisit the boy and the penguin after their trip to the South Pole...The boy and the penguin still enjoy spending all their time together...That is, until the penguin starts to dream of flying, ignoring the boys advice that it is impossible. Running away, the penguin visits place...(展开全部)

Everyone's favorite New York Times bestselling Grumpy Monkey is back in this hilarious bedtime story about dealing with frustration when you don't get to do what you want! Have you ever stayed up way past your bedtime? Jim Panzee certainly has. Jim is going to a slumber party and there's LOTS to do. Jim plans on bobbing for mangoes, going termite fishing, and of course staying ...(展开全部)