约瑟夫·艾本斯坦（Joseph Epstein），美国散文作家，西北大学文学教授，《美国学者》杂志资深编辑，文化批评家，著述甚丰。作品有：散文集《熟悉的领域——美国生活观察》（Familiar Territory．"ObservationsonAmerican Life），《似是而非的偏见——美国文学随笔》（Plausible Prejudices：Essayson American Writing）：短篇小说集《高尔丁的男孩们》（The Gohlin Boys：Stories），《惊人的小犹太佬》（FabulousSmallJews）等。

A national bestseller, Snobbery examines the discriminating qualities in all of us. With dishy detail, Joseph Epstein skewers all manner of elitism in contemporary America. He offers his arch observations of the new footholds of snobbery: food, fashion, high-achieving children, schools, politics, being with-it, name-dropping, and much more. Clever, incisive, and immensely enter...(展开全部)

彼得·毕格（Peter S. Beagle），生于1939年，在布朗克斯长大，那里离伍德劳恩公墓只有几条街的距离，后者成了他的第一本小说《美好的安息地》的灵感来源。如今，凭借《最后的独角兽》《泰姆欣的幽灵》《旅店主人之歌》等经典作品，他被公认为美国最伟大的在世幻想作家。 他在措辞行文、角色塑造和魔法叙事方面的才能令人眼花缭乱，为他在世界范围内赢得了数百万的忠实读者。 除了长篇和短篇小说之外，毕格还写了很多影视剧本，包括动画版《魔戒》和《最后的独角兽》，以及最受粉丝欢迎的《星际迷航》剧集之一，《星际迷航：下一代》第3季第23集《沙瑞克》。他的非虚构作品《据我所见》描述了1963年他骑摩托车横跨美国的旅行，该书被认为是美国旅行文学的经典之作。他还是个了不起的诗人、词作家、歌手和音乐人。 毕格获得过雨果奖、星云奖、轨迹奖、创神奖、世界奇幻奖终身成就奖，以及...(展开全部)

With over a million users around the world, the Mathematica (r) software system created by Stephen Wolfram has defined the direction of technical computing for nearly a decade. With its major new document and computer language technology, the new version, Mathematica 3.0 takes the top-power capabilities of Mathematica and make them accessible to a vastly broader audience. This ...(展开全部)

布赖恩•博伊德，新西兰奥克兰大学英语系杰出教授，对美国、巴西、英国、希腊、爱尔兰、新西兰及俄罗斯的小说、戏剧、诗歌、散文以及从史诗到喜剧的翻译多有著述，成果在四大洲荣获多种奖励，并被译成12种文字。他最富盛名的学术成果包括《纳博科夫的<阿达>：意识之地》（1985,2001），两卷本传记《纳博科夫传：俄罗斯时期》（1990）、《纳博科夫传：美国时期》（1991），《纳博科夫的<微暗的火>：艺术发现的魅力》（1999），网站“阿达在线”，此外还编有八卷本的纳博科夫小说、回忆录、蝴蝶著述、诗歌翻译及诗集，最近的一卷是《微暗的火》（2011）。他对文学与进化论的研究也很著名，成果包括《论故事的起源：进化、认识与小说》（贝尔克纳普/哈佛，2009）以及合编的《进化、文学与电影读本》（2010）。 刘佳林，1965年11月生，上海交通大学人文学院中文系副教授，...(展开全部)

Starring Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser, The Quiet American is already gaining incredible buzz -- including a Golden Globe nomination for Caine (Best Actor, Drama). This enchanting film is directed by Phillip Noyce (Rabbit-Proof Fence; The Bone Collector; Clear and Present Danger) and is adapted from one of Graham Greene’s best-loved novels. Into the intrigue and violence of ...(展开全部)

Into the intrigue and violence of Indo-China comes Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'. As his naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler finds it hard to stand and watch. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Here is the unabridged version of the classic theoretical study of voting behavior, originally published in 1960. It is a standard reference in the field of electoral research, presenting formulations of the theoretical issues that have been the focus of scholarly publication. No single study matches the study of "The American Voter."

Into the intrigue and violence of Indo-China comes Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'. As his naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler finds it hard to stand and watch. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.