A remarkable collaboration of nature, art and photography, celebrating the beauty of fruit. The landmark books Seeds and Pollen were published in 2006 to rave reviews-with adjectives ranging from "breathtaking" to "spectacular," from "spellbinding" to "dazzling." This companion title examines why fruits exist and how their short lives are critical to the natural order. Visual a...(展开全部)

Fruit. The word itself conjures up mouthwatering memories of crunchy apples, luscious strawberries, sweet bananas, succulent melons, and juicy pineapples, to which we can now add the splendid cornucopia of tropical fruits that have conquered supermarket shelves around the world. They are one of nature’s most wonderful gifts, but providing us with a healthy source of food is not...(展开全部)

罗布·克塞勒：视觉艺术家，伦敦艺术大学艺术、设计和科学领域的教授，在职业生涯里，他常常将植物作为汲取灵感的源泉。2001年，他被邱园任命为NESTA研究员，从那时起，他开始同显微镜下的植物材料打交道。他还是林奈学会和皇家艺术学会的研究员，以及葡萄牙古尔本基安科学研究所 2010年生物多样性成员。他的作品曾在英国、欧洲大陆和北美的博物馆和美术馆展出，包括维多利亚和艾伯特博物馆、英国皇家植物园和里斯本古尔本基安基金会等。 沃尔夫冈·斯塔佩：邱园的一位种子形态学家，就职于位于英国苏塞克斯郡韦克赫斯特的千年种子库。在此项大型跨国计划的核心之地，收藏和储存了来自世界各地的种子和果实。斯塔佩博士将此地视为理想的工作之所，他可以将自己满腔的热情放在令人震惊的种子和果实多样性的研究上。作为此领域为数不多的专家之一，斯塔佩博士也为英国和海外地区同千年种子库有合作关系的...(展开全部)

Photographer and illustrator Todd Selby is back with a new project ready to sate our insatiable hunger for books about food. Focusing his lens on the culinary world, Selby takes us on a whirlwind tour of the kitchens, gardens, homes, restaurants and workspaces of over forty of the most creative and dynamic food and drink purveyors working today. We'll travel into the woodlands ...(展开全部)

Ever since her engagement, the strangest thing has been happening to Marian McAlpin: she can't eat. First meat. Then eggs, vegetables, cake, pumpkin seeds--everything! Worse yet, she has the crazy feeling that she's being eaten. Marian ought to feel consumed with passion, but she really just feels...consumed. A brilliant and powerful work rich in irony and metaphor, The Ed...(展开全部)

Ever since her engagement, the strangest thing has been happening to Marian McAlpin: she can't eat.  First meat.  Then eggs, vegetables, cake, pumpkin seeds--everything!  Worse yet, she has the crazy feeling that she's being eaten.  Marian ought to feel consumed with passion, but she really just feels...consumed.  A brilliant and powerful work rich in irony and metaphor, The Ed...(展开全部)

At first glance, the Li family looks quite ordinary: one tyrannical grandfather, two overworked parents, four siblings, and one small house for them all to live in. Yet, with a journalist in the mix, its members can hardly hide their countless misfortunes. Xiaohan, the youngest daughter, shares her family’s unconventional history and exposes the depth of what it means to live i...(展开全部)