Engineering in Plain Sight extends the field guide genre from natural phenomena to human-made structures, making them approachable and understandable to non-engineers. It transforms readers' perspectives of the built environment, converting the act of looking at infrastructure from a mundane inevitability into an everyday diversion and joy. Each section of this accessible, info...(展开全部)

In recent and ongoing uprisings all around the world, from Santiago to Hong Kong, many of the protesters' aims have been consistent: justice, an end to political corruption, and a return to principles of collective good. Yet there are also specific and diverse struggles such as demands for direct democracy (as in France), the rejection of ethnic or sectarian identities (Iraq an...(展开全部)

In recent and ongoing uprisings all around the world, from Santiago to Hong Kong, many of the protesters' aims have been consistent: justice, an end to political corruption, and a return to principles of collective good. Yet there are also specific and diverse struggles such as demands for direct democracy (as in France), the rejection of ethnic or sectarian identities (Iraq an...(展开全部)

The bestselling Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs remains the must-have book for anyone who loves dinosaurs, from amateur enthusiasts to professional paleontologists. Now extensively revised and expanded, this dazzlingly illustrated large-format edition features nearly 100 new dinosaur species and hundreds of new and updated illustrations, bringing readers up to the minute on ...(展开全部)

格雷戈里 S.保罗 学者，艺术家。他是包括《侏罗纪公园》在内的诸多电影和纪录片的首席恐龙复原师，复原了中生代生物的“新形象”。保罗著有《掠食恐龙的世界》、《科学美国人图书之恐龙篇》、《飞龙在天》等。他的作品同样在《科学美国人》、《自然》、《纽约时报》等诸多出版物中发表。 邢立达，青年古生物学者，科普作家。1982年生于广东潮州，高中时期便创建中国大陆第一个恐龙网站。在加拿大阿尔伯塔大学取得古生物学硕士学位，师从著名古生物学家Philip J. Currie，目前在中国地质大学（北京）攻读博士学位。中国科普作家协会会员，出版过一批古生物科普书籍，并多次在CCTV各频道为公众介绍古生物知识。

This lavishly illustrated volume is the first authoritative dinosaur book in the style of a field guide. World-renowned dinosaur illustrator and researcher Gregory Paul provides comprehensive visual and textual coverage of the great Mesozoic animals that gave rise to the living dinosaurs, the birds. Incorporating the new discoveries and research that are radically transforming ...(展开全部)

This stunningly illustrated guide to the world's primates covers nearly 300 species, from the feather-light and solitary pygmy mouse lemurs of Madagascar--among the smallest primates known to exist--to the regal mountain gorillas of Africa. Organized by region and spanning every family of primates on Earth, the book features 72 splendid color plates, facing-page descriptions of...(展开全部)

An essential illustrated guide to the 101 most fascinating viruses This stunningly illustrated book provides a rare window into the amazing, varied, and often beautiful world of viruses. Contrary to popular belief, not all viruses are bad for you. In fact, several are beneficial to their hosts, and many are crucial to the health of our planet. Virus offers an unprecedented look...(展开全部)

- Each virus profile features visuals, maps, and lively text to highlight key features - With 100 examples, selected to reveal the extraordinary diversity of the viral world - A global overview that uncovers the microlife teeming around us Viruses are the last frontier of undiscovered life on our planet. The most abundant type of organism on Earth, they infect all types of cell...(展开全部)

This exquisite full-color presentation of the lives of the eighty-four mahāsiddhas, or “great accomplished ones,” offers a fresh glimpse into the world of the famous tantric yogis of medieval India. The stories of these tantric saints have captured the imagination of Buddhists across Asia for nearly a millennium. Unlike monks and nuns who renounce the world, these saints sought...(展开全部)