✍ 著者简介 [美]吉姆·鲍威尔（Jim Powell），美国加图研究所高级研究员，自由史专家。曾为《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《君子》《美国遗产》等撰稿。曾在英国、德国、日本、阿根廷、巴西等国家，以及哈佛大学、斯坦福大学等高校做演讲和讲学。 ✍ 译者简介 岳玉庆，青岛大学外语学院英语系教授、中国翻译协会专家会员。

A wonderfully readable account of scientific development over the past five hundred years, focusing on the lives and achievements of individual scientists, by the bestselling author of In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat In this ambitious new book, John Gribbin tells the stories of the people who have made science, and of the times in which they lived and worked. He begins with Cop...(展开全部)

Part of the Nationalist Revolution Series. In the wake of worldwide Nationalist revolution, a young Republican Senator running on a platform of Libertarian Nationalism, is elected President of the United States. Now begins the greatest task ever faced by any president in history, to make America what it would have been if good people had been running things from the beginning.

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)

With some 400,000 species, beetles are among the largest and most successful groups of organisms on earth, making up one-fifth of all plant and animal species. No other animals exhibit such a dazzling range of size, form, and color. Mostly small, sturdy, and compact, beetles are incredibly well-equipped to find food, reproduce, and avoid predators. Additionally, their collectiv...(展开全部)

阿伦·拉奥（Arun Rao），毕业于宾夕法尼亚大学沃顿商学院和加州大学洛杉矶分校安德森工商管理学院，长期从事投资业务，曾先后在三家投资公司工作，其中两家在硅谷。拉奥早期曾为《经济学人》（The Economist）和《Seeking Alpha》等杂志撰写商业和金融方面的文章。 皮埃罗·斯加鲁菲（Piero Scarruffi ），毕业于意大利都灵大学数学系，1983年来到硅谷，在奥利维蒂公司任职工程师，长期从事人工智能研究和互联网设计。斯加鲁菲曾是斯坦福大学访问学者，还曾在加州大学伯克利分校讲学。20世纪90年代，他曾率先在互联网上开发自己的新闻网站，《纽约时报》曾经在2006年以《史上最伟大的网站》为题对其进行专题报道。斯加鲁菲现在是自由职业者，主要工作是为硅谷和欧洲的公司提供咨询以及在大学讲学。他兴趣广泛，在心智论、文学艺术、音乐史等领域多有...(展开全部)

The unifying theme of these essays is Lord Acton's concept of liberty. Included are his two famous essays on the history of freedom (The History of Freedom in Antiquity; and The History of Freedom in Christianity) as are writings on the tradition of liberty in England, America, and Europe.

阿伦·拉奥（Arun Rao），毕业于宾夕法尼亚大学沃顿商学院和加州大学洛杉矶分校安德森工商管理学院，长期从事投资业务，曾先后在三家投资公司工作，其中两家在硅谷。拉奥早期曾为《经济学人》（The Economist）和《Seeking Alpha》等杂志撰写商业和金融方面的文章。 皮埃罗·斯加鲁菲（Piero Scarruffi ），毕业于意大利都灵大学数学系，1983年来到硅谷，在奥利维蒂公司任职工程师，长期从事人工智能研究和互联网设计。斯加鲁菲曾是斯坦福大学访问学者，还曾在加州大学伯克利分校讲学。20世纪90年代，他曾率先在互联网上开发自己的新闻网站，《纽约时报》曾经在2006年以《史上最伟大的网站》为题对其进行专题报道。斯加鲁菲现在是自由职业者，主要工作是为硅谷和欧洲的公司提供咨询以及在大学讲学。他兴趣广泛，在心智论、文学艺术、音乐史等领域多有...(展开全部)

"An admirable and impressive work of synthesis that will give insight and satisfaction to thousands of lay readers." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD In this stunningly intelligent book, Karen Armstrong, one of Britain's foremost commentators on religious affairs, traces the history of how men and women have perceived and experienced God, from the time of Abraham to the present. ...(展开全部)

Author of a number of celebrated works, including the bestselling The Story of the Jews and Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution, Simon Schama's latest book fuses history and art to create a tour de force of narrative sweep and illuminating insight. Using images from works-paintings, photographs, lithographs, etchings, sketches-found in London's National Portrait Gall...(展开全部)