Review "By explaining how inventions both exotic and mundane transformed society, Ramirez's ingenious survey illuminates the effect of science in a manner accessible to a wide readership." --- Publishers Weekly Endorsements "Technology and inventions are changing our lives, but we less often appreciate how they are literally changing us―the ways that we talk, see, and think. In...(展开全部)

亚当·卢瑟福 英国遗传学家、科普作家，伦敦大学学院遗传学博士，BBC科学节目主持人。曾在權威学术杂志《自然》工作十余年，并长期为《卫报》等媒体撰稿。 卢瑟福致力于科学普及，参与制作并主持《细胞》《基因密码》《末日之战》等电影的科学顾问。 代表作有《万物灵长》《我们人类的基因》。

亚当·卢瑟福 英国遗传学家、科普作家，伦敦大学学院遗传学博士，BBC科学节目主持人。曾在權威学术杂志《自然》工作十余年，并长期为《卫报》等媒体撰稿。 卢瑟福致力于科学普及，参与制作并主持《细胞》《基因密码》《末日之战》等电影的科学顾问。 代表作有《万物灵长》《我们人类的基因》。

From a young age Albie Sachs played a prominent part in the struggle for justice in South Africa. As a result he was detained in solitary confinement, tortured by sleep deprivation and eventually blown up by a car bomb which cost him his right arm and the sight of an eye. His experiences provoked an outpouring of creative thought on the role of law as a protector of human dign...(展开全部)

To women the world over, perfume means glamour, and in the world of perfume, Jean-Claude Ellena is a superstar. In this one-of-a-kind book, the legendary Ellena himself takes the reader through the doors of his laboratory and explains the process of creating precious fragrances, revealing key methods and "recipes" involved in this mysterious alchemy. Perfume is an extremely com...(展开全部)

“Reveals how the liberties of the people wither when voters embrace politicians who promote the divisive politics of us versus them.”—David Cay Johnston, author of The Making of Donald Trump and It’s Even Worse Than You Think “This is an important and essential book.”—Errol Morris, filmmaker and author of The Ashtray Fascist politics are running rampant in America today—and spr...(展开全部)

Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. Before coming to Yale in 2013, he was Distinguished Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Rutgers University. Stanley is the author of Know How; Languages in Context; Knowledge and Practical Interests, which won the American Philosophical Association book prize; and How Propaganda Works, which...(展开全部)

“Reveals how the liberties of the people wither when voters embrace politicians who promote the divisive politics of us versus them.”—David Cay Johnston, author of The Making of Donald Trump and It’s Even Worse Than You Think “This is an important and essential book.”—Errol Morris, filmmaker and author of The Ashtray Fascist politics are running rampant in America today—and spr...(展开全部)

Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. Before coming to Yale in 2013, he was Distinguished Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Rutgers University. Stanley is the author of Know How; Languages in Context; Knowledge and Practical Interests, which won the American Philosophical Association book prize; and How Propaganda Works, which...(展开全部)

In The Secrets of Alchemy, Lawrence M. Principe, one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject, brings alchemy out of the shadows and restores it to its important place in human history and culture. By surveying what alchemy was and how it began, developed, and overlapped with a range of ideas and pursuits, Principe illuminates the practice. He vividly depicts the place...(展开全部)