One of our most brilliant evolutionary biologists, Richard Lewontin has also been a leading critic of those - scientists and non-scientists alike - who would misuse the science to which he has contributed so much. In this book, the author the scientist, and the critic come together to provide a concise, accessible account of what his work has taught him about biology and about ...(展开全部)

Since around 1500 C.E., humans have shaped the global environment in ways that were previously unimaginable. Bringing together leading environmental historians and world historians, this book offers an overview of global environmental history throughout this remarkable 500-year period. In eleven essays, the contributors examine the connections between environmental change and o...(展开全部)

Since around 1500 C.E., humans have shaped the global environment in ways that were previously unimaginable. Bringing together leading environmental historians and world historians, this book offers an overview of global environmental history throughout this remarkable 500-year period. In eleven essays, the contributors examine the connections between environmental change and o...(展开全部)

Since around 1500 C.E., humans have shaped the global environment in ways that were previously unimaginable. Bringing together leading environmental historians and world historians, this book offers an overview of global environmental history throughout this remarkable 500-year period. In eleven essays, the contributors examine the connections between environmental change and o...(展开全部)

◆ 普利策奖得主 ◆ 美国国家事务最佳新闻解说奖得主 ◆《华盛顿邮报》首席记者兼特别调查队成员 乔比•沃里克钻研国家安全事务已有16 年，曾因报道了一系列有关政治和环境污染的问题而荣获普利策奖，后又因报道国际核扩散威胁的消息而荣获美国国家事务最佳新闻解说奖。 《三重间谍》是其对“中情局霍斯特血案”进行了一年多的调查，在查看了大量官方文件和全部的现场录像，走访了众多罹难特工的家属及生还涉事人员的基础上创作的纪实性军事小说。《三重间谍》甫一出版，立刻成为超级畅销书，引起众多政府官员的重视，称本书“真实地反映了反恐历程的跌宕起伏与险象环生” 重磅推荐 马鼎盛 著名香港军事评论员 报刊资深军事专栏作家 乔比•沃里克的纪实小说《三重间谍》真实地反应了反恐战争的复杂、特殊和血腥。奥巴马竞选连任美国总统的一张王牌，是他消灭了本•拉登，报了“9•11”袭击的血海深仇...(展开全部)

A stunning narrative account of the mysterious Jordanian who penetrated both the inner circle of al-Qaeda and the highest reaches of the CIA, with a devastating impact on the war on terror. In December 2009, a group of the CIA’s top terrorist hunters gathered at a base in Khost, Afghanistan, to greet a rising superspy: Khalil al-Balawi, a Jordanian double agent who had infil...(展开全部)

European imperialism was extraordinarily far-reaching: a key global historical process of the last 500 years. It locked disparate human societies together over a wider area than any previous imperial expansion; it underpinned the repopulation of the Americas and Australasia; it was the precursor of globalization as we now understand it. Imperialism was inseparable from the hist...(展开全部)

Richard Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the rare distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it. His theories have helped change the whole nature of the study of social biology, and have forced thousands of readers to rethink their beliefs about life. In his internationally...(展开全部)

Richard Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the rare distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it. His theories have helped change the whole nature of the study of social biology, and have forced thousands of readers to rethink their beliefs about life. In his internationally...(展开全部)

“The chase for the double-helical structure of DNA was an adventure story in the best sense. First, there was a pot of scientific gold to be found—possibly very soon. Second, among the explorers who raced to find it, there was much bravado, unexpected lapses of reason, and painful acceptances of the fates not going well. The early 1950s were not times to be cautious but rather ...(展开全部)