In this new edition of Questioning the Millennium , best-selling author Stephen Jay Gould applies his wit and erudition to one of today's most pressing subjects: the significance of the millennium. In 1950 at age eight, prompted by an issue of Life magazine marking the century's midpoint, Stephen Jay Gould started thinking about the approaching turn of the millennium. In this ...(展开全部)

In this new edition of Questioning the Millennium , best-selling author Stephen Jay Gould applies his wit and erudition to one of today's most pressing subjects: the significance of the millennium. In 1950 at age eight, prompted by an issue of Life magazine marking the century's midpoint, Stephen Jay Gould started thinking about the approaching turn of the millennium. In this ...(展开全部)

In this new edition of Questioning the Millennium , best-selling author Stephen Jay Gould applies his wit and erudition to one of today's most pressing subjects: the significance of the millennium. In 1950 at age eight, prompted by an issue of Life magazine marking the century's midpoint, Stephen Jay Gould started thinking about the approaching turn of the millennium. In this ...(展开全部)

In this new edition of Questioning the Millennium , best-selling author Stephen Jay Gould applies his wit and erudition to one of today's most pressing subjects: the significance of the millennium. In 1950 at age eight, prompted by an issue of Life magazine marking the century's midpoint, Stephen Jay Gould started thinking about the approaching turn of the millennium. In this ...(展开全部)

Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy is now available in a complete hardcover set. All across America, readers are talking about Stieg Larsson’s best-selling novels, set in Sweden and featuring Lisbeth Salander—“one of the most original and memorable heroines to surface in a recent thriller” (The New York Times). The trilogy is an international sensation that will grab ...(展开全部)

Grushin's stunning debut drew praise that placed her in the top rank of young literary voices. Now she returns with that rarity: a second novel even more dazzling than her first. The line: the universal symbol of scarcity and bureauA-cracy that exists wherever petty officials are let loose to abuse their powers. The line begins to form on the whispered rumor that a famous exi...(展开全部)

This text explores the work of vanguard artist Mark Dion who has made site-specific projects all over the world which explore the relationship of Western art, literature and museology with the natural environment. His sculptures and installations often focus on contemporary environmental issues, and have the uncanny quality of film sets or dioramas. His life-size environments h...(展开全部)

The first-hand, behind-the-scenes account of the creative inspiration behind the High Line, the transformative public 'park in the sky' that has reshaped global perceptions of urban space – and become one of the most beloved and visited destinations in New York City. The first full documentation that visually charts the journey of this global landmark from the designer's point ...(展开全部)

李查德 LEE CHILD 1954年生於英國。上高中時，獲得獎學金成為《魔戒》作者托爾金的學弟。之後他曾就讀法學院、在戲院打工，最後進入電視台，展開長達18年的電視人生涯，製作過許多叫好叫座的節目。 40歲那年，李查德在一夕之間失業了，但就像他筆下智勇雙全的傑克．李奇總能化險為夷一樣，他將這個中年危機化為最有利的轉機。酷愛閱讀的他花了6塊美金買了紙筆，寫下「浪人神探」傑克．李奇系列的第一集《地獄藍調》，結果一出版就登上英國週日泰晤士報的暢銷排行榜，在美國更贏得推理小說最高殊榮之一的「安東尼獎」以及「巴瑞獎」最佳處女作，並獲得「麥卡維帝獎」和「黛莉絲獎」的提名。而次年出版的第二集《至死方休》亦榮獲「W.H.史密斯好讀獎」。此後他以一年一本的速度推出續集，每出版必定征服大西洋兩岸各大暢銷排行榜，更風靡了全球43國的讀者，正如同故事大師史蒂芬．金的讚譽：...(展开全部)

Reacher takes a stroll through a small Wisconsin town and sees a class ring in a pawn shop window: West Point 2005. A tough year to graduate: Iraq, then Afghanistan. The ring is tiny, for a woman, and it has her initials engraved on the inside. Reacher wonders what unlucky circumstance made her give up something she earned over four hard years. He decides to find out. And find ...(展开全部)