著有《盐》、《鳕鱼》、《巴斯克人的世界史》、《岛屿组成的大陆：探寻加勒比的命运》、《被选择的少数：欧洲犹太人的复兴》，以及2004年初面市的《1968：撼动世界的一年》。其中，《鳕鱼》获得了詹姆·比尔德食品写作优秀奖。

A delightful romp through history with all its economic forces laid bare, Cod is the biography of a single species of fish, but it may as well be a world history with this humble fish as its recurring main character. Cod, it turns out, is the reason Europeans set sail across the Atlantic, and it is the only reason they could. What did the Vikings eat in icy Greenland and on the...(展开全部)

When James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos wrote THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD in 1990, Japanese automakers, and Toyota in particular, were making a strong showing by applying the principles of lean production. However, the full power of lean principles was unproven, and they had not been applied outside of the auto industry. Today, the power of lean production has b...(展开全部)

When James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos wrote THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD in 1990, Japanese automakers, and Toyota in particular, were making a strong showing by applying the principles of lean production. However, the full power of lean principles was unproven, and they had not been applied outside of the auto industry. Today, the power of lean production has b...(展开全部)

迈克尔·刘易斯（Michael Lewis）是美国超级畅销书作家，毕业于美国普林斯顿大学和英国伦敦经济学院。他的成名之作《说谎者的扑克牌》被公认为描写20世纪80年代华尔街文化的经典名作，成为许多商学院的必读书目。后出版《大空头》《高频交易员》，受到热烈追捧。

迈克尔·刘易斯（Michael Lewis）是美国超级畅销书作家，毕业于美国普林斯顿大学和英国伦敦经济学院。他的成名之作《说谎者的扑克牌》被公认为描写20世纪80年代华尔街文化的经典名作，成为许多商学院的必读书目。后出版《大空头》《高频交易员》，受到热烈追捧。

From the opening of King Tut’s tomb to the Wright Brothers’ first flight, from the mushroom cloud made by the atomic bomb in Nagasaki to the first moon landing, these 100 pictures record some of history’s most iconic moments. They remind us that photography not only chronicles major events around the world, but also serves as a means of raising awareness and changing public opi...(展开全部)

Bestselling author Amir Aczel's fascinating story of the invention that liberated long-distance voyaging and changed the world forever. The story of the compass is shrouded in myth but has its roots in ancient China around 2,000 years ago where a mysterious lodestone, whose power affected metal, was used in the art of feng shui. It may have taken 1,200 years for the 'compass' t...(展开全部)

A collection of the world's most memorable, provocative, best-selling and groundbreaking posters from Johannes Gutenberg to Barack Obama. This collection charts the history of poster design, from the time when paper was first affordable in the 18th century, through developments in print technology, to the more subtle visual communication of the 21st century. Along the way, it s...(展开全部)

Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Dresses That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 dresses that have made a substantial impact in the world of British design today. From the 1915 Delphos Pleated dress to Hussein Chalayan's 2007 LED dress, each entry ...(展开全部)