One of the great novels of the twentieth century, Of Human Bondage tells a fascinating tale of sexual obsession. The story--taking its title from Spinoza’s Ethics: "Of human bondage, or the strength of the emotions"--follows Philip Carey in his search for freedom from the strict, oppressive Christian upbringing he suffered as an orphan in an English vicarage. Philip sets out o...(展开全部)

The author of The Razor's Edge explores the longing for love and freedom in this coming-of-age story';a novel of the utmost importance' (Theodore Dreiser). Born with a clubfoot and orphaned at an ear

One of the great novels of the twentieth century, Of Human Bondage tells a fascinating tale of sexual obsession. The story--taking its title from Spinoza’s Ethics: "Of human bondage, or the strength of the emotions"--follows Philip Carey in his search for freedom from the strict, oppressive Christian upbringing he suffered as an orphan in an English vicarage. Philip sets out o...(展开全部)

《人性的枷锁》是毛姆具有自传性质的经典作品，也被认为是首屈一指、流传甚广的重要代表作。和《月亮和六便士》《面纱》《刀锋》一道，奠定毛姆“故事圣手”基础和文学史独特地位。故事以毛姆亲身经历为蓝本，描述了身有残疾的主人公菲利普从孤儿到长大的完整过程，亲情、爱情、友情，校园、艺术、理想，在重重枷锁中，苦寻自由而难得，最终发现这都是人性的本来面目。是否能摆脱这人性的枷锁？什么是长大，什么是成熟？答案在风中飘，带着笑和泪。此电子书为全英文版。

《人性的枷锁》是毛姆具有自传性质的经典作品，也被认为是首屈一指、流传甚广的重要代表作。和《月亮和六便士》《面纱》《刀锋》一道，奠定毛姆“故事圣手”基础和文学史独特地位。故事以毛姆亲身经历为蓝本，描述了身有残疾的主人公菲利普从孤儿到长大的完整过程，亲情、爱情、友情，校园、艺术、理想，在重重枷锁中，苦寻自由而难得，最终发现这都是人性的本来面目。是否能摆脱这人性的枷锁？什么是长大，什么是成熟？答案在风中飘，带着笑和泪。此电子书为全英文版。

本选题为非引进，《人生的枷锁》是英国威廉·萨默赛特·毛姆创作的长篇小说，首次出版于1915年。本书是毛姆的成名作，也是他的代表作。同时，它也被认为是毛姆的自传体小说。美国现代图书馆将此小说列为“20世纪英语世界最佳100部小说”中的一部，位列第66位。作品文字通俗简洁，含义深刻，可以说是一部呼唤人性全面彻底自由解放的宣言。

Winner, 2009 Eleanor Maccoby Book Award in Developmental Psychology, presented by the American Psychological Association. and Honorable Mention, Literature, Language & Linguistics category, 2008 PROSE Awards presented by the Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers. Human communication is grounded in fundamentally cooperative, even sh...(展开全部)

Communication is a relationship that is qualitatively different from the "properties" of the individuals involved. After defining certain general concepts, the authors present basic characteristics of human communication and illustrate their manifestations and potential pathologies. Then the systemic aspects of human interactions that arise from the patterning of specific chara...(展开全部)

In a world in which violence in every form seems to be increasing, Erich Fromm has treated this problem with deep perception in the most original and far-reaching work of his brilliant career. Fromm asks: what is there in the conditions of human existence to lead man to the orgies of destruction and violence in which he has indulged? By drawing on the findings of anthropology, ...(展开全部)

Human communication is grounded in fundamentally cooperative, even shared, intentions. In this original and provocative account of the evolutionary origins of human communication, Michael Tomasello connects the fundamentally cooperative structure of human communication (initially discovered by Paul Grice) to the especially cooperative structure of human (as opposed to other pri...(展开全部)