A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic "hot" virus. The Hot Zone tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account ...(展开全部)

You want people to stretch their limits, but your conversations meant to help them often fall flat or backfire, creating more resistance than growth.

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Addressing the sustainable energy crisis in an objective manner, this enlightening book analyzes the relevant numbers and organizes a plan for change on both a personal level and an international scale--for Europe, the United States, and the world. In case study format, this informative reference answers questions surrounding nuclear energy, the potential of sustainable fossil ...(展开全部)

It's summer in the city, and this hot dog has had enough! Enough of sizzling sidewalks, enough of wailing sirens, enough of people's feet right in his face. When he plops down in the middle of a crosswalk, his owner endeavors to get him the breath of fresh air he needs. She hails a taxi, hops a train, and ferries out to the beach. Here, a pup can run! With fluid art and lyrical...(展开全部)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2016 Plunge into this hypnotic tale of female sexuality and power - from the author of Swimming Home and The Man Who Saw Everything 'Propulsive, uncanny, dreamlike. A feverish coming-of-age novel' Daily Telegraph 'A triumph of storytelling' Literary Review _________________________________ 'Today I dropp...(展开全部)

A richly mythic, colour-saturated tale of mothers and daughters from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Swimming Home. Two women arrive in a Spanish village - a dreamlike place caught between the desert and the ocean - seeking medical advice and salvation. One of the strangers suffers from a mysterious illness: spontaneous paralysis confines her to a wheelchair, her legs unus...(展开全部)

菲利普•林伯里 （Philip Lymbery），国际知名公益组织世界农场动物福利协会（Compassion in World Farming, CIWF）首席执行官，温彻斯特大学访问教授，欧洲动物联盟（Eurogroup for Animals）副主席。他与伊莎贝尔·奥克肖特（Isabel Oakeshott）合著的《坏农业：廉价肉品背后的恐怖真相》（Farmageddon: The True Cost of Cheap Meat）一书当选《泰晤士报》2014年年度作家的年度图书之一，媒体称他为“游戏规则改变者”。他被称为食品工业最具影响力的人物，作为“世界农场关怀”的领头人与世界范围内700家食品公司共同展开工作，每年改善将近10亿动物的生存环境。在其领导下，世界农场动物福利协会曾荣获“观察家伦理奖”（Observer Ethical Award...(展开全部)