Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains relative to their size. Although small, bird brains are packed with neurons that allow them to punch well above their weight. In The Genius of Birds, acc...(展开全部)

珍妮弗·阿克曼（Jennifer Ackerman） 美国科普作家，从事科学、自然和人体生物学方面的写作达30年之久，其作品被盛赞是“以扎实的科学为基础的艺术”。她著有《性、眠、食、饮、梦：你身体里的一天》《命运之屋中的转机：遗传博物学》《海岸笔记》等科普图书，还为《科学美国人》《美国国家地理》《纽约时报》撰稿，屡次获得自然写作类奖项。

珍妮弗·阿克曼（Jennifer Ackerman） 美国科普作家，从事科学、自然和人体生物学方面的写作达30年之久，其作品被盛赞是“以扎实的科学为基础的艺术”。她著有《性、眠、食、饮、梦：你身体里的一天》《命运之屋中的转机：遗传博物学》《海岸笔记》等科普图书，还为《科学美国人》《美国国家地理》《纽约时报》撰稿，屡次获得自然写作类奖项。

Cited by Lukacs as a principal source of literary modernism, Walter Benjamin's study of the baroque stage-form called Trauerspiel (literally, "mourning play") is the most complete document of his prismatic literary and philosophical practice. Engaging with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century German playwrights as well as the plays of Shakespeare and Calderon and the engravings o...(展开全部)

Cited by Lukacs as a principal source of literary modernism, Walter Benjamin's study of the baroque stage-form called Trauerspiel (literally, "mourning play") is the most complete document of his prismatic literary and philosophical practice. Engaging with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century German playwrights as well as the plays of Shakespeare and Calderon and the engravings o...(展开全部)

唐纳德·斯伯特（Donald Spoto），美国著名传记作家，曾撰写劳伦斯·奥利弗、玛丽莲·梦露、格蕾丝·凯利、杰奎琳·肯尼迪等诸多名流的传记，也曾执笔英国王室家族史。

With irresistibly persuasive vigor, David Shenk debunks the long-standing notion of genetic “giftedness,” and presents dazzling new scientific research showing how greatness is in the reach of every individual. DNA does not make us who we are. “Forget everything you think you know about genes, talent, and intelligence,” he writes. “In recent years, a mountain of scientific ...(展开全部)

Wittgenstein possessed one of the most acute philosophical minds of the 20th century. In this incisive portrait, Monk offers a unique insight into the life and work of a modern genius who radically redirected philosophical thought in our time.

Wittgenstein possessed one of the most acute philosophical minds of the 20th century. In this incisive portrait, Monk offers a unique insight into the life and work of a modern genius who radically redirected philosophical thought in our time.