Discussing everything from the leveling of the Twin Towers to the death of the sole survivor of that extraordinary match between British and German soldiers in 1915, one of South America's greatest commentators issues forth on robotic soccer in Japan, the mass-production of the game as a sign of the decline of civilization, the amazing success of Senegal and Turkey, and how Nik...(展开全部)

爱德华多•加莱亚诺（Eduardo Galeano，1940— ） 乌拉圭记者、作家和小说家，生于蒙得维的亚，14岁时创作的政治漫画被报刊采用，先后担任过周刊、日报的记者、编辑、主编。1973年乌拉圭发生军事政变后入狱。曾流亡12年并被列入阿根廷军事政权的死亡名单。其作品已被翻译为28种语言。著有《火的记忆》（1986）和《拉丁美洲被切开的血管》（1971）。

[美]吉恩•沃尔夫（Gene Wolfe, 1931— ）：美国著名幻想文学作家，文体大师。 青年时代的沃尔夫曾退学入伍，参加朝鲜战争，回国后当过工程师、杂志编辑，后专职从事写作。20世纪80年代初期，长篇史诗《新日之书》一出版便引起轰动，沃尔夫也一跃成为幻想文坛的巨星。 吉恩•沃尔夫是最重要的当代美国作家之一。他的作品以叙事的游戏性著称，充满了隐喻、典故和谜题，以此探讨命运、知觉、时间的本质等命题，被同行誉为“北美的博尔赫斯”。沃尔夫1996年获得世界奇幻奖终生成就奖，2012年获美国科幻奇幻作家协会“大师奖”。 除了四卷本《新日之书》，吉恩•沃尔夫的代表作品还有： 《刻耳柏洛斯的第五个头》（1972，中短篇集） 《和平》（1975，长篇小说） 《沃尔夫群岛故事集》（1983，中短篇集） 《战士》系列（1986—2006） 《长日之书》系列（199...(展开全部)

Recently voted the greatest fantasy of all time, after The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun is an extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, on an Earth transformed in mysterious and wondrous ways, in a time when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, the central character, is a torturer, exiled from his guil...(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)

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)

In 1945, disguised in German greatcoat and helmet, Mussolini attempted to escape from the advancing Allied armies. Unfortunately for him, the convoy of which he was part was stopped by partisans and his features, made so familiar by Fascist propaganda, gave him away. Within 24 hours he was executed by his captors, joining those he sent early to their graves as an outcome of his...(展开全部)

Game Architecture and Design: A New Edition is a revision of the classic that you have been waiting for! This is a detailed guide to game design and planning from first concept to the start of development, including case studies of well known games. Originally published in 1999, Game Architecture and Design, has been updated by the original authors Andrew Rollings and Dave Morr...(展开全部)