Two young poets, Jan and Remo, find themselves adrift in Mexico City. Obsessed with poetry, and, above all, with science fiction, they are eager to forge a life in the literary world. But as close as these friends are, the city tugs them in opposite directions. Jan withdraws from the world, shutting himself in their shared rooftop apartment where he feverishly composes fan lett...(展开全部)

Two young poets, Jan and Remo, find themselves adrift in Mexico City. Obsessed with poetry, and, above all, with science fiction, they are eager to forge a life in the literary world--or sacrifice themselves to it. Roberto Bolaño's The Spirit of Science Fiction is a story of youth hungry for revolution, notoriety, and sexual adventure, as they work to construct a reality out of...(展开全部)

The first comprehensive critical history of SF for thirty years, this book traces the origin and development of science fiction from Ancient Greece, via its rebirth in the seventeenth century, up to the present day. Concentrating on literary SF and (in the later chapters) cinema and TV, it also discusses the myriad forms this genre takes in the contemporary world, including a c...(展开全部)

The first comprehensive critical history of SF for thirty years, this book traces the origin and development of science fiction from Ancient Greece, via its rebirth in the seventeenth century, up to the present day. Concentrating on literary SF and (in the later chapters) cinema and TV, it also discusses the myriad forms this genre takes in the contemporary world, including a c...(展开全部)

This book is the definitive critical history of science fiction. The 2006 first edition of this work traced the development of the genre from Ancient Greece and the European Reformation through to the end of the 20th century. This new 2nd edition has been revised thoroughly and very significantly expanded. An all-new final chapter discusses 21st-century science fiction, and the...(展开全部)

The first science fiction course in the American academy was held in the early 1950s. In the sixty years since, science fiction has become a recognized and established literary genre with a significant and growing body of scholarship. The Cambridge History of Science Fiction is a landmark volume as the first authoritative history of the genre. Over forty contributors with diver...(展开全部)

Autism is a complex and incurable constellation of bizarre behaviors, impaired cognition, limited language, and most distressingly, a lack of responsiveness to other people, and it has been the center of impassioned debates for decades. What is it? What causes it? How can it be treated? In "The Science and Fiction of Autism," one of the country's leading experts in behavioral...(展开全部)

劳拉·施赖布曼（LauraSchreibman）博士是美国加州大学—圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）心理学系杰出教授（DistinguishedProfessor），注册心理学家。是自闭症研究领域中具有世界水平的领军人物，也是应用行为分析方面最受尊敬的研究者之一。劳拉教授是加州大学圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）自闭症干预研究项目负责人，关键行为训练（PRT）的创始人之一。曾任美国加州大学—圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）副校长，心理学系主任，是十九家世界著名心理学与特殊教育杂志的编委，自1983年以来，一直就职于加州大学—圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）心理学系。发表论文140多篇，出版专著4部。

劳拉·施赖布曼（LauraSchreibman）博士是美国加州大学—圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）心理学系杰出教授（DistinguishedProfessor），注册心理学家。是自闭症研究领域中具有世界水平的领军人物，也是应用行为分析方面最受尊敬的研究者之一。劳拉教授是加州大学圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）自闭症干预研究项目负责人，关键行为训练（PRT）的创始人之一。曾任美国加州大学—圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）副校长，心理学系主任，是十九家世界著名心理学与特殊教育杂志的编委，自1983年以来，一直就职于加州大学—圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）心理学系。发表论文140多篇，出版专著4部。