卡西亚·圣克莱尔（Kassia St Clair） 英国作家、文化史学家，热销书《色彩的秘密生活》作者。 在牛津和布里斯托尔学习女性服装史和化妆史，毕业后长期为《经济学人》《家园与花园》《新政治家》撰写文章，也在英国广播公司（BBC）、美国国家公共电台（NPR）等电台做节目，在达拉斯艺术博物馆、维多利亚和艾伯特博物馆等博物馆开设讲座，所述均有关色彩、设计、织物与文化史。 马博 译者，北京外国语大学英美文学方向硕士毕业，担任文学编辑的同时喜爱翻译，译有《很高兴遇见你，小猫比利》并养有两猫，现居北京。

A new history of ingenuity from the author of The Secret Lives of Colour. From the mummies of Ancient Egypt; via the silken dragon robes of Imperial China and the woollen sails of Viking longboats to the Indian calicoes and chintzes that powered the Industrial Revolution (and sparked more than one war); arriving finally at the lab-blended fibres that have allowed astronauts to ...(展开全部)

Plants have transformed our planet over the last 470 million years as they invaded the land and diversified into the astonishing variety we know today. But their influence has reached even further: they have profoundly moulded the Earth's climate and the evolutionary trajectory of life. Far from being 'silent witnesses to the passage of time', plants are dynamic components of o...(展开全部)

Plants have profoundly moulded the Earth's climate and the evolutionary trajectory of life. Far from being 'silent witnesses to the passage of time', plants are dynamic components of our world, shaping the environment throughout history as much as that environment has shaped them. In The Emerald Planet, David Beerling puts plants centre stage, revealing the crucial role they ha...(展开全部)

Plants have profoundly moulded the Earth's climate and the evolutionary trajectory of life. Far from being 'silent witnesses to the passage of time', plants are dynamic components of our world, shaping the environment throughout history as much as that environment has shaped them. In The Emerald Planet, David Beerling puts plants centre stage, revealing the crucial role they ha...(展开全部)

1. Peppers, Nutmeg, and Cloves 2. Ascorbic Acid 3. Glucose 4. Cellulose 5. Nitro Compounds 6. Silk and Nylon 7. Phenol 8. Isoprene 9. Dyes 10. Wonder Drugs 11. The Pill 12. Moleculs of Witchcraft 13. Morphine, Nicotine, and Caffeine 14. Oleic Acid 15. Salt 16. Chlorocarbon Compounds 17. Molecules Versus Malaria

弗吉尼亚·波斯特雷尔（Virgi Postrel），美国记者、独立学者、《彭博·观点》专栏作家，在此之前曾担任《华尔街日报》和《纽约时报》专刊作家。她的研究涵盖从社会科学到时尚的广泛主题，尤其关注文化、商业和技术等交叉领域。著有两部备受赞誉的作品《风格的实质，魅力的力量》（The Substance of Style,The Power of Glamour）和《未来及其敌人》（The Future and lts Enemies）。 张洁，本科毕业于复旦大学历史学系，获历史学学士学位。研究生就读于复旦大学国际关系与公共事务学院国际关系专业，研究方向为中美关系，获法学硕士学位。现任职于复旦大学。译作有《少数给中国的飞机》、《行走的柠檬》等。

From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, explore the global history of textiles and the world they weave together in this enthralling and educational guide. The story of humanity is the story of textiles — as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virg...(展开全部)

弗吉尼亚·波斯特雷尔（Virgi Postrel），美国记者、独立学者、《彭博·观点》专栏作家，在此之前曾担任《华尔街日报》和《纽约时报》专刊作家。她的研究涵盖从社会科学到时尚的广泛主题，尤其关注文化、商业和技术等交叉领域。著有两部备受赞誉的作品《风格的实质，魅力的力量》（The Substance of Style,The Power of Glamour）和《未来及其敌人》（The Future and lts Enemies）。 张洁，本科毕业于复旦大学历史学系，获历史学学士学位。研究生就读于复旦大学国际关系与公共事务学院国际关系专业，研究方向为中美关系，获法学硕士学位。现任职于复旦大学。译作有《少数给中国的飞机》、《行走的柠檬》等。

From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, explore the global history of textiles and the world they weave together in this enthralling and educational guide. The story of humanity is the story of textiles — as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virg...(展开全部)