约翰·瓦利（John Varley），美国著名科幻作家，1947年出生于美国得州奥斯汀市，毕业于密歇根州立大学，主修物理。瓦利1974年出道即一鸣惊人，被誉为美国20世纪70年代最为成功的科幻作家。有评论称“瓦利就像一个野人般突然出现在科幻小说的舞台上，满脑子都是大胆的想象、新奇的观点和刺激的情节”。 瓦利风格独特，长篇作品是畅销榜常客，中篇作品更是被誉为科幻小说中的“艺术品”。他曾三获雨果奖，两获星云奖，获其他各种奖项和提名数十次，作品被翻译成二十几种语言，广受读者喜爱。代表作有“八星宇宙”系列中的《钢铁海滩》《蛇夫座热线》《按回车键》等，多以太阳系为场景，展示近未来的人类社会；此外还有“泰坦”系列、“雷与电”系列等。

大卫·爱登堡（David Attenborough），英国著名电视节目制作人、主持人、博物学家和旅行家，被誉为“世界自然纪录片之父”。他就读于剑桥大学，学习自然科学，1952年加入英国广播公司，1954年开始制作具有开创性的电视节目《动物园探奇》。在长达七十余年的职业生涯中，他策划、解说了《生命的进化》《飞禽传》《地球脉动》《我们的星球》等多部经典的自然纪录片，向观众呈现了地球生命的几乎每一个方面，并深刻地改变了我们认识自然的方式。爱登堡于1985年被授予爵士称号，2005年获得英国皇室功绩勋章。

"America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in Stiff and every bit as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in Packing for Mars. Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard t...(展开全部)

"America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in Stiff and every bit as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in Packing for Mars. Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard t...(展开全部)

With more than 300,000 copies sold to date, this is the definitive work on the extraordinary phenomenon of out-of-body experiences, by the founder of the internationally known Monroe Institute.

Edmund Phelps is among the most important economists of his generation. He developed a new understanding of unemployment and inflation and went on to rethink the roots of innovation. His work represents a lifelong project to put “people as we know them” into economic theory. In this book, Phelps tells the story of his role in reshaping economic theory, offering a powerful perso...(展开全部)

Nearly 200 stunningly realistic paintings and drawings bring the greatest fantasy epic of all time to life. Classical realism unites with contemporary storytelling as artist Donato Giancola explores the mythic grandeur and the iconic characters of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings saga. Donato has made it his life's work to translate Tolkien's words into compelling visuals...(展开全部)

America’s most trusted and best-known film critic Roger Ebert presents one hundred brilliant essays on some of the best movies ever made. For the past five years Roger Ebert, the famed film writer and critic, has been writing biweekly essays for a feature called "The Great Movies," in which he offers a fresh and fervent appreciation of a great film. The Great Movies c...(展开全部)

Can a good company become a great one? If so, how? After a five-year research project, Jim Collins concludes that good to great can and does happen. In this book, he uncovers the underlying variables that enable any type of organisation to make the leap from good to great while other organisations remain only good. Rigorously supported by evidence, his findings are surprising -...(展开全部)