[英] 伊恩•斯图尔特 / Ian Stewart 英国皇家学会会员，曾获英国皇家学会的“法拉第奖章”、美国科学促进会的“公众理解科学技术奖”和英国伦敦数学学会与英国数学及应用研究院颁发的“塞曼奖章”，英国沃里克大学数学系荣退教授。在专业研究之余，他也积极致力于向公众传播数学。著有多部优秀数学科普作品，如《谁在掷骰子？不确定的数学》《不可思议的数》《数学万花筒》系列等。本书荣获欧拉图书奖。

[英] 伊恩•斯图尔特 / Ian Stewart 英国皇家学会会员，曾获英国皇家学会的“法拉第奖章”、美国科学促进会的“公众理解科学技术奖”和英国伦敦数学学会与英国数学及应用研究院颁发的“塞曼奖章”，英国沃里克大学数学系荣退教授。在专业研究之余，他也积极致力于向公众传播数学。著有多部优秀数学科普作品，如《谁在掷骰子？不确定的数学》《不可思议的数》《数学万花筒》系列等。本书荣获欧拉图书奖。

A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history:  the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain.  On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants.  To this strange and provocative planet comes ...(展开全部)

A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history:  the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain.  On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants.  To this strange and provocative planet comes ...(展开全部)

In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwanda, Kapuscinski has crisscrossed vast distances pursuing the swift, and often violent, events that followed liberation. Kapuscinski h...(展开全部)

In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwanda, Kapuscinski has crisscrossed vast distances pursuing the swift, and often violent, events that followed liberation. Kapuscinski h...(展开全部)

Most people are familiar with history's great equations: Newton's Law of Gravity, for instance, or Einstein's theory of relativity. But the way these mathematical breakthroughs have contributed to human progress is seldom appreciated. In In Pursuit of the Unknown, celebrated mathematician Ian Stewart untangles the roots of our most important mathematical statements to show that...(展开全部)

Most people are familiar with history's great equations: Newton's Law of Gravity, for instance, or Einstein's theory of relativity. But the way these mathematical breakthroughs have contributed to human progress is seldom appreciated. In In Pursuit of the Unknown, celebrated mathematician Ian Stewart untangles the roots of our most important mathematical statements to show that...(展开全部)

Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly： Financial journalist Tett asks why the economic engine that achieved phenomenal growth for Japan between 1953 and 1970 has been stalled since 1990, with 2003 marking the fifth consecutive year of deflation. Puzzled by the persistent stagnation and dissatisfied with prevailing macroeconomic explanations, Tett has taken an intriguing alte...(展开全部)

A mysterious orange egg has fallen into the woods. "It's a sun egg!" declares the elf who finds it nestled on the forest floor. Soon she and her friends find out what it really is, but not before the little elf goes off on one of the best adventures she has ever had.