「美國書卷獎」得獎之作，「美國國家書評獎」決選作品。 最有成就的黑人音樂評論家針對震撼全世界的流行文化現象所做的權威剖析。──《華盛頓郵報》書評 少有嘻哈文化的記錄者像尼爾遜．喬治一般頭腦清晰、態度客觀。《嘻哈美國》交織評論與報導，成為極具可讀性的饒舌音樂及其文化震撼性的調查報告。──《費城詢問報》 引人入勝、資料豐富。它給嘻哈追隨者一個完整架構與歷史，給了畏懼嘻哈者詳盡解釋與理解途徑。──《休士頓記事報》 充滿知識、堅持己見，迷人……對嘻哈的熱情讓此書充滿生氣。──Michiko Kakutani，《紐約時報》 《嘻哈美國》一書裡，尼爾遜．喬治（舉世最具洞見的嘻哈文化作家──《滾石雜誌》語）以第一人稱帶領我們進行一場嘻哈歷史之旅。從它的七０年代源頭到它竄起成為一股文化力量，再到今日它的影響力顯現在電影、時裝、廣告與運動各領域裡。它探索黑人...(展开全部)

"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I’m delivering," announces dread-locked, 12-year old Josh Bell. He and his twin brother Jordan are awesome on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood, he's got mad beats, too, that tell his family's story in verse, in this fast and furi...(展开全部)

Marine mammals have long captured the attention of humans. Ancient peoples etched seals and dolphins on the walls of Paleolithic caves; today, engineers develop microprocessors to track these denizens of the deep. This groundbreaking book from highly respected marine mammal paleontologist Annalisa Berta delves into the story of the extraordinary adaptations that gave the world ...(展开全部)

Surprises of every kind lie in wait for the photographer - they open the eyes and quicken the heartbeat of those with a passion for looking. Published to coincide with a major retrospective of Marc Riboud's work, this is the first work in English devoted to the entire career of this outstanding twentieth-century photojournalist. Riboud has created some of the iconic images of ...(展开全部)

Editorial Reviews From Library Journal Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was a contemporary of the great German philosophers Kant, Fichte, and Hegel, who broke from the ideological traditions of his day to espouse a unique doctrine of pessimism and individualism. His writings represent an almost Romantic counterpoint to the abstract system-building that culminated in the work of Hegel. ...(展开全部)

Originally published in six volumes, Sandburgs Abraham Lincoln was called the greatest historical biography of our generation. Sandburg distilled this work into one volume that became the definitive life of Lincoln. Index; photographs.

John Bogle on Investing is the first comprehensive review of the career and contributions of this dynamic investing icon. From Jack Bogle's never-before-published 1951 Princeton thesis to more than two dozen essays covering five decades of investing, it is a 50-year compendium of the work and wisdom of one of the world's most important financial figures. Investors at all levels...(展开全部)

This volume of Reiner Stach's acclaimed and definitive biography of Franz Kafka tells the story of the final years of the writer's life, from 1916 to 1924--a period during which the world Kafka had known came to an end. Stach's riveting narrative, which reflects the latest findings about Kafka's life and works, draws readers in with a nearly cinematic power, zooming in for extr...(展开全部)

To a small child, the world is an exciting but sometimes frightening and unstable place. In "The Magic Years, " Selma Fraiberg takes the reader into the mind of the child, showing how he confronts the world and learns to cope with it. With great warmth and perception, she discusses the problems at each stage of development and reveals the qualities -- above all, the quality of ...(展开全部)

Weeds is a beautiful collection of the most fascinating vagabond plants around. Gorgeous botanical illustrations from the Royal Horticultural Society's archives highlight the delicate charms of 50 captivating species, while in-depth profiles provide key information for the modern gardener on the identification, cultivation and usefulness of weeds. These subversive species no lo...(展开全部)