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Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes; is that why a chimp fetus resembles a human being? And should that worry us? There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction--is it worse than the disease? <p align=center> <table cellpadding="4" width="100...(展开全部)

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Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes; is that why a chimp fetus resembles a human being? And should that worry us? There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction--is it worse than the disease?

A compelling new biography that recasts the most important European statesman of the first half of the nineteenth century, famous for his alleged archconservatism, as a friend of realpolitik and reform, pursuing international peace. Metternich has a reputation as the epitome of reactionary conservatism. Historians treat him as the archenemy of progress, a ruthless aristocrat wh...(展开全部)

A compelling new biography that recasts the most important European statesman of the first half of the nineteenth century, famous for his alleged archconservatism, as a friend of realpolitik and reform, pursuing international peace. Metternich has a reputation as the epitome of reactionary conservatism. Historians treat him as the archenemy of progress, a ruthless aristocrat wh...(展开全部)

格雷厄姆•格林（Graham Greene，1904—1991） 21次诺贝尔文学奖提名的传奇大师。67年写作生涯，创作超过25部小说，被誉为20世纪大师级作家。1950年，初次获得诺贝尔奖提名。1976年，获美国推理作家协会大师奖。1981年，获耶路撒冷文学奖。1986年，由英女王伊丽莎白二世授予功绩勋章。 格林一生游历于墨西哥、西非、南非、越南、古巴、中东等战乱之地，曾任职于英国军情六处，从事间谍工作，并以此为背景创作小说，关注人灵魂深处的挣扎与救赎、内心的道德和精神斗争，被誉为20世纪人类意识和焦虑的卓越记录者。 至今，每年格林生日期间，在格林出生地——英国赫特福德郡，都会举办为期四天的格雷厄姆•格林国际艺术节，世界各地的格林粉丝齐聚这里参加纪念格林的活动。

格雷厄姆•格林（Graham Greene，1904—1991） 21次诺贝尔文学奖提名的传奇大师。67年写作生涯，创作超过25部小说，被誉为20世纪大师级作家。1950年，初次获得诺贝尔奖提名。1976年，获美国推理作家协会大师奖。1981年，获耶路撒冷文学奖。1986年，由英女王伊丽莎白二世授予功绩勋章。 格林一生游历于墨西哥、西非、南非、越南、古巴、中东等战乱之地，曾任职于英国军情六处，从事间谍工作，并以此为背景创作小说，关注人灵魂深处的挣扎与救赎、内心的道德和精神斗争，被誉为20世纪人类意识和焦虑的卓越记录者。 至今，每年格林生日期间，在格林出生地——英国赫特福德郡，都会举办为期四天的格雷厄姆•格林国际艺术节，世界各地的格林粉丝齐聚这里参加纪念格林的活动。

Waiting for the doctor can be nerve-wracking, even for toys. As six injured playthings wait their turn to be called into a forbidding door, their growing apprehension is apparent on their faces. Each time, before the doctor calls, "Next please," the door opens and one happy toy comes bounding out, good as new. That doesn't comfort the last toy in line-a wooden boy with a broken...(展开全部)

伊塔洛·卡尔维诺（Italo Calvino, 1923-1985） 意大利记者、作家，一九二三年出生于古巴，不久随父母返回意大利，在圣莱莫定居。第二次世界大战期间，德国占领意大利北部，卡尔维诺加入了抵抗组织。战争结束后，根据这段经历，创作了小说《通往蜘蛛巢的小径》，获誉颇丰。而后陆续出版《我们的祖先》三部曲。一九六七年起定居巴黎，与罗兰·巴特、列维-施特劳斯等人交往密切；出版《命运交叉的城堡》《看不见的城市》等长篇小说。一九八五年夏，突发脑溢血逝世。