The idea of finding a 'third way' in politics has become a focus of discussion across the world. Political leaders, in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America claim to be following its principles. Yet the notion has also attracted much criticism. Some say it is an empty concept without any real content. Critics from the more traditional left argue that it is a betrayal of left-w...(展开全部)

Review 'There is now a global attempt to apply progressive values in new ways. The debate about the Third Way is vital to politics in the 21st century. This book is an important contribution to the debate.' Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 'This is a crucial period for the European Union. We need new thinking about democracy and economic development. Tony Gidden...(展开全部)

The theory of architecture implicit in our world today, Christopher Alexander believes, is bankrupt. More and more people are aware that something is deeply wrong. Yet the power of present-day ideas is so great that many feel uncomfortable, even afraid, to say openly that they dislike what is happening, because they are afraid to seem foolish, afraid perhaps that they will be l...(展开全部)

Mallat's book is the undisputed reference in this field - it is the only one that covers the essential material in such breadth and depth. - Laurent Demanet, Stanford University The new edition of this classic book gives all the major concepts, techniques and applications of sparse representation, reflecting the key role the subject plays in today's signal processing. The bo...(展开全部)

Mallat's book is the undisputed reference in this field - it is the only one that covers the essential material in such breadth and depth. - Laurent Demanet, Stanford University The new edition of this classic book gives all the major concepts, techniques and applications of sparse representation, reflecting the key role the subject plays in today's signal processing. The bo...(展开全部)

作者：阿伦• 瓦兹(1915—1973) 美国神学博士，禅宗信徒，对东方哲学有精深的理解。他的思想受到铃木大拙的影响，同时又不局限于东西方宗教和哲学的某一领域。 生前出版的20多部有关宗教哲学和心理学的著作，在美国几乎每一部都是畅销书，并以多种语言在全球翻译出版，包括《禅之道》《心之道》等。 作为一个狂热的演讲者，瓦兹在20世纪60年代定期出现在广播节目中，并主持了热门的系列电视节目《东方智慧与现代生活》。他在美国的影响力甚至超过了吉杜·克里希那穆提。在1959 年出版的《垮掉禅、方形禅与禅》中，瓦兹为美国“垮掉的一代”的禅修实践命了名。 译者：蒋海怒 佛教禅学研究和译介学人，哲学博士，佛教思想史博士后，美国哥伦比亚大学东亚系2015—2016年访问学人。现任职于浙江理工大学，同时兼任中山大学、华东师范大学等校佛教及思想史研究机构专职研究人员。著译作...(展开全部)

After D.T. Suzuki, Alan Watts stands as the godfather of Zen in America. Often taken to task for inspiring the flimsy spontaneity of Beat Zen, Watts had an undeniably keen understanding of his subject. Nowhere is this more evident than in his 1957 classic The Way of Zen, which has been reissued. Watts takes the reader back to the philosophical foundations of Zen in the conceptu...(展开全部)

三岛由纪夫，日本小说家，剧作家，记者，电影制作人，电影演员，是日本战后文学的大师之一，不仅在日本文坛拥有高度声誉，在西方世界也有崇高的评价，甚至有人誉称他为“日本的海明威”，曾二度入围诺贝尔文学奖，也是著作被翻译成英文等外国语版最多的当代作家。后为极端激进政治目的自杀谏世。