The Euro crisis has served as a stark reminder of the fundamental importance of Germany to the larger European project. But the image of Germany as the dominant power in Europe is at odds with much of its recent history. Reluctant Meister is a wide-ranging study of Germany from the Holy Roman Empire through the Second and Third Reichs, and asks not only how such a mature and de...(展开全部)

Ben Goldfarb is the author of Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter, winner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. A recipient of fellowships from the Alicia Patterson Foundation and the Whiting Foundation, he lives in Colorado.

Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, but we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. In Crossings, Ben Goldfarb delves into the new science of road ecology to explore how roads have transformed our world. A million animals are killed by cars each day in the US alone, and roads fragment wildlife populations into inbred clusters, disrupt ...(展开全部)

艾比·史密斯·拉姆齐（Abby Smith Rumsey）历史学家、作家，曾在哈佛大学学习俄罗斯学，现为美国弗吉尼亚大学学术交流研究所所长。她长期参与美国国会图书馆的国家战略项目“国家数字信息基础设施建设和保护”，帮助各类图书馆、档案馆收藏有价值的数字信息。她致力于研究数字时代的记忆、信息存储、图书馆的角色变化，以及新的信息技术如何影响我们对历史和时间的看法。

As machines become capable of doing most of the work people have performed for centuries, we are headed for a massive social reorganization. Nanotech is at the point where it’s possible to unleash invisible robots and new materials into the world that permanently alter life on Earth. With genetic engineering, we have taken evolution into our own hands, creating new species of p...(展开全部)

Editorial Reviews Product Description In this age of hypercompetition, the Internet constitutes a powerful tool for inventing radical new business models that will leave your rivals scrambling. But as brain scientist and entrepreneur Jeffrey Stibel explains in Wired for Thought, you have to understand its true nature. The Internet is more than just a series of interconnected co...(展开全部)

Editorial Reviews Product Description In this age of hypercompetition, the Internet constitutes a powerful tool for inventing radical new business models that will leave your rivals scrambling. But as brain scientist and entrepreneur Jeffrey Stibel explains in Wired for Thought, you have to understand its true nature. The Internet is more than just a series of interconnected co...(展开全部)

As China continues to transform itself, many assume that the nation will eventually move beyond communism and adopt a Western-style democracy. But could China develop a unique form of government based on its own distinct traditions? Jiang Qing--China's most original, provocative, and controversial Confucian political thinker--says yes. In this book, he sets out a vision for a ...(展开全部)

巴里·艾肯格林（Barry Eichengreen） 加州大学伯克利分校的政治学教授和经济学教授。他的其他著作包括：《金色的羁绊：黄金本位与大萧条》《嚣张的特权：美元的国际化之路及对中国的启示》和《资本狂流：国际货币体系史》。 阿尔诺·梅尔（Arnaud Mehl） 欧洲中央银行的高级研究员（principal economist） 利维娅·齐图（Livia Chitu） 欧洲中央银行的研究员。

巴里·艾肯格林（Barry Eichengreen） 加州大学伯克利分校的政治学教授和经济学教授。他的其他著作包括：《金色的羁绊：黄金本位与大萧条》《嚣张的特权：美元的国际化之路及对中国的启示》和《资本狂流：国际货币体系史》。 阿尔诺·梅尔（Arnaud Mehl） 欧洲中央银行的高级研究员（principal economist） 利维娅·齐图（Livia Chitu） 欧洲中央银行的研究员。