Described by the architectural critic Sigfried Giedion as the “Magus of the North,” Alvar Aalto (1898–1976) is the best-known Finnish architect of his generation and a leading proponent of a more human modernism. His buildings such as the Paimio Sanatorium (1933), the legendary Villa Mairea (1939) and the church of the Three Crosses in Vuoksenniska (1958), embody a masterful in...(展开全部)

Over the course of a career spanning more than fifty years, Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) designed nearly one hundred single-family houses. Aalto, who is also known for his furniture and glassware, worked in a unique style that blended modernism and traditional vernacular architecture. Authors Jari and Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen ( Finnish Summer Houses ) pres...(展开全部)

作者简介： 迈克尔·波伦（Michael Pollan），美国著名作家，从事写作三十余年，聚焦于人类和自然世界相交的领域：餐桌、农场和花园，以及思想。已出版《植物的欲望》《杂食者的两难》《吃的法则》等多部图书，全部登上《纽约时报》畅销书榜。现任教于哈佛大学英语系和加州伯克利大学新闻学研究生院。2010年被《时代》周刊评为“全球百位影响力人物”。《杂草、玫瑰与土拨鼠》是他的第一本书。 译者简介： 林庆新，北京大学英语系教授，博士生导师。北京大学学士、硕士，香港大学博士，美国康奈尔大学富布莱特访问学者，国际比较文学协会会员。研究领域包括美国文学、比较文学及翻译研究。 马月，青年译者，毕业于北京大学，信奉“翻译的意义在于传递原生的美”。

In his articles and in best-selling books such as The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan has established himself as one of our most important and beloved writers on modern man's place in the natural world. A new literary classic, Second Nature has become a manifesto not just for gardeners but for environmentalists everywhere. Chosen by the American Horticultural Society as one of...(展开全部)

What does it take to be subjectively free in an objectively rational social order? In this book Andreja Novakovic offers a fresh interpretation of Hegel's account of ethical life by focusing on his concept of habit or 'second nature'. Novakovic addresses two central and difficult issues facing any interpretation of his Philosophy of Right: why Hegel thinks that it is is better ...(展开全部)

Burgeoning advances in brain science are opening up new perspectives on how we acquire knowledge. Indeed, it is now possible to explore consciousness - the very centre of human concern - by scientific means. In this illuminating book, Dr. Gerald M. Edelman offers a new theory of knowledge based on striking scientific findings about how the brain works. And he addresses the rela...(展开全部)

Burgeoning advancements in brain science are opening up new perspectives on how we acquire knowledge. Indeed, it is now possible to explore consciousness—the very center of human concern—by scientific means. In this illuminating book, Dr. Gerald M. Edelman offers a new theory of knowledge based on striking scientific findings about how the brain works. And he addresses the rela...(展开全部)

What does it take to be subjectively free in an objectively rational social order? In this book Andreja Novakovic offers a fresh interpretation of Hegel's account of ethical life by focusing on his concept of habit or 'second nature'. Novakovic addresses two central and difficult issues facing any interpretation of his Philosophy of Right: why Hegel thinks that it is is better ...(展开全部)