约翰·托兰（John Toland） 美国著名作家、历史学家。1912年出生于威斯康星州，经历过第二次世界大战。其主要作品有《希特勒传》《不是耻辱》《最后一百天》《日本帝国消亡史》《阿登之战》等。曾凭借《日本帝国消亡史》获得1971年普利策新闻奖。 托兰认为，好的历史著作就是“活 的历史”。他的写作信条是“不应当以自己的观点来讲述，而是像一出戏那样，让实际上发生过的事情重演，这才是所谓活的历史。”托兰的作品摒弃了传统史学著作的生涩与枯燥，代之以丰富的细节描写和对话，使读者犹如身临其境。

E.B.怀特（E.B.White，1899—1985） “二十世纪最伟大的美国随笔作家”，曾获得美国“国家文学奖章”，入选“美国文学艺术学院50名永久院士”。作为《纽约客》主要撰稿人的怀特一手奠定了影响深远的“《纽约客》文风”。怀特对尘世上的一切都怀着“面对复杂，保持欢喜”的态度，其人格魅力与文字修养一样山高水长。 除了他终生挚爱的随笔，他还为孩子们写了三本书：《精灵鼠小弟》、《夏洛的网》与《吹小号的天鹅》，被誉为“二十世纪读者最多、最受爱戴的童话”。 《纽约时报》为怀特逝世发表的讣告中称“如同宪法第一修正案一样，E.B.怀特的原则与风范长存”。

Too personal for an almanac, too sophisticated for a domestic history, and too funny and self-doubting for a literary journal, One Man's Meat can best be described as a primer of a countryman's lessons a timeless recounting of experience that will never go out of style.

Too personal for an almanac, too sophisticated for a domestic history, and too funny and self-doubting for a literary journal, One Man's Meat can best be described as a primer of a countryman's lessons a timeless recounting of experience that will never go out of style.

E.B.怀特（E.B.White，1899—1985） “二十世纪最伟大的美国随笔作家”，曾获得美国“国家文学奖章”，入选“美国文学艺术学院50名永久院士”。作为《纽约客》主要撰稿人的怀特一手奠定了影响深远的“《纽约客》文风”。怀特对尘世上的一切都怀着“面对复杂，保持欢喜”的态度，其人格魅力与文字修养一样山高水长。 除了他终生挚爱的随笔，他还为孩子们写了三本书：《精灵鼠小弟》、《夏洛的网》与《吹小号的天鹅》，被誉为“二十世纪读者最多、最受爱戴的童话”。 《纽约时报》为怀特逝世发表的讣告中称“如同宪法第一修正案一样，E.B.怀特的原则与风范长存”。

In this book, Lee draws on that wealth of experience and depth of insight to offer his views on today’s world and what it might look like in 20 years. This is no dry geopolitical treatise. Nor is it a thematic account of the twists and turns in global affairs. Instead, in this broad-sweep narrative that takes in America, China, Asia and Europe, he parses their society, probes t...(展开全部)

In this book, Lee draws on that wealth of experience and depth of insight to offer his views on today’s world and what it might look like in 20 years. This is no dry geopolitical treatise. Nor is it a thematic account of the twists and turns in global affairs. Instead, in this broad-sweep narrative that takes in America, China, Asia and Europe, he parses their society, probes t...(展开全部)

Coffee is an indispensable part of daily life for billions of people around the world--one of the most valuable commodities in the history of global capitalism, the leading source of the world's most popular drug, and perhaps the most widespread word on the planet. Augustine Sedgewick's Coffeeland tells the hidden and surprising story of how this came to be, tracing coffee's fi...(展开全部)

Getting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountain chalet doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world, especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a cozy fire, and company to keep you warm. But what happens when that company is eight of your coworkers…and you can’t trust any of them? When an off-site company retreat meant to promote mindfulness and collaboration goes utt...(展开全部)

Getting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountain chalet doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world, especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a cozy fire, and company to keep you warm. But what happens when that company is eight of your coworkers…and you can’t trust any of them? When an off-site company retreat meant to promote mindfulness and collaboration goes utt...(展开全部)