In The Function of Form, internationally acclaimed architect, Farshid Moussavi, provides a provocative critique of the historically opposing relationship between function and form to reveal the contradiction at the heart of modernism. We need to move away from the definition of function as utility, she argues, to align it with how function is defined in mathematics, biology or ...(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.

More than ever, the web is a universal platform for all types of applications, and JavaScript is the language of the web. For anyone serious about web development, it's not enough to be a decent JavaScript coder. They need to be ninja-stealthy, efficient, and ready for anything. Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, Second Edition dives below the surface and helps readers understand...(展开全部)

More than ever, the web is a universal platform for all types of applications, and JavaScript is the language of the web. For anyone serious about web development, it's not enough to be a decent JavaScript coder. They need to be ninja-stealthy, efficient, and ready for anything. Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, Second Edition dives below the surface and helps readers understand...(展开全部)

The second edition of a comprehensive account of all the major aspects of the Japanese economy, substantially updated and expanded. This textbook offers a comprehensive, rigorous but accessible account of all the major aspects of the Japanese economy, grounding its approach in mainstream economics. The second edition has been extensively revised and substantially updated, with ...(展开全部)

卢克•亨特（Luke Hunter）是致力于野生猫科动物保护的国际领导机构----狮虎豹保护中心的主席。在此之前，他担任野生动物保护学会大型猫科动物项目的主任，同时在澳大利亚和南非高校中任教。他目前进行的工作包括制定非洲狮保护策略，评估运动狩猎对豹和狮子的影响，与巴西潘塔纳沼泽地区的工作团队合作探索如何减少牧场主与美洲虎的冲突，对伊朗境内的波斯豹和残存的亚洲猎豹首次进行全面研究。卢克•亨特已经发表过100余篇科学论文和科普文章。《世界食肉动物大百科》是他撰写的第6本书籍。

Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Plato's Republic that has yet been published, this widely acclaimed work is the first strictly literal translation of a timeless classic. This second edition includes a new introduction by Professor Bloom, whose careful translation and interpretation of The Republic was first published in 1968. In addition to the correct text itse...(展开全部)