A startling book that reshapes the debate about global warming and offers a moderate approach to meeting its challenges. Bjorn Lomborg argues that many of the elaborate and expensive actions now being considered—the Kyoto Protocol, for example—have a staggering potential cost of hundreds of billions of dollars, but, ultimately, will have little impact on the world's temperatur...(展开全部)

Bjorn Lomborg argues that many of the elaborate and staggeringly expensive actions now being considered to meet the challenges of global warming ultimately will have little impact on the world’s temperature. He suggests that rather than focusing on ineffective solutions that will cost us trillions of dollars over the coming decades, we should be looking for smarter, more cost-e...(展开全部)

A groundbreaking book that transforms the debate about global warming by offering a fresh perspective based on human needs as well as environmental concerns. Bjorn Lomborg argues that many of the elaborate and expensive actions now being considered to stop global warming will cost hundreds of billions of dollars, are often based on emotional rather than strictly scientific ass...(展开全部)

暖化議題正在全球發燒，暖化災難相關報導占據各大媒體版面，彷彿宣告世界末日即將來臨，這是人類文明史上最嚴重的一場危機。但事實真的是如此嗎？減碳是抗暖化的唯一辦法嗎？有比暖化更重要的議題嗎？ 全球暖化究竟是不願面對的真相，還是一場精心騙局，作者嘗試在兩種說法之間求取合理的中間點，從科學、經濟、政治、社會多方面探討全球暖化的是與非。 二氧化碳錯了嗎？！ 誰害死了北極熊？！ 熱死是未來的趨勢？！ 台灣將沉入海裡？！ 挑戰主流觀點，推翻刻板認知 是不願面對的真相，還是隱藏的真相？！ 你不能只聽一種聲音！！

尼克·卡鲁索（Nick Caruso） 生态学家，现任弗吉尼亚理工学院博士后副研究员，曾在阿拉巴马大学进行博士研究，方向是气候对阿巴拉契亚山脉蝾螈种群的影响。他出生于美国密苏里州圣查尔斯，儿时曾在树林、河流和小溪里与各种爬行动物、两栖动物为伴。此前他从未想过会自己研究动物放屁。与达尼一样，尼克一直觉得放屁是个有趣的话题，他不会放过任何能够研究和撰写动物的“屁”事儿的机会。在为这本书收集素材的过程中，他对各种动物的奇妙的行为也产生了浓厚的兴趣。 达尼·拉巴奥蒂（Dani Rabaiotti） 动物学家，目前在伦敦动物学会和伦敦大学学院研究气候变化对非洲野犬的影响。她出生于英国伯明翰，从小就对动物及其行为产生了深厚的兴趣，儿时最喜欢螃蟹，并立志成为海洋生物学家。不久以前，她对动物放屁产生了兴趣，她不愿放过任何一个了解动物的机会，充满热情地完成了《动物的“...(展开全部)

Book Description Step-by-step guide to creating compelling, memorable presentations A chart that once took ten hours to prepare can now be produced by anyone with ten minutes and a computer keyboard. What hasn't changed, however, are the basics behind creating a powerful visual - what to say, why to say it, and how to say it for the most impact. In Say It With Charts, Fourth E...(展开全部)

David Allen Sibley, America's most gifted contemporary painter of birds, is the author and illustrator of this comprehensive guide. His beautifully detailed illustrations—more than 6,600 in all—and descriptions of 810 species and 350 regional populations will enrich every birder's experience. The Sibley Guide 's innovative design makes it entirely user friendly. The illustrat...(展开全部)

Want to learn about databases without the tedium? With its unique combination of Japanese-style comics and serious educational content, The Manga Guide to Databases is just the book for you. Princess Ruruna is stressed out. With the king and queen away, she has to manage the Kingdom of Kod's humongous fruit-selling empire. Overseas departments, scads of inventory, conflicting p...(展开全部)

"The authors restore metaphor to our lives by showing us that it's never gone away. We've merely been taught to talk as if it had: as though weather maps were more 'real' than the breath of autumn; as though, for that matter, Reason was really 'cool.' What we're saying whenever we say is a theme this book illumines for anyone attentive." — Hugh Kenner, Johns Hopkins University ...(展开全部)