This title offers a breathtaking and inspirational exploration of planet Earth. From the fiery mass of the Earth's core to the tip of the highest ice-capped mountain, explore every aspect of our planet in awe-inspiring photographic detail with the "Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Earth". Visit 400 of the tallest, longest, widest, most significant and most unusual physical featu...(展开全部)

This is the ultimate guided tour of our universe. From the fiery mass of the Sun's core to the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, take off into the farthest limits of space and discover our universe. Explore the latest discoveries in astronomy, spectacular star charts and stunning images from space probes and telescopes. It offers a dazzling visual exploration of all th...(展开全部)

A thrilling face-to-face encounter with the intimate lives, elaborate displays and extraordinary behaviour of animals in the wild Internationally renowned zoologist and TV presenter, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, brings the animal kingdom to vivid life in the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animal Life. Illustrated with astonishing wildlife photography and action sequences, every aspect of...(展开全部)

A thrilling face-to-face encounter with the intimate lives, elaborate displays and extraordinary behaviour of animals in the wild Internationally renowned zoologist and TV presenter, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, brings the animal kingdom to vivid life in the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animal Life. Illustrated with astonishing wildlife photography and action sequences, every aspect of...(展开全部)

To die, kick the bucket, to meet your Maker, dead as a doornail, get whacked, smoked, bite the dust, sleep with the fishes, go six feet under—whatever death is called, it's going to happen. In 1789 Ben Franklin wrote, "In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes." Death remains a certainty. But how do we die? It's the enormous variety of how that enlivens final exits. ...(展开全部)

"Designed by Philip Grushkin" stated on the copyright page. "Jacket design by Phil Grushkin" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket. Alternate Worlds was first published in 1975 and became an instant classic, winning a Hugo award. This third edition brings the history of science fiction up to date, covering developments over the past forty years—a period that has seen the a...(展开全部)

Alternate Worlds was first published by Prentice-Hall in 1975 as a coffee-table volume and soon became a classic, winning an award from the World Science Fiction Convention in Kansas City in 1976 (a "Hugo" before an award was presented in the non-fiction category and occupying a place in the reference shelves of libraries and the tables of thousands of fans. McFarland's more ac...(展开全部)

作者 詹姆斯•冈恩（James Gunn） 1923年生于密苏里州堪萨斯城，美国著名科幻小说作家、编辑、学者和评论家。曾任美国科幻作家协会主席（1971—1972）和美国科幻小说研究会主席（1980—1982）。现任堪萨斯大学英文系名誉教授，以及堪萨斯大学科幻小说研究中心主管。“科幻之路”系列和《交错的世界》是其最重要的学术著作。 1976年，他荣获美国科幻小说研究会颁发的“朝圣奖”；同年，世界科幻小说年会授予他的《交错的世界》雨果奖特别奖；他撰写的《艾萨克•阿西莫夫：科幻小说奠基者》赢得1983年的雨果奖最佳非小说作品奖；1992年，他又荣获“伊顿终身成就奖”；2007年，美国科幻奇幻作家协会在星云奖颁奖典礼上授予冈恩“达蒙•奈特纪念大师奖”，以表彰他的终身成就。 · 译者 姜倩 复旦大学文学博士，研究方向为翻译理论与实践，科幻小说翻译史，著有《幻...(展开全部)

The Pregnancy Encyclopedia is an engaging and accessible question-and-answer guide to some of the most commonly asked questions about pregnancy, packed with full-color photographs and illustrations. The Pregnancy Encyclopedia has answers to all your questions—including the ones you haven't even thought of yet. Top experts in the field offer encyclopedic coverage of the topics r...(展开全部)