In this shocking memoir, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins tells of his own inner journey from willing servant of empire to impassioned advocate for the rights of oppressed people. Covertly recruited by the United States National Security Agency and on the payroll of an international consulting firm, he traveled the world—to Indonesia, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, ...(展开全部)

Economic hit men (EHMs) are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. They funnel money from the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other foreign "aid" organizations into the coffers of huge corporations and the pockets of a few wealthy families who control the planet's natural resources. Thei...(展开全部)

As an Economic Hitman (EHM), John Perkins helped further American imperial interests in countries such as Ecuador, Panama, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. As Chief Economist for the international consulting firm Chas. T. Main, he convinced underdeveloped countries to accept massive loans for infrastructure development and ensured that the projects were contracted to multinational c...(展开全部)

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man reveals a game that, according to John Perkins, is "as old as Empire" but has taken on new and terrifying dimensions in an era of globalization. And Perkins should know. For many years he worked for an international consulting firm where his main job was to convince LDCs (less developed countries) around the world to accept multibillion-dolla...(展开全部)

In this shocking memoir, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins tells of his own inner journey from willing servant of empire to impassioned advocate for the rights of oppressed people. Covertly recruited by the United States National Security Agency and on the payroll of an international consulting firm, he traveled the world—to Indonesia, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, ...(展开全部)

In the mist-shrouded haze of the past, the world of Azeroth teemed with wondrous creatures of every kind. Mysterious Elves and hardy Dwarves walked among tribes of man in relative peace and harmony -- until the arrival of the demonic army known as Burning Legion shattered the world's tranquility forever. Now Orcs, Dragons, Goblins, and Trolls all vie for supremacy over the s...(展开全部)

A fascinating illustrated tour of the fabled places in literature and folklore that have awed, troubled, and eluded us through the ages. From the epic poets of antiquity to contemporary writers of science fiction, from the authors of the Holy Scriptures to modern raconteurs of fairy tales, writers and storytellers through the ages have invented imaginary and mythical lands, pro...(展开全部)

安伯托‧艾可（Umberto Eco） 1932-2016，出生於義大利皮德蒙的亞歷山卓，曾任波隆那大學高等人文科學學院教授與院長。身兼哲學家、歷史學家、文學評論家和美學家等多種身分，更是全球最知名的記號語言學權威。其學術研究範圍廣泛，從聖托瑪斯‧阿奎那到詹姆士‧喬埃斯，個人藏書甚至超過3萬冊，知識極為淵博。 已發表過十餘本重要的學術著作，其中最著名的是美學研究《美的歷史》、《醜的歷史》和《無盡的名單》等。 另有著作為《玫瑰的名字》、《傅科擺》、《昨日之島》、《波多里諾》、《羅安娜女王的神秘火焰》、《倒退的年代：跟著大師艾可看世界》、《別想擺脫書》、《艾可談文學》、《艾可說故事》、《帶著鮭魚去旅行》、《誤讀》、《智慧女神的魔法袋》、《康德與鴨嘴獸》、《意外之喜：語言與瘋狂》、《植物的記憶與藏書樂》等雜文、隨筆、評論集和繪本。 譯者：林潔盈 國立台灣大...(展开全部)

A fascinating illustrated tour of the fabled places in literature and folklore that have awed, troubled, and eluded us through the ages. From the epic poets of antiquity to contemporary writers of science fiction, from the authors of the Holy Scriptures to modern raconteurs of fairy tales, writers and storytellers through the ages have invented imaginary and mythical lands, pro...(展开全部)

安伯托‧艾可（Umberto Eco） 1932-2016，出生於義大利皮德蒙的亞歷山卓，曾任波隆那大學高等人文科學學院教授與院長。身兼哲學家、歷史學家、文學評論家和美學家等多種身分，更是全球最知名的記號語言學權威。其學術研究範圍廣泛，從聖托瑪斯‧阿奎那到詹姆士‧喬埃斯，個人藏書甚至超過3萬冊，知識極為淵博。 已發表過十餘本重要的學術著作，其中最著名的是美學研究《美的歷史》、《醜的歷史》和《無盡的名單》等。 另有著作為《玫瑰的名字》、《傅科擺》、《昨日之島》、《波多里諾》、《羅安娜女王的神秘火焰》、《倒退的年代：跟著大師艾可看世界》、《別想擺脫書》、《艾可談文學》、《艾可說故事》、《帶著鮭魚去旅行》、《誤讀》、《智慧女神的魔法袋》、《康德與鴨嘴獸》、《意外之喜：語言與瘋狂》、《植物的記憶與藏書樂》等雜文、隨筆、評論集和繪本。 譯者：林潔盈 國立台灣大...(展开全部)