作者簡介 羅賓森Michael F. Robinson 美國哈特福德大學（University of Hartford）歷史系教授。研究領域為「探險」在科學與文化領域中的角色。其作品《最冷的大熔爐：北極探險與美國文化》（The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture）榮獲二ＯＯ八年「美國科學史論壇獎」（起於一八九八年，鼓勵跨領域的科學史交流）。 羅賓森致力於推廣科學、歷史、探險之間的討論，經營網站以促進跨界對話：https://timetoeatthedogs.com 譯者簡介 梁永安 國立臺灣大學人類學學士、哲學碩士，目前為專業翻譯者，完成約近百本譯著，譯有《李維史陀：實驗室裡的詩人》、《老年之書》、《文化與抵抗》、《帕德嫩之謎》等書。

When James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos wrote THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD in 1990, Japanese automakers, and Toyota in particular, were making a strong showing by applying the principles of lean production. However, the full power of lean principles was unproven, and they had not been applied outside of the auto industry. Today, the power of lean production has b...(展开全部)

When James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos wrote THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD in 1990, Japanese automakers, and Toyota in particular, were making a strong showing by applying the principles of lean production. However, the full power of lean principles was unproven, and they had not been applied outside of the auto industry. Today, the power of lean production has b...(展开全部)

迈克尔·刘易斯（Michael Lewis）是美国超级畅销书作家，毕业于美国普林斯顿大学和英国伦敦经济学院。他的成名之作《说谎者的扑克牌》被公认为描写20世纪80年代华尔街文化的经典名作，成为许多商学院的必读书目。后出版《大空头》《高频交易员》，受到热烈追捧。

迈克尔·刘易斯（Michael Lewis）是美国超级畅销书作家，毕业于美国普林斯顿大学和英国伦敦经济学院。他的成名之作《说谎者的扑克牌》被公认为描写20世纪80年代华尔街文化的经典名作，成为许多商学院的必读书目。后出版《大空头》《高频交易员》，受到热烈追捧。

Fritzsch offers readers the opportunity to listen in on a meeting of Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and a present-day physicist. While he introduces the theory of relativity, Fritzsch teaches its sources, its workings, and the ways it has revolutionized our view of the physical world. "An Equation That Changed the World" dramatizes the importance of relativity, for the human ra...(展开全部)

Fritzsch offers readers the opportunity to listen in on a meeting of Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and a present-day physicist. While he introduces the theory of relativity, Fritzsch teaches its sources, its workings, and the ways it has revolutionized our view of the physical world. "An Equation That Changed the World" dramatizes the importance of relativity, for the human ra...(展开全部)

A delightful romp through history with all its economic forces laid bare, Cod is the biography of a single species of fish, but it may as well be a world history with this humble fish as its recurring main character. Cod, it turns out, is the reason Europeans set sail across the Atlantic, and it is the only reason they could. What did the Vikings eat in icy Greenland and on the...(展开全部)

著有《盐》、《鳕鱼》、《巴斯克人的世界史》、《岛屿组成的大陆：探寻加勒比的命运》、《被选择的少数：欧洲犹太人的复兴》，以及2004年初面市的《1968：撼动世界的一年》。其中，《鳕鱼》获得了詹姆·比尔德食品写作优秀奖。

○作者简介○ [英]彼得·弗雷特韦尔 英国南极调查局的宝藏制图师和首席科学家。他率先使用卫星图像来寻找和监测极地野生动物，并发现了世界上近一半的帝企鹅群。他曾经在南极洲进行过四个季节的野外调查。 ○译者简介○ 曾艺明 翻译硕士，毕业于重庆大学，热爱大自然。