A reliable guide to a treacherous subject; a book that gives its readers the mental ammunition to make sense of official statistical claims. That this book manages to make them laugh at the same time is a rare and welcome feat.

Oliver Sacks has been described (by The New York Times Book Review) as "one of the great clinical writers of the 20th century," and his books, including the medical classics Migraine and Awakenings, have been widely praised by critics from W. H. Auden to Harold Pinter to Doris Lessing. In his last book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, Dr. Sacks undertook a fascinating j...(展开全部)

作者簡介 凱瑟琳•皮特拉斯 Kathryn Petras 羅斯•皮特拉斯 Ross Petras 凱瑟琳與羅斯是一對兄妹寫作搭檔，其作品銷售超過五百三十萬本，包括《紐約時報》暢銷書「單字迷」書籍《你唸錯了》（You’re Saying It Wrong.）。他們一同在全國公共廣播電台（NPR的KMUW）主持同名播客，節目主題與字彙、文法和字源學有關。他們從孩童時期在埃及開羅時即開始合作，如今雖然一個在西班牙格拉納達，一個在加拿大多倫多，仍一同開心工作……儘管偶爾會有時差的問題。 譯者簡介 林楸燕 英美文學博士，現職為大學教授，兼職翻譯。學術專長為中世紀英國歷史與文學、文藝復興時期劇作。著有《關於人生，莎士比亞的神回覆》；譯作《文藝復興並不美》、《教養是一種可怕的發明》、《讓我們假裝沒發生過！》、《我們的婚姻診斷書：百年好合的八堂基本課》以及...(展开全部)

In this generously illustrated book, Anne Hollander examines the representation of the body and clothing in Western art, from Greek sculpture and vase painting through medieval and renaissance portraits, to contemporary films and fashion photography. First published ahead of its time, this book has become a classic.

加雷•加勒特（Garet Garrett） 1878年生于伊利诺斯，1903年25岁时已经成为《纽约太阳报》的著名记者，1911年出版了一本异常成功的畅销书《金钱生长的地方》。在《纽约时报》、《星期六晚间邮报》和《华尔街日报》从事财经记者工作之后，在1916年，他38岁那年，成为《纽约论坛报》的执行主编。1920年至1933年其中主要精力都放在了写作上，1932年出版了畅销书《压垮世界的泡沫》。

The burden of Europe's private debt to this country is now greater than the burden of her war debt; and the war debt, with arrears of interest, is greater than it was the day the peace was signed. And it is not Europe alone. Debt was the economic terror of the world when the war ended. How to pay it was the colossal problem. -from "Cosmology of the Bubble" The names of the play...(展开全部)

加雷•加勒特（Garet Garrett） 1878年生于伊利诺斯，1903年25岁时已经成为《纽约太阳报》的著名记者，1911年出版了一本异常成功的畅销书《金钱生长的地方》。在《纽约时报》、《星期六晚间邮报》和《华尔街日报》从事财经记者工作之后，在1916年，他38岁那年，成为《纽约论坛报》的执行主编。1920年至1933年其中主要精力都放在了写作上，1932年出版了畅销书《压垮世界的泡沫》。

The burden of Europe's private debt to this country is now greater than the burden of her war debt; and the war debt, with arrears of interest, is greater than it was the day the peace was signed. And it is not Europe alone. Debt was the economic terror of the world when the war ended. How to pay it was the colossal problem. -from "Cosmology of the Bubble" The names of the play...(展开全部)