【作者简介】 艾尔莎·潘奇罗利，古生物学家，在布里斯托尔大学和爱丁堡大学进行学习和研究后，曾在牛津大学地球科学系任研究员，现于牛津大学自然历史博物馆任研究员。主要研究方向为中生代的哺乳动物。她定期为《卫报》《古生物学在线》和《生物科学评论》等报纸、期刊撰稿，著有《人类之前的野兽：哺乳动物起源和进化背后不为人知的故事》等科普作品。 【译者简介】 郎振坡，本科就读于中南大学外国语学院英语专业，并获文学学士学位，硕士就读于北京大学外国语学院英语笔译专业，译著有《云端革命》《失控的波音》《野生动物家族》等书籍。 【审校人简介】 余婷钰，本科毕业于北京大学元培学院古生物学专业。目前于中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所攻读硕士学位，研究方向为鸟类演化。曾为《博物》杂志公众号撰写科普文章。

For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, but over the last 20 years scientists have uncovered new fossils and used new technologies that have upended this story. In Beasts Before Us, palaeontologist Elsa Panciroli charts the emergence of the mammal lineage, Synapsida, beginning at their murky split from the reptil...(展开全部)

Few would deny the crucial role that entrepreneurs play in our increasingly global economy-but exactly what is this vital, yet loosely defined business force we call the entrepreneurial spirit? This landmark study is the first to examine analytically the nature of the opportunities that entrepreneurs pursue, the problems they face, the traits they require, and the social and ec...(展开全部)

Few would deny the crucial role that entrepreneurs play in our increasingly global economy-but exactly what is this vital, yet loosely defined business force we call the entrepreneurial spirit? This landmark study is the first to examine analytically the nature of the opportunities that entrepreneurs pursue, the problems they face, the traits they require, and the social and ec...(展开全部)

In 1937, Ronald H. Coase published "The Nature of the Firm," a classic paper that raised fundamental questions about the concept of the firm in economic theory. Coase proposed that the comparative costs of organizing transactions through markets rather than within firms are the primary determinants of the size and scope of firms. Coase won the 1991 Nobel Prize in Economics for ...(展开全部)

In 1937, Ronald H. Coase published "The Nature of the Firm," a classic paper that raised fundamental questions about the concept of the firm in economic theory. Coase proposed that the comparative costs of organizing transactions through markets rather than within firms are the primary determinants of the size and scope of firms. Coase won the 1991 Nobel Prize in Economics for ...(展开全部)

How did civilized life begin? How did government arise? These questions have intrigued philosophers and historians since ancient times. In this volume, Elman R. Service, an anthropologist widely known for his studies of evolution and social organization, uses a unique mix of ethnology, history, and archaeology in exploring the origins and early development of political organiza...(展开全部)

If, as Darwin suggests, evolution relentlessly encourages the survival of the fittest, why are humans compelled to live in cooperative, complex societies? In this fascinating examination of the roots of human trust and virtue, a zoologist and former American editor of the Economist reveals the results of recent studies that suggest that self-interest and mutual aid are not at...(展开全部)