Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who brought the war to Hitler's doorstep. With the narrative power of fiction, Donald Miller takes readers on a harrowing ride through the fire-filled skies over Berlin, Hanover, and Dresden and describes the terrible cost of bombing for the German people. Fighting at 25,000 feet in t...(展开全部)

When we talk about education today, we tend to avoid the rhetoric of "mastery," with its erotic and inegalitarian overtones. But the charged personal encounter between master and disciple is precisely what interests George Steiner in this book, a sustained reflection on the infinitely complex and subtle interplay of power, trust, and passions in the most profound sorts of pedag...(展开全部)

When we talk about education today, we tend to avoid the rhetoric of "mastery," with its erotic and inegalitarian overtones. But the charged personal encounter between master and disciple is precisely what interests George Steiner in this book, a sustained reflection on the infinitely complex and subtle interplay of power, trust, and passions in the most profound sorts of pedag...(展开全部)

Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who brought the war to Hitler's doorstep. With the narrative power of fiction, Donald Miller takes readers on a harrowing ride through the fire-filled skies over Berlin, Hanover, and Dresden and describes the terrible cost of bombing for the German people. Fighting at 25,000 feet in th...(展开全部)

When we talk about education, we tend to avoid the rhetoric of "mastery", with its erotic and inegalitarian overtones. But the charged personal encounter between master and disciple is precisely what interests George Steiner in this book, a sustained reflection on the infinitely complex and subtle interplay of power, trust and passions in the most profound sorts of pedagogy. Ba...(展开全部)

杜黑1869年5月30日，杜黑出生于意大利南部那不勒斯以北23公里处一个名叫卡塞塔的小镇。他出身于军人世家，家中几代都为萨伏依王室服务。由于受家庭熏陶，杜黑自幼立志继承父业，从军习武。他先是进入都灵军事工程学校学习，由于学习刻苦，成绩优异，1888年毕业时，被直接授予炮兵中尉军衔，时年19岁。后来，杜黑又进入陆军大学学习，研究有关现代战争的战略战术以及战争中的后勤问题。毕业后，他被派到陆军许多岗位上工作。无论在哪里，他都致力于科学技术与军事应用相结合。深厚的科技知识和军事知识功底，使他工作成绩十分突出，很快就晋升为上尉，并调到陆军参谋部工作。20世纪初，他受命参加研究意大利军队的机械化问题，预见到飞机在军事上将有重大的作用，从此走上了一条探索研究空军理论的坎坷人生之路。 1903年12月17日，美国莱特兄弟在北卡罗来纳州的基蒂霍克首次驾驶一架有动力的...(展开全部)

A collection of photographs from winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition comes from two venerable institutions of the United Kingdom: the Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide. For 49 years, this prestigious exhibition has drawn submissions from around the world. Being shortlisted is something to which n...(展开全部)

史蒂芬•贝尔（Stephen Bell） 昆士兰大学政治学教授，主要研究领域为产业政策、宏观经济政策和就业政策的政治经济学研究，以及中央银行的变化形式和制度动力。 安德鲁•欣德摩尔（Andrew Hindmoor） 谢菲尔德大学政治学教授，主要研究领域为英国政治、政治经济学、公共政策与理性选择理论等。曾出版著作《理性选择》。