Charles Taylor is beyond question one of the most distinctive figures in the landscape of contemporary philosophy. In a time of increasing specialization Taylor's ability to contribute to philosophical conversations across a wide spectrum of ideas is distinctive and impressive. These areas include moral theory, theories of subjectivity, political theory, epistemology, hermeneut...(展开全部)

Explore the philosophical wisdom of Taylor Swift and her music Taylor Swift is a “Mastermind” when it comes to relationships, songwriting, and performing sold-out stadium tours. But did you know that Taylor is also a philosophical mastermind? Taylor Swift and Philosophy is the first book to explore the philosophical topics that arise from Taylor Swift's life and music. Edited a...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 查尔斯·麦克莱恩（Charles MacLean, 1942— ） 作家，艺术史与法律专业毕业，全球首席威士忌大师，被称为“威士忌教父”，致力于威士忌研究、写作与教育近40年。业内标杆《威士忌杂志》创刊编辑，从十六七岁开始接触威士忌，至今已出版关于威士忌的著作13部，其中介绍威士忌品牌的《苏格兰威士忌》（Scotch Whisky）及威士忌业内经典《麦芽威士忌》（Malt Whisky）入围格兰菲迪奖，《威士忌：流金溢彩500年》（Whisky: A Liquid History）获有“美食界奥斯卡”之称的詹姆斯·比尔德奖。2009年出版本书第一版，同年获颁威士忌业最高荣誉：执杯者大师（Master of the Quaich）。 他同时是全球历史最悠久的古董及艺术品拍卖行邦瀚斯拍卖行(Bonhams)的威士忌收藏顾问。 《每日电讯报...(展开全部)

泰勒·史蒂文斯是纽约时报畅销书作家，她还著有以迈克尔·芒罗为主角的一系列惊悚悬疑小说，该系列小说获得媒体和出版人以及作家们的一致好评，已被翻译成二十种语言在全球出版。她大部分时间都在世界各地旅行，现在和她的两个女儿生活在一起，定居德克萨斯州达拉斯市。

Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Here is a fascinating, detailed look at the life of Charles Darwin: naturalist, geologist, and independent thinker. In his author's note, Caldecott Honor illustrator Peter Sis (Starry Messenger, Tibet: Through the Red Box) writes that Darwin always regretted not learning how to draw. However, he could and did take "dense and vivid" written notes...(展开全部)

The life of Emperor Charles V (1500–1558), ruler of Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and much of Italy and Central and South America, has long intrigued biographers. But the elusive nature of the man (despite an abundance of documentation), his relentless travel and the control of his own image, together with the complexity of governing the world’s rst transatlantic empire, com...(展开全部)

Contemporary conversations about religion and culture are framed by two reductive definitions of secularity. In one, multiple faiths and nonfaiths coexist free from a dominant belief in God. In the other, we deny the sacred altogether and exclude religion from rational thought and behavior. But is there a third way for those who wish to rediscover the sacred in a skeptical soci...(展开全部)

1854. Part One of Five. English essayist and poet, Charles Lamb (pen name Elia), studied at Christ's Hospital where he formed a lifelong friendship with Samuel Taylor Coleridge. When he was twenty years old Lamb suffered a period of insanity. His sister, Mary Ann Lamb, had similar problems and in 1796 murdered her mother in a fit of madness. Mary was confined to an asylum but w...(展开全部)

查尔斯·巴尔格（charles bargue）法国画家，出生于1825年，死于1883年。查尔斯·巴尔格最有影响力的作品是与让-莱昂·杰罗姆合作的，因为他们的作品都包含有东方主义风格和历史场景的特色，所以有人怀疑查尔斯·巴尔格实际上就是让-莱昂·杰罗姆的学生。 查尔斯·巴尔格最值的一提的是，他创立了绘画学科，并有了相应的课程辅导教材，1866年间出版，此外，查尔斯·巴尔格还是一位版画家，受他影响最大的画家是文森特·凡·高，这位著名的画家对查尔斯·巴尔格的作品进行了深入的研究，在此基础上，逐渐形成了自己的风格。 让-莱昂·杰罗姆（Jean-Leon Gerome）是与布格罗同时代的法国学院派画家，画功扎实。1824年5月11日出生于Vesoul（上索恩）。在1841年到巴黎，1844-1845让 - 莱昂·杰罗姆陪同保罗在意大利工作。回到巴黎后，让-莱...(展开全部)

The new-look series of Hercule Poirot books for the 21st Century. Sir Claud Amory has discovered the formula for a new powerful explosive, which is stolen by one of the large household of relatives and friends. Locking everyone in the library, Sir Claud switches off the lights to allow the thief to replace the formula on the table, no questions asked. When the lights come on, h...(展开全部)