Why is a rainbow curved? Why aren't left-handers extinct? How is a sunflower like a synchronised swimmer? Why is 'e' a magic number? The answer to these questions is contained within one simple word: MATHS. Because maths is all about patterns, and our universe is extraordinarily patterned. With enthusiasm, humour and heart, Eddie Woo shows how card tricks, conspiracy theories, ...(展开全部)

Life is never ordinary. R to L (Japanese Style). What begins with a college dropout bored of her mediocre routine soon becomes a fantastic series of vignettes about the unexpected ways that lives intersect. Filled with magical realism in the face of the cold reality of modern life, at their core these stories are about discovering something precious in the chaos of existence. A...(展开全部)

艾尔芙丽德·耶利内克是奥地利当代著名女作家，1946年出生。2004年荣获诺贝尔文学奖。耶利内克特立独行，思想前卫，因为她写的内容不一般，表现手法不一般，而引起了诸多争议。 1946年，耶利内克生于奥地利斯施蒂利亚州的米尔茨施拉格市，在维也纳长大。1946年，耶利内克生于奥地利斯施蒂利亚州的米尔茨施拉格市，在维也纳长大。其时离第二次世界大战不远。要说，这场大战时耶利内克还没有出生，可是却同我们的作家也真有剪不断、理还乱的牵扯，这一团氤氲时常出现在她的文学创作里，好像梦魇一般。 耶利内克带犹太血统，并且，祖上是从捷克，也即波西米亚，迁居来奥地利的。在所谓“奥(地利)匈(牙利)帝国”时期，奥地利是欧洲最大的国家，地跨今天中欧的大部分土地，还包括了南欧的巴尔干半岛。所以，不同国家中帝国的子民流向首都维也纳，不足为奇。这些外来户大致出身在当地比较有根底的家庭...(展开全部)

Painter, filmmaker, photographer, philosopher, all-round celebrity, Andy Warhol is an outstanding cultural icon. He revolutionised art by bringing to it images from popular culture - such as the Campbell's soup can and Marilyn Monroe's face - while his studio, the Factory, where his free-spirited cast of 'superstars' mingled with the rich and famous, became the place of origin...(展开全部)

弗朗索瓦丝·萨冈，她十八岁出版处女作《你好，忧愁》，被译成二十多种语言，全球销量五百万册。曾沉溺于派对、飙车、赌博、酗酒，卷入形形色色的诉讼，被称作“迷人的小魔鬼”，成为二战后西方世界叛逆青年的代表。一生出版四十余部作品，写尽了属于一个时代的青春、爱情与自由。她是法国文坛神话的缔造者，一个不老的青春符号，一个关于天才、忧愁、畅销的恒久传奇。

First Book to Feature over 300 of Warhol's Famous Faces"I think everybody is my friend." -Andy Warhol To the general public, Andy Warhol is known as a painter of legendaryicons, from Marilyn and Jackie O to his own ever-changing self-portrait. Less known are the portraits he made of socialites, art dealers,collectors, politicians, fashion designers and a variety of contemporary...(展开全部)

Only modern book to cover the whole of physics at this level of sophistication Variational principle runs as a constant theme throughout the book - unique for an introductory physics text Includes original insights into many areas of physics Sufficient detail for the reader to follow the calculations without the need to put down the book and pick up a pen and paper

Nicholas Manton（尼古拉斯·曼顿），剑桥大学应用数学和理论物理系教授，英国皇家学会会员，主要从事粒子和核物理方面的研究，发表论文100余篇，曾获得伦敦数学学会的怀特黑德奖。 Nicholas Mee（尼古拉斯·米），剑桥大学理论粒子物理学博士，Virtual Image软件公司主管，著有50多部多媒体书籍，以及科普书《希格斯力：宇宙对称性破碎》（Higgs Force: Cosmic Symmetry Shattered）和《引力：破解宇宙密码》（Gravity: Cracking the Cosmic Code）.

If you've never visited Shanghai, I should probably point out that most of the city doesn't look the way it does in these photographs. Of you know the city, you'll know that much of it still does. These are photographs of the Shanghai that will not survive the vision the city has for itself. That these homes, shops, lanes and buildings survived as long as they did, and in the w...(展开全部)