【作者简介】 翁贝托·艾柯（Umberto Eco），意大利人，生于1932年，现居米兰，执教于博洛尼亚大学。他是享誉国际的作家、符号语言学权威、哲学家、历史学家、文学评论家和美学家。艾柯被誉为“当代达·芬奇” ，是百科全书式的学者，出版过140多部著作，横跨多个领域，都有经典性的建树。他在欧洲已成为知识和教养的象征，知识分子都以书架上放一本艾柯的书为荣。 【译者简介】 彭淮栋，生于1953年，台湾新竹县竹东镇人，东海大学外文系毕业，台湾大学外文研究所肄业，曾任出版公司编辑，现任报纸编译。译文以典雅著称。曾译《美的历史》《丑的历史》《无限的清单》《西方政治思想史》《现实意识》《格格不入》《论晚期风格》等数十部著作。

Umberto Eco, semiotician at the University of Bologna, is widely known as one of the finest living authors whose best-selling novels include The Name of the Rose, Foucault’s Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, and Baudolino.

Umberto Eco, semiotician at the University of Bologna, is widely known as one of the finest living authors whose best-selling novels include The Name of the Rose, Foucault’s Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, and Baudolino.

▼作者简介 肖恩•厄舍 Shaun Usher 信件与清单的爱好者，1978年出生于英国圣奥尔本斯，现居英国曼彻斯特。他于2009年建立了博客“信件陈列馆”（Letters of Note），以在线博物馆的形式收集各式各样的信件。厄舍的第一部作品于2013年出版，盘踞《周日泰晤士报》畅销榜六周，并售出了多国版权。在收集信件的过程中，厄舍也发现了很多有趣的清单。2011年，他建立了博客“清单陈列馆”（Lists of Note），展示收集到的各种有趣的清单。

In the past, they were recognized as the most destructive force in nature. Now, following a cascade of astonishing discoveries, supermassive black holes have undergone a dramatic shift in paradigm. Astronomers are finding out that these objects may have been critical to the formation of structure in the early universe, spawning bursts of star formation, planets, and even life i...(展开全部)

In the past, they were recognized as the most destructive force in nature. Now, following a cascade of astonishing discoveries, supermassive black holes have undergone a dramatic shift in paradigm. Astronomers are finding out that these objects may have been critical to the formation of structure in the early universe, spawning bursts of star formation, planets, and even life i...(展开全部)

"Ordinarily, events that change our path are impersonal affairs, and yet extremely personal. My teacher, don Juan Matsus, said this in guiding me as his apprentice to collect what I considered to be the memorable events of my life…. Don Juan described the total goal of the shamanistic knowledge that he handled as the preparation for facing the definitive journey: the journey th...(展开全部)

Hugo and Nebula Award winner Miles Vorkosigan in all his guises: prodigal son, back-country judge, lover, spy, diplomat (not his strong suit), strategist, scapegoat, mercenary commander, and—always—hero. This volume contains three novellas: The mountains of mourning, Labyrinth, and “The borders of infinity”; in addition to a story framing all three into a plot to court-martial ...(展开全部)

洛伊斯·比约德，1949年生于美国俄亥俄州，是迄今为止获奖最多的女性科幻作家。 比约德九岁起开始阅读科幻小说，浓厚的兴趣一直延续到她的大学时代。成为小说家之前，比约德曾沉迷于生物学，在1985年发表处女作《以物易物》后。很快就凭借中篇小说《悲悼的群山》荣获1989年的星云奖。 比约德的小说文笔流畅，心理活动描写细腻。以不同寻常的人物设置、紧张刺激的情节著称；其代表作“迈尔斯系列”目前已出版到第十四部。 比约德共夺取了五次雨果奖、两次星云奖，其中仅“迈尔斯系列”就获得了四次雨果奖。