Behemoth is Thomas Hobbes's narrative of the English Civil Wars from the beginning of the Scottish revolution in 1637 to the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660, and is his only composition to address directly the history of the events which formed the context of his writings in Leviathan and elsewhere on sovereignty and the government of the Church. Although presented as an a...(展开全部)

"Behemoth, or The Long Parliament" is essential to any reader interested in the historical context of the thought of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). In "De Cive" (1642) and "Leviathan" (1651), the great political philosopher had developed an analytical framework for discussing sedition, rebellion, and the breakdown of authority. "Behemoth," completed around 1668 and not published un...(展开全部)

A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways, but our relationship with trees has many dimensions beyond mere practicality. Trees are so entwined with human experience that diverse species have inspi...(展开全部)

A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways, but our relationship with trees has many dimensions beyond mere practicality. Trees are so entwined with human experience that diverse species have inspi...(展开全部)

戴维·吉尔摩（David Gilmour），英国皇家文学学会（The Royal Society of Literature）成员，长期为《纽约书评》（New York Review of Books）供稿。著有传记作品《最后的豹：朱塞佩·兰佩杜萨的生命》（The Last Leopard: A Life of Giuseppe di Lampedusa）、《漫长的谢幕：拉迪亚德·吉卜林的帝国生涯》。还写有关于西班牙和中东政治的著作《西班牙的城市》（Cities of Spain）、《饥饿的世代》（The Hungry Generations）。

While previous studies of Rudyard Kipling have concentrated on his writing and on his domestic life, this volume studies his public role and his influence on the way Britons saw both themselves and their empire.

Marlowe befriends a down on his luck war veteran with the scars to prove it. Then he finds out that Terry Lennox has a very wealthy nymphomaniac wife, who he's divorced and re-married and who ends up dead. and now Lennox is on the lam and the cops and a crazy gangster are after Marlowe.

Marlowe befriends a down on his luck war veteran with the scars to prove it. Then he finds out that Terry Lennox has a very wealthy nymphomaniac wife, who he's divorced and re-married and who ends up dead. and now Lennox is on the lam and the cops and a crazy gangster are after Marlowe.

The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hard winter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory. Blizzards cover the little town with snow, cutting off all supplies from the outside. Soon there is almost no food left, so young Almanzo Wilder and a friend make a dangerous trip across t...(展开全部)

▼作者简介 罗伯特•罗杰斯 Robert Rogers 毕业于牛津大学。1972年加入英国下院服务部门，2011年成为下院书记官。2014年被时任首相卡梅伦提名为终身贵族。 罗德里•沃尔特斯 Rhodri Walters 毕业于牛津大学，哲学博士学位。于上个世纪70年代 初期开始供职于上院，曾任上院宣读书记官等职。 两人均于2014年退休，服务英国议会超过40年。