On dry land, most organisms are confined to the surface, or at most to altitudes of a hundred meters--the height of the tallest trees. In the oceans, though, living space has both vertical and horizontal dimensions: with an average depth of 3800 meters, the oceans offer 99% of the space on Earth where life can develop. And the deep sea, which has been immersed in total darkness...(展开全部)

Fifteen years ago, psychologist and educator Howard Gardner introduced the idea of multiple intelligences, challenging the presumption that intelligence consists of verbal or analytic abilities onlythose intelligences that schools tend to measure. He argued for a broader understanding of the intelligent mind, one that embraces creation in the arts and music, spatial reasoning, ...(展开全部)

Andrew Kirk was educated at Oxford University and worked in publishing for over twent years before becoming a writer. His previous titles have included books on ancient history and a study of Thoreau. This is his sixth book.

玛丽•道布森（Mary Dobson），牛津大学博士，医学史专家。牛津大学威康医学史研究部（Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine）前主任，剑桥大学科学史与科学哲学系研究员，哈佛大学哈克尼斯奖学金（Harkness Fellowship）获得者。除本书外，代表作还有《医学图文史》《牛津插图西方医学史》《现代英格兰早期死亡和疾病概略》等。

If you think ghosts are only responsible for hauntings, think again. The Demonologist reveals the grave religious process behind supernatural events and how it can happen to you. Used as a text in seminaries and classrooms, this is one book you can't put down. Illustrated with photos of phenomena in progress from the Warrens' private collection.For over five decades Ed and Lorr...(展开全部)

If you think ghosts are only responsible for hauntings, think again. The Demonologist reveals the grave religious process behind supernatural events and how it can happen to you. Used as a text in seminaries and classrooms, this is one book you can't put down. Illustrated with photos of phenomena in progress from the Warrens' private collection.For over five decades Ed and Lorr...(展开全部)

Illus. in full color. While taking a walk, three frogs discover what they believe to be a chicken egg and eagerly wait for it to hatch. When a scaly, four-legged creature with a long snoutful of teeth emerges a few days later, the frogs are still convinced it's a chicken and are thrilled to have a new friend. Soon the frogs and "chicken" are inseparable, at least until the day ...(展开全部)

[美] 李欧•李奥尼 1910年5月出生于荷兰阿姆斯特丹，父亲是比利时犹太商人，母亲是女高音歌唱家。因家在美术馆附近，舅舅们又是建筑师、画家和艺术品收藏家，所以他从小就得以浸润在浓郁的艺术氛围之中。13岁起，他随家人辗转美国、意大利。1935年获得经济学博士学位。1945年，欧洲掀起反犹太浪潮，他们被迫举家走避美国。 李奥尼是一个才华横溢、不受拘束的艺术天才，绘画、雕刻、平面设计、印刷、陶艺、摄影......样样精通，曾任美国《财富》杂志设计主管长达10年。其间，他多次在欧洲和美国举办个人画展、设计展，并曾担任美国平面造型艺术学会主席、1953年度国际设计大会主席。1955年获美国平面造型艺术协会最佳广告制作美术指导奖、1956年获建筑联盟金牌奖。1984年获颁美国平面造型艺术学会奖时，他受到这样的评价 ：他通过自己的艺术创作、设计创作，对设计领域的...(展开全部)