It has always been mankind’s gift, or curse, to be inquisitive, and through the ages people have been driven to explore the limits of the worlds known to them?and beyond. Here are the stories of forty of the world’s greatest explorers from Europe, America, Asia, and Australia, available for the first time in paperback. These are men and women who changed our perception of the w...(展开全部)

This is an epic visual guide to the most intrepid explorers in history. Written in association with the RGS, "Explorers" brings you stories of great courage, spirit and endurance and opens your eyes to how these expeditions have shaped the course of human history. Set out into the unknown with 80 of the world's greatest explorers and discover what motivated them to risk everyth...(展开全部)

Despite dramatic advances in technology and equipment over the centuries, there is one vital piece of kit in most explorers’ pockets that hasn’t changed much at all – the journal. The sketchbooks and journals presented here allow us the opportunity to share, through their own eyes and thoughts, the on-the-spot reactions of around 70 intrepid individuals as they journeyed into f...(展开全部)

The Case of the Speluncean Explorers by Lon Fuller first appeared in the Harvard Law Review in 1949. The fictitious case revolves around explorers who cannibalize a member of their team and the five Supreme Court judges who provide opinions on what should be done with them. In addition to these, Suber has added nine new opinions along feminist, communitarian, economic, construc...(展开全部)

The golden age of adventure stories returns with this splendidly designed, action-packed, globe-trotting tale that combines the bravura storytelling of Kipling with the irresistible style of The Adventures of Tintin. Behind the staid public rooms of an old world gentlemen’s club operates a more mysterious organization: The Explorers Guild, a clandestine group of adventurers who...(展开全部)

Return to the golden age of adventure with this gorgeously wrought, action-packed, globetrotting tale that combines the bravura storytelling of Kipling with the irresistible, illustrative style of Hergé’s Adventures of Tintin. Behind the staid public rooms of an old world gentlemen’s club operates a more mysterious organization: The Explorers Guild, a clandestine group of adven...(展开全部)

The scientists and explorers profiled in this engaging study of pioneering Euro-American exploration of late imperial and Republican China range from botanists to ethnographers to missionaries. Although a diverse lot, all believed in objective, progressive, and universally valid science; a close association between scientific and humanistic knowledge; a lack of conflict between...(展开全部)

韩森（Valerie Hansen），耶鲁大学历史学教授，著名汉学家。著有《开放的帝国：1600 年前的中国历史》《传统中国日常生活中的协商：中古契约研究》《变迁之神——南宋时期的民间信仰》《丝绸之路新史》等汉学专著。 1979年，韩森毕业于哈佛大学，1987年获得宾夕 法尼亚大学博士学位，1988年加入耶鲁大学担任助理教授，1998年晋升为教授。她在耶鲁大学教授中国史和世界史已有三十余年。 译者简介： 刘云军，北京师范大学历史学博士。现为河北大学宋史研究中心副教授，目前从事宋代文献的整理与研究，海外汉学（侧重宋代）的译介。已译《权力关系：宋代中国的家族、地位与国家》《跨越门闾：宋代福建女性的日常生活》《剑桥中国宋代史》（上卷，合译）、《公元1000年：全球化的开端》《宋帝国的危机与维系：信息、领土与人际网络》《宋元社会变迁下的性别与贞节观》等。

"The Plant Hunters" tells the story of our fascination with plants and the discovery of new species. From ancient times, when Alexander the Great included naturalists in his entourage, this intriguing story moves across the world, as plants such as coconut trees, roses and numerous fruits and vegetables were introduced from one country to another. It traces the establishment of...(展开全部)

"The Plant Hunters" tells the story of our obsession with plants. This book contains topics that range from the entourage of Alexander the Great which included naturalists to the establishment of botanical gardens and the discovery through exploration of the plants that have made or broken economies, such as tulips, tea and rubber. Travelling right around the world and througho...(展开全部)