Steven Gerrard is a hero to millions, not only as the inspirational captain of Liverpool FC, but as a key member of the England team. Here, for the first time, he tells the story of his lifelong obsession with football, in an honest and revealing book which captures the extraordinary camaraderie, the soul-destroying tensions and the high-octane thrills of the modern game as nev...(展开全部)

The story of one of the most recognisable and successful players in world football. Didier Drogba is renowned for his heading ability, sharp shooting and sheer strength. He has played for his native Ivory Coast and for clubs in France, China and Turkey, but it is as a Chelsea striker that he is best known. His feats with Chelsea, with whom he still plays, have made him a cult h...(展开全部)

1999 was an outstanding year for Alex Ferguson - not only did he lead Manchester United, the most glamorous club in the world, to a unique and outstanding treble triumph, but he was also awarded the highest honour for his sporting achievements; a Knighthood from the Queen. Universally respected for his tough, but caring managerial style, Ferguson is an unusually intelligent man...(展开全部)

尼古拉•特斯拉（Nikola Tesla） 著名的发明家、物理学家、机械工程师和电机工程师，电力应用的最重要贡献者之一，在电磁学领域做出了革命性贡献，磁感应强度单位即以他的名字命名。 特斯拉于1856年7月9日出生于克罗地亚（当时属于奥匈帝国），1943年1月7日去世。特斯拉在格拉茨理工大学开始从事物理学和数学研究，然后又在布拉格大学进修哲学。他曾作为电机工程师在匈牙利首都布达佩斯工作，后来又去了法国和德国。1888年，特斯拉发现，如果两个呈直角的线圈通以相位差为90°的交流电，磁场就会发生旋转。这一发现使交流电发电机的出现成为可能。在当时，很多人认为这是不可能实现的。 1884年，特斯拉移居美国，为托马斯•爱迪生工作，并很快成为他的竞争对手，1912年由于特斯拉和爱迪生在电力方面的贡献，两人被同时授予诺贝尔物理学奖，但是两人都拒绝领奖，理由是无法忍...(展开全部)

The celebratory, revealing, inspiring and entertaining autobiography of the greatest manager in the history of British football. Sir Alex announced his retirement as manager of Manchester United after 27 years in the role. He has gone out in a blaze of glory, with United winning the Premier League for the 13th time, and he is widely considered to be the greatest manager in the ...(展开全部)

'I knew nothing about football before knowing Cruyff.' Pep Guardiola Johan Cruyff is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football history. Throughout his playing career, he was synonymous with Total Football, a style of play in which every player could play in any position on the pitch. Today, his philosophy lives on in teams across Europe, from Barcelona to Bayer...(展开全部)

约翰·克鲁伊夫（Johan Cruyff，1947.4.25－2016.3.24），荷兰足球运动员、教练员。 克鲁伊夫是足球史上具影响力的人物之一，是把球员和教练两件事都做到世界的足球传奇，人称“球圣”。球员时期，他是荷兰全攻全守足球的标志，让橙色风暴席卷全球；教练员时期，他是巴塞罗那俱乐部的教父，建立拉玛西亚青训营，带领巴萨获得一座欧冠奖杯，让巴萨真正走向辉煌。 没有他倡导的足球风格及哲学，就不会有瓜迪奥拉、温格、梅西或坎通纳。在很多人看来，西班牙足球近些年在俱乐部及国家队层面的成功，证明了克鲁伊夫对现代足球的影响。 在同肺癌短暂斗争之后，克鲁伊夫于2016年3月去世。 译者—— 陈文江，CCTV5《天下足球》栏目制片人。大学就读于北京广播学院外语系，主修国际新闻。自幼酷爱足球，1999年毕业后进入电视台体育频道工作，2000年加入《天下足球》栏目...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 "I was born with skins too few. Or they were scrubbed off me by...robust and efficient hands." The experiences absorbed through these "skins too few" are evoked in this memoir of Doris Lessing's childhood and youth as the daughter of a British colonial family in Persia and Southern Rhodesia Honestly and with overwhelming immediacy, Lessing maps the growth of her consc...(展开全部)

安妮•卡森（Anne Carson） 1950年生于多伦多，童年随着家人迁居，在安大略省多个小城生活过。她在多伦多大学学习古典学，在苏格兰受教于肯尼斯•多福，博士期间她回到多伦多大学研读诗人萨福，研究所得后来被她整理出版为《爱欲的苦甜》。 卡森深受哈罗德•布鲁姆推崇，称其为“在世诸天才之一”，是“智慧作家”，可与艾米丽•勃朗特和艾米丽•狄金森相提并论。 她是目前古典功底最为深厚的一位诗人。同时她也是形式上的创新派，经常用当代的方式，创新的形式来重新阐释古典——以图像、研究和比较切入诗歌写作，所出版的作品几乎每一本都将多种体裁杂糅在一起，如诗歌、论文、翻译等。 目前卡森在美国多所大学教授古典学和比较文学，是纽约大学的驻校诗人。她还活跃在艺术舞台和歌剧剧坛上。