This is the first biography in twenty years of James Clerk Maxwell, one of the greatest scientists of our time and yet a man relatively unknown to the wider public. Approaching science with a freshness unbound by convention or previous expectations, he produced some of the most original scientific thinking of the nineteenth century — and his discoveries went on to shape the twe...(展开全部)

An electrifying novel about beauty, envy, and carelessness from Deborah Levy, author of the Booker Prize finalists Hot Milk and Swimming Home. It is 1988 and Saul Adler, a narcissistic young historian, has been invited to Communist East Berlin to do research; in exchange, he must publish a favorable essay about the German Democratic Republic. As a gift for his translator's sist...(展开全部)

An electrifying novel about beauty, envy, and carelessness from Deborah Levy, author of the Booker Prize finalists Hot Milk and Swimming Home. It is 1988 and Saul Adler, a narcissistic young historian, has been invited to Communist East Berlin to do research; in exchange, he must publish a favorable essay about the German Democratic Republic. As a gift for his translator's sist...(展开全部)

This is the first biography in twenty years of James Clerk Maxwell, one of the greatest scientists of our time and yet a man relatively unknown to the wider public. Approaching science with a freshness unbound by convention or previous expectations, he produced some of the most original scientific thinking of the nineteenth century — and his discoveries went on to shape the twe...(展开全部)

From Booklist Lamenting all the attention 1968 has gotten with assassinations and riots, Kirkpatrick argues that the following year was more than a little significant, too. Beginning with a “selected timeline,” Kirkpatrick goes on to chronicle a dizzying array of major events: Richard Nixon’s election in November 1968 as president; the covert bombing of Cambodia; Apollo 11 land...(展开全部)

From Booklist Lamenting all the attention 1968 has gotten with assassinations and riots, Kirkpatrick argues that the following year was more than a little significant, too. Beginning with a “selected timeline,” Kirkpatrick goes on to chronicle a dizzying array of major events: Richard Nixon’s election in November 1968 as president; the covert bombing of Cambodia; Apollo 11 land...(展开全部)

雨果(1802-1885)，法国著名小说家、诗人。《笑面人》是他的主要长篇小说之一。

雨果(1802-1885)，法国著名小说家、诗人。《笑面人》是他的主要长篇小说之一。

詹姆斯·奥尔德雷德，英国纪录片摄影师，擅长自然历史和高空拍摄。 詹姆斯经过BBC自然历史部门的内部培训，在过去的25年里为包括国家地理、探索频道和网飞在内的世界各地的客户拍摄电影。詹姆斯有幸参与了许多广受好评的作品的拍摄，包括与“世界自然纪录片之父”大卫·爱登堡合作的项目，并因摄影作品获得了艾美奖、皇家电视学会奖（RTS）和金三角国际摄影巡回赛奖项（GTC），还多次获得英国电影学院奖提名。

詹姆斯·奥尔德雷德，英国纪录片摄影师，擅长自然历史和高空拍摄。 詹姆斯经过BBC自然历史部门的内部培训，在过去的25年里为包括国家地理、探索频道和网飞在内的世界各地的客户拍摄电影。詹姆斯有幸参与了许多广受好评的作品的拍摄，包括与“世界自然纪录片之父”大卫·爱登堡合作的项目，并因摄影作品获得了艾美奖、皇家电视学会奖（RTS）和金三角国际摄影巡回赛奖项（GTC），还多次获得英国电影学院奖提名。