The 400 years which followed the spread of Islam in the 7th century brought a unique fusion of cultures to Persia as Islam was embraced and continuity with Persian heritage maintained. This book describes these centuries of great achievement in the arts, sciences and medicine.

Just as formal religion appears to dwindle to a minority interest, 'New Age' spirituality gathers increasing momentum and and baffles us with its popular appeal. What is more, it has appropriated Jung as one of its spiritual leaders.In his own trenchant style, David Tacey offers a theoretical and philosophical account of the New Age phenomenon and the archetypal imperatives tha...(展开全部)

Just as formal religion appears to dwindle to a minority interest, 'New Age' spirituality gathers increasing momentum and and baffles us with its popular appeal. What is more, it has appropriated Jung as one of its spiritual leaders.In his own trenchant style, David Tacey offers a theoretical and philosophical account of the New Age phenomenon and the archetypal imperatives tha...(展开全部)

《The Golden Age of Advertising-the 60s》是Taschen出版社的广告黄金年代的系列之一，收集了当时相当60年代的广告传单，包括了车、烟酒、电影、旅行等，以及各种可以想得到的家庭用品。欣赏本书，除了回顾当时的设计与观念，书中的各种广告案也生动地描绘了60年代物质生活的多样、精彩。 http://www.lommo.cn

The Dutch are 'the envy of some, the fear of others, and the wonder of all their neighbours'. So wrote the English ambassador to the Dutch Republic, Sir William Temple, in 1673. Maarten Prak offers a lively and innovative history of the Dutch Golden Age, charting its political, social, economic and cultural history through chapters that range from the introduction of the tulip ...(展开全部)

More than a history of Greek science, this fascinating book by an eminent science historian also provides a lucid account of ancient and early Greek cultures. Remarkably readable, thoroughly documented, and well illustrated, it covers problems of mathematics, astronomy, physics, and biology.

莱谢克·柯拉柯夫斯基（Leszek Kolakowski, 1927-2009 ），20世纪波兰著名的哲学家、哲学史和宗教史学家，也是作家和翻译家，享有国际声誉。先后任教于华沙大学、美国耶鲁大学、加州大学伯克利分校、芝加哥大学等，1970年起在英国牛津大学万灵学院任高级研究员。 曾在华沙大学任教，以批判基督教哲学而闻名。兼任《哲学研究》杂志主编和《新文化》杂志编辑。苏共20大后，曾发表文章批判所谓“马克思主义思维的蜕化”，试图“革新”马克思主义。1966年在“波兹南事件”十周年时，发表了《十月的总结》一文，公开批评波兰政府限制言论自由，认为社会主义只有从官僚主义、异化世界中摆脱出来才能重新恢复声誉，被开除出党。1969年起，先后在加拿大蒙特利尔大学、美国伯克利大学、加利福尼亚大学和英国牛津大学担任客座教授。1977年联邦德国图书业授予他和平奖，表彰...(展开全部)

Seventeenth-century Dutch paintings of the laid table are rich with products of the trade that made the country's fortunes during this period - yet they are traditionally interpreted as moralizing against excess. This is the first book to unpack the complex histories of these commodities in order to explore the contradictory implications in these extraordinary pictures. The vas...(展开全部)

" 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)