Smoking Ears and Screaming Teeth is a hilarious celebration of the great eccentrics who have performed dangerous experiments on themselves for the benefit of humankind, written with all the wit, humour and eye for the beauties of nature -- and machinery and scientific equipment -- that have gained Trevor Norton a cult following and critical acclaim. Many have followed the advic...(展开全部)

A witty celebration of the great eccentrics who have performed dangerous experiments on themselves for the benefit of humankind. Many scientists have followed the advice of the great Victorian doctor Jack Haldane to “never experiment on an animal if a man will do” and “never ask anyone to do anything you wouldn’t do yourself.” He and his father inhaled poisonous gases to test t...(展开全部)

Whether we realize it or not, we carry in our mouths the legacy of our evolution. Our teeth are like living fossils that can be studied and compared to those of our ancestors to teach us how we became human. In Evolution's Bite, noted paleoanthropologist Peter Ungar brings together for the first time cutting-edge advances in understanding human evolution and climate change with...(展开全部)

Whether we realize it or not, we carry in our mouths the legacy of our evolution. Our teeth are like living fossils that can be studied and compared to those of our ancestors to teach us how we became human. In Evolution's Bite, noted paleoanthropologist Peter Ungar brings together for the first time cutting-edge advances in understanding human evolution and climate change with...(展开全部)

On July 4, 1990, while on a morning walk in southern France, Susan Brison was attacked from behind, severely beaten, sexually assaulted, strangled to unconsciousness, and left for dead. She survived, but her world was destroyed. Her training as a philosopher could not help her make sense of things, and many of her fundamental assumptions about the nature of the self and the wor...(展开全部)

On July 4, 1990, while on a morning walk in southern France, Susan Brison was attacked from behind, severely beaten, sexually assaulted, strangled to unconsciousness, and left for dead. She survived, but her world was destroyed. Her training as a philosopher could not help her make sense of things, and many of her fundamental assumptions about the nature of the self and the wor...(展开全部)

A timeless statement about human foibles . . . and human endurance, this beautiful new edition features Wilder's unpublished production notes, diary entries, and other illuminating documentary material, all of which is included in a new Afterword by Tappan Wilder. Time magazine called The Skin of Our Teeth "a sort of Hellzapoppin' with brains," as it broke from established...(展开全部)

迈克尔·克莱顿（1942—2008） Michael Crichton 作家、编剧、导演。他是“科幻惊悚小说之父”，《侏罗纪公园》系列电影和美剧《西部世界》的原作者。曾在哈佛学院学文学，转系后获得人类学学士学位，后毕业于哈佛医学院。1992 年被《人物》杂志评选为“世界极富魅力的50 人”之一。 他早年的研究为他积累了人类学、医学、生物学和神经学领域的渊博知识，为他日后的文学创作奠定了坚实的基础。20世纪90 年代他的作品《侏罗纪公园》被好莱坞导演斯蒂芬? 斯皮尔伯格搬上银幕，之后成为家喻户晓的经典电影。他自己导演的《西部世界》，上映时万人空巷，成为科幻电影里程碑式作品。2016 年，这部影片被改编为同名美剧《西部世界》，包揽包括艾美奖在内的26 个大奖。他还是曾获艾美奖的电视连续剧《急诊室的故事》的编剧与制片人。 克莱顿一生创作了多部小说，作品被译...(展开全部)

First published more than three decades ago, this reissue of Rachel Carson's award-winning classic brings her unique vision to a new generation of readers. Stunning new photographs by Nick Kelsh beautifully complement Carson's intimate account of adventures with her young nephew, Roger, as they enjoy walks along the rocky coast of Maine and through dense forests and open fields...(展开全部)

First published more than three decades ago, this reissue of Rachel Carson's award-winning classic brings her unique vision to a new generation of readers. Stunning new photographs by Nick Kelsh beautifully complement Carson's intimate account of adventures with her young nephew, Roger, as they enjoy walks along the rocky coast of Maine and through dense forests and open fields...(展开全部)