Combining the intellect of Malcolm Gladwell with the irreverent humor of Mary Roach and the paradigm-shifting analysis of Jared Diamond, a leading social scientist offers an unprecedented look inside our complex and often paradoxical relationships with animals. Does living with a pet really make people happier and healthier? What can we learn from biomedical research with m...(展开全部)

Combining the intellect of Malcolm Gladwell with the irreverent humor of Mary Roach and the paradigm-shifting analysis of Jared Diamond, a leading social scientist offers an unprecedented look inside our complex and often paradoxical relationships with animals, in "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat". Does living with a pet really make people happier and healthier? What ca...(展开全部)

Fun, excitement and colorful costumes aplenty as Maisy and her friends get ready for a party. Join the adorable little mouse and her friends book, introducing the very young to the appealing world of Maisy. In Maisy Dresses Up, Maisy has been invited to Tallulah's fancy-dress party, but what should she dress up as?

《The Hundred Dresses(一百条裙子)》荣获纽伯德儿童文学奖银奖。旺达·佩特罗斯基是一个有着奇怪名家的女孩。也正是因为她的怪名字和旧裙子，所有的女生都喜欢捉弄她。直到有一天，旺达突然声称她家里有一百条各式各样的裙子，随之而来的却是更多的嘲笑。根本没有人会相信她，而且大家都会拿这件事捉弄她，旺达都默默地忍受着。有一天，旺达终于因为受不了这些嘲笑而转学了，她给大家留下了她那一百条“裙子”。捉弄过她的那些女生发现原来旺达是多么爱她们，而且旺达是一个非常可爱、非常聪明的女孩，于是她们决定写信向她道歉，并且去把她找回来。可是旺达再也不会回来了……旺达到底有没有原谅大家呢？Never out of print since its 1944 publication, this tender story offers readers of all a...(展开全部)

Racism, extremism, anti-democratic sentiment – our increasingly polarized world is dominated by a type of thinking that doubts others’ positions but never its own.In a powerful challenge to fundamentalism in all its forms, Carolin Emcke, one of Germany’s leading intellectuals, argues that we can only preserve individual freedom and protect people’s rights by cherishing and cele...(展开全部)

More than a banned book, the must-read on feminism, sexism and the patriarchy for every woman

The feminist book they tried to ban in France ‘A delightful book’ Roxane Gay Women, especially feminists and lesbians, have long been accused of hating men. Our instinct is to deny it at all costs. (After all, women have been burnt at the stake for admitting to less.) But what if mistrusting men, disliking men – and yes, maybe even hating men – is, in fact, a useful response to...(展开全部)

" 大嫌いな同僚なのに、サイコーな裏アカ。 " * 非モテ裏方社員×モテモテ花形社員 * オフィスの悪魔・宮(みや)、 裏アカの天使・MIA(ミア)、 その間で今日も舞沢(まいさわ)の心は暴れ回る! * 同級生の宮(みや)に彼女を奪われたことを根に持ち続けている舞沢(まいざわ)。 宿敵とも言える宮との縁は社会人になっても続き、何の因果か2人は同じ会社で働いている。 カリスマのある宮は仕事が出来て男女ともに人気が高い。 日々キラキラと輝く宮の影で舞沢は鬱屈としていた。 唯一の心の支え、それは宮が運営する裏アカウント……! ! MIAと名乗りエッチな写真を投稿する様子に、 舞沢は宮の弱みを握っているという優越感を抱く。 * 嘲笑していたはずが夢中になってしまう舞沢のドタバタ奮闘劇、 人鳥ぺんぎん デビューコミックス。

Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Dresses That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 dresses that have made a substantial impact in the world of British design today. From the 1915 Delphos Pleated dress to Hussein Chalayan's 2007 LED dress, each entry ...(展开全部)

Some Thoughts concerning Education, originally published in 1693, is one of John Locke's major works, the culmination of a decade's writings on the subject. It mainly concerns moral education and its role in creating a responsible adult, and the importance of virtue as a transmitter of culture. But Locke ranges also over such practical topics as the effectiveness of physical pu...(展开全部)