The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured—and transformed—the world’s imagination.

“An absorbing and humane account . . . Mr. Herman is at pains to remind us that the Viking world was never just a stage for mayhem. It was, he says, ‘about daring to reach for more than the universe had gifted you, no matter the odds and the obstacles.’ In short: We might all take our own life’s cue from the Viking heart.”—The Wall Street Journal From a New York Times best-sell...(展开全部)

In anthropology, a field that is known for its critical edge and intellectual agility, few books manage to maintain both historical value and contemporary relevance. Roy Wagner's The Invention of Culture, originally published in 1975, is one. Wagner breaks new ground by arguing that culture arises from the dialectic between the individual and the social world. Rooting his anal...(展开全部)

In anthropology, a field that is known for its critical edge and intellectual agility, few books manage to maintain both historical value and contemporary relevance. Roy Wagner's The Invention of Culture, originally published in 1975, is one. Wagner breaks new ground by arguing that culture arises from the dialectic between the individual and the social world. Rooting his analy...(展开全部)

In anthropology, a field that is known for its critical edge and intellectual agility, few books manage to maintain both historical value and contemporary relevance. Roy Wagner's The Invention of Culture, originally published in 1975, is one. Wagner breaks new ground by arguing that culture arises from the dialectic between the individual and the social world. Rooting his analy...(展开全部)

The psychology and biology behind what we find cute, and how cuteness has shaped cultures around the world. Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? And how did cuteness go global, from Hello Kitty to Disney characters? Cuteness is an area where culture and biology get tangled up. Seeing a cute animal triggers some of the ...(展开全部)

The psychology and biology behind what we find cute, and how cuteness has shaped cultures around the world. Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? And how did cuteness go global, from Hello Kitty to Disney characters? Cuteness is an area where culture and biology get tangled up. Seeing a cute animal triggers some of the ...(展开全部)

马修·斯坦利，纽约大学科学史教授，拥有历史学、天文学、物理学和宗教学学位，定期为《今日物理学》、《物理世界》和《洛杉矶书评》撰稿，开设有物理学科普播客“What the If?”。

In 1916, Arthur Eddington, a war-weary British astronomer, opened a letter written by an obscure German professor named Einstein. The neatly printed equations on the scrap of paper outlined his world-changing theory of general relativity. Until then, Einstein's masterpiece of time and space had been trapped behind the physical and ideological lines of battle, unknown. Many Brit...(展开全部)

阿什利·沃德（Ashley Ward），悉尼大学生命与环境学院动物行为学教授，英国国民级动物题材的科普作家。他的论述严谨，文字幽默，将生动有趣的描写与严谨的科学研究完美融合。 为了研究动物的行为，尤其是动物的感官行为与演化生物学，沃德教授进行了多年的深入考察，足迹遍布世界各地。他曾前往特立尼达岛北部的雨林观察吸血蝙蝠，在一树岛研究站和宅泥鱼互相观察，在拉维斯维加斯近距离观察蓝头鸦的鸦言鸦语，在亚速尔群岛与鲸鱼会面……而他的丰富经历也体现在了本书中。