乔纳森·弗兰岑（Jonathan Franzen） 美国小说家、随笔作家。 1959年生于伊利诺伊州。1996年在《哈泼氏》杂志发表长篇随笔《偶尔做梦》，从此受到广泛关注。迄今为止，出版有小说《纠正》《自由》《纯洁》，回忆录《不舒适地带：个人史》，以及随笔集《如何独处》《地球尽头的尽头》等。凭借《纠正》获得普利策奖提名和美国国家图书奖。

马克斯·皮卡德（Max Picard，1888-1965），瑞士著名哲学家，作为20世纪为数不多的柏拉图式的重要思想家，其作品受到了加布里埃尔·马塞尔、海德格尔、里尔克、荷尔德林等思想家的影响，同时也受到战后现代保守主义的熏陶，注重对一个破碎世界的重塑和恢复。

莎蒙德•勒普顿（Rosamund Lupton），英国当红畅销书女作家，英国皇家宫廷剧院编剧，毕业于剑桥大学。 2010年以第一部长篇小说《妹妹》出道成为专职作家，该书销量超过150万册，成为2010年英国最畅销的小说，也是《星期日泰晤士报》和《纽约时报》的超级畅销书。《沉默的告白》是罗莎蒙德的最新长篇小说，位列英国《星期日泰晤士报》畅销书前十名，为英国理查德&朱蒂俱乐部春季选书。

莎蒙德•勒普顿（Rosamund Lupton），英国当红畅销书女作家，英国皇家宫廷剧院编剧，毕业于剑桥大学。 2010年以第一部长篇小说《妹妹》出道成为专职作家，该书销量超过150万册，成为2010年英国最畅销的小说，也是《星期日泰晤士报》和《纽约时报》的超级畅销书。《沉默的告白》是罗莎蒙德的最新长篇小说，位列英国《星期日泰晤士报》畅销书前十名，为英国理查德&朱蒂俱乐部春季选书。

In The End of the End of the Earth, which gathers essays and speeches written mostly in the past five years, Jonathan Franzen returns with renewed vigor to the themes―both human and literary―that have long preoccupied him. Whether exploring his complex relationship with his uncle, recounting his young adulthood in New York, or offering an illuminating look at the global seabird...(展开全部)

Reissued on the tenth anniversary of its publication, this classic work on our environmental crisis features a new introduction by the author, reviewing both the progress and ground lost in the fight to save the earth. This impassioned plea for radical and life-renewing change is today still considered a groundbreaking work in environmental studies. McKibben's argument that th...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

From one of the most dynamic rising stars in astrophysics, an accessible and eye-opening look at five ways the universe could end, and the mind-blowing lessons each scenario reveals about the most important concepts in cosmology. We know the universe had a beginning. With the Big Bang, it expanded from a state of unimaginable density to an all-encompassing cosmic fireball to a ...(展开全部)

Reissued on the tenth anniversary of its publication， this classic work on our environmental crisis features a new introduction by the author， reviewing both the progress and ground lost in the fight to save the earth.This impassioned plea for radical and life-renewing change is today still considered a groundbreaking work in environmental studies. McKibben s argument that the ...(展开全部)