Characterizing it as a "mythic discourse," Jean Baudrillard proceeds, in this brilliant essay, to dismantle the powerful, seductive figure of Michel Foucault. In a torrent of haikus, which can now be seen as classically Baudrillardian, he swirls Foucault's concepts of repression, sexuality, production, consumption, and history around in an intense, and often comical, reversal o...(展开全部)

Sir John Templeton, legendary investor, was famous for saying, "The four most dangerous words in investing are, 'This time it's different.'" He knew that though history doesn't repeat, not exactly, history is an excellent guide for investors. In Markets Never Forget But People Do: How Your Memory Is Costing You Money and Why This Time Isn't Different, long-time Forbes columnist...(展开全部)

Climate change, the energy crisis, nuclear proliferation—many of the most urgent problems of the twenty-first century require scientific solutions, yet America is paying less and less attention to scientists. For every five hours of cable news, less than one minute is devoted to science, and the number of newspapers with science sections has shrunk from ninety-five to thirty-th...(展开全部)

一幅被盜數十年的名畫「Forget me not」 竟是日本美女在威尼斯當偵探的原動力！？ 在浪漫的威尼斯，有一位日本美女偵探伊萬里瑪麗，為了繼承祖屋遺產，她必須尋回數十年前被怪盜偷去的名畫「Forget me not」，因而不得不繼承家業當偵探。可是吊兒郎當的她雖然多次與怪盜交手，卻始終未有所獲……

在浪漫的威尼斯,有一位日本美女侦探伊万里玛丽,为了继承祖屋和遗产,她必须寻回数十年前被怪盗偷去的名画「Forget me not」,因而不得不继承家业当侦探。可是吊儿郎当的她虽然多次与怪盗交手,却始终未有所获……

让·波德里亚。法国后现代思想大师，当代资本主义社会的深刻剖析者与有力批判者。代表作有：《物体系》、《生产之镜》、《象征交换与死亡》、《拟象与仿真》等。

In this, his most accessible and evocative book, France's leading philosopher of postmodernism takes to the freeways in a collection of traveler's tales from the land of hyperreality.

Mariel Imari vive a Venezia, dove fa l'investigatrice privata. Su richiesta del nonno defunto, deve cercare un famoso dipinto andato perduto, ma la ragazza è piuttosto pigra... Dall'autore de L'isola errante, un'edizione ricca di tavole a colori che vi lasceranno letteralmente senza fiato.

This popular text surveys the history of the Central American region, covering Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, from pre-Columbian times to the present. It emphasizes the common characteristics of the Central American states as well as their potential for political union. Now completely updated, the third edition of Central America: A...(展开全部)

A collection of essays that analyzes the historical antecedents of the current political crises in Central America. The essays provide a balanced interpretation of such themes as international power politics in Central America since the 19th century and the effects of cultural diversity and local interests in preventing the development of enduring political unity and economic i...(展开全部)