Woodstock opens in farce, yet it is one of Scott's darkest novels. It deals with revolution, to Scott the most disturbing of all subjects: 'it appears that every step we made towards liberty, has but brought us in view of more terrific perils'. Written during the financial crisis which led to his insolvency in January 1826, the novel, Scott feared, 'would not stand the test'. Y...(展开全部)

柯林•德克斯特（Colin Dexter ，1930— ） 德克斯特生于林肯郡的斯坦福德，就读于斯坦福德中学。完成了皇室通信兵团的服役期之后，他到剑桥大学基督学院攻读古典学，并于一九五八年获得荣誉硕士学位。毕业后，他在东米德兰兹郡开始了自己的教师生涯，一九六六年，他开始受到耳聋的困扰，不得不离开了教师岗位，接受了牛津大学地方考试院高级助理秘书官的职务——他后来一直担任这项职务，直到一九八八年退休。 他从一九七三年开始写推理小说，《开往伍德斯托克的末班车》于一九七五年出版，把莫尔斯探长这一角色介绍给了世人，这位暴躁易怒的侦探醉心于填字游戏、英国文学、桶装鲜啤酒和瓦格纳的音乐，而这些其实就是德克斯特自己的嗜好。主人公莫尔斯探长是英国泰晤士河谷警察局的高级警官，工作地点位于牛津，年龄约五十多岁，单身。从社会政治角度看，莫尔斯探长是一个有趣而复杂的人物，在一...(展开全部)

'Do you think I'm wasting your time, Lewis?' Lewis was nobody's fool and was a man of some honesty and integrity. 'Yes, sir.' An engaging smile crept across Morse's mouth. He thought they could get on well together ...' The death of Sylvia Kaye figured dramatically in Thursday afternoon's edition of the Oxford Mail. By Friday evening Inspector Morse had informed the nation that...(展开全部)

Last Bus to Woodstock is a crime novel by Colin Dexter, the first of 13 novels in his Inspector Morse series. Plot summary: Two young women are waiting in Oxford for a bus to the nearby town of Woodstock, and they decide to hitch a lift. Later that night, one of them, Sylvia Kaye, is found murdered and apparently raped in the car park of the Black Prince pub in Woodstock. Suspi...(展开全部)

A landmark work of political and legal philosophy, Ronald Dworkin's Taking Rights Seriously was acclaimed as a major work on its first publication in 1977 and remains profoundly influential in the 21st century. A forceful statement of liberal principles - championing the legal, moral and political rights of the individual against the state - Dworkin demolishes prevailing utilit...(展开全部)

Winner of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Book of Merit Award! A treasured parent resource since its publication, Taking Charge of ADHD has now been revised and updated to incorporate the most current information on ADHD and its treatment. From internationally renowned ADHD expert Russell A. Barkley, the book empowers parents by arming them with the up-t...(展开全部)

约翰·黑格博士是英国苏塞克斯大学的数学和统计学高级讲师，同时也是皇家统计学学会的新闻发言人。其研究领域为应用概率论。代表作包括《把握机遇》、《差额赌博与固定赔率》、《彩票的统计分》等。

约翰·黑格博士是英国苏塞克斯大学的数学和统计学高级讲师，同时也是皇家统计学学会的新闻发言人。其研究领域为应用概率论。代表作包括《把握机遇》、《差额赌博与固定赔率》、《彩票的统计分》等。

This book combines breathtaking aerial photographs and exquisite map-drawings of the American landscape with thoughtful essays that explore how various cultures have forged the landscapes in different regions of the country and what the possibilities are for future landscape design. The authors demonstrate that landscape representation is more than descriptive-it can also instr...(展开全部)

安德鲁·吉利斯（Andrew Gillies）长期担任欧盟职业译员，是国际会议口译员协会（AIIC）会员。他还是一名经验丰富的培训师，每年定期与欧洲议会合作开办会议口译员培训项目。