In this stunning debut, author Scott Lynch delivers the wonderfully thrilling tale of an audacious criminal and his band of confidence tricksters. Set in a fantastic city pulsing with the lives of decadent nobles and daring thieves, here is a story of adventure, loyalty, and survival that is one part Robin Hood, one part Ocean’s Eleven , and entirely enthralling.… An orphan’s...(展开全部)

They say that the Thorn of Camorr can beat anyone in a fight. They say he steals from the rich and gives to the poor. They say he's part man, part myth, and mostly street-corner rumor. And they are wrong on every count. Only averagely tall, slender, and god-awful with a sword, Locke Lamora is the fabled Thorn, and the greatest weapons at his disposal are his wit and cunning. He...(展开全部)

In this stunning debut, author Scott Lynch delivers the wonderfully thrilling tale of an audacious criminal and his band of confidence tricksters. Set in a fantastic city pulsing with the lives of decadent nobles and daring thieves, here is a story of adventure, loyalty, and survival that is one part “Robin Hood,” one part Ocean’s Eleven, and entirely enthralling.… An or...(展开全部)

John Locke is often thought of as one of the founders of the Enlightenment, a movement that sought to do away with the Bible and religion and replace them with scientific realism. But Locke was extremely interested in the Bible, and he was engaged by biblical theology and religion throughout his life. In this new book, K.I. Parker considers Locke’s interest in Scripture and how...(展开全部)

John Locke is often thought of as one of the founders of the Enlightenment, a movement that sought to do away with the Bible and religion and replace them with scientific realism. But Locke was extremely interested in the Bible, and he was engaged by biblical theology and religion throughout his life. In this new book, K.I. Parker considers Locke’s interest in Scripture and how...(展开全部)

This volume makes available for the first time critical editions of John Locke's A Vindication and A Second Vindication of the Reasonableness of Christianity, in which Locke defends his interpretation of the New Testament and of the Christian Religion against charges of heterodoxy. These works contribute greatly to our understanding of Locke's Christian commitments, which it is...(展开全部)

C. B. 麦克弗森（Crawford Brough Macpherson，1911—1987），负有盛名的加拿大政治学家，曾求学于多伦多大学和伦敦政治经济学院，后执教于多伦多大学。麦克弗森著作不丰，但均为经典，《占有性个人主义的政治理论：从霍布斯到洛克》（1962）、《自由民主的生命与时代》（1977）等作品对当代政治哲学理论发展影响深远。 译校者简介 张传玺，北京大学法学博士，现为中国政法大学讲师。 王 涛，中国人民大学法学博士，现为华东政法大学科学研究院副研究员。

This seminal work by political philosopher C.B. Macpherson was first published by the Clarendon Press in 1962, and remains of key importance to the study of liberal-democratic theory half-a-century later. In it, Macpherson argues that the chief difficulty of the notion of individualism that underpins classical liberalism lies in what he calls its "possessive quality" - "its con...(展开全部)

C. B. 麦克弗森（Crawford Brough Macpherson，1911—1987），负有盛名的加拿大政治学家，曾求学于多伦多大学和伦敦政治经济学院，后执教于多伦多大学。麦克弗森著作不丰，但均为经典，《占有性个人主义的政治理论：从霍布斯到洛克》（1962）、《自由民主的生命与时代》（1977）等作品对当代政治哲学理论发展影响深远。 译校者简介 张传玺，北京大学法学博士，现为中国政法大学讲师。 王 涛，中国人民大学法学博士，现为华东政法大学科学研究院副研究员。

Ailsa doesn't trust MCC Berkshire, the young man helping out in her mother's antique shop. He tells wonderful stories about all the antiques and dazzles the customers, but everything he says is a pack of lies, isn't it? Adventure, romance, comedy, mystery--MCC tells a tale to suit every taste. But what is his story? Where is he from and why does he tell these lies? The truth is...(展开全部)