An explosive and hilarious look at facts, farts, and fun! Dogs fart. Cats fart. Horses fart (a lot). But what about snakes? Spiders? Octopuses? What about chimpanzees? Cheetahs? Or dinosaurs? In this gaseous guide to kids' favourite animals (and some they've probably never heard of), young readers will discover not only which animals parp, but also which have the stinkiest fart...(展开全部)

Nobody expected this--not even its creators: ChatGPT has burst onto the scene as an AI capable of writing at a convincingly human level. But how does it really work? What's going on inside its "AI mind"? In this short book, prominent scientist and computation pioneer Stephen Wolfram provides a readable and engaging explanation that draws on his decades-long unique experience at...(展开全部)

Matt Scudder is finally leading a comfortable life.The crime rate's down and the stock market's up. Gentrification's prettying-up the old neighborhood. The New York streets don't look so mean anymore. Then all hell breaks loose. Scudder quickly discovers the spruced-up sidewalks are as mean as ever, dark and gritty and stained with blood. He's living in a world where the pas...(展开全部)

尼克·卡鲁索（Nick Caruso） 生态学家，现任弗吉尼亚理工学院博士后副研究员，曾在阿拉巴马大学进行博士研究，方向是气候对阿巴拉契亚山脉蝾螈种群的影响。他出生于美国密苏里州圣查尔斯，儿时曾在树林、河流和小溪里与各种爬行动物、两栖动物为伴。此前他从未想过会自己研究动物放屁。与达尼一样，尼克一直觉得放屁是个有趣的话题，他不会放过任何能够研究和撰写动物的“屁”事儿的机会。在为这本书收集素材的过程中，他对各种动物的奇妙的行为也产生了浓厚的兴趣。 达尼·拉巴奥蒂（Dani Rabaiotti） 动物学家，目前在伦敦动物学会和伦敦大学学院研究气候变化对非洲野犬的影响。她出生于英国伯明翰，从小就对动物及其行为产生了深厚的兴趣，儿时最喜欢螃蟹，并立志成为海洋生物学家。不久以前，她对动物放屁产生了兴趣，她不愿放过任何一个了解动物的机会，充满热情地完成了《动物的“...(展开全部)

Most people think about philosophical problems without realizing it: What really exists? Can we know anything? Is anything really right or wrong? Does life have any meaning? Is death the end of everything? These problems have been written about for thousands of years, but the philosophical raw material comes directly from the world and our relation to it. In this remarkable boo...(展开全部)

A Bold Manifesto on the Future of Information Technology Over the last decade, and even since the bursting of the technology bubble, pundits, consultants, and thought leaders have argued that information technology provides the edge necessary for business success. IT expert Nicholas G. Carr offers a radically different view in this eloquent and explosive book. As IT's power and...(展开全部)

In this lucid and accessible book, Thomas Nagel explores the central questions of philosophy thoughtfully, clearly, and with humour. He demonstrates that philosophy is an indispensable key to understanding our lives, and far from being an arcane academic discipline, can be enjoyed by all.

From Mappa Mundi to Myst - the bestselling "Just My Type" author turns his gaze to maps. Maps have the most amazing stories - and Simon Garfield is the perfect author to tell them. This is a book that will inspire mapophiles but engage even those of us who stare blankly at an OS pathfinder's hieroglyphs. Just as Garfield found the magic in fonts, here he creates compelling narr...(展开全部)

大人になるにつれ、時間はだんだん早くなる。物事は思った以上に早いスピードで流され、手のうちからこぼれおちていく。そんな時、大切な何かをひとつずつ失ってはいないだろうか?例えばそれは恋、信頼、友情だったり…。そうして残されるのは自分だけ。喪失を越え、人はたったひとりの本当の自分に出会う。希代のストーリーテラーが贈るかなしくも、いとおしい自分探しの物語。 たとえば恋、信頼、友情だったり…。大人になるにつれ、ひとつずつ何かを失くしていく。そして残るのは自分。喪失を越え、人はたったひとりの本当の自分に出会う。かなしくも、いとおしい自分探しの物語。 --このテキストは、絶版本またはこのタイトルには設定されていない版型に関連付けられています。