At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. It is, incredible, an interstellar spacecraft. Space explorers and planet-bound scientists alike p...(展开全部)

At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. It is, incredible, an interstellar spacecraft. Space explorers and planet-bound scientists alike p...(展开全部)

西元2131年，一個神秘的外來天體闖入太陽系。人類為了守護地球安全，立刻派遣太空人前往這顆名為「拉瑪」的星體探勘。 經過一連串驚險探索，地球太空人發現，它竟是人造的金屬圓筒物！更驚人的是，內部的構造景觀令人嘆為觀止，難道這是一塊人工殖民地？究竟是誰造了這神奇飛行體，任其悠遊於浩瀚宇宙？它接近太陽系的目的又是為何？ 拉瑪的出現，將為人類世界帶來怎樣的震撼？攸關人類命運的《拉瑪任務》，即將揭開序幕…… 本書特色 1.世界級科幻大師亞瑟克拉克代表作《拉瑪系列》首部曲。 2.《拉瑪任務》1973年同時榮獲多項國際科幻最高榮譽——雨果獎及星雲獎、坎伯獎，被譽為「二十世紀科幻經典」。 3.在大陸和新加坡引起廣大注意，《拉瑪系列》全球銷售700萬冊。 4.作者亞瑟克拉克為唯一具科學家身分之科幻小說家...(展开全部)

Rama II is a science fiction novel by Gentry Lee and Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1989. It recounts humankind's further interaction with the Ramans, first introduced in Rendezvous with Rama. Written primarily by Lee, Rama II has a distinctly different writing style than the original, with a more character-driven narrative and a closer-to-contemporary mindset, ambience a...(展开全部)

Rama Revealed (1993) is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee. It is the last in a four-book series of Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama by these authors, and as the title suggests reveals the mysteries behind the enigmatic Rama spacecraft. Plot summary: The book picks up the story immediately after the end of The Garden of Rama. The book follows the story of N...(展开全部)

The late Sri Swami Rama recalls his own spiritual journey in this memoir. Using specific incidents to illustrate spiritual truths, he presents a practical guide for those embarking on the Hindu path of enlightenment. Descriptions of rather incredulous occurrences such as levitating may tend to obscure the relatively mundane disciplines of fasting, meditation, and prayer. A few ...(展开全部)

西元2131年，一個神秘的外來天體闖入太陽系。人類為了守護地球安全，立刻派遣太空人前往這顆名為「拉瑪」的星體探勘。 　　經過一連串驚險探索，地球太空人發現，它竟是人造的金屬圓筒物！更驚人的是，內部的構造景觀令人嘆為觀止，難道這是一塊人工殖民地？究竟是誰造了這神奇飛行體，任其悠遊於浩瀚宇宙？它接近太陽系的目的又是為何？ 　　拉瑪的出現，將為人類世界帶來怎樣的震撼？攸關人類命運的《拉瑪任務》，即將揭開序幕……

The Garden of Rama is a 1991 novel by Gentry Lee and Arthur C. Clarke. It is the third book in the four-book Rama series: Rendezvous with Rama, Rama II, The Garden of Rama, and Rama Revealed, and follows on from where Rama II left off. Plot summary: The book picks up the story nine months after the end of Rama II. The book follows the story of three astronauts from the expediti...(展开全部)

From the renowned journalist comes this intimate account of his years in the field, traveling for the first time beyond the Iron Curtain to India, China, Ethiopia, and other exotic locales. In the 1950s, Ryszard Kapuscinski finished university in Poland and became a foreign correspondent, hoping to go abroad – perhaps to Czechoslovakia. Instead, he was sent to India – the firs...(展开全部)

From the renowned journalist comes this intimate account of his years in the field, traveling for the first time beyond the Iron Curtain to India, China, Ethiopia, and other exotic locales. In the 1950s, Ryszard Kapuscinski finished university in Poland and became a foreign correspondent, hoping to go abroad – perhaps to Czechoslovakia. Instead, he was sent to India – the firs...(展开全部)