Most people believe that they were either benefited or at least not harmed by being brought into existence. Thus, if they ever do reflect on whether they should bring others into existence---rather than having children without even thinking about whether they should---they presume that they do them no harm. Better Never to Have Been challenges these assumptions. David Benatar a...(展开全部)

With the rise of science, we moderns believe, the world changed irrevocably, separating us forever from our primitive, premodern ancestors. But if we were to let go of this fond conviction, Bruno Latour asks, what would the world look like? His book, an anthropology of science, shows us how much of modernity is actually a matter of faith. What does it mean to be modern? What d...(展开全部)

With the rise of science, we moderns believe, the world changed irrevocably, separating us forever from our primitive, premodern ancestors. But if we were to let go of this fond conviction, Bruno Latour asks, what would the world look like? His book, an anthropology of science, shows us how much of modernity is actually a matter of faith. What does it mean to be modern? What d...(展开全部)

Society has never been more egalitarian—in theory. Prejudice is taboo, and diversity is strongly valued. At the same time, social and economic inequality have exploded. In We Have Never Been Woke, Musa al-Gharbi argues that these trends are closely related, each tied to the rise of a new elite—the symbolic capitalists. In education, media, nonprofits, and beyond, members of thi...(展开全部)

Coming into the Country is an unforgettable account of Alaska and Alaskans. It is a rich tapestry of vivid characters, observed landscapes, and descriptive narrative, in three principal segments that deal, respectively, with a total wilderness, with urban Alaska, and with life in the remoteness of the bush. Readers of McPhee’s earlier books will not be unprepared for his surp...(展开全部)

约翰•麦克菲 John McPhee 美国作家，普林斯顿大学新闻学教授，美国著名非虚构作家。从1963年起，他一直为《纽约客》撰稿，他大部分书的素材都脱胎于为这份杂志撰写的报道。麦克菲曾四度入围普利策奖最佳非虚构作品提名，并于1999年获奖。他被认可为“创造性非虚构写作”的开拓性人物，2008年获“乔治•波尔克奖”职业成就奖，以表彰其“半个世纪以来对于美国新闻界难以磨灭的影响和印记”。

约翰•麦克菲 John McPhee 美国作家，普林斯顿大学新闻学教授，美国著名非虚构作家。从1963年起，他一直为《纽约客》撰稿，他大部分书的素材都脱胎于为这份杂志撰写的报道。麦克菲曾四度入围普利策奖最佳非虚构作品提名，并于1999年获奖。他被认可为“创造性非虚构写作”的开拓性人物，2008年获“乔治•波尔克奖”职业成就奖，以表彰其“半个世纪以来对于美国新闻界难以磨灭的影响和印记”。

Coming into the Country is an unforgettable account of Alaska and Alaskans. It is a rich tapestry of vivid characters, observed landscapes, and descriptive narrative, in three principal segments that deal, respectively, with a total wilderness, with urban Alaska, and with life in the remoteness of the bush. Readers of McPhee's earlier books will not be unprepared for his surpri...(展开全部)

约翰•麦克菲 John McPhee 美国作家，普林斯顿大学新闻学教授，美国著名非虚构作家。从1963年起，他一直为《纽约客》撰稿，他大部分书的素材都脱胎于为这份杂志撰写的报道。麦克菲曾四度入围普利策奖最佳非虚构作品提名，并于1999年获奖。他被认可为“创造性非虚构写作”的开拓性人物，2008年获“乔治•波尔克奖”职业成就奖，以表彰其“半个世纪以来对于美国新闻界难以磨灭的影响和印记”。

约翰•麦克菲 John McPhee 美国作家，普林斯顿大学新闻学教授，美国著名非虚构作家。从1963年起，他一直为《纽约客》撰稿，他大部分书的素材都脱胎于为这份杂志撰写的报道。麦克菲曾四度入围普利策奖最佳非虚构作品提名，并于1999年获奖。他被认可为“创造性非虚构写作”的开拓性人物，2008年获“乔治•波尔克奖”职业成就奖，以表彰其“半个世纪以来对于美国新闻界难以磨灭的影响和印记”。