Neither Donkey nor Horse tells the story of how Chinese medicine was transformed from the antithesis of modernity in the early twentieth century into a potent symbol of and vehicle for China’s exploration of its own modernity half a century later. Instead of viewing this transition as derivative of the political history of modern China, Sean Hsiang-lin Lei argues that China’s m...(展开全部)

《泰晤士报》说：“比尔・布赖森是目前活在世上最有趣的旅游文学作家。”《纽约时报书评》周刊说：“布赖森绝对是旅行的好伴侣，而且也是一位用谐谑之眼观察入微的作家！每个阅读他作品的人都会不断地遇上乐趣，而且惊觉自己在他的发现之旅中有着高度的参与感。”的确布赖森的书有味道极了，而且一点也不余秋雨式地端着，一点也不余秋雨式地“文化”。

Like many of his generation, Bill Bryson backpacked across Europe in the early seventies -- in search of enlightenment, beer, and women. Twenty years later he decided to retrace the journey he undertook in the halcyon days of his youth. The result is Neither Here Nor There, an affectionate and riotously funny pilgrimage from the frozen wastes of Scandinavia to the chaotic tum...(展开全部)

《泰晤士报》说：“比尔・布赖森是目前活在世上最有趣的旅游文学作家。”《纽约时报书评》周刊说：“布赖森绝对是旅行的好伴侣，而且也是一位用谐谑之眼观察入微的作家！每个阅读他作品的人都会不断地遇上乐趣，而且惊觉自己在他的发现之旅中有着高度的参与感。”的确布赖森的书有味道极了，而且一点也不余秋雨式地端着，一点也不余秋雨式地“文化”。

白吉尔（Marie-Claire Bergère）教授，法国大学荣誉教授。曾任法国社会科学高等研究院当代中国研究和资料中心主任，巴黎东方语言文明学院中国研究中心主任。 主要专著有：《旧政权结束时上海的金融危机》（Une crise financière à Shanghai à la fin de L'Ancien Régime，Mouton出版社，1964年）；《中国资产阶级的黄金时代，1911-1937》（L'Age d'or de la bougeoisie chinoise，1911-1937，Flammarion出版社，1986年）；《中国人民共和国从1949年到今天》（La République populaire de Chine de 1949 à nos jours，Armand Colin出版社，1987年）；《孙中山》（Sun ...(展开全部)

白吉尔（Marie-Claire Bergère）教授，法国大学荣誉教授。曾任法国社会科学高等研究院当代中国研究和资料中心主任，巴黎东方语言文明学院中国研究中心主任。 主要专著有：《旧政权结束时上海的金融危机》（Une crise financière à Shanghai à la fin de L'Ancien Régime，Mouton出版社，1964年）；《中国资产阶级的黄金时代，1911-1937》（L'Age d'or de la bougeoisie chinoise，1911-1937，Flammarion出版社，1986年）；《中国人民共和国从1949年到今天》（La République populaire de Chine de 1949 à nos jours，Armand Colin出版社，1987年）；《孙中山》（Sun ...(展开全部)

Although Chinese medicine is assumed to be a timeless healing tradition, the encounter with modern biomedicine threatened its very existence and led to many radical changes. Prescriptions for Virtuosity tells the story of how doctors of Chinese medicine have responded to the global dominance of biomedicine and developed new forms of virtuosity to keep their clinical practice re...(展开全部)

A dark offering from the Queen of Crime. This represents the world-famous author's most successful foray into the dark world of murder and black magic. To understand the strange goings on at The Pale Horse Inn, Mark Easterbrook knew he had to begin at the beginning. But where exactly was the beginning?Was it the savage blow to the back of Father Gorman's head? Or was it when th...(展开全部)

The colorful adventure story of an American practitioner of Chinese medicine who travels to Kathmandu in search of medical and spiritual knowledge. In 1987 David Crow journeyed to Nepal in search of teachings in Tibetan medicine and Buddhist meditation. For the next ten years, he studied with many teachers. Using his newfound knowledge, Crow opened a clinic in Kathmandu and an...(展开全部)

Manga meets Pop meets Zen in Over the Rainbow, the first combined presentation of Yoshitomo Nara and Hiroshi Sugito--close friends and stars of the Japanese contemporary art scene. Nara, born in 1959, is regarded as one of Japan's foremost contemporary artists, and has attained a cult status in his homeland that is hardly conceivable for European artists to reach. His signature...(展开全部)