Acclaim for Leo Melamed Escape to the Futures "A well-written, fascinating memoir of a remarkable man of many parts, who arrived in the United States at age 9, fleeing the Holocaust. Almost single-handedly, he transformed a minor commodity exchange into the leading futures market in the world. His influence was and remains worldwide." —Milton Friedman Senior Researc...(展开全部)

The gothic setting of a lonely castle in the middle of thick, dense woods contrasts with the contemporary characters who inhabit it: a dissolute, rich and aimless young man who invites his best friend to stay in his newly-acquired chateau. The friend arrives not alone, but with a beautiful woman whose detached amorality disturbs both men.

戴维.鲍尔达奇，1996年以小说《绝对权力》在文学界名声大振。随后，作品被改编为电影，由克林特?伊斯特伍德担任导演和主演。戴维总共出版了26部小说，并全部成为国内外的畅销书。他的小说被译为45种语言之多，在80多个国家和地区发行，在世界上有超过1亿1千万册的销量。戴维还出版过3部儿童图书，他已经因他的作品而获得很多称号。最近，他被列入2011年国际犯罪小说名人堂，并荣获2012年巴诺作家奖。

Puller's equally virile and handsome brother, Robert, an Air Force major, is serving time in the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, following his conviction on charges of treason. As the book opens, he performs a seemingly impossible escape from his cell. John, an investigator with the CID, the Army’s investigative arm, is charged by an odd coalition of thr...(展开全部)

三谷博，男，1950年生于日本。现为日本东京大学研究生院综合文化研究科教授。1975年毕业于东京大学大学院人文科学研究科国史学专业，文学博士。主要著作：《明治维新与民族主义》([日]山川出版社，1997)、《十九世纪日本的历史》(合著)([日]放送大学教育协会，2000)、《佩里来航》([日]吉川弘文馆，2003)、《面向成人的近现代史十九世纪部分》(合著)([日]东京大学出版会，2009)。 · 张宪生，1982 年毕业于广州外国语学院（今广东外语外贸大学）日语专业，2000 年获日本东京大学学术博士学位，为广东外语外贸大学东方语言文化学院教授，主要研究日本近世史。 · 谢跃，1982年毕业于广州外国语学院日语专业，现为海南师范大学外国语学院日语系副教授，主要研究日本近现代史。

三谷博，男，1950年生于日本。现为日本东京大学研究生院综合文化研究科教授。1975年毕业于东京大学大学院人文科学研究科国史学专业，文学博士。主要著作：《明治维新与民族主义》([日]山川出版社，1997)、《十九世纪日本的历史》(合著)([日]放送大学教育协会，2000)、《佩里来航》([日]吉川弘文馆，2003)、《面向成人的近现代史十九世纪部分》(合著)([日]东京大学出版会，2009)。 · 张宪生，1982 年毕业于广州外国语学院（今广东外语外贸大学）日语专业，2000 年获日本东京大学学术博士学位，为广东外语外贸大学东方语言文化学院教授，主要研究日本近世史。 · 谢跃，1982年毕业于广州外国语学院日语专业，现为海南师范大学外国语学院日语系副教授，主要研究日本近现代史。

Review "Escape from Rome presents a fascinating account of why modernity appeared first in Western Europe―it was precisely the failure of the Roman project and not its legacy that allowed the emergence of a decentralized and competitive system that became the ultimate platform for modern economic growth. A challenging and counterintuitive hypothesis."―Francis Fukuyama, author o...(展开全部)

The fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome’s dramatic collapse was actually the best thing that ever happened, clearing the path for Europe’s economic rise and the creation of the modern age. Ranging across the entire premodern world, Escape from Rome offers ne...(展开全部)

Review "Escape from Rome presents a fascinating account of why modernity appeared first in Western Europe―it was precisely the failure of the Roman project and not its legacy that allowed the emergence of a decentralized and competitive system that became the ultimate platform for modern economic growth. A challenging and counterintuitive hypothesis."―Francis Fukuyama, author o...(展开全部)