The thrilling memoirs of one of the great musical figures of our age-now in paperback. Yehudi Menuhin is one of those rare men who is truly a legend in his own time. In rich and wonderfully candid detail, the great violinist tells the story of his life, recounting the defining moments of a crowded and fascinating journey that began when he captivated the world as a small boy...(展开全部)

This title is back in print with a revised preface. "Microcosmos" brings together the remarkable discoveries of microbiology of the past two decades and the pioneering research of Dr. Margulis to create a vivid new picture of the world that is crucial to our understanding of the future of the planet. Addressed to general readers, the book provides a beautifully written view of ...(展开全部)

This title is back in print with a revised preface. "Microcosmos" brings together the remarkable discoveries of microbiology of the past two decades and the pioneering research of Dr. Margulis to create a vivid new picture of the world that is crucial to our understanding of the future of the planet. Addressed to general readers, the book provides a beautifully written view of ...(展开全部)

The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine - as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him ...(展开全部)

The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine - as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him ...(展开全部)

卡罗琳·阿巴特（Carolyn Abbate） 美国音乐学家，哈佛大学“凯瑟琳和保罗·布滕维瑟”校级教授，被《哈佛公报》（Harvard Gazette）誉为“当今世界上成就空前、受到无数赞誉的音乐历史学家之一”，研究领域包括歌剧、音乐哲学、电影及声音研究等，著有《未唱出的声音》（Unsung Voices）、《追寻歌剧》（In Search of Opera）等，其著作被翻译成多种文字。她还作为剧院的编剧和导演，活跃于学术界之外。 罗杰·帕克（Roger Parker） 英国音乐学家，伦敦国王学院“瑟斯顿·达尔特”音乐学教授、英国国家学术院院士、瑞典皇家音乐学院成员，曾获“朱塞佩·威尔第奖”“古根海姆学者奖”及英国皇家音乐协会“登特奖章”等；研究领域主要集中在歌剧上，特别是19世纪意大利歌剧。他是盖塔诺·多尼采蒂歌剧获得普遍认可的修订本的主编，参与...(展开全部)

卡罗琳·阿巴特（Carolyn Abbate） 美国音乐学家，哈佛大学“凯瑟琳和保罗·布滕维瑟”校级教授，被《哈佛公报》（Harvard Gazette）誉为“当今世界上成就空前、受到无数赞誉的音乐历史学家之一”，研究领域包括歌剧、音乐哲学、电影及声音研究等，著有《未唱出的声音》（Unsung Voices）、《追寻歌剧》（In Search of Opera）等，其著作被翻译成多种文字。她还作为剧院的编剧和导演，活跃于学术界之外。 罗杰·帕克（Roger Parker） 英国音乐学家，伦敦国王学院“瑟斯顿·达尔特”音乐学教授、英国国家学术院院士、瑞典皇家音乐学院成员，曾获“朱塞佩·威尔第奖”“古根海姆学者奖”及英国皇家音乐协会“登特奖章”等；研究领域主要集中在歌剧上，特别是19世纪意大利歌剧。他是盖塔诺·多尼采蒂歌剧获得普遍认可的修订本的主编，参与...(展开全部)

马塞罗·默斯托(Marcello Musto)，执教于加拿大多伦多约克大学政治学系。在许多国际性杂志上发表过百余篇关于马克思和马克思主义的论文，主编过三部关于马克思的论文集。

Acclaimed Harvard geologist Andrew Knoll delivers a sweeping and definitive new narrative history of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion year history and placing our current environmental crisis in deep context. The story of our planetary home and the organisms spread across its surface is far grander and more spectacular than any Hollywood blockbuster, filled wi...(展开全部)

To save their marriage and their sanity, the author and his wife sold their belongings, packed up their two-year-old son, and moved to a rundown farmhouse in the country without any plans past surviving the year. Living as though it were the year 1900, they struggled with recalcitrant livestock, garden-destroying bugs, rain that would not come, and their own insecurities, to ul...(展开全部)