尼古拉斯·布莱克，1904年生于爱尔兰，英国牛津大学和剑桥大学教授，皇家文学协会副主席。主要作品以英国现代诗歌著称，并于1968年至1972年期间担任英国桂冠诗人。与此同时，还出版有20部侦探小说，是英国黄金时代侦探小说的代表性作家，其中以“奈杰尔·斯特雷奇威”为侦探主角的16部系列小说，囊括了黄金时代侦探小说的所有悬疑探案模式，文笔流畅，人物鲜明，被誉为西方犯罪小说的经典。一版再版，畅销不衰，并多次被改编成电影、电视剧，风靡一时。

克莱顿•劳森（1906－1971） 著名的“推理巫师”，具有编辑、作家、魔术师等多重身份，美国推理作家协会（MWA）的四大创始人物之一。其小说一方面融汇着魔术表演的基本原理，奇招迭出、别开生面，让读者深受震撼；另一方面又不时现身说法，给读者讲解些简易魔术，而这又往往契合着小说的谋杀诡计，堪称匠心独运、只此一家。劳森曾以“马里尼”之名登台表演魔术，所以这名字便自然见诸他的小说，如此遂有推理史上名动一时的“魔术师侦探”——马里尼大师。 一切皆有可能！

《远走高飞》的案件发生一年后，罗德警官因解决案件的功绩受到赞扬，获得晋升的机会。但知道案件别有真相的罗德警部为是否应当接受晋升机会而苦恼，与彭斯博士商量。彭斯博士见罗德警官苦恼不堪的样子，为了让他散心，邀请他参加亿万富翁诺曼·特里特举办的派对。 派对地点是在哈德逊河中的孤岛上建筑的无忧城堡（Careless Castle），聚集了钢琴家、作曲家等著名音乐相关人士。但派对从一开始就充满阴沉的气氛，起因是一名参加的大学教授在渡河来城堡时，在船中死于非命。船的客舱里只有教授一个人，在别无人踪的情况下中毒而死。由于被害者有喝过放在客舱里的咖啡的迹象，调查了壶里残留的咖啡，但未检出毒药。 遗憾的是，由于被害者用过的咖啡杯已经碎裂散落，无法进行检查。教授是他杀还是自杀，抑或是事故，完全找不到头绪。如此过了数日，终于出现了第二名死者。 钢琴家埃瑞克·斯塔恩因为准备...(展开全部)

"The Living World" is often considered a student favorite. George Johnson has written this non-majors textbook from the ground up to be an engaging and accessible learning tool with an emphasis on "how things work and why things happen the way they do". "The Living World" focuses on concepts rather than terminology and technical information, and features a straightforward, clea...(展开全部)

This book has cutting edge biological concepts delivered with a greater emphasis on evolution and a logical use of analogies. George Johnson's textbook, "The Living World" is often considered to be a student favorite. Dr. Johnson has written this non-majors textbook from the ground up to be an engaging and accessible learning tool with an emphasis on "how things work and why th...(展开全部)

George Johnson's textbook has often been considered a student favorite. Dr. Johnson has written this non-majors textbook from the ground up to be an engaging and accessible learning tool with an emphasis on "how things work and why things happen the way they do". This authoritative textbook features a straightforward, clear writing style and a wide variety of media assets to en...(展开全部)

The Living World is often considered a student favorite. George Johnson has written this non-majors textbook from the ground up to be an engaging and accessible learning tool with an emphasis on "how things work and why things happen the way they do". The Living World focuses on concepts rather than terminology and technical information, and features a straightforward, clear wr...(展开全部)

The Living Mountain is a lyrical testament in praise of the Cairngorms. It is a work deeply rooted in Nan Shepherd's knowledge of the natural world, and a poetic and philosophical meditation on our longing for high and holy places. Drawing on different perspectives of the mountain environment, Shepherd makes the familiar strange and the strange awe-inspiring. Her sensitivity a...(展开全部)