The most eagerly awaited presidential biography in years, Theodore Rex is a sequel to Edmund Morris’s classic bestseller The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt . It begins by following the new President (still the youngest in American history) as he comes down from Mount Marcy, New York, to take his emergency oath of office in Buffalo, one hundred years ago. A detailed prologue de...(展开全部)

Theodore Rex is the story—never fully told before—of Theodore Roosevelt’s two world-changing terms as President of the United States. A hundred years before the catastrophe of September 11, 2001, “TR” succeeded to power in the aftermath of an act of terrorism. Youngest of all our chief executives, he rallied a stricken nation with his superhuman energy, charm, and political ...(展开全部)

The first drama in the Oedipus Trilogy, "Oedipus Rex," is the tragic tale of Oedipus who has accidentally killed his father and married his mother. One of the most widely read of all Greek tragedies, "Oedipus Rex," stands as one of not only the greatest dramas from classical antiquity but as one of the greatest dramas of all time. Its influence on literature and theatre cannot ...(展开全部)

The first drama in the Oedipus Trilogy, "Oedipus Rex," is the tragic tale of Oedipus who has accidentally killed his father and married his mother. One of the most widely read of all Greek tragedies, "Oedipus Rex," stands as one of not only the greatest dramas from classical antiquity but as one of the greatest dramas of all time. Its influence on literature and theatre cannot ...(展开全部)

From the author of The Fever, a wide-ranging inquiry into the origins of pandemics Interweaving history, original reportage, and personal narrative, Pandemic explores the origins of epidemics, drawing parallels between the story of cholera--one of history's most disruptive and deadly pathogens--and the new pathogens that stalk humankind today, from Ebola and avian influenza to ...(展开全部)

沃尔特・阿尔瓦雷斯（Walter Alvarez），美国国家科学院院士，美国加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校地质学和地球物理学教授。其父路易斯・阿尔瓦雷斯（Luis Alvarez）是该校物理学教授，曾因发现许多亚原子粒子而荣获1968年诺贝尔物理学奖。在很大程度上，查明天体撞击地球如何导致恐龙灭绝，应归功于这父子俩的密切合作。

沃尔特・阿尔瓦雷斯（Walter Alvarez），美国国家科学院院士，美国加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校地质学和地球物理学教授。其父路易斯・阿尔瓦雷斯（Luis Alvarez）是该校物理学教授，曾因发现许多亚原子粒子而荣获1968年诺贝尔物理学奖。在很大程度上，查明天体撞击地球如何导致恐龙灭绝，应归功于这父子俩的密切合作。

Sixty-five million years ago, a comet or asteroid larger than Mt. Everest slammed into the Earth, causing an explosion equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million hydrogen bombs. Vaporized impactor and debris from the impact site were blasted out through the atmosphere, falling back to Earth all around the globe. Terrible environmental disasters ensued, including a giant ...(展开全部)

“Goodbye, beliefs in sex differences disguised as evolutionary facts. Welcome the dragon slayer: Cordelia Fine wittily but meticulously lays bare the irrational arguments that we use to justify gender politics.”―Uta Frith, emeritus professor of cognitive development, University College London Many people believe that, at its core, biological sex is a fundamental, diverging forc...(展开全部)