The essays collected in this new volume reveal Isaiah Berlin at his most lucid and accessible. He was constitutionally incapable of writing with the opacity of the specialist, but these shorter, more introductory pieces provide the perfect starting-point for the reader new to his work. Those who are already familiar with his writing will also be grateful for this further additi...(展开全部)

以赛亚·伯林爵士（Sir Isaiah Berlin，1909—1997） 英国哲学家、观念史学家、20世纪著名自由主义知识分子。生于俄国犹太家庭，童年目睹俄国革命，1921年随父母前往英国。1928年进入牛津大学攻读哲学，1939年借撰写《卡尔·马克思》的契机转向观念史研究。1957年就职牛津大学社会与政治理论教授，发表具有开创性的“两种自由概念”演说，同年获封爵士。参与创办牛津大学沃尔夫森学院并出任首任院长。作为杰出的观念史学家和学科主要奠基人，先后被授予耶路撒冷文学奖和伊拉斯谟奖。

The essays collected in this new volume reveal Isaiah Berlin at his most lucid and accessible. He was constitutionally incapable of writing with the opacity of the specialist, but these shorter, more introductory pieces provide the perfect starting-point for the reader new to his work. Those who are already familiar with his writing will also be grateful for this further additi...(展开全部)

Where do the best ideas come from? And how do we apply these ideas to the problems we face - at work, in the education of our children, and in the biggest shared challenges of our age: rising obesity, terrorism and climate change? In this bold and inspiring new audiobook, Matthew Syed argues that individual intelligence is no longer enough; that the only way to tackle these com...(展开全部)

史普罗 (R.C. Sproul, 1939-2017) 美国神学家,阿姆斯特丹自由大学博士，怀特菲尔德神学院博士，曾任教于美国改革宗神学院和诺克斯神学院，林格尼尔事工 (Ligonier Ministries) 创办人。

史普罗 (R.C. Sproul, 1939-2017) 美国神学家,阿姆斯特丹自由大学博士，怀特菲尔德神学院博士，曾任教于美国改革宗神学院和诺克斯神学院，林格尼尔事工 (Ligonier Ministries) 创办人。

史普罗 (R.C. Sproul, 1939-2017) 美国神学家,阿姆斯特丹自由大学博士，怀特菲尔德神学院博士，曾任教于美国改革宗神学院和诺克斯神学院，林格尼尔事工 (Ligonier Ministries) 创办人。

史普罗 (R.C. Sproul, 1939-2017) 美国神学家,阿姆斯特丹自由大学博士，怀特菲尔德神学院博士，曾任教于美国改革宗神学院和诺克斯神学院，林格尼尔事工 (Ligonier Ministries) 创办人。

Human cultures generate meanings, and the history of ideas, broadly conceived, is the study of these meanings. An adequate theory of culture must therefore rest on a suitable philosophical enquiry into the nature of the history of ideas. Mark Bevir's book explores the forms of reasoning appropriate to the history of ideas, enhancing our understanding by grappling with central q...(展开全部)

In The Power of the Actor , a Los Angeles Times bestseller, premier acting teacher and coach Ivana Chubbuck reveals her cutting-edge technique, which has launched some of the most successful acting careers in Hollywood. The first book from the instructor who has taught Charlize Theron, Brad Pitt, Elisabeth Shue, Djimon Hounsou, and Halle Berry, The Power of the Actor ...(展开全部)