Is there a Buddhist discourse on sex? In this innovative study, Bernard Faure reveals Buddhism's paradoxical attitudes toward sexuality. His remarkably broad range covers the entire geography of this religion, and its long evolution from the time of its founder, Xvkyamuni, to the premodern age. The author's anthropological approach uncovers the inherent discrepancies between th...(展开全部)

The enthralling novel from Victoria Hislop, the million-copy bestselling author of THE ISLAND and THE RETURN. Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou's home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mothe...(展开全部)

The enthralling novel from Victoria Hislop, the million-copy bestselling author of THE ISLAND and THE RETURN. Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou's home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mothe...(展开全部)

The enthralling novel from Victoria Hislop, the million-copy bestselling author of THE ISLAND and THE RETURN. Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou's home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mothe...(展开全部)

维多利亚•希斯洛普（Victoria Hislop） 英国著名作家。早期在《星期日电讯报》、《每日电讯报》、《妇女与家庭》等开设专栏，以优美温婉的文笔和清新感人的故事享有盛誉，被称为“没有著作的著名作家”。 2006年，长篇处女座《岛》甫一出版，即力压《达•芬奇密码》、《哈利•波特》等，登上英国各大畅销书排行榜第一名。2008年，《回归》出版，荣膺英国年度第一畅销小说。 2011年，出版《线》。

John Sulston was director of the Sanger Centre in Cambridge from 1993 to 2000. There he led the British arm of the international team selected to map the entire human DNA sequence, a feat that was pulled off in record time by an extraordinary collaboration of scientists. Despite innumerable setbacks and challenges from outside competitors the ultimate success of the project can...(展开全部)

Sociologists disagree not only on how best to define "class" but also as to its general role in social theory and continued relevance to sociological analysis. This book explores the theoretical foundations of six major perspectives of class through the contributions of experts in the field. While some assume that classes have largely dissolved, others believe class remains on...(展开全部)

Sociologists disagree not only on how best to define "class" but also as to its general role in social theory and continued relevance to sociological analysis. This book explores the theoretical foundations of six major perspectives of class through the contributions of experts in the field. While some assume that classes have largely dissolved, others believe class remains on...(展开全部)

张纯如 (1968 - 2004) ，美国著名的华裔女作家、历史学家和自由撰稿人。曾担任美联社、《芝加哥论坛报》记者。著有《蚕丝──钱学森传》(1995)、 《南京大屠杀》(1997)、《美国华裔史录》。《南京大屠杀》是首部向西方世界介绍南京大屠杀的英文专著，在全世界造成了震动，在世界范围引起了极大的凡响，曾经登上纽约时报畅销书排行榜十周之久，读书人书评称赞它为年度最佳书籍之一，至今已经再版十余次，全球印刷近100万册。2004年11月9日，张纯如于加州盖洛斯自己的车内以手枪自杀身亡。张纯如在一生中共完成三本书，《洛杉矶时报》形容她是“最好的历史学家和人权斗士”，是“在美国成长的华裔青年模范”。