Noted science writer Chet Raymo explores how we found our place in space and time, and what it has meant to humankind. In "Walking Zero," Chet Raymo uses the Prime Meridian--the line of zero longitude and the standard for all the world's maps and clocks--to tell the story of humandkind's intellectual journey from a cosmos not much larger than ourselves to the universe of the ga...(展开全部)

罗杰·塔厚尔，在书界职业生涯超过二十年，1988年起为《出版新闻》记者，见过作者逾百，参与伦敦城内文学大事无数，本书中一些灵感便来自于此。 罗杰·塔厚尔还是《卫报》、《庞奇》等媒体撰稿人，著有Poems NOT on the Underground。

Walking Literary London presents 25 carefully planned walks that explore London＇s rich literary heritage. You find it packed with stories of the lives, loves, and works of famous novelists, poets, and

弗雷德里克·格鲁（Frédéric Gros），生于1965年，法国哲学家，30岁即成为教授，任职于巴黎政治学院、巴黎十二大等学府，学术研究领域涵盖精神医学史、刑罚哲学、西方战争思想等。他曾负责编辑哲学家米歇尔·福柯在法兰西公学院讲授的几堂课，是法国中生代福柯研究的重要代表。著作包括《福柯与疯狂》《创造与疯狂》《暴力的状态：论战争终结》等。

In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman and leader can finally be fully seen and understood--by the bestselling, award-winning author of Napoleon and The Storm of War When we seek an example of great leaders with unalloyed courage, the person who comes to mind is Winston Churchill: the iconic, vision...(展开全部)

丽贝卡•索尔尼 现居旧金山。 多年来她为杂志及包括纽约惠特尼美术馆及丹佛美术馆在内的美术馆，撰写过不少关于视觉艺术、公共空间，景观、环境等议题的文章。 除本书外，索尔尼著有《移栖之书》、《荒野之梦》等多部作品。2010年被 “Utne Reader”杂志评为“25位改变你人生的人”之一。

London is a plutocrat's paradise, with more resident billionaires than New York, Hong Kong or Moscow. Far from trickling down, their wealth is burning up the environment and swallowing up the city. But what do we really know about London's super rich, and the lives they lead? To find out more about this secretive, security-heavy elite, sociologist Caroline Knowles walks the str...(展开全部)

丽贝卡•索尔尼 现居旧金山。 多年来她为杂志及包括纽约惠特尼美术馆及丹佛美术馆在内的美术馆，撰写过不少关于视觉艺术、公共空间，景观、环境等议题的文章。 除本书外，索尔尼著有《移栖之书》、《荒野之梦》等多部作品。2010年被 “Utne Reader”杂志评为“25位改变你人生的人”之一。

Drawing together many histories-of anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and labyrinths, of walking clubs and sexual mores-Rebecca Solnit creates a fascinating portrait of the range of possibilities presented by walking. Arguing that the history of walking includes walking for pleasure as well as for political, aesthetic, and social meaning, Solnit focuses on the ...(展开全部)

Drawing together many histories-of anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and labyrinths, of walking clubs and sexual mores-Rebecca Solnit creates a fascinating portrait of the range of possibilities presented by walking. Arguing that the history of walking includes walking for pleasure as well as for political, aesthetic, and social meaning, Solnit focuses on the ...(展开全部)