麥可‧布林（Michael Breen） 出生於英國，成長期間住過葉門、德國、英格蘭和蘇格蘭，在愛丁堡大學主修英國文學和語言學，畢業後到北海鑽油平台工作了幾年。1982年以記者身分前往韓國，替多家報社報導南北韓情勢，包括英國的《衛報》與《泰晤士報》，以及美國的《華盛頓時報》。後來擔任諮詢顧問，提供企業與北韓相關的資訊，接著經營自己的公關公司，目前定居於首爾。其他著作有《金正日：北韓親愛的領導人》、《韓國人：他們是誰、他們想要什麼、他們的未來在何處》、《早年的文鮮明：1920年到1953年》。 譯者：方祖芳 專職譯者，第23屆與28屆梁實秋文學獎譯文組評審獎得主。譯作包括《一生設計》、《創意電力公司》、《飛行少年》、《跟蹤雷普利》、《迷走亞馬遜》、《走對下一步》等書。

玛丽•安•格伦顿，1938年10月生于马萨诸塞州的皮茨菲尓德，分别于1959年、1961年、1963年取得芝加哥大学文学学士、法学学士（J.D.）和比较法硕士学位。1986年开始任哈佛大学法学教授，1993年起任勒尼德.汉德法学讲席教授（Learned Hand Professor of Law）。研究兴趣主要集中于欧美比较宪法、法理学和国际人权。1998年曾被美国“国家法学”杂志评为“全美最具影响力的50位女性法律人士之一”。2005年获得美国国家艺术奖章。 代表作《比较法律传统》和《权力话语——穷途末路的政治言辞》已经被翻译为中文，本书是她的又一部力作。

In 1984, Ron and Dan Lafferty murdered the wife and infant daughter of their younger brother Allen. The crimes were noteworthy not merely for their brutality but for the brothers' claim that they were acting on direct orders from God. In Under the Banner of Heaven, Jon Krakauer tells the story of the killers and their crime but also explores the shadowy world of Mormon fundamen...(展开全部)

Jon Krakauer’s literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. In UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, he shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief within our own borders. At the core of his book is an appalling double murder committed by two Mormon Fundamentalist brothers, Ron and Dan Lafferty, who ...(展开全部)

Jon Krakauer s literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. In UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, he shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief within our own borders. At the core of his book is an appalling double murder committed by two Mormon Fundamentalist brothers, Ron and Dan Lafferty, who in...(展开全部)

This is a fresh and surprising account of Japan's culture from the 'opening up' of the country in the mid-nineteenth century to the present. 'How much I admired it, what a lot I learned from it and, above all, how very much I enjoyed it ... Masterly.' Neil MacGregor It is told through the eyes of people who greeted this change not with the confidence and grasping ambition of Ja...(展开全部)

This is a fresh and surprising account of Japan's culture from the 'opening up' of the country in the mid-nineteenth century to the present. 'How much I admired it, what a lot I learned from it and, above all, how very much I enjoyed it ... Masterly.' Neil MacGregor It is told through the eyes of people who greeted this change not with the confidence and grasping ambition of Ja...(展开全部)

A major new history of the Third Reich that explores the German psyche to explain why the nation continued to support a war they knew could not be won As early as 1941, Allied victory in World War II seemed all but assured. How and why, then, did the Germans prolong the barbaric conflict for three and a half more years? In The German War, acclaimed historian Nicholas Stargardt ...(展开全部)

[英]克里斯托弗·哈丁，博士，英国爱丁堡大学高级讲师，主要研究方向为当代亚洲及东西方关系文化，有《亚洲之光：东学西渐》等著作，在英国广播公司《历史》杂志、《卫报》、《电讯报》、《纽约时报》等报刊上发表多篇亚洲主题文章。

[英]克里斯托弗·哈丁，博士，英国爱丁堡大学高级讲师，主要研究方向为当代亚洲及东西方关系文化，有《亚洲之光：东学西渐》等著作，在英国广播公司《历史》杂志、《卫报》、《电讯报》、《纽约时报》等报刊上发表多篇亚洲主题文章。