A heavenly novel about what truly matters in life In this hilarious and heartwarming first novel, twentynine- year-old Alexandra Dorenfield suddenly finds herself in heaven after an unfortunate encounter with a Mini Cooper. The seventhaand highestalevel of heaven to be exact. Her dog Peaches is with her; she is reunited with her beloved grandparents; she has the wardrobe of a ...(展开全部)

In The Story of My Life recounts, and reflects on, his more than fifty years as a corporate, labor, and criminal lawyer, including the most celebrated and notorious cases of his day: establishing the legal right of a union to strike in the Woodworkers' Conspiracy Case; exposing, on behalf of the United Mine Workers, the shocking conditions in the mines and the widespread use ...(展开全部)

In this star-studded autobiography, Clive Davis shares a personal, candid look into his remarkable life and the last fifty years of popular music as only a true insider can. In the history of popular music, no one looms as large as Clive Davis. His career has spanned more than forty years, and he has discovered, signed, or worked with a staggering array of artists: Whitney Hous...(展开全部)

埃勒里·奎因（ElleryQueen）： 美国推理小说的同义词，黄金时代三大家之一，推理王朝的建立者。 埃勒里·奎因是一对表兄弟合用的笔名。这对表兄弟在美国纽约出生。表哥是出生于一九。五年一月十一日的曼弗德·里波夫斯基，表弟是出生于同年十月二十日的丹尼尔·纳森。成年之后，表哥改名为曼弗雷德·班宁顿·李，表弟改名为弗雷德里克·丹奈。 李和丹奈虽是兄弟，性格却截然不同。李内向沉稳，是个智慧型的学者·丹奈则张扬热情，拥有发泄不完的能量。两个人碰到一起所做的唯一一件事就是争吵，而且一吵就是几十年。李说过：“基本上，我们对于推理小说的看法完全不同。”丹奈则说：“我们对任何事的看法根本上都不相同。”就是这样一对冤家，却成为了推理小说创作领域的第一搭档。

埃勒里·奎因（ElleryQueen）： 美国推理小说的同义词，黄金时代三大家之一，推理王朝的建立者。 埃勒里·奎因是一对表兄弟合用的笔名。这对表兄弟在美国纽约出生。表哥是出生于一九。五年一月十一日的曼弗德·里波夫斯基，表弟是出生于同年十月二十日的丹尼尔·纳森。成年之后，表哥改名为曼弗雷德·班宁顿·李，表弟改名为弗雷德里克·丹奈。 李和丹奈虽是兄弟，性格却截然不同。李内向沉稳，是个智慧型的学者·丹奈则张扬热情，拥有发泄不完的能量。两个人碰到一起所做的唯一一件事就是争吵，而且一吵就是几十年。李说过：“基本上，我们对于推理小说的看法完全不同。”丹奈则说：“我们对任何事的看法根本上都不相同。”就是这样一对冤家，却成为了推理小说创作领域的第一搭档。

Where does DNA come from? What is consciousness? How did the eye evolve? Drawing on a treasure trove of new scientific knowledge, Nick Lane expertly reconstructs evolution s history by describing its ten greatest inventions from sex and warmth to death resulting in a stunning account of nature s ingenuity.

Where does DNA come from? What is consciousness? How did the eye evolve? Drawing on a treasure trove of new scientific knowledge, Nick Lane expertly reconstructs evolution's history by describing its ten greatest inventions-from sex and warmth to death-resulting in a stunning account of nature's ingenuity.

How did life invent itself? Where did DNA come from? How did consciousness develop? Powerful new research methods are providing vivid insights into the makeup of life. Comparing gene sequences, examining atomic structures of proteins, and looking into the geochemistry of rocks have helped explain evolution in more detail than ever before. Nick Lane expertly reconstructs the his...(展开全部)