They love nothing better than sipping free-trade gourmet coffee, leafing through the Sunday New York Times, and listening to David Sedaris on NPR (ideally all at the same time). Apple products, indie music, food co-ops, and vintage T-shirts make them weak in the knees. They believe they’re unique, yet somehow they’re all exactly the same, talking about how they “get” Sarah Silv...(展开全部)

提姆•冈恩（Tim Gunn），时尚导师，曾任纽约帕森（Parson）设计学院服装设计系主任，现为美国知名中产阶级服装品牌丽诗•卡邦（Liz Claiborne）的创意总监，美国时尚真人秀“天桥骄子”（Project Runway）里的灵魂人物。 在节目中，他是时装设计参赛者们的艺术指导，他鼓励新的时装设计师竞逐登上纽约时装周的展示台，并提供设计上的智慧箴言。他总是穿着一袭合身的深色西装，举止谈吐散发绅士气质，他本身就是高格调、时尚和优雅的样板。他在节目中的口头禅是Make it work!(化腐朽为神奇！)和Carry on!(继续加油！) 也成为该节目的特色之一。 提姆·冈恩以对风格和时尚妆扮的独到品评而著称，在美国时尚评论界拥有非比寻常的发言权。《Advocate》杂志赞誉他是“电视节目中头脑最清楚的人”；《娱乐周刊》（Entertainmen...(展开全部)

Let’s face it: From adenines to zygotes, from cytokinesis to parthenogenesis, even the basics of genetics can sound utterly alien. So who better than an alien to explain it all? Enter Bloort 183, a scientist from an asexual alien race threatened by disease, who's been charged with researching the fundamentals of human DNA and evolution and laying it all out in clear, simple lan...(展开全部)

Squid is the most popular Web caching software in use today, and it works on a variety of platforms including Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows. Squid improves network performance by reducing the amount of bandwidth used when surfing the Web. It makes web pages load faster and can even reduce the load on your web server. By caching and reusing popular web content, Squid allows you...(展开全部)

At first blush readers may be a bit off-put at a black woman writing a history of white people and the usual questions are likely to arise. But as a historian it is Nell Irvin Painter's job to transcend identities such as race and gender and to remain objective about her subject matter. There are many compelling arguments about the relative pros and cons of writing about a part...(展开全部)

“The Xen hypervisor has become an incredibly strategic resource for the industry, as the focal point of innovation in cross-platform virtualization technology. David’s book will play a key role in helping the Xen community and ecosystem to grow.” – Simon Crosby, CTO, XenSource An Under-the-Hood Guide to the Power of Xen Hypervisor Internals The...(展开全部)

This whimsical children's story highlights cooperation and collaboration between a group of animals in their quest to reach the moon. Beautiful watercolor paintings punctuate this story that draws from classic fables and legends, while shedding light on important values, such as generosity, solidarity, and kindness. Capturing children's fascination of the night sky and the moon...(展开全部)

This book is…one nice and convenient package that I will keep on the shelf as a reference manual. The Definitive Guide to Linux Network Programming offers a clear, concise treatment of creating clients and servers under the Linux operating system. This book assumes that you know C and have experience developing code on Linux, but it provides everything else you'll need as a pro...(展开全部)

China's stunning diversity of natural habitats--from parched deserts to lush tropical forests--is home to more than 10 percent of the world's mammal species. A Guide to the Mammals of China is the most comprehensive guide to all 556 species of mammals found in China. It is the only single-volume reference of its kind to fully describe the physical characteristics, geographic di...(展开全部)