"This book is for teachers who have good days and bad -- and whose bad days bring the suffering that comes only from something one loves. It is for teachers who refuse to harden their hearts, because they love learners, learning, and the teaching life." - Parker J. Palmer [from the Introduction] Teachers choose their vocation for reasons of the he...(展开全部)

With the advent of print in the fifteenth century, Europe’s cultural elite assembled personal libraries as refuges from persecutions and pandemics. Andrew Hui tells the remarkable story of the Renaissance studiolo—a “little studio”—and reveals how these spaces dedicated to self-cultivation became both a remedy and a poison for the soul. Blending fresh, insightful readings of li...(展开全部)

In this trenchant volume, Rollo May helps all of us find those creative impulses that, once liberated, offer new possibilities for achievement. A renowned therapist and inspiring guide, Dr. May draws on his experience to show how we can break out of old patterns in our lives. His insightful book offers us a way through our fears into a fully realized self. 点击链接进入中文版： 创造的勇气...(展开全部)

In this classic and deeply insightful book, one of the world's most eminent philosophers describes the dilemma of modern man and points a way to the conquest of the problem of anxiety. This edition includes a new introduction by Peter J. Gomes that reflects on the impact of this book in the years since it was written.

At a time of unprecedented expansion in the life sciences, evolution is the one theory that transcends all of biology. Any observation of a living system must ultimately be interpreted in the context of its evolution. Evolutionary change is the consequence of mutation and natural selection, which are two concepts that can be described by mathematical equations.Evolutionary Dyna...(展开全部)

Mahlon Hoagland, a noted molecular biologist and member of the National Academy of Sciences, is best known as discoverer of amino acid activating enzymes and codiscoverer of transfer RNA. A winner of the Franklin Medal, he is former Professor and Chairman, Department of Biochemistry, Dartmouth Medical School. He has written four books about science for the public. Bert Dodson h...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 彼得·渥雷本，1964 年出生于德国，童年即立志成为自然资源的守护者。大学时选择攻读林业经济学，毕业后二十余年，一直在林业管理局做公务员。为实现用生态平衡体系管理林区的理想，他辞去公职，在德国埃菲尔（Eifel）地区领导并管理着一片环保林区，致力于恢复这片森林的原始形态，并就森林和环保等主题发表演说，开设课程，著书立说。已出版《树的秘密生命》《森林—— 一场发现之旅》等十余部作品。 【译者简介】 本名许洁，1965 年生于上海，先后毕业于中央戏剧学院戏剧文学系、德国科隆大学戏剧电影电视学院，后获中国科学院心理所心理学硕士学位。2008 年移居德国慕尼黑。现主要从事网络文学创作和翻译工作。翻译作品有《弗朗兹系列》《在那遥远的森林里》《草原精灵小矮人》《小熊帮》《妈妈走了》《火鞋与风鞋》等。其中《弗朗兹系列》2015 年获得由德国图书信息中...(展开全部)

理查德·道金斯（Richard Dawkins，1941—　） 英国皇家科学院院士，牛津大学首席西蒙尼“公众理解科学教授”，进化论生物学家。他是英国著名科学作家，几乎每本书都是畅销书，并经常在各大媒体引起轰动。2005年，英国《前景》杂志会同美国《外交政策》杂志评选出在世的全球100名最有影响力的公共知识分子，道金斯赫然在列。 1976年出版的《自私的基因》是他最重要的代表作，他的基因观念颠覆了我们对自身的认知，深刻影响了整整一个时代。其他主要作品有《祖先的故事》《延伸的表型》《盲眼钟表匠》《地球上最伟大的表演》《解析彩虹》《魔鬼的牧师》《攀登不可能的山峰》《超越上帝》等。 黄可仁（Yan Wong） 英国进化论生物学家，在牛津大学师从道金斯，并与其合著《祖先的故事》。曾任教于利兹大学，现为广播电视主持人，致力于科学普及。

The Voice of Knowledge is the fourth book in the Toltec Wisdom series by the best-selling author of The Four Agreements. Don Miguel Ruiz explores the concept of "impeccability of the word" as a simple yet potent prescription for countering the judgmental inner "voice of knowledge." Adhering to "the word" - saying only what you mean, refusing to speak against you - allows anyone...(展开全部)

The Red Badge of Courage (1895) is a vivid psychological account of a young man's experience of fighting in the American Civil War, based on Crane's reading of popular descriptions of battle. The intensity of its narrative and its naturalistic power earned Crane instant success, and led to his spending most of his brief remaining life war reporting. The other stories collected...(展开全部)