《淑女与熊猫：首位从中国带回其最富异国情调动物的美国女探险家的真实经历》 During the Great Depression, inexpensive entertainment could be had at any city zoo. The exploits of the utterly macho men who bagged the beasts also made good adventure-film fodder. Yet one of the most famous animals ever brought to America—the giant panda—was captured by a woman, Ruth Harkness. Vicki Constantine Croke, the "Animal Beat" co...(展开全部)

露丝•哈克内斯 著名美国传奇服装设计师、探险家，三十年代纽约社交界优雅迷人的宠儿。 1934露丝与探险家比尔•哈克内斯结婚，婚后两个星期，比尔即前往中国，希望成为第一个捕获大熊猫的西方人，在这之前，已经有很多人从事过这样的探险活动，均以失败而告终。比尔的探险旅行也遭失败，并在中国凄凉地死去。这一切令露斯伤心欲绝，从来没有野外探险的经验的她作出一个重要的决定：重拾丈夫旧梦，将探险作为自己终生的追求，把第一只活生生的大熊猫带回美国。 露丝的探险旅行持续了数月之久，历尽千辛万苦并耗尽了她所有的钱财。当她最终怀抱一只名叫苏琳的熊猫宝宝，神奇地回到美国时，她的探险故事成为轰动国际社会的重大新闻，登上了全世界各大报纸的头版。历史上，从未有过任何动物引起过如此广泛的反响。露斯•哈克内斯成了一位真正的英雄。

亨利·尼科尔斯（Henry Nicholls），专门从事自然科学写作的记者与作家，关心演化、生态、环保等议题。凭着深入浅出、轻松诙谐的文笔，以及在科学、历史与人文之间自在穿梭的功力，在世界知名报刊如《自然》《新科学家》《卫报》《独立报》上已发表上百篇文章。他的上一本书《寂寞的乔治》讲述的是加拉巴戈群岛上的一只陆龟，在2006年获选为英国《卫报》的一流好书奖，并入围英国皇家学会的综合图书奖。

Nicholls is surely set to become an author of many more fascinating science books. In many ways, this book is what good science writing is all about—explanation through a ripping narrative. (The independent [London] ) A fascinating story of an extraordinary animal. (Desmond Morris, famed zoologist and author of The Naked Ape ) A brilliant storyteller and narrative stylist in th...(展开全部)

Nicholls is surely set to become an author of many more fascinating science books. In many ways, this book is what good science writing is all about—explanation through a ripping narrative. (The independent [London] ) A fascinating story of an extraordinary animal. (Desmond Morris, famed zoologist and author of The Naked Ape ) A brilliant storyteller and narrative stylist in th...(展开全部)

亨利·尼科尔斯（Henry Nicholls），专门从事自然科学写作的记者与作家，关心演化、生态、环保等议题。凭着深入浅出、轻松诙谐的文笔，以及在科学、历史与人文之间自在穿梭的功力，在世界知名报刊如《自然》《新科学家》《卫报》《独立报》上已发表上百篇文章。他的上一本书《寂寞的乔治》讲述的是加拉巴戈群岛上的一只陆龟，在2006年获选为英国《卫报》的一流好书奖，并入围英国皇家学会的综合图书奖。

Meet Alice Guy-Blaché. She made movies—some of the very first movies, and some of the most exciting! Blow up a pirate ship? Why not? Crawl into a tiger's cage? Of course! Leap off a bridge onto a real speeding train? It will be easy! Driven by her passion for storytelling, Alice saw a potential for film that others had not seen before, allowing her to develop new narratives, ne...(展开全部)

The true adventures of David Fairchild, a late-nineteenth-century food explorer who traveled the globe and introduced diverse crops like avocados, mangoes, seedless grapes--and thousands more--to the American plate. In the nineteenth century, American meals were about subsistence, not enjoyment. But as a new century approached, appetites broadened, and David Fairchild, a young ...(展开全部)

The true adventures of David Fairchild, a late-nineteenth-century food explorer who traveled the globe and introduced diverse crops like avocados, mangoes, seedless grapes--and thousands more--to the American plate. In the nineteenth century, American meals were about subsistence, not enjoyment. But as a new century approached, appetites broadened, and David Fairchild, a young ...(展开全部)

威尔基·柯林斯(Wilkie Collins)，于1824年1月8日生于伦敦，1889年9月23日死在伦敦。父亲是个风景画家。他12岁时随父母迁居意大利，三年后回国，就读于海伯里私立寄宿学校，曾在茶叶公司工作，后改学法律，在伦敦林肯法学协会当过律师。1847年，父亲死后，他才开始以写作为生。第一部作品是《威廉·柯林斯》传，不久就从事小说创作。一开始成绩平平，后来他结识了当代文豪狄更斯，成为莫逆之交，并为狄更斯主编的，当时最风行的杂志经常撰稿。他的长篇小说往往在这本杂志上先发表，然后出单行本。这期间他写了不少小说，大都以侦破犯罪事件为题材，柯林斯即以此种小说蜚声社会，享誉30余年，但他作品虽多，而得以流传后世并得到肯定的仅有《月亮宝石》和成名作《白衣女人》两部。