作者简介 艾米•斯图尔特是获奖书作家，她写了六本关于危险与乐趣并存的自然界的书，其中有三本书是《纽约时报》的最佳销售作品，它们分别是：《邪恶的虫子》（Wicked Bugs）、《邪恶的植物》（Wicked Plants）和《鲜花帝国》（Flower Confidential）。她是著名的博客“Garden Rant”的创始人之一，《优雅园艺》（Fine Gardening）杂志的特约编辑。艾米和她的丈夫现居住在加利福尼亚州的尤里卡，并开了一家叫“Eureka Books”的古书店。 译者简介 刘夙，1982年生。2012年毕业于中国科学院植物研究所，获博士学位。2014年任上海辰山植物园科普部工程师，从事科普编著和科普百科网站建设。为上海市科普作家协会会员，已发表科普文章逾百篇，参著或翻译有科普图书《基因的故事》《植物名字的故事》等八种。

作者简介 艾米•斯图尔特是获奖书作家，她写了六本关于危险与乐趣并存的自然界的书，其中有三本书是《纽约时报》的最佳销售作品，它们分别是：《邪恶的虫子》（Wicked Bugs）、《邪恶的植物》（Wicked Plants）和《鲜花帝国》（Flower Confidential）。她是著名的博客“Garden Rant”的创始人之一，《优雅园艺》（Fine Gardening）杂志的特约编辑。艾米和她的丈夫现居住在加利福尼亚州的尤里卡，并开了一家叫“Eureka Books”的古书店。 译者简介 刘夙，1982年生。2012年毕业于中国科学院植物研究所，获博士学位。2014年任上海辰山植物园科普部工程师，从事科普编著和科普百科网站建设。为上海市科普作家协会会员，已发表科普文章逾百篇，参著或翻译有科普图书《基因的故事》《植物名字的故事》等八种。

A New York Times Bestseller Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley, tequila from agave, rum from sugarcane, bourbon from corn. Thirsty yet? In The Drunken Botanist, Amy Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, contrived to transform into alcohol ...(展开全部)

A New York Times Bestseller Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley, tequila from agave, rum from sugarcane, bourbon from corn. Thirsty yet? In The Drunken Botanist, Amy Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, contrived to transform into alcohol ...(展开全部)

'Mesmerising, macabre and murderously funny. The Botanist is M.W. Craven at his sinister best. I couldn't love this series more' Chris Whitaker 'Another classy thriller from the king of Cumbrian crime' Paul Finch 'I swear I'm one bad mood away from calling it black magic and going home . . .' Detective Sergeant Washington Poe can count on one hand the number of friends he has. ...(展开全部)

'Mesmerising, macabre and murderously funny. The Botanist is M.W. Craven at his sinister best. I couldn't love this series more' Chris Whitaker 'Another classy thriller from the king of Cumbrian crime' Paul Finch 'I swear I'm one bad mood away from calling it black magic and going home . . .' Detective Sergeant Washington Poe can count on one hand the number of friends he has. ...(展开全部)

For nearly six centuries, scientists have been documenting the plants and fungi of the world through herbaria. The wealth of specimens available today, carefully preserved through the centuries, is a unique source of data that not only helps scientists understand how the world's vegetation has changed over time, but also allows them to predict how it will change in the future. ...(展开全部)

Devotion to one’s teacher is the lifeblood of the Vajrayana path. Because the guru can and will use whatever means it takes to wake us up, this relationship may require us to drop our most deeply held beliefs and expectations. Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse addresses some of the most misunderstood aspects of this powerful relationship and gives practical advice on making the most of...(展开全部)

Devotion to one’s teacher is the lifeblood of the Vajrayana path. Because the guru can and will use whatever means it takes to wake us up, this relationship may require us to drop our most deeply held beliefs and expectations. Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse addresses some of the most misunderstood aspects of this powerful relationship and gives practical advice on making the most of...(展开全部)

For centuries, from foodstuffs and fabrics to medicine and industrial materials, plants have dominated trade between countries. Possession of rare spices, sweets, and narcotics could mean enviable wealth and power. In quest of these desired products and the income they brought, explorers ventured forth, risking death as they traveled unknown seas. Here is the story of seven pla...(展开全部)