诺贝特·埃利亚斯（Norbert Elias, 1897—1990） 德裔犹太社会学家，一生致力于“人的科学”，被誉为20世纪百科全书式人物。 生于德国布雷斯劳（即今波兰弗罗茨瓦夫），早年兼修医学与哲学，后转攻社会学，前后师从阿尔弗雷德·韦伯、卡尔·曼海姆；纳粹上台后流亡海外，战后在英国、德国、荷兰等地教书；后定居荷兰阿姆斯特丹，并在此逝世。 作为享有盛誉的思想大师，其“文明化过程”理论深刻影响了后世对日常生活史、身体与情感、现代性反思等领域的研究。代表著作有《文明的进程》《宫廷社会》等 埃里克·邓宁（Eric Dunning, 1936—2019） 莱斯特大学社会学教授，主要研究领域有：身体社会学、体育社会学、历史社会学等。

The Civilizing Process stands out as Norbert Elias' greatest work, tracing the "civilizing" of manners and personality in Western Europe since the late Middle Ages by demonstrating how the formation of states and the monopolization of power within them changed Western society forever.

The Civilizing Process stands out as Norbert Elias' greatest work, tracing the "civilizing" of manners and personality in Western Europe since the late Middle Ages by demonstrating how the formation of states and the monopolization of power within them changed Western society forever.

The longing for redemption is a many-headed daimon that dwells within the most earthbound and prosaic of souls. Neptune is the astrological symbol that describes this energy. Liz Greene, an internationally known astrologer, has given us the most complete and accessible book about Neptune ever written She explores Neptune themes in literature, myth, politics, religion, fashion,...(展开全部)

The longing for redemption is a many-headed daimon that dwells within the most earthbound and prosaic of souls. Neptune is the astrological symbol that describes this energy. Liz Greene, an internationally known astrologer, has given us the most complete and accessible book about Neptune ever written She explores Neptune themes in literature, myth, politics, religion, fashion,...(展开全部)

Consciousness is one of science's last great unsolved mysteries. How can the salty taste and crunchy texture of potato chips, the unmistakable smell of dogs after they have been in the rain, or the exhilarating feeling of hanging on tiny fingerholds many feet above the last secure foothold on a cliff, emerge from networks of neurons and their associated synaptic and molecular p...(展开全部)

Consciousness is one of science's last great unsolved mysteries. How can the salty taste and crunchy texture of potato chips, the unmistakable smell of dogs after they have been in the rain, or the exhilarating feeling of hanging on tiny fingerholds many feet above the last secure foothold on a cliff, emerge from networks of neurons and their associated synaptic and molecular p...(展开全部)

艾伦·贾德（Alan Judd），著名小说家、传记作家，英国皇家文学学会会员。原名艾伦·埃德文·佩蒂（Alan Edwin Petty），1946年出生于英国，毕业于牛津大学。曾在英国陆军、外交部任职。著有“查尔斯·索罗古德（Charles Thoroughgood）”系列间谍小说［《英雄传奇》（A Breed of Heroes, 1981）、《遗产》（Legacy, 2001）、《罕见对手》（Uncommon Enemy, 2012）、《潜入敌营》（Inside Enemy, 2014）、《深蓝计划》（Deep Blue, 2016）、《临时特工》（The Accidental Agent, 2019）］，人物传记《英国情报之父卡明爵士》（The Quest for C, 1999），长篇小说《德皇的最后一吻》（The Kaiser’s Last...(展开全部)