China's breathtaking diversity of natural habitats – from mountains and deserts to grasslands and lush tropical forests – is home to more than 10 percent of the world's mammal species. This one-of-a-kind pocket guide describes the characteristics, geographic distribution, natural history, and conservation status of all 558 species of mammals found in China. An up-to-date distri...(展开全部)

China's stunning diversity of natural habitats--from parched deserts to lush tropical forests--is home to more than 10 percent of the world's mammal species. A Guide to the Mammals of China is the most comprehensive guide to all 556 species of mammals found in China. It is the only single-volume reference of its kind to fully describe the physical characteristics, geographic di...(展开全部)

Marine mammals have long captured the attention of humans. Ancient peoples etched seals and dolphins on the walls of Paleolithic caves; today, engineers develop microprocessors to track these denizens of the deep. This groundbreaking book from highly respected marine mammal paleontologist Annalisa Berta delves into the story of the extraordinary adaptations that gave the world ...(展开全部)

This breathtakingly beautiful book brings readers nose-to-nose with all of the world's marine mammals-a comprehensive line-up of remarkable whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, walruses, otters, polar bears, dugongs, and manatees.</p> A highly practical field guide, it combines state-of-the-art illustrations with superb color photographs and detailed maps. The book highlight...(展开全部)

The author of the bestseller Freud presents a close examination of the aggression--and debate about aggression--that raged through the Victorian Age. Gay looks at the works of such figures as Theodore Roosevelt and Nietzsche to present penetrating new insights.

- Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the biology of all marine mammals - Provides a phylogenetic framework that integrates phylogeny with behavior and ecology - Features chapter summaries, further readings, an appendix, glossary and an extensive bibliography - Exciting new color photographs and additional distribution maps Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology, Third Edition ...(展开全部)

彼得•盖伊（Peter Gay） 德裔美国史学家，耶鲁大学荣休教授。1923年生于柏林，后移民美国，在哥伦比亚大学获得博士学位，并曾于此任教。他著作等身，研究广泛涉及启蒙运动、中产阶级等诸多社会文化史领域。其早期的重要作品《启蒙时代》、《魏玛文化》等在文化史研究领域具有典范意义；而研究后期又以 “运用精神分析方法的文化史”而闻名，是心理分析史学的实践者，代表作《弗洛伊德传》更是试图将精神分析、传记与历史相互结合。盖伊曾荣获美国国家图书奖、美国历史学会杰出学术贡献奖、美国艺术与文学院金奖等重要奖项。 五卷本《布尔乔亚经验》系列是盖伊晚期最重要作品，彼得•盖伊探究了现代社会秩序与商业文化源头的19世纪布尔乔亚阶层的观念转变，主题广泛涉及性爱、暴力、自我认知、教育理念、文学艺术等诸多精神与文化领域，展现出一幅构建于人类基本经验下的全景式时代画卷。其研究方式...(展开全部)

Who was Queen Victoria? A little old lady, potato-like in appearance, dressed in everlasting black? She was also a passionate young princess who loved dancing. And there is also a third Victoria, the brilliant queen, one who invented a new role for the monarchy. Victoria found a way of ruling when people were deeply uncomfortable with having a woman on the throne. Her image as ...(展开全部)

From Dr Annie Gray, presenter of BBC2's Victorian Bakers What does it mean to eat like a queen? Elizabeth gorged on sugar, Mary on chocolate and Anne was known as 'Brandy Nan'. Victoria ate all of this and more. The Greedy Queen celebrates Victoria's appetite, both for food and, indeed, for life. Born in May 1819, Victoria came 'as plump as a partridge'. In her early years she ...(展开全部)

历史学家、厨师、广播节目主持人和作家，专攻公元1600年至今的英国食物史，不止在图书馆，也在厨房进行她的研究。她曾任职于奥德莉庄园厨房等历史悠久的厨房，并在全英各地授课。她主持了包括英国广播公司（BBC）《维多利亚烘焙师》（Victorian Bakers）在内的历史纪实节目，并出现在英国广播公司第四广播电台（BBC Radio 4）的《厨房橱柜》（The Kitchen Cabinet）节目中。现居东安格利亚（East Anglia）。