A look at what science might, and might not, be able to do for us in the first half of the 21st century. A team of experts address the future in theory and in practice as well as examining the social and political ramifications of the strange new world to come.

The first issue of Hellboy hit the stands in March 1994. In twenty years Mike Mignola has expanded Hellboy into the most exciting group of books since the early Marvel universe, and his style has influenced art and illustration far beyond the world of comics. This deluxe, oversized hardcover presents Mignola's favorite covers and illustrations in gallery style, from his first d...(展开全部)

“Nobody knows better than Bruce Sterling how thin the membrane between science fiction and real life has become, a state he correctly depicts as both thrilling and terrifying in this frisky, literate, clear-eyed sketch of the next half-century. Like all of the most interesting futurists, Sterling isn’t just talking about machines and biochemistry: what he really cares about are...(展开全部)

The definitive look at Wall Street in the 19th Century Perhaps the 19th century's best book on Wall Street, Fifty Years in Wall Street provides a fascinating look at the financial markets during a period of rapid economic expansion. Henry Clews was a giant figure in finance at that time, and his firsthand account brings this colorful era to life like never before. He rev...(展开全部)

A celebratory guide to 10 years of epic Marvel Studios movies from Iron Man to Avengers: Infinity War via Captain America: The First Avenger, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy and more! Includes all-new interviews with the talent behind the cameras!Experience the amazing journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe featuring interviews with the stars, profiles of the characters...(展开全部)

Before there was money, there was debt Every economics textbook says the same thing: Money was invented to replace onerous and complicated barter systems—to relieve ancient people from having to haul their goods to market. The problem with this version of history? There’s not a shred of evidence to support it. Here anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of co...(展开全部)

The definitive history of Christianity for our time. A product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill, Diarmaid MacCulloch's Christianity goes back to the origins of the Hebrew Bible and encompasses the globe. It captures the major turning points in human history and fills in often neglected accounts of conversion and confrontation in Africa, Latin Amer...(展开全部)

Diarmaid MacCulloch has contributed to Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years as an author. Diarmaid MacCulloch is a Fellow of St. Cross College, Oxford, and Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford University. His books include "Suffolk and the Tudors "(1986), "The Later Reformation in England, 1547-1603 "(1990)"; The Reign of Henry VIII: Politics, Policy and Pie...(展开全部)

When Phoebe Preble brings her special doll, Hitty, with her everywhere she goes, Hitty experiences wonderful adventures and makes a lot of new friends.

Raymond Aron has won the respect and admiration of leading figures from all spheres of twentieht-centruy life and from all points of teh poilitical spectrum. An independent thinker who was often called the lone voice of reason in the heat of political conflicts, Aron became well known for his bold, penetrating ideas. His dispassionate, probing analyses of international aff...(展开全部)