In 1953, 27-year-old Henry Gustave Molaison underwent an experimental “psychosurgical” procedure—a targeted lobotomy—in an effort to alleviate his debilitating epilepsy. The outcome was unexpected—when Henry awoke, he could no longer form new memories, and for the rest of his life would be trapped in the moment. But Henry’s tragedy would prove a gift to humanity. As renowned ne...(展开全部)

苏珊·科金（Suzanne Corkin，1937—2016），麻省理工学院神经科学暨大脑认知科学荣誉教授，蒙特娄神经研究院、美国心理协会，以及美国科学促进会成员。曾获得业内众多大奖，如“戴维•华莱士奖”，“史密斯学院奖”，美国国家卫生研究院杰出研究奖，以及美国心理协会的杰出研究成就奖。她的作品不仅科学严谨，更散发着人性的光辉。 作为神经心理学和神经系统科学领域领先的学者，苏珊·科金在阿兹海默症、帕金森症和失忆症上的案例研究使她在业内广为人知。而让普罗大众熟悉她的，便是其对失忆症患者H.M.长达近半个世纪的研究。苏珊·科金不仅是一名研究学者，同时也扮演着H.M.的家人、朋友和重要康复伙伴的角色。在几十年的研究过程中，她始终致力于为H.M.寻求最佳的生活条件和最受保护的舆论环境，她对H.M.作为一个人的尊重，从未因为他的健康状况受到任何减损。 在本书简...(展开全部)

This classic book represents Mead's philosophy of experience, so central to his outlook. The present as unique experience is the focus of this deep analysis of the basic structure of temporality and consciousness. Mead emphasises the novel character of both the present and the past. Though science is predicated on the assumption that the present is predictable based on a thorou...(展开全部)

The final curtain is closing on the Second World War, and Hana, a nurse, stays behind in an abandoned Italian villa to tend to her only remaining patient. Rescued by Bedouins from a burning plane, he is English, anonymous, damaged beyond recognition and haunted by his memories of passion and betrayal. The only clue Hana has to his past is the one thing he clung on to through th...(展开全部)

WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD, read the Sunday Times and No.1 New York Times bestselling, record-breaking thriller that everyone is talking about - soon to be a major film.. 'The perfect thriller' AJ FINN 'Terrific' - THE TIMES Crime Book of the Month 'Smart, sophisticated suspense' - LEE CHILD 'Compelling' - OBSERVER 'Absolutely brilliant' - STEPHEN FRY 'A totally original p...(展开全部)

Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia’s refus...(展开全部)

Promising to be the debut novel of the season The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive… Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park ...(展开全部)

The Unforgettable and the Unhoped For is the first English translation of a work by Jean-Louis Chretien, one of France's leading phenomenologists. Chretien unfolds the ideas of memory and loss, of the immemorable, and of hope, in a manner that opens a phenomenological path to the heart of classical thought. This line of reflection places him in the company of Emmanuel Levinas, ...(展开全部)

Numerous books detail how billionaire businessman Warren Buffett maintains his role as the world?s greatest investorùbut only Of Permanent Value takes you inside the world and mind of Buffett himself.