Most popular books about science, and even about mathematics, tiptoe around equations as if they were something to be hidden from the reader's tender eyes. Dana Mackenzie starts from the opposite premise: He celebrates equations. No history of art would be complete without pictures. Why, then, should a history of mathematics - the universal language of science - keep the master...(展开全部)

达纳·麦肯齐，普林斯顿大学数学博士，自由科学记者，科普作家。他早年在杜克大学等大学教了13年的数学，但从未感觉教书是自己的使命，写作反而是他的最爱。1996年，在发现可以利用互联网传播科学知识后，他决定利用自己的数学和科学知识当一名专职作家，他经常在《科学》《发现》《新科学人》等杂志发表文章，他的著作有：《数学科学在发生着什么》《大撞击，或月球是怎么来的》。2012年麦肯齐获“美国数学政策联合会年度传播大奖”。

Frank Ching brings to life 900 years of Chinese history through his own fascinating family tree. Beginning with his search for the grave of his first recorded ancestor, the 11th century poet Qin Guan, and ending with a moving account of his relationship with his father, a victim of China's historic upheaval, Frank Ching introduces a colourful cast of characters. His unbroken fa...(展开全部)

Pottery tells us about religion, daily life, humor, trade, sex, folklore and creativity. Bearing the imprint of their maker more than any other crafted object, ceramics give us a unique physical link to the past, often the only evidence of long-forgotten civilizations that have otherwise crumbled to dust. From ancient Egyptian canopic death jars to ethereally beautiful porcelai...(展开全部)

莉迪亚•戴维斯（Lydia Davis） 美国当代著名小说家、翻译家。她的小说以语言精悍、结构新颖、洞察人性在美国文学界独树一帜。2005 年当选为美国艺术科学院院士，2013 荣获布克国际奖，长期致力于法国经典文学的译介工作，现为纽约州立阿伯尼大学创意写作教授。

莉迪亚•戴维斯（Lydia Davis） 美国当代著名小说家、翻译家。她的小说以语言精悍、结构新颖、洞察人性在美国文学界独树一帜。2005 年当选为美国艺术科学院院士，2013 荣获布克国际奖，长期致力于法国经典文学的译介工作，现为纽约州立阿伯尼大学创意写作教授。

莉迪亚•戴维斯（Lydia Davis） 美国当代著名小说家、翻译家。她的小说以语言精悍、结构新颖、洞察人性在美国文学界独树一帜。2005 年当选为美国艺术科学院院士，2013 荣获布克国际奖，长期致力于法国经典文学的译介工作，现为纽约州立阿伯尼大学创意写作教授。

莉迪亚·戴维斯 Lydia Davis，美国当代著名小说家、翻译家。她的小说以语言精悍、结构新颖、洞察人性在美国文学界独树一帜。2005 年当选为美国艺术科学院院士，2013 荣获布克国际奖，长期致力于法国经典文学的译介工作，现为纽约州立阿伯尼大学创意写作教授。

We have a problem with Stuff. With just 5 percent of the world’s population, we’re consuming 30 percent of the world’s resources and creating 30 percent of the world’s waste. If everyone consumed at U.S. rates, we would need three to five planets! This alarming fact drove Annie Leonard to create the Internet film sensation The Story of Stuff, which has been viewed over 10 mill...(展开全部)

"Here is the story behind one of the most remarkable Internet successes of our time. Based on scrupulous research and extraordinary access to Google, the book takes you inside the creation and growth of a company whose name is a favorite brand and a standard verb recognized around the world. Its stock is worth more than General Motors’ and Ford’s combined, its staff eats for fr...(展开全部)