Remembered primarily as an eccentric and deluded billionaire, Howard Hughes was once America's golden boy, a celebrated aviator and Hollywood legend who romanced hundreds of beautiful women. The scope of his life made him one of the most influential figures in America. Where previous biographies have concentrated on Hughes's business empire, Howard Hughes: The Untold Story unve...(展开全部)

唐纳德·L.巴特利特（1936—），美国调查记者和作家；詹姆斯·斯蒂尔（1943—），美国调查记者和作家。 两人合作四十多年，创纪录地获得过两次普利策国内新闻报道奖，两次国家杂志奖，两次奥威尔奖（英国最重要的政治新闻和写作奖）和六次乔治·波尔克新闻工作者奖。他们1991年的《美国：哪儿出了问题？》被纽约大学新闻系评为20世纪100篇最佳新闻作品第51位。 他们的写作主题包括犯罪、住房、核废料、税收漏洞、中产阶级生活水平下降、大笔资金在政治中的作用、油价、移民和医疗保健等等，当然，还有霍华德·休斯。作为职业调查记者，他们以团队合作闻名，“注意记录精神状态”，“一贯准确无误”，“消息来源的可复制性”，同时有能力将自己的工作与普通人的生活联系起来。两人经常作为新闻技术和经验的典范出现在新闻调查教科书里，2007年唐纳德·雷诺国家商业新闻中心以他们的名义设立...(展开全部)

The life that inspired the major motion picture The Aviator, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese. Howard Hughes has always fascinated the public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle, and reclusiveness. This is the book that breaks through the image to get at the man. Originally published under the title Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of...(展开全部)

Now available in a single paperback, this edition of Russell's Autobiography includes an introduction by scholar Michael Foot exploring the status of this classic nearly 30 years after the publication of its last volume.

Now available in a single paperback, this edition of Russell's Autobiography includes an introduction by scholar Michael Foot exploring the status of this classic nearly 30 years after the publication of its last volume.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) is one of the most famous and important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this account of his life and work A.C. Grayling introduces both his technical contributions to logic and philosophy, and his wide-ranging views on education, politics, war, and sexual morality. Russell is credited with being one of the prime movers of Analytic Philos...(展开全部)

Howard Hughes was one of the most amazing, intriguing, and controversial figures of the twentieth century. He was the billionaire head of a giant corporation, a genius inventor, an ace pilot, a matinee-idol-handsome playboy, a major movie maker who bedded a long list of Hollywood glamour queens, a sexual sultan with a harem of teenage consorts, a political insider with intimate...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Few philosophers have had a more profound influence on the course of modern philosophy than Bertrand Russell. The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell is a comprehensive anthology of Russell’s most definitive essays written between 1903 and 1959. First published in 1961, this remarkable collection is a testament to a philosopher whom many consider to be one of the most...(展开全部)

柯波拉、魏德聖、焦雄屏、蔡康永… 這麼多大牌導演、編劇家、影評人破天荒串連，到底為了什麼大事？ 答案是：編劇大師Howard Suber終於出書了！ 電影，像是人生的水晶稜鏡，你選擇怎麼看它，它就投射給你所要的光…… 自從亞里斯多德的《詩學》之後，從來沒有人對說故事這件事，做出如此完整的分析 這是注定成為經典的一本書！！ 我們的希望與恐懼，我們的渴欲與挫敗，我們的光明與黑暗，我們的愛與恨──都在電影中。 電影，讓我們看見自己如何過日子，讓我們看到現實的世界，還讓我們看到一個理想的世界。 在這個理想的世界中，我們所看見的人不但認同我們所認同的事物，也反映出我們想要相信的價值……。 就跟人性一樣，故事不會只有一面，選擇看到多少、挖掘多深，看電影的人說了算；但，有時候，我們不妨張望一下自己其實擁有多麼豐富的選項： 《電影的魔力》。自從亞里斯多德的《詩學》之...(展开全部)