莱斯特·库尔茨（Lester Kurtz），耶鲁大学神学院宗教学硕士，芝加哥大学社会学博士，得克萨斯州立大学奥斯汀分校社会学教授、宗教研究中心主任，曾任美国和平与正义研究协会主席，美国社会学和平、战争和社会冲突分会主席，2005年被授予“罗宾?威廉斯杰出职业成就奖”（Robin Williams Distinguished Career Award）。他曾在芝加哥大学、西北大学、印度德里大学及台湾东大学等多所大学访学授课。 主要研究领域为比较宗教社会学、和平与冲突、西方和非西方社会理论等，一直在寻找解决暴力的出路，创建了一个暴力理论系统。曾创立及编辑多本重要学术刊物，主编《非暴、和平和冲突百科全书》，另与人合编《非暴力社会运动——一种地理学视角的分析》，代表作为《异端的政治——罗马天主教的现代主义危机》（获宗教科学研究协会杰出著作奖）。

In an era plagued by religious conflict, the Third Edition of Gods in the Global Village directly responds to issues of social problems prevalent in the world today. Using an engaging, thought-provoking style, Lester R. Kurtz focuses on the relationship among the major faith traditions that inform the thinking and ethical standards of most people in the emerging global social o...(展开全部)

Aliens - Moties - were first contacted in AD3017 in the region of space known as the Coalsack. The eponymous mote in his eye, which has winked out, much to the distress of pious Himmists, just might have been Motie laser light. It might even indicate the position of their home planet.

Larry Niven （美）拉里·尼文 拉里·尼文（1938—），世界著名的科幻小说作家，杰出的硬科幻大师。 拉里·尼文从1964年开始科幻创作，后以“已知空间”未来史系列小说闻名科幻界。此系列包括三十多个短篇故事和长篇小说，其中最著名的杰作《环形世界》曾斩获美国科幻界最重要的两个奖项——星云奖（最佳长篇小说，1970）和雨果奖（最佳长篇小说，1971）。他还曾多次获得雨果奖的最佳短篇奖和轨迹奖，并摘得普罗米修斯奖，海因莱因奖和日本星云赏等众多科幻奖项。 除了“已知空间”系列，尼文的代表作还有《魔法逝去》系列、《梦之园》系列等，并与杰里·波奈尔合著多本畅销科幻小说。尼文的作品科学基础扎实，技术细节翔实。著名科幻作家大卫·布林曾评价他说：“尼文已经把硬科幻领域中的资源开掘殆尽，弄得其他人无事可干了。” 2015年，拉里·尼文获得美国科幻作家协会授予的...(展开全部)

Larry Niven （美）拉里·尼文 拉里·尼文（1938—），世界著名的科幻小说作家，杰出的硬科幻大师。 拉里·尼文从1964年开始科幻创作，后以“已知空间”未来史系列小说闻名科幻界。此系列包括三十多个短篇故事和长篇小说，其中最著名的杰作《环形世界》曾斩获美国科幻界最重要的两个奖项——星云奖（最佳长篇小说，1970）和雨果奖（最佳长篇小说，1971）。他还曾多次获得雨果奖的最佳短篇奖和轨迹奖，并摘得普罗米修斯奖，海因莱因奖和日本星云赏等众多科幻奖项。 除了“已知空间”系列，尼文的代表作还有《魔法逝去》系列、《梦之园》系列等，并与杰里·波奈尔合著多本畅销科幻小说。尼文的作品科学基础扎实，技术细节翔实。著名科幻作家大卫·布林曾评价他说：“尼文已经把硬科幻领域中的资源开掘殆尽，弄得其他人无事可干了。” 2015年，拉里·尼文获得美国科幻作家协会授予的...(展开全部)

Writing separately, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle are responsible for a number of science fiction classics, such as the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Ringworld, Debt of Honor, and The Integral Trees. Together they have written the critically acclaimed bestsellers Inferno, Footfall, and The Legacy of Heorot, among others. The Mote In God's Eye is their acknowledged mas...(展开全部)

From one of our most ceaselessly provocative literary talents, a novel of haunting metaphysical suspense about an elderly widow whose life is upturned when she finds a cryptic note on a walk in the woods that ultimately makes her question everything about her new home While on her normal daily walk with her dog in the nearby forest woods, our protagonist comes across a note, ha...(展开全部)

A complete guide on Teams filled with real-world scenarios and best practices to increase enterprise productivity and engagementKey Features* Interactive approach to learn the key concepts of Teams and its implementation in modern workplace* Discover tips and techniques for extending Teams to meet your business requirements* Integrate Teams with various Microsoft services such as PowerShell, SharePoint, PowerApps, and Power AutomateBook DescriptionMicrosoft Teams is a platform for unified communication in modern workplaces. It not only enables effective communication, but also helps you manage your resources through its integration with various Microsoft Office 365 services. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the platform, getting you up to speed in no time. Complete with hands-on tutorials, and projects, this easy-to-follow guide will teach you how to use Teams in the best possible way.Starting with the basic concepts that will help you collaborate on Teams, this book takes you through expert techniques for creating and managing teams. A dedicated section also features industry practices to help enhance collaboration in modern workplaces. In later chapters, you’ll explore Microsoft services such as SharePoint, PowerApps, Power Automate, and learn how they interact with Microsoft Teams. You’ll also get to grips with dealing with permissions and security issues in managing private and public teams and channels. Along the way, you’ll discover practical scenarios that will help you improve the collaboration in your organization and increase productivity by using Teams features.By the end of this book, you’ll have hands-on experience of using Microsoft Teams, along with the skills you need to improve the way people collaborate in your organization.What you will learn* Create teams, channels, and tabs in Microsoft Teams* Explore the Teams architecture and various Office 365 components included in Teams* Perform scheduling, and managing meetings and live events in Teams* Configure and manage apps in Teams* Design automated scripts for managing a Teams environment using PowerShell* Build your own Microsoft Teams app without writing codeWho this book is forThis Microsoft Teams book is for power users and business professionals looking to use Teams for improving collaboration in an enterprise environment. The book will also be useful for Office 365 administrators interested in implementing Microsoft Teams effectively by learning about and exploring expert tips and best practices to ensure good governance.

During the space of a day in Rome in 1933, a ten-lira coin passes through the hands of nine people - including an aging artist, a prostitute, and a young woman preparing to assassinate Mussolini. In Yourcenar's brilliant evocation of the Eternal City, this coin links characters otherwise lost in private passions and nearly impenetrable solitude.

This book is for Rust developers who are comfortable with the language and now want to improve their coding abilities by learning advanced functional techniques to enhance their skillset and create robust and testable apps.