His eyes were open now, watching the path of the tiny flame. If you continue your path, little spark, you will cause great harm.I must burn! I must live!There are places where your glow and heat are welcome. Find them, do not destroy the dwellings or take the lives of my people!For a second, he seemed to wink out of existence but then blazed back with renewed vigor.Thrall knew ...(展开全部)

Peace is an illusion . . . For a decade, peace has reigned in interstellar space. A tripartite agreement between the Colonial Union, the Earth, and the alien Conclave has kept the forces of war at bay. But there is a new force that threatens the hard-maintained peace: The Consu, the most advanced intelligent species humans have ever met, are on the cusp of a species-defining ci...(展开全部)

罗伯特•D. 卡普兰（Robert D. Kaplan） 《大西洋月刊》资深记者，美国著名地缘政治分析家，曾被美《外交政策》杂志评为全球100大思想家之一。卡普兰是20世纪80年代第一位指出未来将在巴尔干地区爆发战争的美国作家。美国前总统克林顿和乔治•W. 布什都是卡普兰的读者，他的书使克林顿决定不向科索沃派兵，而布什也将他的书列在必读之首，《华盛顿邮报》刊登专文评论说，卡普兰影响了“布什的世界观”。

From the bestselling author of Balkan Ghosts and The Ends of the Earth comes a fascinating new book on the imminent global chaos that is as brilliant as it is necessary, as original as it is controversial. The end of the Cold War has not ushered in the global peace and prosperity that many had anticipated. Environmental degradation is causing the rampant spread of famine a...(展开全部)

The break-up of the Ottoman empire and the disintegration of the Russian empire were watershed events in modern history. The unravelling of these empires was both cause and consequence of World War I and resulted in the deaths of millions. It irrevocably changed the landscape of the Middle East and Eurasia and reverberates to this day in conflicts throughout the Caucasus and Mi...(展开全部)

安德鲁·罗宾逊（Andrew Robinso）《今日历史》《柳叶刀》《自然与科学》等杂志的撰稿人，出版有二十多部有关科学和艺术的著作。

きっ和、それらはぜんぶここにあるべきも的たち。完璧なバランス、そしてすぐにこわされるも的。

This brief, core introduction to public speaking combines a concern with classic rhetoric with a strong focus on ethics, diversity, and the latest technology. "The Audience, The Message, The Speaker" emphasizes the speaker's responsibility to convey succinct, meaningful information that is well organized, reliable, and clearly expressed for the relevant audience.

约翰·哈斯林（Jogh Hasling），美国加利福尼亚福特希尔大学荣休教授，在该校主持演讲课程27年。1963年于萨克拉门托加州州立大学取得文学硕士学位，之后在该校任教并指导该校辩论队。1966年哈斯林来到福特希尔大学，教授演讲课并担任校广播台的教师顾问。随后，开设了小组讨论、人际沟通和广播新闻等课程，并撰写了相关书籍。教师是他的第二职业，他的第一职业是广播。从1952年到1961年，他为北加利福尼亚的若干电台担任播音员和技术人员。1980年，与麦格劳-希尔公司合作出版了《无线电广播基础原理》一书。 马昕，武汉大学英语专业硕士，曾供职于中华书局，现为自由译者及编辑。 袁婧，现于中国传媒大学攻读国际新闻与传播硕士学位，曾译有《佳能5D3教程》《文案创作完全手册》。

“The world that I long to inhabit is the one that Charlie Mackesy has created – a world of infinite kindness, wisdom, mutual care and tenderness, and true love between real friends. My prayer/hope is that our world will become more like this one.” (Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Big Magic)