The Fourth Edition is again based on Robert Kimbrough's meticulously re-edited text. Missing words have been restored and the entire novel has been repunctuated in accordance with Conrad's style. The result is the first published version of Heart of Darkness that allows readers to hear Marlow's voice as Conrad heard it when he wrote the story. " Backgrounds and Contexts " pr...(展开全部)

The Fourth Edition is again based on Robert Kimbrough's meticulously re-edited text. Missing words have been restored and the entire novel has been repunctuated in accordance with Conrad's style. The result is the first published version of Heart of Darkness that allows readers to hear Marlow's voice as Conrad heard it when he wrote the story. " Backgrounds and Contexts " pr...(展开全部)

肯·福莱特（Ken Follett，1949－） 现象级畅销小说大师，爱伦坡终身大师奖得主。 20部小说被译成33国语言，累计总销量超1.5亿册。 在欧美出版界，肯·福莱特这个名字就是畅销的保证。 1978年，出版了处女作《风暴岛》，并于次年获得爱伦坡奖，声名鹊起，专职写作。2010年，荣登全球作家富豪榜上第5名。2013年，获得爱伦坡终身大师奖。 他的小说出版前，都会请历史学家审读书稿，绝不容许出现任何史实错误。 他说：“很多作家只写能取悦他们自己的东西，并模模糊糊地希望这也能取悦别人。但我每写一页都在清醒地思考：读者会怎么想？读者觉得这真的会发生吗？读者关心这些吗？读者想要知道接下来会发生什么吗？我敬佩那些用文字和新奇结构进行文学实验的作家，但我从不这么玩。” 作者官方网站：www.ken-follett.com

肯·福莱特（Ken Follett，1949－） 现象级畅销小说大师，爱伦坡终身大师奖得主。 20部小说被译成33国语言，累计总销量超1.5亿册。 在欧美出版界，肯·福莱特这个名字就是畅销的保证。 1978年，出版了处女作《风暴岛》，并于次年获得爱伦坡奖，声名鹊起，专职写作。2010年，荣登全球作家富豪榜上第5名。2013年，获得爱伦坡终身大师奖。 他的小说出版前，都会请历史学家审读书稿，绝不容许出现任何史实错误。 他说：“很多作家只写能取悦他们自己的东西，并模模糊糊地希望这也能取悦别人。但我每写一页都在清醒地思考：读者会怎么想？读者觉得这真的会发生吗？读者关心这些吗？读者想要知道接下来会发生什么吗？我敬佩那些用文字和新奇结构进行文学实验的作家，但我从不这么玩。” 作者官方网站：www.ken-follett.com

厄休拉•勒古恩 ( Ursula K. Le Guin, 1929— 2018) 美国幻想文学大师、文学家，“奇幻小说三巨头”之一，被称为“科幻小说女王”。 厄休拉•勒古恩，一生获奖无数。她共获得6次雨果奖、6次星云奖、21次轨迹奖，还曾获美国国家图书奖、世界奇幻奖、卡夫卡奖、 号角书奖、纽伯瑞奖、小詹姆斯•提普翠奖等多项重量级奖项，更获得美国科幻奇幻作家协会“大师”称号、《洛杉矶时报》“罗伯特•基尔希终身成就奖”等荣誉。2000年，美国国会图书馆将她列为作家与艺术家中的“在世传奇”。2014年，她获得美国文学杰出贡献奖。 西方文学评论家将她列为“美国经典作家”，日本作家村上春树也对她推崇备至。 勒古恩，一个明明是传奇，却不愿被称为“传奇”的作家。她说：“我讨厌被称为‘传奇’，我站在这里，是个有血有肉的人。”

Why is the universe expanding at an even faster rate? What is the nature of the 'dark matter' that makes up almost a quarter of the universe? Why does the universe appear fine-tuned for life? And are there other universes besides our own? In this timely and original book, science writer Anil Ananthaswamy sets out in search of the world's most audacious physics experiments: the ...(展开全部)

In the past, they were recognized as the most destructive force in nature. Now, following a cascade of astonishing discoveries, supermassive black holes have undergone a dramatic shift in paradigm. Astronomers are finding out that these objects may have been critical to the formation of structure in the early universe, spawning bursts of star formation, planets, and even life i...(展开全部)

In the past, they were recognized as the most destructive force in nature. Now, following a cascade of astonishing discoveries, supermassive black holes have undergone a dramatic shift in paradigm. Astronomers are finding out that these objects may have been critical to the formation of structure in the early universe, spawning bursts of star formation, planets, and even life i...(展开全部)