A journey into the heartbeat of life on Earth. Millennia ago, when we first began puzzling over the mysteries of the human body, one organ stood out as vital. The heart was warm, it was central, and it moved as it pumped blood. The ancient Egyptians treated it with reverence, mummifying it separately from the body so that the soul inside it could be weighed. Aristotle believed...(展开全部)

A journey into the heartbeat of life on Earth. Millennia ago, when we first began puzzling over the mysteries of the human body, one organ stood out as vital. The heart was warm, it was central, and it moved as it pumped blood. The ancient Egyptians treated it with reverence, mummifying it separately from the body so that the soul inside it could be weighed. Aristotle believed...(展开全部)

Impelled by the desire to recapitulate and amplify those 'subjects that have chiefly interested me during the course of my life', Somerset Maugham wrote The Summing Up when he was sixty-four. Autobiographical without being an autobiography, confessional without disclosing the private self, The Summing Up is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo. It...(展开全部)

By 1938, Maugham had become a legend as a playwright, novelist and magician of the short story. He then wrote The Summing Up to give some account of how he learned his craft and why he became such an acute observer of human beings.

Every Sunday Mrs Badger walks up the mountain near her house. She knows the name of every animal and every plant on the way and helps everyone in need. One particular Sunday she meets a little cat, Leo, who would like to join her on her journey. This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship and many more walks up the mountain. What will happen when Mrs Badger is too old to jo...(展开全部)

By 1938, Maugham had become a legend as a playwright, novelist and magician of the short story. He then wrote The Summing Up to give some account of how he learned his craft and why he became such an acute observer of human beings.

Compiled and published after Fitzgerald's death by his friend, the prominent critic and editor Edmund Wilson, The Crack-Up is a collection of writings that chronicle the author's state of mind and personal perspective on events, fellow writers and public figures of the 1920s and 1930s. In addition to articles and essays such as the celebrated title piece, this volume includes a...(展开全部)

查尔斯·蒂利(1929—2008) 著名社会学家、政治学家，被誉为“21世纪社会学之父”。曾任美国哥伦比亚大学约瑟夫·伯滕威泽社会科学教授，曾在特拉华大学、哈佛大学、多伦多大学、密歇根大学、社会研究新学院等校兼任教职；是美国国家科学院、美国艺术和科学研究院、美国哲学学会、美国艺术与科学促进会会员。

查尔斯·蒂利(1929—2008) 著名社会学家、政治学家，被誉为“21世纪社会学之父”。曾任美国哥伦比亚大学约瑟夫·伯滕威泽社会科学教授，曾在特拉华大学、哈佛大学、多伦多大学、密歇根大学、社会研究新学院等校兼任教职；是美国国家科学院、美国艺术和科学研究院、美国哲学学会、美国艺术与科学促进会会员。