Frank Ching brings to life 900 years of Chinese history through his own fascinating family tree. Beginning with his search for the grave of his first-recorded ancestor, the 11th-century poet Qin Guan, and ending with a moving account of his relationship with his father, a victim of China's historic upheaval, Frank Ching introduces a colorful cast of characters. His unbroken fam...(展开全部)

理查德·道金斯（Richard Dawkins，1941—　） 英国皇家科学院院士，牛津大学首席西蒙尼“公众理解科学教授”，进化论生物学家。他是英国著名科学作家，几乎每本书都是畅销书，并经常在各大媒体引起轰动。2005年，英国《前景》杂志会同美国《外交政策》杂志评选出在世的全球100名最有影响力的公共知识分子，道金斯赫然在列。 1976年出版的《自私的基因》是他最重要的代表作，他的基因观念颠覆了我们对自身的认知，深刻影响了整整一个时代。其他主要作品有《祖先的故事》《延伸的表型》《盲眼钟表匠》《地球上最伟大的表演》《解析彩虹》《魔鬼的牧师》《攀登不可能的山峰》《超越上帝》等。 黄可仁（Yan Wong） 英国进化论生物学家，在牛津大学师从道金斯，并与其合著《祖先的故事》。曾任教于利兹大学，现为广播电视主持人，致力于科学普及。

理查德·道金斯（Richard Dawkins，1941—　） 英国皇家科学院院士，牛津大学首席西蒙尼“公众理解科学教授”，进化论生物学家。他是英国著名科学作家，几乎每本书都是畅销书，并经常在各大媒体引起轰动。2005年，英国《前景》杂志会同美国《外交政策》杂志评选出在世的全球100名最有影响力的公共知识分子，道金斯赫然在列。 1976年出版的《自私的基因》是他最重要的代表作，他的基因观念颠覆了我们对自身的认知，深刻影响了整整一个时代。其他主要作品有《祖先的故事》《延伸的表型》《盲眼钟表匠》《地球上最伟大的表演》《解析彩虹》《魔鬼的牧师》《攀登不可能的山峰》《超越上帝》等。 黄可仁（Yan Wong） 英国进化论生物学家，在牛津大学师从道金斯，并与其合著《祖先的故事》。曾任教于利兹大学，现为广播电视主持人，致力于科学普及。

格雷格·詹纳（Greg Jenner） 格雷格•詹纳（Greg Jenner），英国著名喜剧编剧和作家，有志于通过通俗文化传播历史知识。是屡获大奖的英国广播公司儿童频道剧集《糟糕历史》（Horrible Histories）的史学顾问。过去十年在电视界制作了超千集历史纪录片和历史剧。

The American classic-now available from Penguin for the first time Published in 1957, two years after its author's death at the age of forty-five, "A Death in the Family" remains a near-perfect work of art, an autobiographical novel that contains one of the most evocative depictions of loss and grief ever written. As Jay Follet hurries back to his home in Knoxville, Tennessee,...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 On a sultry summer night in 1915, Jay Follet leaves his house in Knoxville, Tennessee, to tend to his father, whom he belives is dying. The summons turns out to be a false alarm, but on his way back to his family, Jay has a car accident and is killed instantly. Dancing back and forth in time and braiding the viewpoints of Jay's wife, brother, and young son, Rufus, Agee ...(展开全部)

The classic American novel, re-published for the 100th anniversary of James Agee's birth Published in 1957, two years after its author's death at the age of forty-five, "A Death in the Family" remains a near-perfect work of art, an autobiographical novel that contains one of the most evocative depictions of loss and grief ever written. As Jay Follet hurries back to his home in ...(展开全部)

Despite their compelling presence and often exquisite quality, Chinese ancestor portraits have never been studied as a genre. This richly illustrated book is the first to explore in depth the artistic, historical, and religious significance of these remarkable paintings and to place them with other types of commemorative portraiture.