The author presents his most famous, and infamous, cases and clients, and in the process, takes a critical, informed look at a legal system that he regards as deeply corrupt.

The author presents his most famous, and infamous, cases and clients, and in the process, takes a critical, informed look at a legal system that he regards as deeply corrupt.

Nabokov's third novel, The Luzhin Defense, is a chilling story of obsession and madness. As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen--an enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates. He takes up chess as a refuge from the anxiety of his everyday life. His talent is prodigious and he rises to the rank of grandmaster--but at a cos...(展开全部)

Comprising the classic bestsellers Getting Even, Without Feathers , and Side Effects , this definitive collection of comic writings is from a man who needs no Introduction. Really–this book has no Introduction. The Insanity Defense reveals many sides of Woody Allen as he holds forth on the most human of urges (“Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only for food: ...(展开全部)

Now fully updated and totally revised, this highly regarded classic remains the most comprehensive study available of America's military history. Dubbed "the preeminent survey of American military history" (Russell F. Weigley, author of "The American Way of War"), "For the Common Defense" has established itself as an essential fixture in the field. In this major revision, autho...(展开全部)

安娜·弗洛伊德（Anna Freud ，1895年12月3日—1982年10月9日）是一位奥地利精神分析学家。她出生在维也纳，是西格蒙德·弗洛伊德六个孩子中小的一个，也是惟一继承父亲衣钵的人。与她的父亲相比，她的工作强调了“自我”和正常的“发展路线”的重要性，同时也强调了工作的协作性在分析和观察中的重要性。因为她对精神分析作出的贡献，她和克莱因被认为是精神分析儿童心理学创始人。1938年，安娜·弗洛伊德因第二次世界大战随父亲来到英国伦敦，坚持精神分析的实践和研究，并为英国精神分析协会服务和工作。1952年创立汉普斯特德儿童治疗诊所，即现在的安娜·弗洛伊德国家儿童和家庭中心。1973年，她当选为国际精神分析学家协会的主席。1982年10月9日，安娜·弗洛伊德在伦敦逝世.

Now fully updated and totally revised, this highly regarded classic remains the most comprehensive study available of America’s military history. Dubbed “the preeminent survey of American military history” (Russell F. Weigley, author of The American Way of War ), For the Common Defense has established itself as an essential fixture in the field. In this major revision, auth...(展开全部)

戴维·马登（David Madden），伦敦政治经济学院社会学系与城市项目助理教授。在城市研究类期刊上发表过多篇论文，担任《城市》期刊（City）编辑，并有评论常见于《伦敦政治经济学院书评》（LSE Review of Books）、《华盛顿邮报》（Washington Post）和《卫报》（Guardian）等媒体。 彼得·马库塞（Peter Marcuse），哥伦比亚大学建筑规划及保护研究生院城市规划名誉教授。他在美国、英国和其他欧洲国家用英语和德语写作了大量的作品，发表于《国家》（Nation）、《纽约日报》（New York Newsday）、《每月评论》（Monthly Review）、《庇护之力》（Shelterforce）等报刊。

Peter Marcuse has long been recognised as one of the foremost critical urban scholars of our era. He has been writing about and participating in urban politics since the 1950s and remains on the cutting edge of urban activism today. In this book, co-written with David Madden, he argues that the housing question is not an architectural or moral question but a political and econo...(展开全部)