Conrad Nomikos has a long, rich personal history that he'd rather not talk about and a job he'd rather not do. Escorting an alien grandee on a tour around a shattered post-nuclear war Earth is not something he relishes, especially when he becomes central to an intrigue determining Earth's future.

葛瑞．雷納Gary R. Renard 生於美國麻州，原是職業吉他手。1987年受到感召，開始心靈的追尋。1990年遷至緬因州，經歷了一連串不可思議的覺醒過程。他在兩位上師的指導下，研讀《奇蹟課程》，並受上師之託，詳細紀錄十年間所獲得的啟示，而成《告別娑婆》一書。該書甫問世，旋即轟動新時代群族、宗教靈修團體。目前巡迴美國各州，宣揚奇蹟理念，深受奇蹟學員愛戴。

廖内洛·文杜里（Lionello Venturi，1885—1961年），著名的意大利艺术史家、批评家、文艺复兴艺术专家。他曾先后在都灵大学和罗马大学担任艺术史教授。 亚历山德罗·切基（Alessandro Cecchi）曾在乌菲齐美术馆任文艺复兴绘画策展人一职，现任佛 罗伦萨皮蒂宫的帕拉蒂纳美术馆的名誉馆长。著有《波提切利》（2005年）及众多研究文艺复兴艺术的专著。 ................... ※译者简介※ 北寺，自由译者，纳西族，出生于云南昆明，现旅居美国。先后在北京大学、香港大学、卫斯理学院和伦敦考陶尔德艺术学院学习艺术史。译有《纽约往事》《这就是莫奈》等。

Enduring Literature Illuminated by Practical Scholarship An idealistic professor transforms an unsophisticated Cockney girl into a refined young lady in this classic drama set in turn-of-the-century London. This Enriched Classic Edition includes: • A concise introduction that gives readers important background information • A chronology of the author's life and work • A timel...(展开全部)

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Born a poor black tobacco farmer, her cancer cells - taken without her knowledge - became a multimillion-dollar industry and one of the most important tools in medicine. Yet Henrietta's family did not learn of her 'immortality' until more than twenty years after her death, with devastating consequences ...Balancing ...(展开全部)

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. If y...(展开全部)

【绘者】墨比斯 本名让·吉罗（Jean Giraud），享誉全球的法国漫画大师、国宝级艺术家。1938年5月8日出生于法国，2012年因病去世。1963年，他和比利时剧作家让·米歇尔·查尔列一起创造了令他们声名大振的西部漫画角色“蓝莓上尉”。期间他开始用笔名墨比斯发表一系列黑色 幽默作品。1974年，他和其他三位志同道合的作家一起创办了《金属狂啸》漫画杂志，在该杂志上创作了在画风和故事上都极具突破性的科幻和幻想作品，例如《阿扎克》《封闭式车库》，这些到现在读起来都令人惊异万分的漫画作品，在后来的漫画、动画、电影等等领域都产生了深远的影响。 【编剧】亚历桑德罗·佐杜洛夫斯基 智利、法国双国籍剧作家、电影导演、演员、作曲、制片人。经典代表作有电影《鼹鼠》《圣山》和漫画《印卡石》《合金男爵》等。他以奇诡的想象力和宏大、华丽的世界观而知名，作品拥有无数铁杆拥...(展开全部)

Ted Sorensen knew Kennedy the man, the senator, the candidate, and the president as no other associate did. From his hiring as a legislative assistant to Kennedy's death in 1963, Sorensen was with him during the key crises and turning points—including the spectacular race for the vice presidency at the 1956 convention, the launching of Kennedy's presidential candidacy, the TV d...(展开全部)

This book is the original, classic text by H. Igor Ansoff, the pioneer and "Father of Strategic Management". This is the founding work on strategic management, a concept that lies at the core of modern business. Ansoff focuses upon the behavior of complex organizations in turbulent environments and upon what determines success. This groundbreaking approach to modeling strategic...(展开全部)

Welcome to Blackwood Academy: a boarding school located on the fringes of the afterlife. No one knows why they end up at Blackwood; but when they enter the school's arched gates the only way out is to be chosen for the Decennial – a series of magical trials held once a decade. The chosen pupil is offered a choice: graduate and join Blackwood’s magical elite, or venture into the...(展开全部)