In "Boomerang" Michael Lewis, the international bestselling author of "The Big Short", "Liars' Poker", "The Blind Side" and "Moneyball", turns his trademark wit to the subject of how the financial meltdown hit us all in the face. Right now, Europe is in serious financial chaos. In Greece, infrastructure costs mean it would be cheaper to transport all Greek rail passengers by ta...(展开全部)

A renowned brain researcher takes readers on a guided tour of the brain to show what today's cutting-edge scientists now know about how that mysterious and fascinating organ works. Readers gain an up-close and personal view of the human brain--what it is, how it works, how mood-modifying drugs find their targets, and more.

尼尔.德格拉斯.泰森（Neil deGrasse Tyson） 美国颇具声望的天体物理学家、科普作家，现任美国自然历史博物馆海登天文馆馆长。他先后获得哈佛大学物理学学士学位和哥伦比亚大学天体物理学博士学位，曾在普林斯顿大学从事博士后研究工作。泰森曾担任行星学会副会长和会长，荣获过美国国家航空航天局杰出公共服务奖章等，著有多部著作。他的科普形式活泼、不拘一格：主持科普脱口秀 StarTalk、客串《生活大爆炸》、主演纪录片《宇宙：时空之旅》。 J.理查德.戈特（J. Richard Gott） 普林斯顿大学天体物理学教授，著有《爱因斯坦宇宙中的时间旅行》等著作。 迈克尔.A.施特劳斯（Michael A. Strauss） 普林斯顿大学天体物理学教授。

Psychologists have long been aware that most people maintain an irrationally positive outlook on life. Tali Sharot—one of the most innovative neuroscientists at work today—takes this a step further. Optimism, she shows, may in fact be crucial to our existence. In this absorbing exploration, Sharot takes an in-depth, clarifying look at • how the brain generates hope and what ...(展开全部)

From one of the most innovative neuroscientists at work today, an investigation into the bias toward optimism that exists on a neural level in our brains and plays a major part in determining how we live our lives. Psychologists have long been aware that most people maintain an often irrationally positive outlook on life. In fact, optimism may be crucial to our existence. Tali...(展开全部)

Bath History Tour offers a fascinating insight into the illustrious history of this beautiful city in Somerset. Author Jenny Knight guides us around its well-known streets and buildings, showing how i

Only modern book to cover the whole of physics at this level of sophistication Variational principle runs as a constant theme throughout the book - unique for an introductory physics text Includes original insights into many areas of physics Sufficient detail for the reader to follow the calculations without the need to put down the book and pick up a pen and paper

Nicholas Manton（尼古拉斯·曼顿），剑桥大学应用数学和理论物理系教授，英国皇家学会会员，主要从事粒子和核物理方面的研究，发表论文100余篇，曾获得伦敦数学学会的怀特黑德奖。 Nicholas Mee（尼古拉斯·米），剑桥大学理论粒子物理学博士，Virtual Image软件公司主管，著有50多部多媒体书籍，以及科普书《希格斯力：宇宙对称性破碎》（Higgs Force: Cosmic Symmetry Shattered）和《引力：破解宇宙密码》（Gravity: Cracking the Cosmic Code）.

As science probes the nature of life, society, and technology ever more closely, what it finds there is complexity. The sophisticated group behavior of social insects, the unexpected intricacies of the genome, the dynamics of population growth, and the self-organized structure of the World Wide Web - these are just a few examples of complex systems that still elude scientific u...(展开全部)