Written by the author of "Shattered Peace" and "Energy Future", this book brings to life the tycoons, wildcatters, monopolists, regulators, presidents, generals and sheiks whose struggle for oil has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, transformed the destiny of Britain and the world and profoundly changed all our lives. Beginning with the first oil well of t...(展开全部)

丹尼尔•耶金不论是在国际问题或是石油产业的研究上，都是当今全球顶级的权威专家。他是美国剑桥能源研究会主席、美国政府思想库布鲁金斯学会理事会成员、外交关系委员会研究委员会成员等诸多职位在身的美国重要影响人物之一。曾因其经典作品《奖赏》荣获普利策大奖，除此之外，他还写过两部著作——《粉碎的和平》与《能源的未来：哈佛商业学院能源项目报告》，前者成为探讨冷战起源的经典巨著，而后者在欧美、日本也都广受欢迎。

娜奥米·阿尔德曼，英国小说家，毕业于牛津大学，现任英国巴斯泉大学创意写作教授。阿尔德曼师从加拿大知名作家玛格丽特·阿特伍德，曾被《格兰塔》杂志评选为最佳青年小说家之一，并获得英国橘子文学新锐作家奖和《星期日泰晤士报》青年作家奖。她在英国广播公司四台主持科学节目，也是畅销手机游戏《Zombies,Run!》的开发者。著有小说《违命》、《课程》和《说谎者的福音书》。2017年，阿尔德曼凭借《力量》一书赢得英国文学大奖——女性小说奖。

Consciousness is one of science's last great unsolved mysteries. How can the salty taste and crunchy texture of potato chips, the unmistakable smell of dogs after they have been in the rain, or the exhilarating feeling of hanging on tiny fingerholds many feet above the last secure foothold on a cliff, emerge from networks of neurons and their associated synaptic and molecular p...(展开全部)

Thirty-five-year-old Mohammed bin Salman's sudden rise stunned the world. Political and business leaders such as former UK prime minister Tony Blair and WME chairman Ari Emmanuel flew out to meet with the crown prince and came away convinced that his desire to reform the kingdom was sincere. He spoke passionately about bringing women into the workforce and toning down Saudi Ara...(展开全部)

A gripping business narrative and scientific thriller about what it takes to bring a wonder drug to market―and save countless lives. For Blood and Money tells the little-known story of how an upstart biotechnology company created a one-in-a-million cancer drug, and how the core team―denied their share of the profits―went and did it again. In this epic saga of money and science,...(展开全部)

保罗·沃尔克（Paul A. Volcker） 1927年9月出生于美国新泽西州开普敦。1945-1952年先后就读于普林斯顿大学、哈佛大学、伦敦政治经济学院。1971年，作为尼克松政府负责货币事务的财政部副部长，沃尔克主导了美元与黄金的脱钩，以及“布雷顿森林体系”的终结。1975年，出任纽约联储行长。1979-1987年，出任美联储主席，驯服了“通胀野马”，稳定了美国经济。在此期间，沃尔克作为主要的亲历者，参与了“广场协定”的谈判，救助克莱斯勒和伊利诺伊大陆银行等美国金融机构，处理储蓄和贷款协会危机。1996年，成立沃尔克委员会，调查瑞士银行持有的、属于大屠杀受害者的资产。2000年，被任命为由19名成员组成的国际会计准则委员会主席，致力于建立国际会计准则。2004年，负责调查联合国石油换食品项目中的腐败行为。2007年，负责审查世界银行机构廉政部...(展开全部)

The extraordinary life story of the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, whose absolute integrity provides the inspiration we need as our constitutional system and political tradition are being tested to the breaking point. As chairman of the Federal Reserve (1979-1987), Paul Volcker slayed the inflation dragon that was consuming the American economy and restored the world's...(展开全部)