When we think of “locked room mysteries” we think of John Dickson Carr and his imitators, but back in 1941 Britain’s Rupert Penny penned one of the best and most satisfying impossible crimes ever crafted—SEALED ROOM MURDER. In the coziness of The Firs, an ugly yet stately mansion of a family of several generations, the matron is brutally stabbed in the back by someone staying a...(展开全部)

Young widow Simonetta tries to rebuild her family in 16th century Saronno, tuscany, following the death of her husband in one of the battles ravaging the land. In pursuit of a means to keep her estate together, she stumbles upon a new drink made by inffusing almonds with alcohol. At the same time, she encounters Bernadino, the protege of Leonardo da Vinci. What follows is a glo...(展开全部)

约翰·伯兰特，1939年出生于纽约州雪城，父母皆为作家。在哈佛大学英文系念书时就参与《哈佛妙文》的编辑工作。1961年大学毕业后前往纽约从事出版业。曾担任Esquire 杂志副主编、New York 杂志主编，1982年至1994年为Esquire专栏作家。现居纽约。

In 1695 John Locke published The Reasonableness of Christianity, an enquiry into the foundations of Christian belief. He did so anonymously, to avoid public involvement in the fiercely partisan religious controversies of the day. In the Reasonableness Locke considered what it was to which all Christians must assent in faith; he argued that the answer could be found by anyone fo...(展开全部)

梅特兰(Maitland，Frederic Willian，1850～1906) ，英国著名法学家、历史学家。1876年取得律师资格，成为衡平法律师。1888年成为剑桥大学英国法教授。著作范围很广，风格刚健有力。主要著作主要有《格劳塞斯特刑事诉讼》（Gloucester Pleas ，1884)、《高等法院法官与警察》(Justice and Police ，1885)、《末日裁判书及其他》(Domesday Book and Beyond ，1897)、《区与自治城市》(Township and Borough ，1898)，并与弗德雷克•波洛克爵士(Sir Frederic Pollock)合著了权威性著作《爱德华一世以前的英国法律历史》(History of English Law before the time of Edward I，189...(展开全部)

梅特兰(Maitland，Frederic Willian，1850～1906) ，英国著名法学家、历史学家。1876年取得律师资格，成为衡平法律师。1888年成为剑桥大学英国法教授。著作范围很广，风格刚健有力。主要著作主要有《格劳塞斯特刑事诉讼》（Gloucester Pleas ，1884)、《高等法院法官与警察》(Justice and Police ，1885)、《末日裁判书及其他》(Domesday Book and Beyond ，1897)、《区与自治城市》(Township and Borough ，1898)，并与弗德雷克•波洛克爵士(Sir Frederic Pollock)合著了权威性著作《爱德华一世以前的英国法律历史》(History of English Law before the time of Edward I，189...(展开全部)

As head of Suhrkamp Verlag, a premier German publishing house, Siegfried Unseld is eminently qualified to write about the relationship between authors and their publishers--and he does so here with engaging partisan enthusiasm. Long familiar with what he terms the Janus-headed nature of the publishing profession, Unseld considers the dual responsibilities of a publisher: in one...(展开全部)

Clearly presented elements of one of the most penetrating concepts in modern mathematics include discussions of fields, vector spaces, homogeneous linear equations, extension fields, polynomials, algebraic elements, as well as sections on solvable groups, permutation groups, solution of equations by radicals, and other concepts. 1966 edition.

Clearly presented elements of one of the most penetrating concepts in modern mathematics include discussions of fields, vector spaces, homogeneous linear equations, extension fields, polynomials, algebraic elements, as well as sections on solvable groups, permutation groups, solution of equations by radicals, and other concepts. 1966 edition.

两条正值青春年少的鱼儿，肩并肩游着，遇到一条年长的鱼。 年长的鱼向他们点头打招呼，“早安啊，孩子们。水怎么样？” 这两条年轻的鱼继续往前游，其中一条终于忍不住，问道：“水到底是个什么东西？” 这是美国作家大卫•福斯特•华莱士2005年在肯扬学院毕业典礼上的演讲，从生活中最显而易见的平常之事入手，讨论如何摆脱生命中的重复单调，获得内心自由，保持意识的清醒鲜活。华莱士提醒我们，生命中最简单的事往往又是最困难的，比如 “在成人生活中，日复一日地保持清自觉与警醒,困难得不可想象。” 这场演讲当时默默无闻，之后却突然逆袭，演讲录音通过邮件和博客在朋友圈不断流转，引发广泛共鸣，后又有工作室根据录音制作了短视频，在Youtube上一个星期的点击量超过400万次。出书之后受到更大的关注，被《时代杂志》评为“对知识分子最后的演讲”，并与乔布斯的演讲一起入选“美国最具影...(展开全部)