约翰·瓦利（John Varley），美国著名科幻作家，1947年出生于美国得州奥斯汀市，毕业于密歇根州立大学，主修物理。瓦利1974年出道即一鸣惊人，被誉为美国20世纪70年代最为成功的科幻作家。有评论称“瓦利就像一个野人般突然出现在科幻小说的舞台上，满脑子都是大胆的想象、新奇的观点和刺激的情节”。 瓦利风格独特，长篇作品是畅销榜常客，中篇作品更是被誉为科幻小说中的“艺术品”。他曾三获雨果奖，两获星云奖，获其他各种奖项和提名数十次，作品被翻译成二十几种语言，广受读者喜爱。代表作有“八星宇宙”系列中的《钢铁海滩》《蛇夫座热线》《按回车键》等，多以太阳系为场景，展示近未来的人类社会；此外还有“泰坦”系列、“雷与电”系列等。

John Varley's first book-repackaged and hotter than ever. In 2050, the Invaders came to Earth, destroyed every evidence of technology, then peacefully departed. Humanity struggled to survive, but help was coming-via the Ophiuchi Hotline.

约翰·瓦利（John Varley），美国著名科幻作家，1947年出生于美国得州奥斯汀市，毕业于密歇根州立大学，主修物理。瓦利1974年出道即一鸣惊人，被誉为美国20世纪70年代最为成功的科幻作家。有评论称“瓦利就像一个野人般突然出现在科幻小说的舞台上，满脑子都是大胆的想象、新奇的观点和刺激的情节”。 瓦利风格独特，长篇作品是畅销榜常客，中篇作品更是被誉为科幻小说中的“艺术品”。他曾三获雨果奖，两获星云奖，获其他各种奖项和提名数十次，作品被翻译成二十几种语言，广受读者喜爱。代表作有“八星宇宙”系列中的《钢铁海滩》《蛇夫座热线》《按回车键》等，多以太阳系为场景，展示近未来的人类社会；此外还有“泰坦”系列、“雷与电”系列等。

The noted Stanford University psychiatrist distills the essence of a wide range of therapies into a masterful, creative synthesis, opening up a new way of understanding each person's confrontation with four ultimate concerns: isolation, meaninglessness, death, and freedom.

The noted Stanford University psychiatrist distills the essence of a wide range of therapies into a masterful, creative synthesis, opening up a new way of understanding each person's confrontation with four ultimate concerns: isolation, meaninglessness, death, and freedom.

If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Our species could survive for billions of years - enough time to end disease, poverty, and injustice, and to flourish in ways unimaginable today. But this vast future is at risk. With the advent of nuclear weapons, humanity entered a new age, where we face existential catastrophes - those from which we could never come back. Si...(展开全部)

If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Our species could survive for billions of years - enough time to end disease, poverty, and injustice, and to flourish in ways unimaginable today. But this vast future is at risk. With the advent of nuclear weapons, humanity entered a new age, where we face existential catastrophes - those from which we could never come back. Si...(展开全部)

The book provides an in-depth survey of contemporary existential-humanistic (E-H) theory, practice, and research. In particular, the book highlights E-H therapy's historical development, theoretical underpinnings, and practical applications alongside the very latest in process and outcome research. Furthermore, the book features the most recent theoretical and practical applica...(展开全部)

In this astonishing and profound work, an irreverent sleuth traces the riddle of existence from the ancient world to modern times. Whether framed philosophically as “Why is there a world rather than nothing at all?” or more colloquially as “But, Mommy, who made God?” the metaphysical mystery about how we came into existence remains the most fractious and fascinating question of...(展开全部)

Tied to the profundity of life and death, media are and have always been existential. Yet, as they are deeply embedded in the life-world on both individual and global scales, they currently capitalize on human existence seemingly without limit, while being mythologized as boundless harbingers of the future and as solutions to the predicaments of a world now poised on the edge. ...(展开全部)