Our peculiarly British obsession with gardens goes back a long way and the BBC Radio 4 series Plants: From Roots to Riches is going to take us back to where it all began. Across 25 vivid episodes, Kathy Willis, Kew's charismatic Head of Science, will show us how the last 250 years transformed our relationship with plants. Behind the scenes at the Botanical Gardens all kinds of ...(展开全部)

Our peculiarly British obsession with gardens goes back a long way and Plants: From Roots to Riches takes us back to where it all began. Across 25 vivid episodes, Kathy Willis, Kew's charismatic Head of Science, shows us how the last 250 years transformed our relationship with plants. Behind the scenes at the Botanical Gardens all kinds of surprising things have been going on. ...(展开全部)

Our peculiarly British obsession with gardens goes back a long way and Plants: From Roots to Riches takes us back to where it all began. Across 25 vivid episodes, Kathy Willis, Kew's charismatic Head of Science, shows us how the last 250 years transformed our relationship with plants. Behind the scenes at the Botanical Gardens all kinds of surprising things have been going on. ...(展开全部)

Our peculiarly British obsession with gardens goes back a long way and the BBC Radio 4 series Plants: From Roots to Riches is going to take us back to where it all began. Across 25 vivid episodes, Kathy Willis, Kew's charismatic Head of Science, will show us how the last 250 years transformed our relationship with plants. Behind the scenes at the Botanical Gardens all kinds of ...(展开全部)

An award-winning epic tale set in the magical Finnish wilderness According to rumour, the people of Nevabacka had a hint of magic in their blood, because one of their ancestors had lain with a woman of the forest folk… An old soldier carves a croft out of the Finnish forest and calls it home, but try as he might to tame the land, its wild magic endures. For centuries his descen...(展开全部)

《根》更突出了美国黑人精神上所受的虐待，那种失去了人的尊严而给心灵带来的痛苦，经过二十年的探索， 作者终于找到了自己的根，他把这一过程写在了小说的最后部分增加了此书的纪实色彩。 这部书不仅挖掘了美国黑人之根，也必然触及美国白人之根。

伊凡·克里玛，捷克著名作家。1931年出生于布拉格一个犹太人家庭，10岁时随父母被关进纳粹集中营，在那里度过三年时光。他所有儿童时代的同伴都死于毒气室。　　　　 1956年，克里玛毕业于布拉格大学文学语言系，在一家出版社任编辑，同时开始小说和剧本的创作。1968年苏军进入捷克后，克里玛应邀去美国一所大学做访问学者。一年后，他谢绝了朋友们的劝告回到捷克，随即失去了工作。为了生计他做过救护员、送信员、勘测员等工作，同时作为自由撰稿人写作。有20年时间他的作品在捷克完全遭到禁止，只能以“地下文学”的形式在读者中流传。 克里玛和哈维尔、昆德拉并称捷克文坛的三驾马车，近年来国际声誉日隆。有很多评论者认为，他的文学成就和社会声望都在昆德拉之上。

伊凡·克里玛，捷克著名作家。1931年出生于布拉格一个犹太人家庭，10岁时随父母被关进纳粹集中营，在那里度过三年时光。他所有儿童时代的同伴都死于毒气室。　　　　 1956年，克里玛毕业于布拉格大学文学语言系，在一家出版社任编辑，同时开始小说和剧本的创作。1968年苏军进入捷克后，克里玛应邀去美国一所大学做访问学者。一年后，他谢绝了朋友们的劝告回到捷克，随即失去了工作。为了生计他做过救护员、送信员、勘测员等工作，同时作为自由撰稿人写作。有20年时间他的作品在捷克完全遭到禁止，只能以“地下文学”的形式在读者中流传。 克里玛和哈维尔、昆德拉并称捷克文坛的三驾马车，近年来国际声誉日隆。有很多评论者认为，他的文学成就和社会声望都在昆德拉之上。

"In this book, John Hennessy shares deep insights gained from a phenomenal career as an engineer, an entrepreneur, and the president of a world-class university. It's an indispensable guide for leaders at every level." (Bill Gates Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) "Leading Matters is a gorgeous, inspirational, and essential handbook for the leaders we all hope to be. John Hennes...(展开全部)

塞尔吉奥·布阿尔克·德·奥兰达 (Sérgio Buarque de Holanda; 1902—1982) ---------------------------- 巴西著名的历史学家、文学评论家和记者，同时也被认为是 20 世纪巴西伟大的知识分子。