艾拉•莱文，美国当代著名小说家、剧作家。毕业于纽约大学，曾在美军通讯部队服役。出道作《死前之吻》（A Kiss Before Dying）大获成功，与翁贝托•埃科的《玫瑰的名字》、约瑟芬•铁衣的《时间的女儿》一起被誉为“西方三大现象级侦探小说”。一九六七年根据妻子怀孕经验写成《失婴记》（Rosemary’s Baby），被波兰大导演罗曼•波兰斯基搬上银幕，带给美国文坛与好莱坞影业难以抹灭的影响。一九七六的惊世之作《巴西来的男孩》（The Boys From Brazil）提前预告了世纪末崛起的高科技基因工程，兼具科幻与间谍两种类型小说特色。一九八○年以《死亡陷阱》（Death Trap）拿下“美国最佳剧作奖”。一九九七年出版《失婴记续集》（Son of Rosemary）后宣告封笔。莱文一生作品不多，除了九部剧作之外，他只创作了七部长篇小说，然而每一...(展开全部)

Michael Young has christened the oligarchy of the future “Meritocracy.” Indeed, the word is now part of the English language. It would appear that the formula: IQ+Effort=Merit may well constitute the basic belief of the ruling class in the twenty-first century. Projecting himself into the year 2034, the author of this sociological satire shows how present decisions and practice...(展开全部)

The magnificent conclusion to one of the greatest science fiction sagas of our time The time of reckoning has arrived. As a final genocidal Crusade threatens to enslave humanity forever, a new messiah has come of age. She is Aenea and she has undergone a strange apprenticeship to those known as the Others. Now her protector, Raul Endymion, one-time shepherd and convicted murder...(展开全部)

In the late Iron Age, Rome was a small collection of huts arranged over a few hills. By the third century BC, it had become a large and powerful city, with monumental temples, public buildings and grand houses. It had conquered the whole of Italy and was poised to establish an empire. But how did it accomplish this historic transformation? This book explores the development of ...(展开全部)

Fishes that walk, fishes that breathe air, fishes that look like -- and are -- monsters from the deep. These and many more strange creatures swim through The Rise of Fishes, John A. Long's richly illustrated tour of the past 500 million years. Long has updated his classic work with illustrations of recent fossil discoveries and new interpretations based on genetic analyses. He ...(展开全部)

http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509519026 Until quite recently, almost no philosophers trained in the continental tradition saw anything of value in realism. The situation in an alytic philosophy was always different, but in continental philosophy realism was usually treated as a pseudo-problem. That is no longer the case.In this provocative new book, two leading ph...(展开全部)

The time of reckoning has arrived. As a final genocidal Crusade threatens to enslave humanity forever, a new messiah has come of age. She is Aenea and she has undergone a strange apprenticeship to those known as the Others. Now her protector, Raul Endymion, one-time shepherd and convicted murderer, must help her deliver her startling message to her growing army of disciples. Bu...(展开全部)

Hewlett is the animator (and co-conspirator) for the band Gorillaz. He is the artist behind Murdoc, 2D, Russel, and Noodle- the fictional members of the group actually led by Damon Albarn of Blur. It is unclear if Hewlett worked with Gorillaz on the actual music, but he did direct the Gorillaz hit video "Clint Eastwood".

The Greek statesman Polybius (c.200 - 118 BC) wrote his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire in order to help his fellow countrymen understand how their world came to be dominated by Rome. Opening with the Punic War in 264 BC, he vividly records the critical stages of Roman expansion: its campaigns throughout the Mediterranean, the temporary setbacks inflicted b...(展开全部)

彼得•沃森（Peter Watson），生于1943年，先后担任《今日种族》《新社会》等多家杂志的主编和副主编，《泰晤士报》《纽约时报》等多家报刊的记者和撰稿人。1983年成为国际艺术代理商，多次揭发轰动世界的艺术界丑闻，曾亲自追踪查访大量窃取欧洲古艺术宝藏的犯罪团伙；1997年起任剑桥大学麦克唐纳考古研究所研究员。其著述颇丰，代表作有《德国天才》《20世纪思想史》《大分离：旧大陆与新大陆的历史与人性》《卡拉瓦乔的阴谋》等。