It is probably not surprising to learn that the modern craze for running is not new: our species has been running since we were able to stand upright. What may be surprising, however, are the many ways and reasons we have performed this painful, exhausting and yet exhilarating activity down the ages. In this original, humorous and almost improbable world history, Thor Gotaas br...(展开全部)

You may be contemplating your first Linux installation. Or you may have been using Linux for years and need to know more about adding a network printer or setting up an FTP server. Running Linux, now in its fifth edition, is the book you'll want on hand in either case. Widely recognized in the Linux community as the ultimate getting-started and problem-solving book, it answers ...(展开全部)

Contents Chapter 1: The Evolution of the Human Runner Chapter 2: Cardiovascular and Cardiorespiratory Components Chapter 3: The Runner in Motion Chapter 4: Adaptations for Speed and Terrain Chapter 5: Upper Torso Chapter 6: Arms and Shoulders Chapter 7: Core Chapter 8: Upper Legs Chapter 9: Lower Legs and Feet Chapter 10: Common Running Injuries Chapter 11: Anatomy of Running F...(展开全部)

Ash Maurya is the author of the international bestseller "Running Lean: How to Iterate from Plan A to a plan that works" and the creator of the one-page business modeling tool "Lean Canvas". His new book is "Scaling Lean: Master the Key Metrics for Startup Growth". Ash is praised for offering some of the best and most practical advice for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs all ove...(展开全部)

谢丽尔·斯特雷德（Cheryl Strayed） 美国小说家、散文家、专栏作家。其文笔睿智温情，曾三度入选美国年度最佳随笔集（2000、2003、2015）。目前共出版过四本作品，被译成40种语言。《走出荒野》是她的代表作，据斯特雷德26岁那年夏天（1995年）的亲身经历写成。这本书在2012年一出版，便立即登上《纽约时报》畅销榜第一名，连续126周以上盘踞在《纽约时报》畅销榜上，罕见地横扫2012-2015年度17项图书大奖，并被执导过《达拉斯买家俱乐部》《大小谎言》的让-马克·瓦雷拍成高分口碑电影《涉足荒野》。目前，她与丈夫及两个孩子住在美国俄勒冈州波特兰。

埃米莉·休斯（Emily Hughes） 一位英国儿童插画家，但在夏威夷的成长经历给了她许多灵感，她的绘画强烈地表现出对自然的热情和向往。2012年，她凭借《娜娜的形状像香蕉》获得了麦克米伦图画书奖。2014年，她创作的《野孩子》广受赞誉，被Brain Pickings独立书评网誉为向四届凯迪克奖得主莫里斯·桑达克的《野兽国》致敬的作品，并被评选为当年的推荐儿童绘本。2015年出版的新作《小园丁》一出版就受到《柯克斯书评》、《出版人周刊》《赫芬顿邮报》、美国国家公共电台等媒体的一致好评推荐。

“An eloquent (and compulsively readable) reminder that, though weÂ’re laying waste the world, nature still holds sway over much of the earthÂ’s surface.” —Bill McKibben Are there any genuinely wild places left in Britain and Ireland? That is the question that Robert Macfarlane poses to himself as he embarks on a series of breathtaking journeys through some of the archip...(展开全部)

Winner of the 2012 Schneider Family Book Award Jessica thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident. She's not comforted by the news that she'll be able to walk with the help of a prosthetic leg. Who cares about walking when you live to run? As she struggles to cope with crutches and a first cyborg-like prosthetic, Jessica feels oddly both in the spotlight ...(展开全部)

A small wonder of writing and humanity. -- L'EXPRESS Following his brilliant portrait of Maurice Ravel, Jean Echenoz turns to the life of one of the greatest runners of the twentieth century, and once again demonstrates his astonishing abilities as a prose stylist. Set against the backdrop of the Soviet liberation and post-World War II communist rule of Czechoslovakia, Runn...(展开全部)