彭妮•斯帕克（Penny Sparke），教授，著名设计史学者，从事设计研究与著述三十多年，在英国及世界各地进行广泛的设计演讲、策展、传播，著述颇丰。重要著作有：《二十世纪设计文化导论》（1986，新版2004）、《日本设计》（1986）、《文脉中的设计》（1987）、《意大利设计》（1988）等。1995年，她出版的《唯有粉红：品味的性别政治》，是她对设计作为一种与性别和身份的联系而发表的研究成果，视觉独到，探索深入。从二十世纪九十年代中期开始，她就将注意力转移到“室内设计”，并出版了美国先锋室内设计师，艾尔西•德•沃尔夫（Elsie De Wolfe）的专著，以及最近的著作《现代室内》（2008）。 彭妮•斯帕克教授是英国皇家艺术学院的高级研究员，金斯顿大学前副校长以及艺术协会的研究员。

An exploration of the construction and meaning of Islamic geometric patterns. Throughout their long history the craft traditions of the Islamic world evolved a multitude of styles applied to a great variety of media but always with unifying factors that make them instantly recognizable. Harmony is central. There are two key aspects to the visual structure of Islamic design--cal...(展开全部)

Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains relative to their size. Although small, bird brains are packed with neurons that allow them to punch well above their weight. In The Genius of Birds, acc...(展开全部)

珍妮弗·阿克曼（Jennifer Ackerman） 美国科普作家，从事科学、自然和人体生物学方面的写作达30年之久，其作品被盛赞是“以扎实的科学为基础的艺术”。她著有《性、眠、食、饮、梦：你身体里的一天》《命运之屋中的转机：遗传博物学》《海岸笔记》等科普图书，还为《科学美国人》《美国国家地理》《纽约时报》撰稿，屡次获得自然写作类奖项。

珍妮弗·阿克曼（Jennifer Ackerman） 美国科普作家，从事科学、自然和人体生物学方面的写作达30年之久，其作品被盛赞是“以扎实的科学为基础的艺术”。她著有《性、眠、食、饮、梦：你身体里的一天》《命运之屋中的转机：遗传博物学》《海岸笔记》等科普图书，还为《科学美国人》《美国国家地理》《纽约时报》撰稿，屡次获得自然写作类奖项。

While many studies have chronicled the Romantic legacy of artistic genius, this book uncovers the roots of the concept of genius in Kant's third Critique, alongside the development of his understanding of nature. Paul Bruno addresses a genuine gap in the existing scholarship by exploring the origins of Kant's thought on aesthetic judgment and particularly the artist. The develo...(展开全部)

While many studies have chronicled the Romantic legacy of artistic genius, this book uncovers the roots of the concept of genius in Kant's third Critique, alongside the development of his understanding of nature. Paul Bruno addresses a genuine gap in the existing scholarship by exploring the origins of Kant's thought on aesthetic judgment and particularly the artist. The develo...(展开全部)

Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains relative to their size. Although small, bird brains are packed with neurons that allow them to punch well above their weight. In The Genius of Birds, acc...(展开全部)