The long-awaited follow-up to the megabestseller Kitchen Confidential In the ten years since his classic Kitchen Confidential first alerted us to the idiosyncrasies and lurking perils of eating out, from Monday fish to the breadbasket conspiracy, much has changed for the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant business—and for Anthony Bourdain. Medium R...(展开全部)

The long-awaited follow-up to the megabestseller Kitchen Confidential In the ten years since his classic Kitchen Confidential first alerted us to the idiosyncrasies and lurking perils of eating out, from Monday fish to the breadbasket conspiracy, much has changed for the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant business—and for Anthony Bourdain. Medium R...(展开全部)

克洛德·列维-斯特劳斯：法国著名的社会人类学家、哲学家，法兰西科学院院士，结构主义人类创始人。早年在巴黎大学主修哲学与法律，1934-1937年在巴西圣保罗大学教授社会学，并从事巴西土著之田野研究。1948年返法，1959年出任法兰西学院教授。作为20世纪最伟大的人类学家之一，他的影响波及人类学、语言学、哲学、历史等诸多领域。主要著有《结构人类学家》（1～２）、《神话学》（4卷）、《野性的思维》等。

Maps help us understand and navigate the world. For centuries, maps have become better, more refined, and more precise—there are no blind spots anymore. While Google Maps and GPS systems have become our tools of choice for navigation, contemporary maps have evolved into platforms for cutting-edge illustration, experimental data visualization, and personal visual storytelling. A...(展开全部)

戴维•麦克尼尔，专栏作家、记者，在科学与文化边缘游走的“刀锋战士”。多年来担任美国知名科技杂志《连线》的专栏作家，并为《洛杉矶时代杂志》《太平洋标准》等多家媒体供稿。

Sends chills down the spine. . . . After reading this, we can no longer afford to turn a blind eye. -- Le Point The result of a remarkable three-year-long investigation that took award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin across four continents (North and South America, Europe, and Asia), The World According to Monsanto tells the little-known y...(展开全部)

An undertaking without parallel or precedent, this monumental two-volume work encapsulates much of what is known of the history of food and nutrition. It constitutes a vast and essential chapter in the history of human health and culture. Ranging from the eating habits of our prehistoric ancestors to food-related policy issues we face today, this work covers the full spectrum o...(展开全部)

Ranging from the largest terrestrial carnivore, the Polar Bear, and hyper-predatory wild cats, to the tiny Least Weasel that can squeeze through a wedding ring, the true carnivores - order Carnivora - include some of the world's most charismatic, admired, feared and spectacular creatures. The first comprehensive guide to every terrestrial species, this book profiles all 250 of ...(展开全部)

By the renowned author of "Things Fall Apart, this novel foreshadows the Nigerian coups of 1966 and shows the color and vivacity as well as the violence and corruption of a society making its own way between the two worlds.

Chinese was the earliest truly global cuisine. When the first Chinese labourers began to sojourn and settle abroad, restaurants appeared in their wake. Yet Chinese food has the curious distinction of being both one of the world's best-loved culinary traditions and one of the least understood. For more than a century, the overwhelming dominance of a simplified form of Cantonese ...(展开全部)