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Imagine hacking your way through thick jungle while racked with malaria. The country around you is in chaos and on the brink of civil war. And you discover, despite all this, the lost city of Tikal. And 43 other Maya ruins. Stephens is the father of American archaeology, and this is his beautiful account of the expedition that made him so.

作者简介：约翰·史蒂芬斯（John L. Stephens），十九世纪美国外交官、探险家、作家，以“重新”发现玛雅文明而闻名于世。一八三四年，史蒂芬斯踏上横越欧洲的旅程，并写下《埃及、佩特拉阿拉伯和圣地发现之旅》《希腊、土耳其、俄罗斯和波兰发现之旅》两本著作。结束欧洲之行后，史蒂芬斯受探险家亚历山大·冯·洪堡德（Alexander von Humboldt）和胡安·加林多（Juan Galindo）的影响，开始对玛雅文明产生浓厚兴趣。一八三九年，时任美国总统的马丁·范布伦（Martin Van Buren）派遣史蒂芬斯到中美洲担任外交大使，期间著有《中美洲、加帕斯和犹加坦发现之旅》，该书在短短的三个月内就重印了十二次，奠定史蒂芬斯畅销作家的地位。一八四一年十月，史蒂芬森斯画家卡塞伍德（Frederick Catherwood）等人重返犹加坦半岛，此次...(展开全部)

作者简介：约翰·史蒂芬斯（John L. Stephens），十九世纪美国外交官、探险家、作家，以“重新”发现玛雅文明而闻名于世。一八三四年，史蒂芬斯踏上横越欧洲的旅程，并写下《埃及、佩特拉阿拉伯和圣地发现之旅》《希腊、土耳其、俄罗斯和波兰发现之旅》两本著作。结束欧洲之行后，史蒂芬斯受探险家亚历山大·冯·洪堡德（Alexander von Humboldt）和胡安·加林多（Juan Galindo）的影响，开始对玛雅文明产生浓厚兴趣。一八三九年，时任美国总统的马丁·范布伦（Martin Van Buren）派遣史蒂芬斯到中美洲担任外交大使，期间著有《中美洲、加帕斯和犹加坦发现之旅》，该书在短短的三个月内就重印了十二次，奠定史蒂芬斯畅销作家的地位。一八四一年十月，史蒂芬森斯画家卡塞伍德（Frederick Catherwood）等人重返犹加坦半岛，此次...(展开全部)

Imagine hacking your way through thick jungle while racked with malaria. The country around you is in chaos and on the brink of civil war. And you discover, despite all this, the lost city of Tikal. And 43 other Maya ruins. Stephens is the father of American archaeology, and this is his beautiful account of the expedition that made him so.

作者迦多尼是位博学的历史学者，也曾当过校长。他是一位诗人，也写过剧本，但真正让他在文坛留名的却是这本于1901年完成的历史小说。 为写此书，他钻研历史背景，读遍欧洲古籍，寻找所有关于匈奴人的史料，还到法国中部古战场寻找历史临场感。此外，他研究罗马人与匈奴人的战法，为求逼真，战争场面重写了许多回。

作者迦多尼是位博学的历史学者，也曾当过校长。他是一位诗人，也写过剧本，但真正让他在文坛留名的却是这本于1901年完成的历史小说。 为写此书，他钻研历史背景，读遍欧洲古籍，寻找所有关于匈奴人的史料，还到法国中部古战场寻找历史临场感。此外，他研究罗马人与匈奴人的战法，为求逼真，战争场面重写了许多回。

An intimate exploration of inspiration and creativity, from the "parfumeur exclusif" of the house of Hermès. A scent has incantatory powers, capable of transporting you to your past, of kindling fantasies, of creating a vivid mise en scène—literally out of thin air. In the hands of the truly great, perfume creation is a kind of alchemy. Where does inspiration for this visceral...(展开全部)

The French bestseller The Diary of a Nose is the story behind the creation of a perfume, from the head perfumer at Hermès. Perfume creation is an exclusive and secretive endeavour. What is day to day life like for a perfume-maker? How does the creation of a new scent begin? How do you capture the essence of a smell on the skin? For one year, Jean-Claude Ellena kept a diary of h...(展开全部)

An intimate exploration of inspiration and creativity, from the "parfumeur exclusif" of the house of Hermès. A scent has incantatory powers, capable of transporting you to your past, of kindling fantasies, of creating a vivid mise en scène—literally out of thin air. In the hands of the truly great, perfume creation is a kind of alchemy. Where does inspiration for this visceral...(展开全部)