In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric young officer, David Stirling, came up with a plan that was radical and entirely against the rules: a small undercover unit that would inflict mayhem behind enemy lines. Despite intense opposition, Winston Churchill personally gave Stirling permission to recruit the toughest, brightest ...(展开全部)

""Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn 'em to ashes, then burn the ashes."" For Guy Montag, a career fireman for whom kerosene is perfume, this is not just an official slogan. It is a mantra, a duty, a way of life in a tightly monitored world where thinking is dangerous and books are forbidden. In 1953, Ray Bradbury envisioned one of the world's most unf...(展开全部)

尼尔·麦卡利尔（Neil McAleer，1942–2022） 美国著名传记作家、编辑及科普作家，因在科学与科普领域的卓越贡献而闻名。他撰写的本书被公认为科幻大师阿瑟·克拉克最权威的传记作品，相关研究档案被美国史密森学会下属的国家航空航天博物馆永久收藏。 麦卡利尔热爱旅行，他最难忘的当数去斯里兰卡探望阿瑟·克拉克爵士，以及与朋友们去意大利度假。2022年10月30日，麦卡利尔在美国巴尔的摩市马里兰大学医学中心辞世，享年80岁。他的著作和研究为科学与文学的交汇留下了深远影响，持续受到全球读者与学术界的尊重与推崇。

Arthur C. Clarke has been a household name since 1968 when the film 2001: A Space Odyssey rocekted him to international fame. As well as being one of the world's most acclaimed and bestselling science fiction writers, Clarke has been an influencial voice in science, in particular in the development of satellite technology and global communications. Yet this extraordinary man ha...(展开全部)

尼尔·麦卡利尔（Neil McAleer，1942–2022） 美国著名传记作家、编辑及科普作家，因在科学与科普领域的卓越贡献而闻名。他撰写的本书被公认为科幻大师阿瑟·克拉克最权威的传记作品，相关研究档案被美国史密森学会下属的国家航空航天博物馆永久收藏。 麦卡利尔热爱旅行，他最难忘的当数去斯里兰卡探望阿瑟·克拉克爵士，以及与朋友们去意大利度假。2022年10月30日，麦卡利尔在美国巴尔的摩市马里兰大学医学中心辞世，享年80岁。他的著作和研究为科学与文学的交汇留下了深远影响，持续受到全球读者与学术界的尊重与推崇。

Arthur C. Clarke has been a household name since 1968 when the film 2001: A Space Odyssey rocekted him to international fame. As well as being one of the world's most acclaimed and bestselling science fiction writers, Clarke has been an influencial voice in science, in particular in the development of satellite technology and global communications. Yet this extraordinary man ha...(展开全部)

In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric young officer, David Stirling, came up with a plan that was radical and entirely against the rules: a small undercover unit that would inflict mayhem behind enemy lines. Despite intense opposition, Winston Churchill personally gave Stirling permission to recruit the toughest, brightest ...(展开全部)

How can we best understand the impact of revolutionary technologies on the business cycle, the economy, and society? Why is economics meaningless without history and without an understanding of institutional and technical change? Does the 'new economy' mean the 'end of history'? These are some of the questions addressed in this authoritative analysis of economic growth from the...(展开全部)

The Roman Revolution is a profound and unconventional treatment of a great theme - the fall of the Republic and the decline of freedom in Rome between 60 BC and AD 14, and the rise to power of the greatest of the Roman Emperors, Augustus. The transformation of state and society, the violent transference of power and property, and the establishment of Augustus' rule are presente...(展开全部)

This work contains Steven Shapin's historical exploration into the origins of the modern scientific worldview. What historians have traditionally called the Scientific Revolution was, in Shapin's view, a diversity of practices and ideas that developed over the course of nearly two centuries. Rejecting the idea that there is anything like an "essence" of early modern science, th...(展开全部)