'The loveliest -- and certainly the most human -- book about pop music I've ever read ! A delightful and humane soap opera, a real page-turner, full of rounded and entirely recognisable characters.' Jon Ronson, Daily Telegraph THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF BRITPOP -- BLUR, OASIS, ELASTICA, SUEDE & TONY BLAIR Beginning in 1994 and closing in the first months of 1998, the UK passe...(展开全部)

An international bestseller and the novel of the year, 'Freedom' is an epic of contemporary love and marriage. This is the story of the Berglunds, their son Joey, their daughter Jessica and their friend Richard Katz. It is about how we use and abuse our freedom; about the beginning and ending of love; teenage lust; the unexpectedness of adult life; why we compete with our frien...(展开全部)

Between 1980 and 1989, Polish climbers were giant, world-wide leaders as high-altitude climbers, especially in the Himalayas. This volume documents those charismatic leaders and their iconic climbs in a defining chapter of Himalayan climbing history. The book tells the story of a group of extraordinary Polish adventurers who emerged from under the blanket of oppression followin...(展开全部)

柏娜黛．麥當勞Bernadette McDonald 知名加拿大山岳文學作家，亦為登山家、電影製作人、策展人。她是班夫藝術與文化中心創始副總裁，班夫山岳影展總監，也是班夫山岳書展的創辦總監。她的著作豐富，包括：《繩索兄弟：查爾斯．休士頓傳》（Brotherhood of the Rope：The Biography of Charles Houston）、《我在加德滿都打電話給你：伊莉莎白．賀蕾的故事》（I’ll Call You in Katmandu: The Elizabeth Hawley Story）等，亦贏得無數獎項，包括義大利的伊塔斯山岳寫作獎（ITAS Prize for Mountain Writing）、印度的刻苦．奈洛基山岳文學獎（Kekoo Naoroji Award for Mountain Literature）；也曾獲頒...(展开全部)

柏娜黛．麥當勞Bernadette McDonald 知名加拿大山岳文學作家，亦為登山家、電影製作人、策展人。她是班夫藝術與文化中心創始副總裁，班夫山岳影展總監，也是班夫山岳書展的創辦總監。她的著作豐富，包括：《繩索兄弟：查爾斯．休士頓傳》（Brotherhood of the Rope：The Biography of Charles Houston）、《我在加德滿都打電話給你：伊莉莎白．賀蕾的故事》（I’ll Call You in Katmandu: The Elizabeth Hawley Story）等，亦贏得無數獎項，包括義大利的伊塔斯山岳寫作獎（ITAS Prize for Mountain Writing）、印度的刻苦．奈洛基山岳文學獎（Kekoo Naoroji Award for Mountain Literature）；也曾獲頒...(展开全部)

简介：从头到尾可能都有刀子，玻璃心勿看

丹尼尔•丹内特（Daniel C.Dennett），哲学家、认知科学家，塔夫茨大学教授兼认知研究中心主任。专注于心智哲学和生物学哲学，尤其是意志、自由意志和泛进化论等主题。 著有《头脑风暴》(Brain Storm，1978)，《活动余地》(Elbow Room，1984)，《意向立场》(The Intentional Stance，1987)，《意识的解释》(Consciousness Explained，1991)，《达尔文的危险观念》(Darwin’s Dangerous Idea，1995，获美国国家图书奖和普利策奖提名)，《心智种种》(Kinds of Minds，1996)等。

Dennett shows that human freedom is not an illusion; it is an objective phenomenon, distinct from all other biological conditions and found in only one species - us. There was a time on this planet when it didn't exist, quite recently in fact. It had to evolve like every other feature of the biosphere, and it continues to evolve today. Dennett shows that far from there being an...(展开全部)

Can there be freedom and free will in a deterministic world? Renowned philosopher Daniel Dennett emphatically answers "yes!" Using an array of provocative formulations, Dennett sets out to show how we alone among the animals have evolved minds that give us free will and morality. Weaving a richly detailed narrative, Dennett explains in a series of strikingly original arguments...(展开全部)

克里希那穆提（Jiddu Krishnamurti，1895~1986），印度著名哲学家，是与20世纪60年代开始的“新时代运动”（New Age Movement，又称“东西文化合流运动”）紧密相关的思想大师，在东西方都有非常大的影响。他主张真理纯属个人了悟，一定要用自己的思考来照亮自己。他一生的教诲都在帮助人类从恐惧中彻底解脱，体会生活的真正乐趣。他的五十余本著作，全是由演讲和谈话集结而成，目前已被译成47种文字。 纪伯伦、萧伯纳、亨利?米勒、披头士乐队、卓别林、量子物理学家波恩等等20世界各领域的大师级人物，都曾坦言从克氏的话语中找到灵感的源泉。