鲍里斯·约翰逊（Boris Johnson）1964年出生于纽约，毕业于伊顿公学和牛津大学，英国保守党议员，2008年至今担任伦敦市长，被认为是下一届英国首相最具实力的竞争者。鲍里斯·约翰逊成为议员之前曾担任《每日电讯报》记者和《旁观者》杂志主编，已出版《罗马之梦》《伦敦精神》等畅销书。 个人网站：www.boris-johnson.com

On the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill’s death, Boris Johnson celebrates the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century. Taking on the myths and misconceptions along with the outsized reality, he portrays—with characteristic wit and passion—a man of contagious bravery, breathtaking eloquence, matchless strategizing, and deep humanity. F...(展开全部)

全书只顾叙述，不作议论，英文时态的破格破得新鲜，英国南部红砖学院那位社会学讲师Howard Kirk让他一刀一刀雕活了：睡学生睡同事睡学术睡得荒谬，他妻子只好跑去跟伦敦一个年轻男演员睡周末睡到月冷！

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III HEALTH AND BEAUTY AMONG the many paradoxes which we find in human life is our low average standard of health and beauty, compared with our power and knowledge. All creatures suffer from...(展开全部)

A survey of 'The Man-made World' including Ethics And Religion, Art, Politics And Warfare (with Woman and the State)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III HEALTH AND BEAUTY AMONG the many paradoxes which we find in human life is our low average standard of health and beauty, compared with our power and knowledge. All creatures suffer from...(展开全部)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III HEALTH AND BEAUTY AMONG the many paradoxes which we find in human life is our low average standard of health and beauty, compared with our power and knowledge. All creatures suffer from...(展开全部)

A survey of 'The Man-made World' including Ethics And Religion, Art, Politics And Warfare (with Woman and the State)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III HEALTH AND BEAUTY AMONG the many paradoxes which we find in human life is our low average standard of health and beauty, compared with our power and knowledge. All creatures suffer from...(展开全部)

An intimate and revelatory dive into the world of the beaver—the wonderfully weird rodent that has surprisingly shaped American history and may save its ecological future. From award-winning writer Leila Philip, BEAVERLAND is a masterful work of narrative science writing, a book that highlights, though history and contemporary storytelling, how this weird rodent plays an oversi...(展开全部)