In 1984, Ron and Dan Lafferty murdered the wife and infant daughter of their younger brother Allen. The crimes were noteworthy not merely for their brutality but for the brothers' claim that they were acting on direct orders from God. In Under the Banner of Heaven, Jon Krakauer tells the story of the killers and their crime but also explores the shadowy world of Mormon fundamen...(展开全部)

Jon Krakauer’s literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. In UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, he shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief within our own borders. At the core of his book is an appalling double murder committed by two Mormon Fundamentalist brothers, Ron and Dan Lafferty, who ...(展开全部)

Jon Krakauer s literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. In UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, he shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief within our own borders. At the core of his book is an appalling double murder committed by two Mormon Fundamentalist brothers, Ron and Dan Lafferty, who in...(展开全部)

威尔·杜兰特(Will Durant),（1885——1981）美国著名学者，普利策奖（1968）和自由勋章（1977）获得者。他用50年时间完成了受到广泛好评的《世界文明史》（11卷本，后几卷是他和妻子阿拉尔合作的结晶）。92岁时，创作了《历史上的英雄》，这是他辉煌一生的最后作品。他的《哲学故事》旨在让更多的人了解哲学。他终生热情的致力于将哲学从学术象牙塔中解放出来，让它进入普通人的生活。

Harry Bosch and LAPD Detective Renee Ballard come together again on the murder case that obsessed Bosch's mentor, the man who trained him---new from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael ConnellyBack when Harry Bosch was just a rookie homicide detective, he had an inspiring mentor who taught him to take the work personally and light the fire of relentlessness for every c...(展开全部)

弗朗西斯卡•海格（Francesca Haig），作家，诗人。墨尔本大学博士毕业，主要研究领域是灾难文学，现任英国切斯特大学高级讲师，好莱坞知名经纪公司UTA签约作家。她曾在澳大利亚与英国的文学刊物上发表多篇诗作，并于2006年出版首部个人诗集《生命之水》，2010年获英国霍桑登（Hawthornden）奖学金。 《烈火的召唤》是海格的奇幻小说处女作，以一对双胞胎之间的致命关联为主线，讲述了同生共死命运下的敌对阵营，试图重建末日后的世界以及为自由而斗争的故事。作者以高度丰满的叙事架构和诗意的语言，构建了一个黑暗与希望交织的世界，引领读者跟随着勇敢的主人公一路冒险，破除桎梏，拯救他们所爱。作品充满了迷人的复杂性，情节变幻莫测，隐秘而深刻的故事氛围贯穿始终，十分引人入胜。 该系列的第二部《人骨地图》目前已创作完成，预计于2016年5月出版。

希尔帕·拉维拉(Shilpa Ravella)是哥伦比亚大学医学中心的教授，是一名肠道病学专家，她的临床和研究兴趣包括食物之间的相互作用、肠道微生物和免疫系统，尤其是营养疗法在预防和治疗疾病方面的潜力。她经常发表对食物、健康和养生的观点，她和她的观点都是多家媒体报道的对象。

希尔帕·拉维拉(Shilpa Ravella)是哥伦比亚大学医学中心的教授，是一名肠道病学专家，她的临床和研究兴趣包括食物之间的相互作用、肠道微生物和免疫系统，尤其是营养疗法在预防和治疗疾病方面的潜力。她经常发表对食物、健康和养生的观点，她和她的观点都是多家媒体报道的对象。

A survey of the various ways--often unrecognized and overlooked--whereby Christianity has impacted the world, making the world a better place and enriching our everyday living.

Iris Murdoch's debut--a comic novel about work and love, wealth and fame Jake Donaghue, garrulous artist, meets Hugo Bellfounder, silent philosopher. Jake, hack writer and sponger, now penniless flat-hunter, seeks out an old girlfriend, Anna Quentin, and her glamorous actress sister, Sadie. He resumes acquaintance with the formidable Hugo, whose 'philosophy' he once presumptuou...(展开全部)