凯莱布·沙夫 ● 哥伦比亚大学天体生物学系主任，主要研究系外行星、外行星以及地外生命。力图为人类找到可以孕育可识别生命的行星，并探测生命的存在。 ● 出生于英国，先后获得杜伦大学物理学学士学位、剑桥大学天文学博士学位，之后在美国NASA戈达德太空飞行中心和位于马里兰州的太空望远镜科学研究所从事X射线天文学和观测宇宙学的博士后工作。 ● 全球知名科普作家，爱德华·威尔逊科学写作奖、钱布利斯天文学著作奖获得者，著有多本畅销书和多篇科普文章。

We know fungi are important, for us as well as the environment. But how they live, and what they can do, remains mysterious and surprising. Filled with stunning photographs, The Lives of Fungi presents an inside look into their hidden and extraordinary world. The wonders of fungi are myriad: a mushroom poking up through leaf litter literally overnight, or the sensational hit of...(展开全部)

WITH BLACK-AND-WHITE LINE DRAWINGS THROUGHOUT From one of our finest and most popular science writers, and the best-selling author of Your Inner Fish, comes the answer to a scientific mystery as big as the world itself: How are the events that formed our solar system billions of years ago embedded inside each of us? In Your Inner Fish, Neil Shubin delved into the amazing...(展开全部)

Stephen Hawking’s phenomenal, multimillion-copy bestseller, A Brief History of Time , introduced the ideas of this brilliant theoretical physicist to readers all over the world. Now, in a major publishing event, Hawking returns with a lavishly illustrated sequel that unravels the mysteries of the major breakthroughs that have occurred in the years since the release of his ac...(展开全部)

Moths are among the most underappreciated insects on the planet, yet they make up the majority of some 180,000 known species of Lepidoptera. Filled with striking images, The Lives of Moths looks at the remarkable world of these amazing and beautiful creatures. While butterflies may get more press than moths, Andrei Sourakov and Rachel Warren Chadd reveal that the lopsided atten...(展开全部)

霍弗特・席林（Govert Schilling） 国际著名天文学者、科普作家、记者，荷兰《天空与望远镜》杂志特约编辑。在英国广播公司的《仰望夜空》、美国的《科学》与《新科学家》等杂志上发表文章多篇；出版50 余部天文学领域不同主题的书籍，作品被多个国家引进出版。2007 年，国际天文学联合会以他的名字命名了第10986号小行星。

The teacher probes the Western problems of conformity and loss of personal values while offering a fresh approach to self-understanding and the meaning of personal freedom and mature love.

Star formation is the fundamental cosmic process which makes galaxies visible, and regulates the evolution of normal matter in the Universe. New instruments and technologies are now enabling the exploration of fundamental cosmic processes. Scientists are beginning to understand the beauty and complexity of star and planet formation and their role in cosmic evolution. This fasci...(展开全部)

The Lives of Seaweeds presents an inside look at the remarkable world of seaweeds and other algae. Coming in all colors, shapes, and sizes, from unicellular and bioluminescent algae to giant kelps, seaweeds and algae are omnipresent, forming the basis of most marine food webs. They are also the most numerous photosynthetic organisms on Earth and provide seventy percent of the p...(展开全部)

Praise for The Purpose of boys "Michael Gurian is America's most passionate advocate for boys. In The Purpose of Boys, Gurian creates a rich reading experience and a clear recipe for helping boys to find purpose in their lives." --Michael Thompson, Ph.D., author, It's a Boy , and coauthor, Raising Cain "The Purpose of Boys offers insightful solutions to the problems of so man...(展开全部)