Popular perceptions of a state's legitimacy are inextricably bound to its ability to rule. Vast military and material reserves cannot counter the power of a citizen's belief, and the more widespread the crisis of a state's legitimacy, the greater the threat to its stability. Even such established democracies as France and India are losing their moral claims over society, while ...(展开全部)

Amazon Best Books of the Month, September 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winner Junot Díaz’s first book, Drown, established him as a major new writer with “the dispassionate eye of a journalist and the tongue of a poet” (Newsweek). His first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, was named #1 Fiction Book of the Year” by Time magazine and spent more than 100 weeks on the New...(展开全部)

Amazon Best Books of the Month, September 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winner Junot Díaz’s first book, Drown, established him as a major new writer with “the dispassionate eye of a journalist and the tongue of a poet” (Newsweek). His first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, was named #1 Fiction Book of the Year” by Time magazine and spent more than 100 weeks on the New...(展开全部)

One of the foremost researchers in human metabolism reveals surprising new science behind food and exercise. We burn 2,000 calories a day. And if we exercise and cut carbs, we’ll lose more weight. Right? Wrong. In this paradigm-shifting book, Herman Pontzer reveals for the first time how human metabolism really works so that we can finally manage our weight and improve our heal...(展开全部)

One of the foremost researchers in human metabolism reveals surprising new science behind food and exercise. We burn 2,000 calories a day. And if we exercise and cut carbs, we’ll lose more weight. Right? Wrong. In this paradigm-shifting book, Herman Pontzer reveals for the first time how human metabolism really works so that we can finally manage our weight and improve our heal...(展开全部)

When we eat may be as important as what we eat. Like most people, you probably wake up, get hungry for meals and doze off in bed around the same time every day. If you’ve ever experienced jet lag or pulled an all-nighter, you know that this schedule can easily be thrown off kilter. But for some people, that imbalance—difficulty sleeping at night, hunger at odd times, or sudden ...(展开全部)

萨钦•潘达 美国索尔克生物学研究所分子生物学教授。 译者 徐璎，苏州大学剑桥-苏大基因组资源中心主任，中国细胞生物学学会生物节律分会会长。 董莺莺，苏州大学剑桥-苏大基因组资源中心副教授。 徐扬歌，芝加哥大学本科在读。

莫提默·J.艾德苗（(Mortimer J.Adler，1902-2001） 以学者、教育家、编辑人等多重面貌享有盛名。除了写作《如何阅读一本书》外，以主编《西方世界的经典》，并担任1974年第十五版《大英百科全书》的编辑指导而闻名于世。另外，他还曾任大观念研究中心的名誉主席，是该中心的最初发起者之一。

Mortimer J. Adler's classic How to Read a Book was an instant bestseller upon publication, and its worldwide sales today total over seven million copies. Audiences will find this companion book just as provocative as its predecessor. Drawing on decades of experience as an educator and philosopher, Mortimer J. Adler offers a short course in effective communication, filled with h...(展开全部)

莫提默·J.艾德苗（(Mortimer J.Adler，1902-2001） 以学者、教育家、编辑人等多重面貌享有盛名。除了写作《如何阅读一本书》外，以主编《西方世界的经典》，并担任1974年第十五版《大英百科全书》的编辑指导而闻名于世。另外，他还曾任大观念研究中心的名誉主席，是该中心的最初发起者之一。