Bernard Baruch was a self-made millionaire, legendary stock trader, and venture investor. For most of the first half of the 20th century, he epitomized the “good side” of Wall Street in the public mind. Celebrated as “Adviser to Presidents” and “The Park Bench Statesman,” he also became known as “The Man Who Sold out before the Crash.” James Grant’s much praised biography dra...(展开全部)

Bernard Baruch was a self-made millionaire, legendary stock trader, and venture investor. For most of the first half of the 20th century, he epitomized the “good side” of Wall Street in the public mind. Celebrated as “Adviser to Presidents” and “The Park Bench Statesman,” he also became known as “The Man Who Sold out before the Crash.” James Grant’s much praised biography dra...(展开全部)

Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is the great lost scientist: more things are named after him than anyone else. There are towns, rivers, mountain ranges, the ocean current that runs along the South American coast, there's a penguin, a giant squid - even the Mare Humboldtianum on the moon. His colourful adventures read like something out of a Boy's Own story: Humboldt explored...(展开全部)

作者：塞缪尔·韦伯（Samuel Weber） 加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校英语教授，加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校巴黎批判理论项目主任。在他的许多著作中，有《组织与诠释》（1987）和《大众传媒：形式、技术、媒体》（1996）。 译者：郭侃俊 清华大学外语系文学硕士，曾任北京科技大学外国语学院副院长、国际处处长，现任职于北京师范大学。译有《1848年欧洲革命》《电影创造美国：美国电影文化史》《看电影的艺术》等书。

This biography of Bernard Baruch considered to be renowned as the definitive story about the notorious financial wizard and presidential advisor. Baruch′s political policies are discussed briefly, and James Grant includes a detailed account of Baruch′s trading and investment gains and losses.

This biography of Bernard Baruch considered to be renowned as the definitive story about the notorious financial wizard and presidential advisor. Baruch′s political policies are discussed briefly, and James Grant includes a detailed account of Baruch′s trading and investment gains and losses.

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莫里斯·梅洛-庞蒂，法国20世纪最重要的哲学家、思想家之一。他在存在主义盛行年代与萨特齐名，是法国存在主义的杰出代表，也是法国现象学运动的奠基人之一。

作者： 卡洛·科洛迪（1826—1890），原名卡洛·罗伦齐尼，19世纪意大利作家、记者、幽默大师。他出生于意大利的一个厨师家庭。在教会学校毕业后，开始给地方报纸供稿，后逐渐转向儿童文学创作。科洛迪精通法文，曾将法国童话翻译成意大利语，广受小读者喜爱。科洛迪一生中，写过许多短篇小说、随笔、评论，然而最受欢迎的还是童话故事，其中最负盛名的作品就是《木偶奇遇记》。 绘者： 米娜利马（MinaLima），世界知名的平面设计工作室，在电影领域成果丰硕。它的创始人是米拉波拉·米娜（Miraphora Mina）和爱德华多•利马（Eduardo Lima）。他们为《哈利·波特》系列电影工作了十年，打造了一种独特的视觉图像风格。此外，还曾参与电影《理发师陶德》（Sweeney Todd，2007年）、《金色罗盘》（The Golden Compass，2007年）...(展开全部)