乔治·威廉·阿其博（George William Archibald ，生于1946 年）是国际鹤类基金会的联合创始人，也是2006 年印第安纳波利斯奖的首届获奖者。1973 年，鹤的处境十分危险，15 个物种中的许多都处于灭绝的边缘。阿其博与罗恩·索伊在威斯康星州巴拉布共同创立了国际鹤基金会。他于 1973 年至 2000 年间担任主任。目前，他领导着世界自然保护联盟鹤类生存委员会。 阿奇博尔德开创了几种圈养鹤类的技术。阿其博花了三年时间与一只名叫德克丝的高度濒临灭绝的鸣鹤相处，扮演一只雄性鹤——行走、叫声、跳舞——将她转变为繁殖状态。通过他的奉献和人工授精的使用，德克丝最终产下了一个受精卵。1982 年，当阿其博在《今夜秀》中讲述这个故事时，他以悲伤的结局震惊了观众和主持人约翰尼·卡森——德克丝在她唯一的一只小鸟孵化后不久就去世了。他的作品启发了...(展开全部)

Craig Venter is no ordinary scientist, and no ordinary man. He is the first human being ever to read their own DNA - and see the key to life itself. Yet in doing so, he rocked the establishment and became embroiled in one of the biggest controversies of our age. This is the story of his incredible life: from teenage rebel and Vietnam medic, to daredevil sailor and maverick rese...(展开全部)

基因组学先驱，传奇人物，体制之外的J. Craig Venter自传

Craig Venter is no ordinary scientist, and no ordinary man. He is the first human being ever to read their own DNA - and see the key to life itself. Yet in doing so, he rocked the establishment and became embroiled in one of the biggest controversies of our age. This is the story of his incredible life: from teenage rebel and Vietnam medic, to daredevil sailor and maverick rese...(展开全部)

基因组学先驱，传奇人物，体制之外的J. Craig Venter自传

Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945. . . . </p> Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting abuse. It isn't easy to make friends when you're the only inflatable boy in town. . . . </p> ...(展开全部)

From the time she was a girl, Jane Goodall dreamed of a life spent working with animals. Finally she had her wish. When she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. On her expeditions she braved the dangers with leopards and lions in the African bush. And she got to know an amazing group of wild chimpanzees -- intelli...(展开全部)

From the time she was a girl, Jane Goodall dreamed of a life spent working with animals. Finally she had her wish. When she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. On her expeditions she braved the dangers with leopards and lions in the African bush. And she got to know an amazing group of wild chimpanzees -- intelli...(展开全部)

From the time she was a girl, Jane Goodall dreamed of a life spent working with animals. When she was 26 years old, she finally had her wish and ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. On her expeditions, she braved the dangers of the jungle and survived encounters with leopards and lions in the African bush. More importantly, she got to know an ...(展开全部)

Ryoko Kui, the master storyteller behind the beloved manga series Delicious in Dungeon, pens seven brand-new tales that will delight fantasy fans and manga devotees equally. Covering a broad range of themes and time periods, no two stories in this collection are alike!