Over the course of five million years, our primate ancestors evolved from a modest population of sub-Saharan apes into the globally dominant species Homo sapiens. Along the way, humans became incredibly diverse in appearance, language, and culture. How did all of this happen? In The Five-Million-Year Odyssey, Peter Bellwood synthesizes research from archaeology, biology, anthro...(展开全部)

伦纳德·蒙洛迪诺（Leonard Mlodinow），这个名字你可能不熟悉，但你肯定知道斯蒂芬·霍金的《时间简史》和《大设计》——这两部著作都是霍金与伦纳德·蒙洛迪诺合著的。蒙洛迪诺是一名著名理论物理学家，1981年在马克斯-普朗克物理学与天体物理学研究所当研究员，主攻量子场论。1985年，他怀揣梦想，带着6000美元去好莱坞打拼，成为《星际迷航：下一代》等剧的编剧。1993年，他又进军游戏界，成为电脑游戏制作人和设计者，与斯蒂芬·斯皮尔伯格、罗宾·威廉姆斯和迪士尼公司协作制作的游戏斩获了数项大奖。他同时并没有耽误写作，著有热销书《醉汉的脚步》《潜意识》《费曼的彩虹》《世界之战》，其中《醉汉的脚步》获得“编辑推荐奖”、“年度影响力书籍”，并入围英国皇家学会图书奖。他也一直没有放弃理论物理学研究，以“业余物理学家”的身份，至今仍有论文发表。

In simple, mesmerizing prose, Hermann Hesse tells of a journey both geographic and spiritual. H.H., a German choirmaster, is invited on an expedition with the League, a secret society whose members include Paul Klee, Mozart, and Albertus Magnus. The participants traverse both space and time, encountering Noah's Ark in Zurich and Don Quixote at Bremgarten. The pilgrims' ultimate...(展开全部)

In simple, mesmerizing prose, Hermann Hesse tells of a journey both geographic and spiritual. H.H., a German choirmaster, is invited on an expedition with the League, a secret society whose members include Paul Klee, Mozart, and Albertus Magnus. The participants traverse both space and time, encountering Noah's Ark in Zurich and Don Quixote at Bremgarten. The pilgrims' ultimate...(展开全部)

Around 60,000 years ago, a man—genetically identical to us—lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. How did this real-life Adam wind up as the father of us all? What happened to the descendants of other men who lived at the same time? And why, if modern humans share a single prehistoric ancestor, do we come in so many sizes, shapes, and races? Examining...(展开全部)

Around 60,000 years ago, a man - identical to us in all important respects - lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. How did this real-life Adam wind up father of us all? What happened to the descendants of other men who lived at the same time? And why, if modern humans share a single prehistoric ancestor, do we come in so many sizes, shapes, and races?...(展开全部)

Around 60,000 years ago, a man - identical to us in all important respects - lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. How did this real-life Adam wind up father of us all? What happened to the descendants of other men who lived at the same time? And why, if modern humans share a single prehistoric ancestor, do we come in so many sizes, shapes, and races?...(展开全部)

Around 60,000 years ago, a man—genetically identical to us—lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. How did this real-life Adam wind up as the father of us all? What happened to the descendants of other men who lived at the same time? And why, if modern humans share a single prehistoric ancestor, do we come in so many sizes, shapes, and races? Examining...(展开全部)

With the evolution of human consciousness, nature has finally become conscious of itself. It has taken eons of time, this lumbering progress through the minds of reptiles, mammals, and primates, and it is still working out its purpose in the archetypes of the collective unconscious encoded in the most ancient parts of the human brain. The recent evolutionary history of our spec...(展开全部)