What makes us human? How did we develop language, thought and culture? Why did we survive, and other human species fail? Robin Dunbar is an evolutionary psychologist and former director of the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford University. His acclaimed books include How Many Friends Does One Person Need? and Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Lan...(展开全部)

- The most up-to-date introduction to the subject available, includes Homo floresiensis (nick-named 'the Hobbit') - Explains where modern humans fit in the Tree of Life - Connects the fossil evidence with the genetic evidence - Wood provides an 'insiders view' of paleoanthropology, explaining how fossils are found, analyzed, and why they are interpreted in different ways - Incl...(展开全部)

是什么让我们成为人类？ 我们怎么发展出了语言、思维和文化？ 为什么我们存活下来，而其他的人科物种却灭绝了？ 人类演化的故事，比任何其他故事都更让我们着迷。我们的好奇心永不满足，总是不断在问：我们是谁？来自哪里？本书对人类演化历程提出了全新的疑问，也给出了崭新的研究方式和回答。 “这是一个侦查的过程，呈现在我们面前的，是一个由考古学记录组成的犯罪现场。和通常的犯罪现场一样，证据很不完善，让人激动，也让人抓狂，我们的任务就是试图推演出在什么时间，发生了什么，以及背后的动机。”牛津大学人类学家罗宾•邓巴，著名的“邓巴数字”提出者，以社会大脑假说和时间分配模型为侦破工具，犹如最敏锐的侦探，一步一步拼接出人类演化的完整图像。 “一部必读之书！强悍地向我们展示了极富想象力的大脑的运作过程，同时又留下了自由思考的空间。”——《新科学家》New Scientist

希腊人与罗马人创造了我们至今置身其中的文学世界。这些古典文学拥有可以跻身人类心灵最高成就的作品，它们不仅精彩、深刻、原创，而且多变而大胆，让所有将“古典”理解成大理石般严正的人感到吃惊。在本书中，牛津大学理查德·詹金斯教授向读者展示了他对希腊与罗马最伟大作者合理而充分的 评述、对文学史轮廓的勾画，以及对古典世界深刻而精湛的理解。以至简洁的行文，囊括两种语言千年的历史，可称文学史写作典范，同时也是最高明的文学批评。

希腊人与罗马人创造了我们至今置身其中的文学世界。这些古典文学拥有可以跻身人类心灵最高成就的作品，它们不仅精彩、深刻、原创，而且多变而大胆，让所有将“古典”理解成大理石般严正的人感到吃惊。在本书中，牛津大学理查德·詹金斯教授向读者展示了他对希腊与罗马最伟大作者合理而充分的 评述、对文学史轮廓的勾画，以及对古典世界深刻而精湛的理解。以至简洁的行文，囊括两种语言千年的历史，可称文学史写作典范，同时也是最高明的文学批评。

The study of human evolution is advancing rapidly. Newly discovered fossil evidence is adding ever more pieces to the puzzle of our past, whilst revolutionary technological advances in the study of ancient DNA are completely reshaping theories of early human populations and migrations. In this Very Short Introduction Bernard Wood traces the history of paleoanthropology from its...(展开全部)

- Introduces in a clear and concise way the most important basic findings and procedures of evolutionary biology - Looks at the evidence for evolution, eg the fossil record, the distribution of species, the similarities and differences between organisms - A section at the end looks at the seemingly difficult problems for the theory of evolution - Explains adaptation and natural...(展开全部)

What caused the Russian Revolution? Did it succeed or fail? Do we still live with its consequences?

In Greek and Roman Political Ideas, acclaimed classics scholar Melissa Lane introduces the reader to the foundations of Western political thought, from the Greeks, who invented democracy, to the Romans, who created a republic and then transformed it into an empire. Tracing the origins of political philosophy from Socrates to Cicero to Plutarch, Lane reminds us that the birth of...(展开全部)

What caused the Russian Revolution? Did it succeed or fail? Do we still live with its consequences?