莱斯特·库尔茨（Lester Kurtz），耶鲁大学神学院宗教学硕士，芝加哥大学社会学博士，得克萨斯州立大学奥斯汀分校社会学教授、宗教研究中心主任，曾任美国和平与正义研究协会主席，美国社会学和平、战争和社会冲突分会主席，2005年被授予“罗宾?威廉斯杰出职业成就奖”（Robin Williams Distinguished Career Award）。他曾在芝加哥大学、西北大学、印度德里大学及台湾东大学等多所大学访学授课。 主要研究领域为比较宗教社会学、和平与冲突、西方和非西方社会理论等，一直在寻找解决暴力的出路，创建了一个暴力理论系统。曾创立及编辑多本重要学术刊物，主编《非暴、和平和冲突百科全书》，另与人合编《非暴力社会运动——一种地理学视角的分析》，代表作为《异端的政治——罗马天主教的现代主义危机》（获宗教科学研究协会杰出著作奖）。

In an era plagued by religious conflict, the Third Edition of Gods in the Global Village directly responds to issues of social problems prevalent in the world today. Using an engaging, thought-provoking style, Lester R. Kurtz focuses on the relationship among the major faith traditions that inform the thinking and ethical standards of most people in the emerging global social o...(展开全部)

For a one semester survey course in Introduction to Humanities. This single-volume text is a historical survey of the western humanities. Written to be accessible to students with little background in the arts and humanities, Adventure in the Human Spirit provides a balanced introduction to the major arts, philosophy, and religion. This text approaches the humanities by focusi...(展开全部)

西蒙·德·普瑞，可能是名气最大的拍卖大师之一。他生于瑞士，母亲是日本花道专家，父亲是罗氏药厂负责人。早在进入苏富比拍卖行之前，他便已经耳濡目染，并在拍卖工作中培养出敏锐的艺术眼光。 威廉·斯德蒂姆，美国著名的畅销书作家、知名剧作家和美食评论家。曾获得哥伦比亚大学的“极优等毕业生”称号，拥有哈佛大学商学院MBA学位和哈佛大学法学院法学博士学位，也曾担任华尔街著名律师事务所的国际企业律师。

War and Peace in The Global Village is a collage of images and text that sharply illustrates the effects of electronic media and new technology on man.Marshall McLuhan wrote this book thirty years ago and following its publication predicted that the forthcoming information age would be "a transitional era of profound pain and tragic identity quest."Marshall McLuhan illustrates ...(展开全部)

This brief, lucid book by the Director of Science at Royal Botanical Gardens takes you on an unforgettable tour of the natural world, showing how biodiversity - the rich variety of life in the world and in our own backyards - provides both the source and the salvation of our existence. Combining inspiration stories and the latest scientific research, Alex Antonelli reveals the ...(展开全部)

An unforgettable exploration of the natural world and the concept of biodiversity—what it is, why it matters, and how we as individuals can work to preserve it. We are now living in an environmental emergency. As climate change, habitat loss, and other threats have placed almost one-fifth of all species on Earth at risk of extinction in the coming decades, a deeper understandi...(展开全部)

Science/Engineering "Petroski has an inquisitive mind, and he is a fine writer. . . . [He] takes us on a lively tour of engineers, their creations and their necessary turns of mind." --Los Angeles Times From the Ferris wheel to the integrated circuit, feats of engineering have changed our environment in countless ways, big and small. In Remaking the World: Adventures in Enginee...(展开全部)

This brief, lucid book by the Director of Science at Royal Botanical Gardens takes you on an unforgettable tour of the natural world, showing how biodiversity - the rich variety of life in the world and in our own backyards - provides both the source and the salvation of our existence. Combining inspiration stories and the latest scientific research, Alex Antonelli reveals the ...(展开全部)

An unforgettable exploration of the natural world and the concept of biodiversity—what it is, why it matters, and how we as individuals can work to preserve it. We are now living in an environmental emergency. As climate change, habitat loss, and other threats have placed almost one-fifth of all species on Earth at risk of extinction in the coming decades, a deeper understandi...(展开全部)