It is sometimes said that the Bible is one of the most unread books in the world, yet has been a major force in the development of Western culture and continues to exert an enormous influence over many people's lives. This Very Short Introduction looks at the importance accorded to the Bible by different communities and cultures and attempts to explain why it has generated suc...(展开全部)

《圣经》是一本内容深沉、年代久远的记录。它已经有了两千多年的历史，部分内容被译为两千多种语言，是全球最畅销的书；它影响了西方文化方方面面的发展，塑造了无数人的生活观和价值观。《圣经》如此巨大的力量究竟从何而来？ 本书从多方面探讨了这一问题，包括《圣经》的写作过程、不同社群和文化对《圣经》的解读、《圣经》对当代高雅文化和流行文化的影响、《圣经》在政治舞台上扮演的角色等。书中穿插了不少典范的《圣经》引文及其传播史上的轶事，内容精当而丰富，引领读者轻松走进《圣经》世界。

《圣经》是一本内容深沉、年代久远的记录。它已经有了两千多年的历史，部分内容被译为两千多种语言，是全球最畅销的书；它影响了西方文化方方面面的发展，塑造了无数人的生活观和价值观。《圣经》如此巨大的力量究竟从何而来？ 本书从多方面探讨了这一问题，包括《圣经》的写作过程、不同社群和文化对《圣经》的解读、《圣经》对当代高雅文化和流行文化的影响、《圣经》在政治舞台上扮演的角色等。书中穿插了不少典范的《圣经》引文及其传播史上的轶事，内容精当而丰富，引领读者轻松走进《圣经》世界。

All living things on Earth are composed of cells. A cell is the simplest unit of a self-contained living organism, and the vast majority of life on Earth consists of single-celled microbes, mostly bacteria. These consist of a simple 'prokaryotic' cell, with no nucleus. The bodies of more complex plants and animals consist of billions of 'eukaryotic' cells, of varying kinds, ada...(展开全部)

- Introduces in a clear and concise way the most important basic findings and procedures of evolutionary biology - Looks at the evidence for evolution, eg the fossil record, the distribution of species, the similarities and differences between organisms - A section at the end looks at the seemingly difficult problems for the theory of evolution - Explains adaptation and natural...(展开全部)

Exploring the cultural and institutional dimensions of Christianity, and tracing its course over two millennia, Linda Woodhead provides a fresh, lively, and candid portrait of Christianity's past and present. Addressing topics including the competition for power between different forms of Christianity, the churches' use of power, and its struggles with modernity, this new editi...(展开全部)

- Introduces in a clear and concise way the most important basic findings and procedures of evolutionary biology - Looks at the evidence for evolution, eg the fossil record, the distribution of species, the similarities and differences between organisms - A section at the end looks at the seemingly difficult problems for the theory of evolution - Explains adaptation and natural...(展开全部)

Dorothy H. Crawford was professor of medical microbiology at the University of Edinburgh from 1997-2010 and assistant principal for public understanding of medicine from 2005-2011. She was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2001 and received an OBE for services to medicine and higher education in 2005. She is the author of...(展开全部)

Documentary film can encompass anything from Robert Flaherty's pioneering ethnography Nanook of the North to Michael Moore's anti-Iraq War polemic Fahrenheit 9/11, from Dziga Vertov's artful Soviet propaganda piece Man with a Movie Camera to Luc Jacquet's heart-tugging wildlife epic March of the Penguins. In this concise, crisply written guide, Patricia Aufderheide takes reader...(展开全部)

Documentary film can encompass anything from Robert Flaherty's pioneering ethnography Nanook of the North to Michael Moore's anti-Iraq War polemic Fahrenheit 9/11, from Dziga Vertov's artful Soviet propaganda piece Man with a Movie Camera to Luc Jacquet's heart-tugging wildlife epic March of the Penguins. In this concise, crisply written guide, Patricia Aufderheide takes reader...(展开全部)