金原瞳，日本“80后”新秀作家，生于1983年。上小学六年级时，她因其父金原瑞人（日本法政大学教授、翻译家、儿童文学研究家）的工作关系，跟随父亲在美国旧金山逗留了一年，其间接触山田咏美和村上龙等人的小说，思想受到冲击，从此开始写小说，每写一篇必请父亲品评。所作《裂舌》于2003年获第27届昴文学奖后，2004年再夺第130届芥川奖，成为芥川奖历史上最年轻的得主。另有作品《灰宝贝》、《AMEBIC》等。

保罗·比亚克 （Paul Babiak） 工业与组织心理学家，兼HRbackoffice公司的总裁——这是一家教练与咨询公司，尤其擅长管理发展与继任计划领域。他的作品经常刊登在《纽约时报》、《华盛顿邮报》和《哈佛商业评论》上。 罗伯特·黑尔（Robert D.Hare） 黑尔博士是当代病态人格研究之父，心理变态领域世界公认的顶尖专家之一，不列颠哥伦比亚大学的心理学教授。他编制了“心理变态核查表”，它随即作为一种标准工具，迅速被世界各地的研究者和治疗师广泛采用。他的著作和学术论文对整个世界产生了巨大的影响。

Snakes' Legs examines sequels (xushu), a common but long-neglected literary phenomenon in traditional China. What prompted writers to produce sequels despite their poor reputation as a genre? What motivated readers to read them? How should we characterize the nature of the relationship between sequels and rewritings? Contributors to this volume illuminate these and other questi...(展开全部)

作者戈登•H.奥利恩斯，华盛顿州立大学生物学名誉教授，作品有《红翼黑鸟:决策和繁殖》和《生命：生物学》。 译者王怡康，女，安徽大学语言学及应用语言学专业博士，讲师，现任教于安徽农业大学外国语学院英语系。主持2020年安徽省哲学社会科学规划青年项目1项，参编教材2部，出版英译汉译著8本，创意写作编著1本。

A riveting account of the astonishing experiences and discoveries made by linguist Daniel Everett while he lived with the Pirahã, a small tribe of Amazonian Indians in central Brazil.Daniel Everett arrived among the Pirahã with his wife and three young children hoping to convert the tribe to Christianity. Everett quickly became obsessed with their language and its cultural and ...(展开全部)

A cult read among designers for more than half a century, the famous manifesto of America's greatest industrial designer is finally back in print! From the first answering machine ("the electronic brain") and the Hoover vacuum cleaner to the SS Independence and the Bell telephone, the creations of Henry S. Dreyfuss have shaped the cultural landscape of the 20th century. Writt...(展开全部)

An escaped house cat encounters twelve common birds in the backyard but captures only feathers for lunch. Includes bird guide. "Destined to become an uncontested favorite with many children and adults."--"The Horn Book"

A cult read among designers for more than half a century, the famous manifesto of America's greatest industrial designer is finally back in print! From the first answering machine ("the electronic brain") and the Hoover vacuum cleaner to the SS Independence and the Bell telephone, the creations of Henry S. Dreyfuss have shaped the cultural landscape of the 20th century. Writt...(展开全部)

The master of the new "noir," Dennis Lehane delivers a shattering tale of evil, depravity, and justice that captures the dark realism of Boston's gritty blue-collar streets. Private Investigator Patrick Kenzie wants to know why a former client, a perky woman in love with life, could, within six months, jump naked from a Boston landmark--the final fall in a spiral of self-destru...(展开全部)