Whether as wine, beer, or spirits, alcohol has had a constant and often controversial role in social life. In his innovative book on the attitudes toward and consumption of alcohol, Rod Phillips surveys a 9,000-year cultural and economic history, uncovering the tensions between alcoholic drinks as healthy staples of daily diets and as objects of social, political, and religious...(展开全部)

Whether as wine, beer, or spirits, alcohol has had a constant and often controversial role in social life. In his innovative book on the attitudes toward and consumption of alcohol, Rod Phillips surveys a 9,000-year cultural and economic history, uncovering the tensions between alcoholic drinks as healthy staples of daily diets and as objects of social, political, and religious...(展开全部)

罗德·菲利普斯（Rod Phillips），卡尔顿大学历史系教授，著有《葡萄酒简史》（A Short History of Wine）、《葡萄酒9000年：一部全球史》（9000 Years of Wine: A Global History）等多部酒类（尤其是葡萄酒） 研究的书籍。 . 菲利普斯每周为《渥太华公民报》（Ottawa Citizen）撰写葡萄酒专栏，为NUVO杂志和专业葡萄酒媒体，如加拿大Vines杂志和英国权威葡萄酒杂志《美酒世界》（The World of Fine Wine）撰写文章。 . 罗德·菲利普斯通过了英国葡萄酒大师（Master of Wine，MW）项目的认证，获得了“葡萄酒大师”的称号。自20世纪50年代设立这一项目以来，世界范围内获得该称号的不到400人。作为世界知名的葡萄酒大师，菲利普斯还在世界各地的葡萄酒大赛...(展开全部)

艾伦·贝克尔（Aaron Becker） 曾经历许多难忘的旅程，在日本乡村居住过，也在东非生活过，还曾去往瑞典、塔西提岛等地徒步旅行，寻找灵感。最近，还从旧金山湾去往马萨诸塞州的阿姆斯特市，进行了一次探险旅行。 在成为绘本作家之前，贝克尔是一名电影动画设计师、影视绘景师，参与制作的电影有《极地特快》《怪兽屋》等。《不可思议的旅程》是他的第一本绘本，展现出丰富的想象力和深厚的动画制作功底，一经出版便荣登《纽约时报》畅销书榜，并荣获《纽约时报》年度最佳绘本，以及美国凯迪克大奖。目前和妻子、女儿、一只懒猫生活在阿姆斯特市。他最喜欢的事情便是想象，在想象的国度，他可以画一扇秘密的大门和一盏盏充满魔力的彩灯。

Complete translation of two classic introductory works in traditional astrology. Perfect for students and as a reference and companion text for courses, with over 120 illustrations and numerous commentaries by the translator and editor. By amazon.com

The world’s preeminent authority on Chinese science explores the philosophy, social structure, arts, crafts, and even military strategies that form our understanding of Chinese science, making instructive comparisons along the way to similar elements of Indian, Hellenistic, and Arabic cultures. A major portion of the book concentrates on Taoist alchemy that led not only to the ...(展开全部)

This is a sister book of “The Traditional Japanese Color”, and focuses on the beauty of Japanese traditional color combination. This book explores the aesthetic of color combination in the traditional Japanese art works, which show its various aspects and constitute the exquisite world of color. About 100 examples of two, three or more color combinations in various fields from ...(展开全部)

This book analyzes the drawing data and methods of the Chinese ancient maps that are neglected by the previous researches, and reevaluates the drawing theories and methods, the influences, and accuracy of the maps that represents the scientificity of Chinese ancient cartographic drawings.

This book analyzes the drawing data and methods of the Chinese ancient maps that are neglected by the previous researches, and reevaluates the drawing theories and methods, the influences, and accuracy of the maps that represents the scientificity of Chinese ancient cartographic drawings.

Through compelling reminiscences of his grandfather's life in America and Japan, Allen Say gives us a poignant acount of a family's unique cross-cultural experience. He warmly conveys his own love for his two countries, and the strong and constant desire to be in both places at once.