Received Second place in the Popular Culture category given by ForeWord Magazine Over time and across cultures, shifting concepts of beauty have given rise to extraordinary fashions that constrict, enhance, minimize, or exaggerate various zones of the human body. This stimulating book displays and discusses an array of such extreme fashion practices, from the bound feet of aris...(展开全部)

Received Second place in the Popular Culture category given by ForeWord Magazine Over time and across cultures, shifting concepts of beauty have given rise to extraordinary fashions that constrict, enhance, minimize, or exaggerate various zones of the human body. This stimulating book displays and discusses an array of such extreme fashion practices, from the bound feet of aris...(展开全部)

史蒂芬·帕鲁比  斯坦福大学生物学教授，霍布金斯海洋研究站主管。  曾参与制作BBC系列纪录片《未来狂想》（The Future is Wild）和《人类消失后的世界》（Life after People）。 安东尼·帕鲁比  史蒂芬·帕鲁比之子，美国知名科学作家、小说家。

The ocean teems with life that thrives under difficult situations in unusual environments. The Extreme Life of the Sea takes readers to the absolute limits of the ocean world--the fastest and deepest, the hottest and oldest creatures of the oceans. It dives into the icy Arctic and boiling hydrothermal vents--and exposes the eternal darkness of the deepest undersea trenches--to ...(展开全部)

The ocean teems with life that thrives under difficult situations in unusual environments. The Extreme Life of the Sea takes readers to the absolute limits of the aquatic world – the fastest and deepest, the hottest and oldest creatures of the oceans. It dives into the icy Arctic and boiling hydrothermal vents – and exposes the eternal darkness of the deepest undersea trenches ...(展开全部)

Leading companies create captivating products that energize the marketplace and set the standard for what customers want and expect. This isn’t something you can add on after the fact. Your products and services must be built to love from the very start. This book tells you why and shows you how.

Review Baltimore Sun, 5/31/09 “Livingston writes clearly, knowledgeably and with a wry humor as he discusses personality types to avoid (narcissists are No.1), virtues to look for and to inculcate in ourselves (flexibility ranks high) and ways to improve relationships (try reciprocal kindness)…A must-read.” Boston Globe,, 6/7/09 “As gracefully written as Erich Fromm’s classic T...(展开全部)

Focusing on the similarities that unite men and women in loving relationships, this solution-centred guide challenges readers to accept perfect love as a right, not a distant dream. Included are 10 principles and multiple quizzes that enable readers to evaluate their relationships and love consciousness from a spiritually awakened perspective. This book encourages both singles ...(展开全部)

A brilliant new guide to understanding the origins of codependence and the path to recovery by a nationally recognized authority on dependency and addiction. In this fresh new look at codependence, Pia Mellody traces the origins of this illness back to childhood, describing a whole range of emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and sexual abuses. Because of these earli...(展开全部)