AMIDST THE WRECKAGE OF FINANCIAL RUIN, PEOPLE ARE LEFT PUZZLING ABOUT HOW IT HAPPENED. WHERE DID ALL THE PROBLEMS BEGIN? For the answer, Jack Cashill, a journalist as shrewd as he is seasoned, looks past the headlines and deep into pages of history and comes back with the goods. From Plato to payday loans, from Aristotle to AIG, from Shakespeare to the Salomon Brothers, from th...(展开全部)

埃蒙·达菲(Eamon Duffy)，英国著名历史学家和学者，出生于爱尔兰，当代英国教会史研究领域中最杰出的两位专家之一。1947年2月9日出生于爱尔兰邓多克，曾就读于圣菲利普中学，后进入剑桥大学学习，师从欧文·查德威克(Owen Chadwick)和戈登·鲁普(Gordon Rupp)完成博士学位教育。现为剑桥大学天主教历史教授，抹大拉学院前院长，还兼任罗马教皇历史委员会委员。其主要研究领域是15-17世纪英国宗教史。曾出版《人文主义，改革和宗教改革：主教约翰·费舍尔的主教生涯》《祭坛的剥离：英国的宗教传统》《信仰之火：玛丽·都铎时期的天主教英格兰》《莫勒巴斯之声：英国乡村的变革与抗争》。 龙秀清，中山大学历史系教授，历史学博士，博士生导师。主要研究欧洲中世纪史、基督教史。著有《西欧社会转型中的教廷财政》，《英国庄园生活》(合译，上海人民出版社20...(展开全部)

In this title, Eli Maor examines the role of infinity in mathematics and geometry and its cultural impact on the arts and sciences. He evokes the profound intellectual impact the infinite has exercised on the human mind - from the 'horror infiniti' of the Greeks to the works of M.C. Escher; from the ornamental designs of the Moslems, to the sage Giordano Bruno, whose belief in ...(展开全部)

In this title, Eli Maor examines the role of infinity in mathematics and geometry and its cultural impact on the arts and sciences. He evokes the profound intellectual impact the infinite has exercised on the human mind - from the 'horror infiniti' of the Greeks to the works of M.C. Escher; from the ornamental designs of the Moslems, to the sage Giordano Bruno, whose belief in ...(展开全部)

A subversive thinker draws out the historical significance of the most intimate corners of our lives. The development of romantic love, the evolution of national and regional cuisines, the globalization of Chinese food, the histories of various taboos on certain types of food and drink, the uniqueness of the European family—such are the fascinating and diverse themes Goody addr...(展开全部)

The practice of charging interest on loans has been controversial since it was first mentioned in early recorded history. Lending is a powerful economic tool, vital to the development of society but it can also lead to disaster if left unregulated. Prohibitions against excessive interest, or usury, have been found in almost all societies since antiquity. Whether loans were made...(展开全部)

查尔斯·盖斯特 ※美国曼哈顿大学金融&经济学教授 ※财经类畅销书作家。作品常年盘踞《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《新闻周刊》等媒体畅销榜，图书版权销售至多国。 ※常以嘉宾身份做客广播和电视节目，探讨对金融与商业的看法。 ※除《借钱》外，还有《华尔街投行百年史》《鲨鱼贷款 》《最后的合伙人》等19部作品。 获奖记录： ●《华尔街：一部历史》：《纽约时报》“经济畅销书” ●《抵押伤害：美国对消费者借贷的营销》：“NYSSCPAs年度最佳金融图书”、●《选择》“年度重点书”、《美国今日》“年度最佳金融图书” ●《世纪交易：华尔街、合并、现代美国营销》：《澳大利亚经济评论》“年度最佳101部金融图书” ●《最后一次合作：华尔街金融家族内部》：《书单》“年度十大金融书籍” ●《华尔街投行百年史》：《商业周刊》《华尔街日报》畅销书 ●《金融市场指南》：《经济学人》“...(展开全部)

Worrying: A Literary and Cultural History suggests a unique approach to the inner life and its ordinary pains. Francis O'Gorman charts the emergence of our contemporary idea of worry in the Victorian era and its establishment, after the First World War, as a feature of modernity. For some writers between the Wars, worry was the "disease of the age." Worrying examines the everyd...(展开全部)

Chopsticks have become a quintessential part of the Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese culinary experience across the globe, with more than one fifth of the world’s population using them daily to eat. In this vibrant, highly original account of the history of chopsticks, Q. Edward Wang charts their evolution from a simple eating implement in ancient times to their status ...(展开全部)