A brilliant book celebrating improbability as the engine that drives life, by the acclaimed author of The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker. The human eye is so complex and works so precisely that surely, one might believe, its current shape and function must be the product of design. How could such an intricate object have come about by chance? Tackling this subject--in wr...(展开全部)

A brilliant book celebrating improbability as the engine that drives life, by the acclaimed author of The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker. The human eye is so complex and works so precisely that surely, one might believe, its current shape and function must be the product of design. How could such an intricate object have come about by chance? Tackling this subject--in wr...(展开全部)

This intermediate-level guide addresses tools, skills, and techniques used in alpine terrain including rock, snow, ice, and glaciers at moderate altitude--approximately 5000 meters and lower. The technical protection systems are covered, of course. But 30 years of alpine climbing experience has convinced the authors that mastery--and safety--lie in the far more difficult task o...(展开全部)

This intermediate-level guide addresses tools, skills, and techniques used in alpine terrain including rock, snow, ice, and glaciers at moderate altitude--approximately 5000 meters and lower. The technical protection systems are covered, of course. But 30 years of alpine climbing experience has convinced the authors that mastery--and safety--lie in the far more difficult task o...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 帕特里西奥·普隆 Patricio Pron 1975年生于阿根廷罗萨里奥，著有长篇小说《春天的开始》《我们行走在梦中》《别为住在这条街上的人哭泣》《明天我们会有另外的名字》、短篇小说集《回家时带上一切》《室内植物的内心活动》等。作品屡获拉丁美洲及西班牙各大文学奖项。2010年，英国文学杂志《格兰塔》将其评选为22位杰出西班牙语新生代作家之一。2011年出版《我父母的灵魂在雨中升腾》。 【译者简介】 苑雨舒 外交学院外语系西班牙语教师，外交学院“一流学科高层次人才”学者，西班牙康普顿斯大学西语美洲文学博士。译有《中智建交五十年文选》《“一带一路”和拉丁美洲：新机遇与新挑战》（合译）等作品。

In Mark Synnott’s unique window on the ethos of climbing, his friend Alex Honnold’s astonishing free solo ascent of El Capitan’s 3,000 feet of sheer granite is the central act. When Honnold topped out at 9:28 A.M. on June 3, 2017, having spent fewer than four hours on his historic ascent, the world gave a collective gasp. The New York Times described it as “one of the great ath...(展开全部)

[美]道格拉斯·S.梅西（Douglas S. Massey），普林斯顿大学社会学和公共事务系亨利 G.布莱恩特教授，普林斯顿大学人口研究办公室主任。 [美]兰·奥尔布赖特（Len Albright），东北大学社会学系助理教授。 [美]瑞贝卡·卡斯诺（Rebecca Casciano），瑞贝卡·卡斯诺有限责任公司首席执行官。 [美]伊丽莎白·德里克森（Elizabeth Derickson），普林斯顿大学社会学系博士候选人。 [美]大卫·N.肯锡（David N. Kinsey），普林斯顿大学伍德罗·威尔逊学院公共和国际事务专业讲师，Kinsey & Hand规划咨询公司的合伙人。