Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) was a man of faith: by evening he led the family Bible study, and by day he manipulated infinite series and assigned limits also by faith, if not by sight. Lacking clear definitions and useful theorems for the concepts of function, limit, and convergence, unencumbered by logical rigor, and despite progressive blindness, Euler did not hesitate to inve...(展开全部)

With irresistibly persuasive vigor, David Shenk debunks the long-standing notion of genetic “giftedness,” and presents dazzling new scientific research showing how greatness is in the reach of every individual. DNA does not make us who we are. “Forget everything you think you know about genes, talent, and intelligence,” he writes. “In recent years, a mountain of scientific ...(展开全部)

Go is a game of strategy in which two players attempt to surround each other’s black or white stones. Simple in its fundamentals, infinitely complex in its execution, Go is an essential expression of the Japanese spirit. And in his fictional chronicle of a match played between a revered and heretofore invincible Master and a younger, more modern challenger, Yasunari Kawabata ca...(展开全部)

Review "Compulsively readable...Any writer who can get his audience to ask breathlessly, 'What next?' needs no help from this or any other envious reviewer". -- New York Times Book Review From the Back Cover WHO IS KATE BLACKWELL? She is the symbol of success, the beautiful woman who parlayed her inheritance into an international conglomerate. Winner of a unique position among ...(展开全部)

One of Sidney Sheldon's most popular and bestselling titles, repackaged and reissued for a new generation of fans. Kate Blackwell is one of the richest and most powerful women in the world. She is an enigma, a woman surrounded by a thousand unanswered questions. Her father was a diamond prospector who struck it rich beyond his wildest dreams. Her mother was the daughter of a cr...(展开全部)

This book is about our history. Not the history of kings, queens, chiefs, emirs, great moguls, emperors, tsars, presidents, or dictators, but our own: the history of the men, women, and children who peopled the earth. It is a long story that began more than one hundred and fifty thousand years ago and continues today. Despite dark times, wars, and conflicts, we invented, worked...(展开全部)

Naughty Dog Studios and Dark Horse proudly present the essential companion to The Last of Us, a richly detailed and compelling game set in a post-pandemic world where humans have become an endangered species. Featuring concept art, character designs, and astonishing settings and landscapes, The Art of The Last of Us provides a unique look at one of the gaming world's most eager...(展开全部)

《THE MASTER》是Colm Toibin以 Henry James為研究對象完成的小說。 來自紐約愛爾蘭移民家庭的Henry James，在歐洲創作出（The Wings of the Dove）、〈The Ambassadors〉等膾炙人口的經典作品，不過他一生未婚與同志傳言的消息也讓這位作家增添幾分神秘，Colm Toibin蒐集了許多Henry James的資料與訪談家人與朋友，試圖以文字描繪與剖析這位文壇大師的內心世界。 本書在入選本年英國 Man Booker prize for fiction候選名單之後，曾獲布克獎提名，也獲得2004年紐約時報年度好書的榮譽。

《THE MASTER》是Colm Toibin以 Henry James為研究對象完成的小說。 來自紐約愛爾蘭移民家庭的Henry James，在歐洲創作出（The Wings of the Dove）、〈The Ambassadors〉等膾炙人口的經典作品，不過他一生未婚與同志傳言的消息也讓這位作家增添幾分神秘，Colm Toibin蒐集了許多Henry James的資料與訪談家人與朋友，試圖以文字描繪與剖析這位文壇大師的內心世界。 本書在入選本年英國 Man Booker prize for fiction候選名單之後，曾獲布克獎提名，也獲得2004年紐約時報年度好書的榮譽。

The most riveting political biography of our time, Robert A. Caro’s life of Lyndon B. Johnson, continues. Master of the Senate takes Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkable periods: his twelve years, from 1949 through 1960, in the United States Senate. Once the most august and revered body in politics, by the time Johnson arrived the Senate had become a parody of i...(展开全部)