In America, we are eager to claim ownership: our homes, our ideas, our organs, even our own celebrity. But beneath our nation's proprietary longing looms a troublesome question: what does it mean to own something? More simply: what is property? The question is at the heart of many contemporary controversies, including disputes over who owns everything from genetic material to ...(展开全部)

当今，已经没有什么事儿会比吃什么喝什么还让美国人焦虑的问题了。鸡蛋是最好的蛋白质吗，或者是胆固醇炸弹吗？红酒对我的心脏有益还是对我的肝脏有害？农药、添加剂和食物生产过程会杀死我吗？在这里，食物历史学家哈维·莱文斯坦(Harvey Levenstein) 给出了很少见和受欢迎的建议：不必担心！ 在本书中，莱文斯坦揭露了产生和利用这些忧虑的人和利益方如何导致相当一部分美国人在陈述自己选择食品时的恐惧已经压倒了快乐。他讲述了一些卓越科学家曾警告人们食物含有致命细菌和毒物的故事，以及他们的继承者如何指责在食品加工的过程中剥夺了哪些重要的维生素和矿物质。这些人包括诺贝尔奖获得者梅契尼科夫(Eli Metchnikoff)，他认为酸奶将杀死在人们肠子里威胁生命的细菌，而使人活到140岁。埃尔默·科勒姆(Elmer McCollum)是维生素的发现者，他警告说如何...(展开全部)

当今，已经没有什么事儿会比吃什么喝什么还让美国人焦虑的问题了。鸡蛋是最好的蛋白质吗，或者是胆固醇炸弹吗？红酒对我的心脏有益还是对我的肝脏有害？农药、添加剂和食物生产过程会杀死我吗？在这里，食物历史学家哈维·莱文斯坦(Harvey Levenstein) 给出了很少见和受欢迎的建议：不必担心！ 在本书中，莱文斯坦揭露了产生和利用这些忧虑的人和利益方如何导致相当一部分美国人在陈述自己选择食品时的恐惧已经压倒了快乐。他讲述了一些卓越科学家曾警告人们食物含有致命细菌和毒物的故事，以及他们的继承者如何指责在食品加工的过程中剥夺了哪些重要的维生素和矿物质。这些人包括诺贝尔奖获得者梅契尼科夫(Eli Metchnikoff)，他认为酸奶将杀死在人们肠子里威胁生命的细菌，而使人活到140岁。埃尔默·科勒姆(Elmer McCollum)是维生素的发现者，他警告说如何...(展开全部)

To imagine – to see that which is not there – is the startling ability that has fuelled human development and innovation through the centuries. As a species we stand alone in our remarkable capacity to refashion the world after the pictures in our minds. Traversing the realms of science, politics, religion, culture, philosophy and history, Felipe Fernández-Armesto reveals the t...(展开全部)

In Why We Run, biologist, award-winning nature writer, and ultramarathoner Bernd Heinrich explores a new perspective on human evolution by examining the phenomenon of ultraendurance and makes surprising discoveries about the physical, spiritual -- and primal -- drive to win. At once lyrical and scientific, Why We Run shows Heinrich's signature blend of biology, anthropology, ps...(展开全部)

In Why We Run, biologist, award-winning nature writer, and ultramarathoner Bernd Heinrich explores a new perspective on human evolution by examining the phenomenon of ultraendurance and makes surprising discoveries about the physical, spiritual -- and primal -- drive to win. At once lyrical and scientific, Why We Run shows Heinrich's signature blend of biology, anthropology, ps...(展开全部)

Why is an artistic masterpiece worth millions more than a convincing forgery? Pleasure works in mysterious ways, as Paul Bloom reveals in this investigation of what we desire and why. Drawing on a wealth of surprising studies, Bloom investigates pleasures noble and seamy, lofty and mundane, to reveal that our enjoyment of a given thing is determined not by what we can see and t...(展开全部)

The thought of sex with a virgin is intensely arousing for many men. The average American spends more than four hours a day watching television. Abstract art can sell for millions of dollars. People slow their cars to look at gory accidents, and go to movies that make them cry. Pleasure is anything but straightforward. Our desires, attractions, and tastes take us beyond the sym...(展开全部)

Why is an artistic masterpiece worth millions more than a convincing forgery? Pleasure works in mysterious ways, as Paul Bloom reveals in this investigation of what we desire and why. Drawing on a wealth of surprising studies, Bloom investigates pleasures noble and seamy, lofty and mundane, to reveal that our enjoyment of a given thing is determined not by what we can see and t...(展开全部)

The thought of sex with a virgin is intensely arousing for many men. The average American spends more than four hours a day watching television. Abstract art can sell for millions of dollars. People slow their cars to look at gory accidents, and go to movies that make them cry. Pleasure is anything but straightforward. Our desires, attractions, and tastes take us beyond the sym...(展开全部)