戴维·哈维（David Harvey），国际知名的社会理论学家与地理学家，1935年生于英国肯特郡，1961年获剑桥大学地理学博士学位。曾担任过约翰·霍普金斯大学地理学与环境工程系教授、牛津大学地理学教授，现为纽约市立大学研究生中心人类学杰出教授。主要著作有《地理学中的解释》、《社会正义与城市》、《后现代的状况》、《新帝国主义》、《巴黎城记》等。

Reissued on the tenth anniversary of its publication, this classic work on our environmental crisis features a new introduction by the author, reviewing both the progress and ground lost in the fight to save the earth. This impassioned plea for radical and life-renewing change is today still considered a groundbreaking work in environmental studies. McKibben's argument that th...(展开全部)

恩里克·莫雷迪（Enrico Moretti） 加州大学伯克利分校经济学教授，《经济展望》杂志主编，旧金山联邦储备银行访问学者。他也是美国国家经济研究局（剑桥）副研究员，经济政策研究中心（伦敦）研究员和劳动研究所（波恩）研究员。 莫雷迪教授的研究涉及劳动经济学和城市经济学领域。他曾获得多个奖项和荣誉，包括劳动经济学家协会的罗森劳动经济学杰出贡献奖、卡洛阿尔贝托奖章、伊扎青年劳动经济学家奖和富布赖特奖学金。

From a rising young economist, an examination of innovation and success, and where to find them in America. An unprecedented redistribution of jobs, population, and wealth is under way in America, and it is likely to accelerate in the years to come. America’s new economic map shows growing differences, not just between people but especially between communities. In this importan...(展开全部)

Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is the great lost scientist: more things are named after him than anyone else. There are towns, rivers, mountain ranges, the ocean current that runs along the South American coast, there's a penguin, a giant squid - even the Mare Humboldtianum on the moon. His colourful adventures read like something out of a Boy's Own story: Humboldt explored...(展开全部)

Computational complexity is one of the most beautiful fields of modern mathematics, and it is increasingly relevant to other sciences ranging from physics to biology. But this beauty is often buried underneath layers of unnecessary formalism, and exciting recent results like interactive proofs, phase transitions, and quantum computing are usually considered too advanced for the...(展开全部)

This classic introductory text is best known for its vivid examples fromnatural history, comprehensive coverage of evolution, and quantitative approach. The Sixth Edition builds on the book's hallmark features: its strong evolutionary focus, its breadth and diverse set of examples, its extensive coverage of behavioral ecology, and a thorough presentation of population ecology.