In John Updike's fourth and final novel about ex-basketball player Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, the hero has acquired heart trouble, a Florida condo, and a second grandchild. His son, Nelson, is behaving erratically; his daughter-in-law, Pru, is sending out mixed signals; and his wife, Janice, decides in mid-life to become a working girl. As, though the winter, spring, and summer o...(展开全部)

In John Updike's fourth and final novel about ex-basketball player Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, the hero has acquired heart trouble, a Florida condo, and a second grandchild. His son, Nelson, is behaving erratically; his daughter-in-law, Pru, is sending out mixed signals; and his wife, Janice, decides in mid-life to become a working girl. As, though the winter, spring, and summer o...(展开全部)

What do the patented data structures embedded deep in the code of an online computer game or the massively complicated architecture of the latest supercomputer used to simulate nuclear explosions have to do with culture, life or meaning? Why does technology attract such wildly differing responses - from fervour to boredom to distrust? "Transductions" explores these questions by...(展开全部)

This richly detailed biography captures both the personal life and the scientific career of Isaac Newton, presenting a fully rounded picture of Newton the man, the scientist, the philosopher, the theologian, and the public figure. Professor Westfall treats all aspects of Newton's career, but his account centres on a full description of Newton's achievements in science. Thus the...(展开全部)

Emily Martin traces Americans' changing ideas about health and immunity since the 1940s. She explores the implications of our emphasis on 'flexibility' in contexts from medicine to the corporate world, warning that we may be approaching a new form of social Darwinism.

In the years following the First World War a new generation emerged, wistful and vulnerable beneath the glitter. The Bright Young Things of 1920s London, with their paradoxical mix of innocence and sophistication, exercised their inventive minds and vile bodies in every kind of capricious escapade. In these pages a vivid assortment of characters, among them the struggling write...(展开全部)

伊夫林•沃（Evelyn Waugh，1903—1966），英国著名作家，被誉为英国二十世纪最优秀的讽刺小说家，并被公认为二十世纪最杰出的文体家之一。他最优秀的作品包括早期的讽刺小说《衰落与瓦解》、《邪恶的肉身》、《黑色恶作剧》、《一把尘土》等，创作中后期则有长篇巨著《故园风雨后》、描写二战的《荣誉之剑》三部曲以及自传《一知半解》等。

伊夫林•沃（Evelyn Waugh，1903—1966），英国著名作家，被誉为英国二十世纪最优秀的讽刺小说家，并被公认为二十世纪最杰出的文体家之一。他最优秀的作品包括早期的讽刺小说《衰落与瓦解》、《邪恶的肉身》、《黑色恶作剧》、《一把尘土》等，创作中后期则有长篇巨著《故园风雨后》、描写二战的《荣誉之剑》三部曲以及自传《一知半解》等。

Part of the fabulous new hardback library of 24 Evelyn Waugh books, publishing in chronological order over the coming year. The books have an elegant new jacket and text design. In the years following the First World War a new generation emerges, wistful and vulnerable beneath the glitter. The Bright Young Things of 'twenties Mayfair, with their paradoxical mix of innocence and...(展开全部)