" Stewart writes with such compelling clarity that general readers can share in the intellectual daring of his perspective." — Booklist An invitation to a hidden world In Life’ s Other Secret, mathematician and award-winning science writer Ian Stewart reveals the way mathematics describes the origin, structure, and evolution of life. Featuring a sumptuous gallery of color illus...(展开全部)

Imagine, if you can, the world of business - without corporate strategy. Remarkably, fifty years ago that's the way it was. Businesses made plans, certainly, but without understanding the underlying dynamics of competition, costs, and customers. It was like trying to design a large-scale engineering project without knowing the laws of physics. But in the 1960s, four maveric...(展开全部)

"The Living World" is often considered a student favorite. George Johnson has written this non-majors textbook from the ground up to be an engaging and accessible learning tool with an emphasis on "how things work and why things happen the way they do". "The Living World" focuses on concepts rather than terminology and technical information, and features a straightforward, clea...(展开全部)

This book has cutting edge biological concepts delivered with a greater emphasis on evolution and a logical use of analogies. George Johnson's textbook, "The Living World" is often considered to be a student favorite. Dr. Johnson has written this non-majors textbook from the ground up to be an engaging and accessible learning tool with an emphasis on "how things work and why th...(展开全部)

George Johnson's textbook has often been considered a student favorite. Dr. Johnson has written this non-majors textbook from the ground up to be an engaging and accessible learning tool with an emphasis on "how things work and why things happen the way they do". This authoritative textbook features a straightforward, clear writing style and a wide variety of media assets to en...(展开全部)

The Living World is often considered a student favorite. George Johnson has written this non-majors textbook from the ground up to be an engaging and accessible learning tool with an emphasis on "how things work and why things happen the way they do". The Living World focuses on concepts rather than terminology and technical information, and features a straightforward, clear wr...(展开全部)

This collection of an important architectural theorist's essays considers and compares designs by Palladio and Le Corbusier, discusses mannerism and modern architecture, architectural vocabulary in the 19th century, the architecture of Chicago, neoclassicism and modern architecture, and the architecture of utopia.

杰弗里·图宾，1986年毕业于哈佛法学院，担任过纽约市布鲁克林区联邦助理检察官。现为《纽约客》杂志职业撰稿人，CNN资深法律评论员，是美国最出色的法律记者之一，著有一系列法律题材畅销书，包括：Too Close to Call: The Thirty-Six-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election（2002）；A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President（2000）；The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson（1997）； Opening Arguments: A Young Lawyer’s First Case—United...(展开全部)

In The Nine , acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, revealing the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land. An institution at a moment of transition, the Court now stands at a crucial point, with major changes in store on such issues as abortion, ...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin takes you into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, and reveals the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land. Just in time for the 2008 presidential election—where the future of the Court will be at stake—Toobin reveals an institution at a moment of tran...(展开全部)