For hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors depended on wild plants and animals for survival. They were hunter-gatherers, consummate foraging experts, but taking the world as they found it. Then a revolution occurred – our ancestors’ interaction with other species changed. They began to tame them. The human population boomed; civilization began. In her new book, Tamed, Al...(展开全部)

Book Description A fascinating celebration of one of the most important classical composers, and one of the most enduringly popular. Product Description A century after his death, Gustav Mahler is the most important composer of modern times. Displacing Beethoven as a box-office draw, his music offers more than the usual listening satisfactions. Many believe it has the power to ...(展开全部)

Product Description Norman Lebrecht—noted music critic, novelist, and author of the classic Mahler Remembered—explains why Gustav Mahler, relatively obscure in his own time, has become the most popular symphonist of ours. Although he was well regarded as a conductor, when Gustav Mahler died in 1911 his compositions were considered “incomprehensible” and “unlistenable.” In the 1...(展开全部)

诺曼·莱布雷希特（Norman Lebrecht）， 当今最受欢迎的音乐、文化领域评论家之一，拥有广泛的读者群，其专栏被翻译成包括中文在内的多种语言在全世界传播。莱布雷希特还是BBC 第三古典频道、彭博资讯集团（Bloomberg）及纽约 WNYC 广播电台的常客，贡献了大量有价值的节目。迄今为止，莱布雷希特在音乐方面的著作共有十二部，其中不乏具有持久影响力的作品，如《大师的神话》（MaestroMyth，1991 年）和《大师，杰作与疯狂》（Maestro,Masterpiece and Madness，2007 年） 就曾引发人们长久的思考与讨论。莱布雷希特在小说领域亦有建树， 曾以《名字之歌》（The Song ofNames）一举夺得 2002 年英国“惠特布莱德奖”（Whitbread Prize）。

A collection of the world's most memorable, provocative, best-selling and groundbreaking posters from Johannes Gutenberg to Barack Obama. This collection charts the history of poster design, from the time when paper was first affordable in the 18th century, through developments in print technology, to the more subtle visual communication of the 21st century. Along the way, it s...(展开全部)

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)

When James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos wrote THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD in 1990, Japanese automakers, and Toyota in particular, were making a strong showing by applying the principles of lean production. However, the full power of lean principles was unproven, and they had not been applied outside of the auto industry. Today, the power of lean production has b...(展开全部)

[英] 伊恩•斯图尔特 / Ian Stewart 英国皇家学会会员，曾获英国皇家学会的“法拉第奖章”、美国科学促进会的“公众理解科学技术奖”和英国伦敦数学学会与英国数学及应用研究院颁发的“塞曼奖章”，英国沃里克大学数学系荣退教授。在专业研究之余，他也积极致力于向公众传播数学。著有多部优秀数学科普作品，如《谁在掷骰子？不确定的数学》《不可思议的数》《数学万花筒》系列等。本书荣获欧拉图书奖。

☀作者简介 斯科特•克里斯蒂松 Scott Christianson 美国学者、作家，纽约州立大学奥尔巴尼分校博士，著有《文件中的历史：改变世界历史进程的100份文献》等。 科林•索尔特 Colin Salter 美国作家，曾合著有《任何你需要知道的关于发明的事》。

[英] 伊恩•斯图尔特 / Ian Stewart 英国皇家学会会员，曾获英国皇家学会的“法拉第奖章”、美国科学促进会的“公众理解科学技术奖”和英国伦敦数学学会与英国数学及应用研究院颁发的“塞曼奖章”，英国沃里克大学数学系荣退教授。在专业研究之余，他也积极致力于向公众传播数学。著有多部优秀数学科普作品，如《谁在掷骰子？不确定的数学》《不可思议的数》《数学万花筒》系列等。本书荣获欧拉图书奖。