In the past, they were recognized as the most destructive force in nature. Now, following a cascade of astonishing discoveries, supermassive black holes have undergone a dramatic shift in paradigm. Astronomers are finding out that these objects may have been critical to the formation of structure in the early universe, spawning bursts of star formation, planets, and even life i...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 翁贝托·艾柯（Umberto Eco），意大利人，生于1932年，现居米兰，执教于博洛尼亚大学。他是享誉国际的作家、符号语言学权威、哲学家、历史学家、文学评论家和美学家。艾柯被誉为“当代达·芬奇” ，是百科全书式的学者，出版过140多部著作，横跨多个领域，都有经典性的建树。他在欧洲已成为知识和教养的象征，知识分子都以书架上放一本艾柯的书为荣。 【译者简介】 彭淮栋，生于1953年，台湾新竹县竹东镇人，东海大学外文系毕业，台湾大学外文研究所肄业，曾任出版公司编辑，现任报纸编译。译文以典雅著称。曾译《美的历史》《丑的历史》《无限的清单》《西方政治思想史》《现实意识》《格格不入》《论晚期风格》等数十部著作。

Why is the universe expanding at an even faster rate? What is the nature of the 'dark matter' that makes up almost a quarter of the universe? Why does the universe appear fine-tuned for life? And are there other universes besides our own? In this timely and original book, science writer Anil Ananthaswamy sets out in search of the world's most audacious physics experiments: the ...(展开全部)

"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place." A book to be read for pleasure as well as a practical identification guide, The Edge of the Sea introduces a world of teeming life where the sea meets the land. A new generation of readers is discovering why Rachel Carson's books have become cornerstones of the environmental and conservation movements. New introduction by ...(展开全部)

Even the most enthusiastic of maths students probably at one time wondered when exactly it would all prove useful in ‘real life’. Well, maths reaches so far and wide through our world that, love it or hate it, we’re all doing maths almost every minute of every day. David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee go in search of the perfect labyrinth, journey back to the second century in pur...(展开全部)

Noise, an underground music genre made through an amalgam of feedback, distortion, and electronic effects, first emerged in the 1980s, circulating on cassette tapes traded between fans in Japan, Europe and North America. With its cultivated obscurity, ear-shattering sound, and over-the-top performances, Noise has captured the imagination of a small but passionate transnational ...(展开全部)

Hugo and Nebula Award winner Miles Vorkosigan in all his guises: prodigal son, back-country judge, lover, spy, diplomat (not his strong suit), strategist, scapegoat, mercenary commander, and—always—hero. This volume contains three novellas: The mountains of mourning, Labyrinth, and “The borders of infinity”; in addition to a story framing all three into a plot to court-martial ...(展开全部)

洛伊斯·比约德，1949年生于美国俄亥俄州，是迄今为止获奖最多的女性科幻作家。 比约德九岁起开始阅读科幻小说，浓厚的兴趣一直延续到她的大学时代。成为小说家之前，比约德曾沉迷于生物学，在1985年发表处女作《以物易物》后。很快就凭借中篇小说《悲悼的群山》荣获1989年的星云奖。 比约德的小说文笔流畅，心理活动描写细腻。以不同寻常的人物设置、紧张刺激的情节著称；其代表作“迈尔斯系列”目前已出版到第十四部。 比约德共夺取了五次雨果奖、两次星云奖，其中仅“迈尔斯系列”就获得了四次雨果奖。

A writer finds solitude and salvation tracing the lives and deaths of three of her literary lights in a haunted and lyrical travelogue from NBCC Award-winner Tezer Özlü. An unnamed writer embarks on an obsessive journey through Europe, drawn to the gravesites of her literary idols—Cesare Pavese, Italo Svevo, Franz Kafka—putting her life, her writing, and her politics in convers...(展开全部)

肯·福莱特（Ken Follett，1949－） 现象级畅销小说大师，爱伦坡终身大师奖得主。 20部小说被译成33国语言，累计总销量超1.5亿册。 在欧美出版界，肯·福莱特这个名字就是畅销的保证。 1978年，出版了处女作《风暴岛》，并于次年获得爱伦坡奖，声名鹊起，专职写作。2010年，荣登全球作家富豪榜上第5名。2013年，获得爱伦坡终身大师奖。 他的小说出版前，都会请历史学家审读书稿，绝不容许出现任何史实错误。 他说：“很多作家只写能取悦他们自己的东西，并模模糊糊地希望这也能取悦别人。但我每写一页都在清醒地思考：读者会怎么想？读者觉得这真的会发生吗？读者关心这些吗？读者想要知道接下来会发生什么吗？我敬佩那些用文字和新奇结构进行文学实验的作家，但我从不这么玩。” 作者官方网站：www.ken-follett.com