The gap between rich and poor has never been wider…legislative stalemate paralyzes the country…corporations resist federal regulations…spectacular mergers produce giant companies…the influence of money in politics deepens…bombs explode in crowded streets…small wars proliferate far from our shores…a dizzying array of inventions speeds the pace of daily life. These unnervingly fa...(展开全部)

多莉丝•基恩斯•古德温 (Doris Kearns Goodwin) 广受书评家认可的畅销书《无敌：亚伯拉罕•林肯的政治天才》的作者，斯蒂芬•斯皮尔伯格执导的电影《林肯》部分改编自此书。她因《非常年代：罗斯福夫妇在二战岁月中》获得普利策奖。还著有畅销书《等到次年》《费兹杰罗家族与肯尼迪家族》《林登•约翰逊与美国梦》等畅销大作。

Described by the Chicago Tribune as "a classic," The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt stands as one of the greatest biographies of our time. The publication of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt on September 14th, 2001 marks the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt becoming president.

Described by the Chicago Tribune as "a classic," The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt stands as one of the greatest biographies of our time. The publication of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt on September 14th, 2001 marks the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt becoming president. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Thirty years ago, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. A collector’s item in its original edition, it has never been out of print as a paperback. This classic book is now reissued in hardcover, along with Theodore Rex , to coincide with the publication of Colonel Roosevelt , the third and concluding volume of Edmund Morris’...(展开全部)

The 400 years which followed the spread of Islam in the 7th century brought a unique fusion of cultures to Persia as Islam was embraced and continuity with Persian heritage maintained. This book describes these centuries of great achievement in the arts, sciences and medicine.

《The Golden Age of Advertising-the 60s》是Taschen出版社的广告黄金年代的系列之一，收集了当时相当60年代的广告传单，包括了车、烟酒、电影、旅行等，以及各种可以想得到的家庭用品。欣赏本书，除了回顾当时的设计与观念，书中的各种广告案也生动地描绘了60年代物质生活的多样、精彩。 http://www.lommo.cn

莱谢克·柯拉柯夫斯基（Leszek Kolakowski, 1927-2009 ），20世纪波兰著名的哲学家、哲学史和宗教史学家，也是作家和翻译家，享有国际声誉。先后任教于华沙大学、美国耶鲁大学、加州大学伯克利分校、芝加哥大学等，1970年起在英国牛津大学万灵学院任高级研究员。 曾在华沙大学任教，以批判基督教哲学而闻名。兼任《哲学研究》杂志主编和《新文化》杂志编辑。苏共20大后，曾发表文章批判所谓“马克思主义思维的蜕化”，试图“革新”马克思主义。1966年在“波兹南事件”十周年时，发表了《十月的总结》一文，公开批评波兰政府限制言论自由，认为社会主义只有从官僚主义、异化世界中摆脱出来才能重新恢复声誉，被开除出党。1969年起，先后在加拿大蒙特利尔大学、美国伯克利大学、加利福尼亚大学和英国牛津大学担任客座教授。1977年联邦德国图书业授予他和平奖，表彰...(展开全部)