That saying? Behind every famous man ...? From Mrs Midas to Queen Kong, from Elvis' twin sister to Pygmalion's bride, they're all here, in Carol Ann Duffy's inspired and inspirational collection, "The World's Wife". Witty and thought-provoking, this is a tongue-in-cheek, no-holds-barred look at the real movers and shakers across history, myth and legend. If you have ever wonder...(展开全部)

A true exploration of world history, The World's History links chronology, themes, and geography in eight units, or parts of study, each emphasizing a single theme--origins, cities, empires, religion, trade, migrations, revolutions, and technology. Geographically, each part covers the entire globe, though specific topics place greater emphasis on specific regions. Rich in prima...(展开全部)

霍华德·斯波德克在哥伦比亚大学获学士学位（1963），专业为历史学，研究方向为哥伦比亚大学新设立的“亚洲研究”项目。他在芝加哥大学获硕士学位（1966）和博士学位（1972），专业为历史学，研究方向为印度研究。他*次访问印度是在1964—1966年，当时他获得富布赖特基金会的资助。他在印度度过了总计约12年的科研和教学生涯。他也曾在美国、拉丁美洲、亚洲、非洲和欧洲广泛游历访问。他自1972年起担任坦普尔大学教师，1984年任教授，1993年获“坦普尔大学优秀教师奖”。 斯波德克从事世界史的研究始于1988年，当时他担任了一个综合性的、创新性研究项目的学术主任，其任务是和费城学区的教师合作，提高教师们关于世界历史的知识基础，并计划重新撰写一份供学区学校使用的世界历史教学规划。在这一项目完成以后，斯波德克立即投入另一个项目的调查研究，这一项目把大学教授和...(展开全部)

霍华德·斯波德克在哥伦比亚大学获学士学位（1963），专业为历史学，研究方向为哥伦比亚大学新设立的“亚洲研究”项目。他在芝加哥大学获硕士学位（1966）和博士学位（1972），专业为历史学，研究方向为印度研究。他*次访问印度是在1964—1966年，当时他获得富布赖特基金会的资助。他在印度度过了总计约12年的科研和教学生涯。他也曾在美国、拉丁美洲、亚洲、非洲和欧洲广泛游历访问。他自1972年起担任坦普尔大学教师，1984年任教授，1993年获“坦普尔大学优秀教师奖”。 斯波德克从事世界史的研究始于1988年，当时他担任了一个综合性的、创新性研究项目的学术主任，其任务是和费城学区的教师合作，提高教师们关于世界历史的知识基础，并计划重新撰写一份供学区学校使用的世界历史教学规划。在这一项目完成以后，斯波德克立即投入另一个项目的调查研究，这一项目把大学教授和...(展开全部)

In 1833, Charles Darwin was astonished by an animal he met in the Falkland Islands: handsome, social, and oddly crow-like falcons that were “tame and inquisitive . . . quarrelsome and passionate,” and so insatiably curious that they stole hats, compasses, and other valuables from the crew of the Beagle. Darwin wondered why these birds were confined to remote islands at the tip ...(展开全部)

In 1833, Charles Darwin was astonished by an animal he met in the Falkland Islands: handsome, social, and oddly crow-like falcons that were “tame and inquisitive . . . quarrelsome and passionate,” and so insatiably curious that they stole hats, compasses, and other valuables from the crew of the Beagle. Darwin wondered why these birds were confined to remote islands at the tip ...(展开全部)

"An Introduction to the World's Oceans, Tenth Edition", is an introductory oceanography text intended for students without a background in mathematics, chemistry, physics, geology, or biology. It emphasizes the role of basic scientific principles in helping understand the processes that govern the ocean and the earth. To keep the text as current as possible, the authors conduct...(展开全部)

"An Introduction to the World's Oceans, Tenth Edition", is an introductory oceanography text intended for students without a background in mathematics, chemistry, physics, geology, or biology. It emphasizes the role of basic scientific principles in helping understand the processes that govern the ocean and the earth. To keep the text as current as possible, the authors conduct...(展开全部)

Ware's hero is a doughy, middle-aged loser who retreats into fantasies that he is "The Smartest Kid on Earth." The minimal plot involves Jimmy's tragicomic reunion with the father who abandoned him in childhood. In abruptly juxtaposed flashbacks, Ware depicts previous generations of Corrigan males, revealing how their similar histories of rejection and abandonment culminated in...(展开全部)

This first book from Chicago author Chris Ware is a pleasantly-decorated view at a lonely and emotionally-impaired "everyman" (Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth), who is provided, at age 36, the opportunity to meet his father for the first time. An improvisatory romance which gingerly deports itself between 1890's Chicago and 1980's small town Michigan, the reader is he...(展开全部)