Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous, a gentle, helpful creature that may yet run amok at any moment. Through a series of intriguing case studies the authors debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorisation, observation and experimentation. ...(展开全部)

Through a series of case studies, the authors aim to debunk the idea that science is the result of competent theorization, observation and experimentation. They argue that scientific certainty comes from interpreting ambiguous results within an order which the scientists themselves impose.

Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and #1 bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, David and Goliath, and What the Dog Saw, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers---and why they often go wrong. How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why a...(展开全部)

Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers -- and why they often go wrong. How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do televi...(展开全部)

· 代表作《异类》《引爆点》中文版累计销量破百万册 · 畅销榜常客，屡屡创造书市神话， 人称“《纽约客》怪才” · 《纽约客》特约撰稿人，会讲故事的非虚构作家 2005 年，被《时代》周刊评为“全球影响力100 人”之一 2011 年，被授予加拿国民殊荣“加拿大勋章” 2011 年，被《快公司》誉为“21 世纪的彼得·德鲁克”

Travel back to the prehistoric world and discover the most fascinating parts of the lives of Earth's most awe-inspiring creatures - the dinosaurs. Dr Dean Lomax brings these prehistoric creatures to life in ten bite-sized essays, written for people short on time but not curiosity. Making big ideas simple, Dean takes readers on a journey to uncover what makes a dinosaur a dinosa...(展开全部)

* Do taxes help more than they hurt?* What effect does redistributing wealth have on our economy---and those who participate in its redistribution?* What is the role of government?* How does an economy work?James Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, and Dwight R. Lee are three of the most prominent economists today, and in Common Sense Economics they show us why economic understanding ...(展开全部)

“The authors tell us what everyone should know about economics in language we can all understand. It’s refreshing when four of the best in the profession avoid the all-too-common practice of writing in a code that only other economists can comprehend.” ---Robert McTeer, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas With the global economy recovering from a steep rec...(展开全部)

The Book That Every Citizen and Journalist Should Read “What this book does better than any single book on media history, ethics, or practice is weave . . . [together] why media audiences have fled and why new technology and megacorporate ownership are putting good journalism at risk.” —Rasmi Simhan, Boston Globe “Kovach and Rosenstiel’s essays on each [element] are concis...(展开全部)

比尔•科瓦齐（Bill Kovach）是热心新闻工作者委员会的主席。他曾任《亚特兰大宪章报》的编辑和《纽约时报》华盛顿分社的社长。 汤姆•罗森斯蒂尔（Tom Rosenstiel）是卓越新闻项目的负责人，曾任《洛杉矶时报》的媒体评论员和《新闻周刊》国会记者团团长。他和科瓦齐合作过两部著作。 本书中译者刘海龙为中国人民大学新闻学院副教授，连晓东为《中国电子报》信息通信版主编。