Much more than just another ordinary survey of art history, this absorbing, heavily illustrated volume reveals the always interesting and often surprising cross-influences and connections among 50 of the most important painters in European and American art. Handsome and enlightening illustrated spreads present "trees of influence," each of which focuses on a major artist or sig...(展开全部)

《索罗斯传》是罗伯特·斯莱特1996年版索罗斯传记的全面升级。其中增加了许多新内容，包括对索罗斯及其亲密伙伴的独家专访，深入挖掘在未来不稳定的、 变幻无常的信贷市场中的投资战略。书中描述了索罗斯的思想对2004年美国大选的作用，他在2006年《纽约时报》上对驻伊拉克美军最高指挥官裴卓斯中将 的抨击，以及他对慈善和政治活动的宏大计划。 作为世界上最成功的投资家，同时也是自由政治活动的代表人物，乔治·索罗斯是我们这个时代最吸引人、最具极端性的人物。他最初的声誉来自他非凡的投资才能，而最近十几年，索罗斯开始关注国际政治领域。 "A penniless survivor of the Nazi occupation of Hungary, George Soros is now one of the richest men in the world, ...(展开全部)

Fusing the social and economic history with the cultural and artistic achievements of seventeenth and eighteenth century Italy, this book presents a perspective on the period.

The meeting of Eastern and Western art is always more than a synthesis; it offers creative possibilities for interaction between East and West, a process in which the great civilizations preserve their own character while stimulating and enriching each other. In this book, Michael Sullivan leads the reader through four centuries of exciting interaction between the artists of Ch...(展开全部)

The Art of Heikala: Works and Thoughts is the first major publication by popular Finnish illustrator Heikala. Heikala’s artwork combines traditional watercolor painting and inks with a fresh, enchanting approach - fans love her charming characters and scenes that are largely influenced by Finnish and Japanese cultures. This combined with her in-depth sharing of her processes an...(展开全部)

米歇尔·罗尔布朗谢（ Michel Lorblanchet) 旧石器时代艺术研究领域的重要专家。曾担任法国国家科学研究中心（CNRS）研究负责人、澳大利亚原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民研究所研究顾问。他开创了复制远古艺术的实验性方法及测定艺术年代的科学方法。 保罗·巴恩 (Paul Bahn) 英国考古学家，研究方向为原始艺术。主要著作有：入选牛津通识读本的《考古学的过去与未来》（Archaeology：A Very Short Introduction），被视为岩画艺术入门必读的《冰河时代的图像》（Images of the Ice Age）等。同时与他人合著了多部广受欢迎的考古学书籍，其中《考古学：理论、方法与实践》（Archaeology：Theories, Methods and Practice）是极具影响力的畅销教材。

在线阅读本书 Joining the ranks of modern myth busters, Dr. Sharon Moalem turns our current understanding of illness on its head and challenges us to fundamentally change the way we think about our bodies, our health, and our relationship to just about every other living thing on earth. Through a fresh and engaging examination of our evolutionary history, Dr. Moalem reveals how man...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Joining the ranks of modern myth busters, Dr. Sharon Moalem turns our current understanding of illness on its head and challenges us to fundamentally change the way we think about our bodies, our health, and our relationship to just about every other living thing on earth. Through a fresh and engaging examination of our evolutionary history, Dr. Moalem reveals how man...(展开全部)

Authored by one of the ballet's most respected experts, this volume includes scene-by-scene retellings of the most popular classic and contemporary ballets, as performed by the world's leading dance companies. Certain to delight long-time fans as well as those just discovering the beauty and drama of ballet.