In every story Clyde Clason has written he has woven his mystery around an unusual background of subject, and in this book, he surpassed himself. Nobody but he could so convincingly have woven into a modern American mystery story the strange customs and weird rites of colorful Tibet. Adam Merriweather, a Chicago collector, buys an eighth century sacred Tibetan manuscript. This ...(展开全部)

In the first volume of his extraordinary analysis of the death penalty, Jacques Derrida began a journey toward an ambitious end: the first truly philosophical argument against the death penalty. Exploring an impressive breadth of thought, he traced a deeply entrenched logic throughout the whole of Western philosophy that has justified the state's right to take a life. He also m...(展开全部)

At once a pop culture icon, cult figure, and film industry outsider, master filmmaker David Lynch and his work defy easy definition. Dredged from his subconscious mind, Lynch’s work is primed to act on our own subconscious, combining heightened, contradictory emotions into something familiar but inscrutable. No less than his art, Lynch’s life also evades simple categorization, ...(展开全部)

The Man From St Petersburg is a dark tale of family secrets and political consequences. Ken Follett's masterful storytelling brings to life the danger of a world on the brink of war. A Secret Negotiation 1914. Tensions are rising as Europe finds itself caught in a web of alliances and dangerous warmongering. To help tip the balance in their favour Britain aims to draw Russia in...(展开全部)

His name was Feliks. He came to London to commit a murder that would change history. He had many weapons at his command, but the most dangerous were the love of a beautiful young woman longing for the end of innocence, and the passion of a high-born lady demanding satisfaction at any price. Against him were ranged the whole of the English police, a brilliant and powerful lord, ...(展开全部)

◎ 著者简介 弗兰克·M.斯诺登（Frank M. Snowden），耶鲁大学安德鲁·唐尼·奥里克历史与医学史荣休教授，专长领域为社会史、医学史，以及意大利近代史等。其著作包括《意大利南部的暴力和大庄园：1900—1922年的阿普利亚》（1984）、《1919—1922 年托斯卡纳的法西斯革命》（1989）、《霍乱时期的那不勒斯》（1995）、《征服疟疾：1900—1962年的意大利》（2006），以及《流行病与社会：从黑死病开始的瘟疫史》（2019）。《征服疟疾：1900—1962年的意大利》曾被美国历史协会授予“海伦与霍华德·R.马拉罗奖”，并荣获美国医学史协会颁发的韦尔奇奖章。 ◎ 译者简介 季珊珊，南京大学历史学院世界史硕士，曾赴台湾师范大学、剑桥大学交流访问，研究方向为近代英国医疗社会史，发表文章《欧洲最早的医学院——萨莱诺医学院的兴衰》，...(展开全部)

A wide-ranging study that illuminates the connection between epidemic diseases and societal change, from the Black Death to Ebola This sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today. In a clear and accessible style, Frank M. Snowden reveals the ways that diseases have not only inf...(展开全部)

A wide-ranging study that illuminates the connection between epidemic diseases and societal change, from the Black Death to Ebola This sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today. In a clear and accessible style, Frank M. Snowden reveals the ways that diseases have not only inf...(展开全部)

◎ 著者简介 弗兰克·M.斯诺登（Frank M. Snowden），耶鲁大学安德鲁·唐尼·奥里克历史与医学史荣休教授，专长领域为社会史、医学史，以及意大利近代史等。其著作包括《意大利南部的暴力和大庄园：1900—1922年的阿普利亚》（1984）、《1919—1922 年托斯卡纳的法西斯革命》（1989）、《霍乱时期的那不勒斯》（1995）、《征服疟疾：1900—1962年的意大利》（2006），以及《流行病与社会：从黑死病开始的瘟疫史》（2019）。《征服疟疾：1900—1962年的意大利》曾被美国历史协会授予“海伦与霍华德·R.马拉罗奖”，并荣获美国医学史协会颁发的韦尔奇奖章。 ◎ 译者简介 季珊珊，南京大学历史学院世界史硕士，曾赴台湾师范大学、剑桥大学交流访问，研究方向为近代英国医疗社会史，发表文章《欧洲最早的医学院——萨莱诺医学院的兴衰》，...(展开全部)