From one of our finest and most popular science writers, the best-selling author of Your Inner Fish , comes the answer to a scientific mystery story as big as the world itself: How have astronomical events that took place millions of years ago created the unique qualities of the human species? In his last book, Neil Shubin delved into the amazing connections between human an...(展开全部)

克莱夫·甘布尔（Clive Gamble），英国南安普顿大学考古学系荣休教授，英国国家学术院院士，英国皇家人类学学会前会长。在关于人类起源的考古学领域主持开展了多项研究项目，著述颇丰，代表作有《定居地球》（Settling the Earth，2013）、《起源与革命：早期史前人类身份》（Origins and Revolutions: Human Identity in Earliest Prehistory，2007）、《欧洲旧石器时代社会》（The Palaeolithic Societies of Europe，1999）。2005年，英国皇家人类学学会授予甘布尔里弗斯纪念奖章（Rivers Memorial Medal），以表彰他在这一领域的杰出贡献。

In this worldwide survey, Clive Gamble explores the evolution of the human imagination, without which we would not have become a global species. He sets out to determine the cognitive and social basis for our imaginative capacity and traces the evidence back into deep human history. He argues that it was the imaginative ability to 'go beyond' and to create societies where peopl...(展开全部)

克莱夫·甘布尔（Clive Gamble），英国南安普顿大学考古学系荣休教授，英国国家学术院院士，英国皇家人类学学会前会长。在关于人类起源的考古学领域主持开展了多项研究项目，著述颇丰，代表作有《定居地球》（Settling the Earth，2013）、《起源与革命：早期史前人类身份》（Origins and Revolutions: Human Identity in Earliest Prehistory，2007）、《欧洲旧石器时代社会》（The Palaeolithic Societies of Europe，1999）。2005年，英国皇家人类学学会授予甘布尔里弗斯纪念奖章（Rivers Memorial Medal），以表彰他在这一领域的杰出贡献。

In this worldwide survey, Clive Gamble explores the evolution of the human imagination, without which we would not have become a global species. He sets out to determine the cognitive and social basis for our imaginative capacity and traces the evidence back into deep human history. He argues that it was the imaginative ability to 'go beyond' and to create societies where peopl...(展开全部)

Neil Shubin is the author of the best-selling Your Inner Fish, which was chosen by the National Academy of Sciences as the best book of the year in 2009. Trained at Columbia, Harvard, and the University of California at Berkeley, Shubin is associate dean of biological sciences at the University of Chicago. In 2011 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

李元，1925年生于太原。资深科普工作者，已从事科普事业60多年，中国科普研究所研究员。主持并参与了本书的翻译工作。他曾在中国科学院紫金山天文台、北京天文馆、中国科协工作。是北京天文馆和《天文爱好者》期刊的创始人之一，获得多种奖项。1998年国际天文学联合会将国际编号6741的小行星命名为“李元星”。以表彰他对天文科普事业所做出的杰出贡献。 参加本书翻译的译者还有曹军、李鉴、张子平、陈冬妮。他们大多拥有高学历和高级职称。有丰富的学识和多年天文科普工作的经验，均在北京天文馆工作。 帕特里克·摩尔(Patrick Moore)，英帝国司令勋章获得者、英国皇家学会会员、英国皇家天文学会会员。终生研究月球。是许多月面特征的发现者。特别是在难于观测的边缘区域。他也是现代天文学的一位著名的诠释者。他主持的每月一次的BBC电视节目《夜空》。对宇宙...(展开全部)

The Human Body is an amazing, interactive book that uncovers the mysteries of anatomy and physiology to give young children a rich understanding of their own bodies. The dynamic pull-tabs and flaps complement the simple text and will keep kids engaged as they learn! Pull a lever to make a bicep grow or lift a flap to see all the bones in a hand. Pull a tab to help food trave...(展开全部)

The Human Body provides a spectacular visual explanation of the human body and how it works. The book is organised according to different body systems. Expert text combined with superb cutting-edge imagery make The Human Body the definitive home reference for all the family, as well as a beautiful giant-size companion for anyone embarking on, or involved in, a medical career -...(展开全部)

Who knows what Brian May was thinking when he wrote "We Will Rock You" for Queen? As a lifelong astrophysics aficionado, he may have been thinking about the origins of the universe. He's certainly been thinking about it lately. May, a freshly minted astrophysics Ph.D., joins forces with legendary astronomer Patrick Moore and astrophysicist Chris Lintott in Bang to consider the...(展开全部)