作者唐纳德•卡根（1932- ），美国著名历史学家，耶鲁大学古典学与历史学斯特林教席荣誉退休教授，古希腊历史研究的权威学者，1932年出生于立陶宛北部的库尔舍奈，两岁时随家人移民美国，1958年获得俄亥俄州立大学博士学位，2002年获颁美国国家人文奖章，2005年当选为该年度杰弗逊人文大师，著有《雅典帝国的灭亡》（1987）、《沉睡中的美国》（2000）、《西方的遗产》（2000）、《伯罗奔尼撒战争的爆发》（2003）等。 译者曾德华，湖南通道人，毕业于湖南师范大学英语系，现任教于深圳大学外国语学院，译有《亚历山大大帝》（2010），《未年轻，便老去》（2013）等。

作者唐纳德•卡根（1932- ），美国著名历史学家，耶鲁大学古典学与历史学斯特林教席荣誉退休教授，古希腊历史研究的权威学者，1932年出生于立陶宛北部的库尔舍奈，两岁时随家人移民美国，1958年获得俄亥俄州立大学博士学位，2002年获颁美国国家人文奖章，2005年当选为该年度杰弗逊人文大师，著有《雅典帝国的灭亡》（1987）、《沉睡中的美国》（2000）、《西方的遗产》（2000）、《伯罗奔尼撒战争的爆发》（2003）等。 译者曾德华，湖南通道人，毕业于湖南师范大学英语系，现任教于深圳大学外国语学院，译有《亚历山大大帝》（2010），《未年轻，便老去》（2013）等。

America faces a full-scale socioeconomic collapse--the stock market plummets, hyperinflation cripples commerce and the mounting crisis passes the tipping point. Practically overnight, the fragile chains of supply and high-technology infrastructure fall, and wholesale rioting and looting grip every major city. As hordes of refugees and looters pour out of the cities, a small gr...(展开全部)

This book examines why, in 1914, a Balkan conflict escalated into a general European war. It focuses on the decision-making of each Power during the July-August crisis, and analyses the role of domestic politics, economics, cultural factors, militarism, imperialism, and the international political system. Attention is given to source material and to historiography, notably the ...(展开全部)

An exploration of the relationship between literature and life, this study examines the effect on readers of "suicidal literature"—novels and poems that depict, and sometimes glorify, the act of suicide. Beginning with a discussion of the growing incidence of suicide in American culture, Jeffrey Berman investigates the portrayal of suicide in the works of four authors who later...(展开全部)

An exploration of the relationship between literature and life, this study examines the effect on readers of "suicidal literature"—novels and poems that depict, and sometimes glorify, the act of suicide. Beginning with a discussion of the growing incidence of suicide in American culture, Jeffrey Berman investigates the portrayal of suicide in the works of four authors who later...(展开全部)

克叶尔·埃瑞克·鲁德斯坦（Kjell Erik Rudestam）,博士，加州圣巴巴拉菲尔丁研究生大学学术副主任。曾任多伦多约克大学心理学教授，获得奥勒冈大学心理学博士学位。他著有《自我改变的方法》《实验组的理论与实践》《如何对待多问题家庭》（与马克•弗兰克尔合著）、《你的统计咨询师：数据分析问题解答》（与雷•牛顿合著）；其他著作还有《网上学习手册》（与朱迪•里德合著）、《分布式学习百科全书》（与安娜•迪•斯戴法诺和罗伯特•西沃曼合著），并在专业刊物上发表多篇论文。他的研究兴趣包括心理治疗和变化过程、自杀、家庭与组织系统等。他是执业临床心理医师、美国心理学协会理事、美国职业心理（临床）考试委员会证书持有人。 雷·R.牛顿（Rae R.Newton），博士，加州大学富乐敦分校社会学系名誉教授。目前担任加州圣巴巴拉菲尔丁研究生大学顾问，是阿兰•利特朗尼克...(展开全部)

Like the previous editions of this bestselling text, Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process, Third Edition offers readers guidance that other dissertation guides often miss, from ways to improve one's writing, to identifying one's learning preferences, to dealing with emotional blocks. Using examples from a wide range of disciplines, the autho...(展开全部)

Wilks was a space marine with a near-fatal flaw: he had a heart. Billie was a child, the only survivor of a far-flung colony outpost. Thrown together in the last hellish night of an Alien invasion, Billie and Wilks helped each other get out alive. Thirteen years later, Wilks is in prison and Billie lives in a mental institution, the nightmare memories of the massacre at Rim sea...(展开全部)

"The greetings that the village women exchanged with Mom conveyed an intimacy that made clear they had fully taken each other's measure. Their connection had been established to a sufficient degree for laughter to be easy. Mom had come to a real understanding with them, it seemed, and not just the women; she was welcomed and trusted by all. This made me proud, I remember, for m...(展开全部)