This collection of compelling eye-witness accounts showcases the very best writing on the Antarctic, from Ernest Shackleton on the loss of the Endurance to Lynne Cox on her epic, icy swim in 2002. Includes 35 first-hand accounts of men and women challenging one of the Earth's last true wildernesses, encompassing both legendary tales of heroism and shocking contemporary accounts...(展开全部)

彼得·贝雷斯福德·埃利斯 Peter Berresford Ellis 英国历史学家、小说家，英国皇家历史学会会员，爱尔兰皇家文物学会会员。作为国际知名的凯尔特学巨擘，曾担任国际凯尔特联盟主席，编有《爱尔兰神话辞典》《凯尔特神话辞典》，著有《凯尔特帝国》《凯尔特人与撒克逊人》《凯尔特人与希腊人》《凯尔特人与罗马人》《凯尔特人的古代世界》《凯尔特神话全书》《凯尔特简史》等书。他以公元7世纪的爱尔兰为背景，用笔名彼得·特里梅因（Peter Tremayne）创作了系列畅销小说《菲德尔玛修女探案集》。 ———————— 玖羽 文学译者，译有《近代能乐集》《平安朝的生活与文学》《幻兽动物园》等书。

Have the negotiating edge when getting your new business off the ground Written by Dermot Berkery, an internationally known venture capitalist with Delta Partners, this complete toolbook thoroughly details how venture capitalists arrange the financing for a company; what they look for in a business plan; how they value a business; and how they structure the terms of an agreemen...(展开全部)

Christian parables have retained their force well beyond the sphere of religion; indeed, they share with much of modern literature their status as a form of address: Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.There is no message without there first being-or, more subtly, without there also being in the message itself-an address to a capacity or an aptitude for listening. This is not a...(展开全部)

From the likes of Robert Randisi, Peter Crowther, and Max Rittenberg, these 30 stories of bizarre and impossible crimes will fascinate and intrigue the reader who grapples with their intricate puzzles. A man alone in an all-glass phone booth, visible on CCTV and with no one near him, is killed by an ice pick. A man sitting alone in a room is shot by a bullet fired only onceov...(展开全部)

In Raising Cain, Dan Kindlon, Ph.D., and Michael Thompson, Ph.D., two of the country's leading child psychologists, share what they have learned in more than thirty-five years of combined experience working with boys and their families. They reveal a nation of boys who are hurting--sad, afraid, angry, and silent. Kindlon and Thompson set out to answer this basic, crucial questi...(展开全部)

Intelligence That Comes from the Heart Every parent knows the importance of equipping children with the intellectual skills they need to succeed in school and life. But children also need to master their emotions. Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child is a guide to teaching children to understand and regulate their emotional world. And as acclaimed psychologist and resea...(展开全部)

米歇尔•罗宾逊，英国绘本作家，代表作有《如何给一只猛犸象洗澡》《有只狮子在我的玉米片里》《晚安，太空人》等。曾获“塞恩斯伯里童书大奖”，在《晚安，太空人》中，她还附上了欧洲航天局宇航员蒂姆•皮克激动人心的一封信。 罗宾逊不是忙于写作，就是忙于思考写作，又或者忙于跟在她的孩子们的屁股后面。她从小就梦想成为像她的偶像罗尔德•达尔一样的作家，她跟达尔同一天生日，同样喜欢巧克力。个人网站www.michellerobinson.co.uk，网站中有罗宾逊绘本的涂色画和音频游戏。 凯特•欣德利，英国插画师，毕业于英国法尔茅斯大学学院，曾做过平面设计师，为《奥利弗和狗狗帕奇》《如何给一只猛犸象洗澡》《伟大的狩猎员史洛特》等16本绘本画过插图。目前居住在英国伍斯特郡。个人网站http://www.katehindley.com。

贝丝·夏匹罗（Beth Shapiro），美国进化分子生物学家，1976年生于宾夕法尼亚州艾伦镇。她是加州大学圣克鲁兹分校副教授，专业从事古DNA的研究分析，有论著多种，文章见于英国《自然》和美国《科学》周刊。2009年获麦卡瑟天才奖（MacArthur Fellowship）。 译者夏季：本名夏志，生于1984年，科普专栏作家和翻译者。曾留美攻读生物医学博士学位，现供职于某大型跨国企业。已出版书籍近十部，并获全国优秀科普作品奖、广东省科普作品创作大赛冠军等多项荣誉。

Could extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life? The science says yes. In How to Clone a Mammoth, Beth Shapiro, evolutionary biologist and pioneer in "ancient DNA" research, walks readers through the astonishing and controversial process of de-extinction. From deciding which species should be restored, to sequencing their genomes, to anticipa...(展开全部)