In his new book, perhaps the most cogent expression of his mature thought, Jean Baudrillard turns detective in order to investigate a crime which he hopes may yet be solved: the murder of reality. To solve the crime would be to unravel the social and technological processes by which reality has quite simply vanished under the deadly glare of media real time. But Baudrillard is ...(展开全部)

In his new book, perhaps the most cogent expression of his mature thought, Jean Baudrillard turns detective in order to investigate a crime which he hopes may yet be solved: the murder of reality. To solve the crime would be to unravel the social and technological processes by which reality has quite simply vanished under the deadly glare of media real time. But Baudrillard is ...(展开全部)

Would you defend your husband if he was accused of killing his mistress? Sarah Morgan is a successful and powerful defense attorney in Washington D.C. At 33 years old, she is a named partner at her firm and life is going exactly how she planned. The same cannot be said for her husband, Adam. He is a struggling writer who has had little success in his career. He begins to tire o...(展开全部)

The process of self-organization reveals itself in the inanimate worlds of crystals and seashells, but, as Len Fisher shows, it is also evident in living organisms, from fish to ants to human beings. Understanding the swarm intelligence inherent in groups can help us do everything from throw a better party to start a fad to make our interactions with others more powerful. Hum...(展开全部)

Brilliant criticism of the Ring Cycle, with provocative interpretation of politics, economic theories behind the Ring.

Thirty years after the publication of The Female Eunuch , Germaine Greer is back with the sequel she vowed never to write. "A marvelous performance--. No feminist writer can match her for eloquence or energy; none makes [us] laugh the way she does."-- The Washington Post In this thoroughly engaging new book, the fervent, rollicking, straight-shooting Greer, is, as ever, "th...(展开全部)

特德•休斯（1930—1998），英国著名作家，20世纪最重要的诗人之一。他出生于英国一个偏远而荒凉的小镇米索尔姆洛伊德，那里质朴、原始的高沼地风景，在他心中留下了抹不去的印迹。他一生出版过九十多部作品，荣获无数国际荣誉，包括哈珀出版奖、毛姆奖等。1977年，他被授予帝国荣誉勋章。1984年，他被评为桂冠诗人。1998年，他被授予功绩勋章。在创作后期，他只为孩子执笔创作。其中，《铁巨人》《铁巨人和他的朋友》是两部经典的寓言小说，被评为“最伟大的现代童话故事之一”。《很久很久以前》是一部动物在世界之初寻求自我的童话作品集。休斯这些为自己孩子创作的儿童文学作品，以悠远的意境和敏锐的洞察力，走进了孩子的内心世界，为孩子营造了一座充满天马行空想象力的城堡。

特德•休斯（1930—1998），英国著名作家，20世纪最重要的诗人之一。他出生于英国一个偏远而荒凉的小镇米索尔姆洛伊德，那里质朴、原始的高沼地风景，在他心中留下了抹不去的印迹。他一生出版过九十多部作品，荣获无数国际荣誉，包括哈珀出版奖、毛姆奖等。1977年，他被授予帝国荣誉勋章。1984年，他被评为桂冠诗人。1998年，他被授予功绩勋章。在创作后期，他只为孩子执笔创作。其中，《铁巨人》《铁巨人和他的朋友》是两部经典的寓言小说，被评为“最伟大的现代童话故事之一”。《很久很久以前》是一部动物在世界之初寻求自我的童话作品集。休斯这些为自己孩子创作的儿童文学作品，以悠远的意境和敏锐的洞察力，走进了孩子的内心世界，为孩子营造了一座充满天马行空想象力的城堡。

特德•休斯（1930—1998），英国著名作家，20世纪最重要的诗人之一。他出生于英国一个偏远而荒凉的小镇米索尔姆洛伊德，那里质朴、原始的高沼地风景，在他心中留下了抹不去的印迹。他一生出版过九十多部作品，荣获无数国际荣誉，包括哈珀出版奖、毛姆奖等。1977年，他被授予帝国荣誉勋章。1984年，他被评为桂冠诗人。1998年，他被授予功绩勋章。在创作后期，他只为孩子执笔创作。其中，《铁巨人》《铁巨人和他的朋友》是两部经典的寓言小说，被评为“最伟大的现代童话故事之一”。《很久很久以前》是一部动物在世界之初寻求自我的童话作品集。休斯这些为自己孩子创作的儿童文学作品，以悠远的意境和敏锐的洞察力，走进了孩子的内心世界，为孩子营造了一座充满天马行空想象力的城堡。