约翰•皮尔格（John Pilger）在澳大利亚悉尼长大。他既是一位战地记者，又是作家和电影人，曾两度荣获英国新闻界最高荣誉“年度记者”（Journalist of the Year）。皮尔格足迹遍及世界各地，最令人瞩目的报道作品发自柬埔寨（本书中有节录）和越南。皮尔格还曾荣获“年度国际记者”（International Reporter of the Year）和“联合国媒体和平奖”（UN Media Peace Prize）等众多奖项。他的纪录片曾经获得法国“无国界记者”（REPORTER SANS FRONTIÈRES）大奖、艾美奖（Emmy Award），以及英国电影电视艺术学院（British Academy of Film and Television Arts）颁发的“理查德•丁布尔比奖”（Richard Dimbleby Award）...(展开全部)

A wide-ranging anthology of investigative journalism from the liberation of Dachau in 1945 to the Florida elections scandal of 2000. Taken together they form a “secret history” of the last fifty years, revealing the truth behind the period’s most important events.- From the Hardcover edition.

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)

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)

☀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。

In 1545, a native Andean prospector hit pay dirt on a desolate red mountain in highland Bolivia. There followed the world’s greatest silver bonanza, making the Cerro Rico, or “Rich Hill,” and the Imperial Villa of Potosí instant legends, famous from Istanbul to Beijing. The Cerro Rico alone provided over half of the world’s silver for a century, and even in decline, it remained...(展开全部)

In 1545, a native Andean prospector hit pay dirt on a desolate red mountain in highland Bolivia. There followed the world's greatest silver bonanza, making the Cerro Rico or "Rich Hill" and the Imperial Villa of Potosi instant legends, famous from Istanbul to Beijing. The Cerro Rico alone provided over half of the world's silver for a century, and even in decline, it remained t...(展开全部)

迈克尔·刘易斯（Michael Lewis）是美国超级畅销书作家，毕业于美国普林斯顿大学和英国伦敦经济学院。他的成名之作《说谎者的扑克牌》被公认为描写20世纪80年代华尔街文化的经典名作，成为许多商学院的必读书目。后出版《大空头》《高频交易员》，受到热烈追捧。