Our existence is increasingly lived at a distance. As we move from flesh to image, we are in danger of losing touch with each other and ourselves. How can we combine the physical with the virtual, our embodied experience with our global connectivity? How can we come back to our senses? Richard Kearney offers a timely call for the cultivation of the basic human need to touch and...(展开全部)

In this beautiful follow-up to Our Garden Birds, Our Songbirds and Our Woodland Birds, street artist Matt Sewell captures the world's most evocative bird: the owl. In his much-loved pop-art watercolours and accompanied with his whimsical descriptions, Matt Sewell expresses the individual characters of owls as never before. From tiny elf owls to huge eagle owls, from the mysteri...(展开全部)

An enchanting illustrated guide to owl species of the world. In this beautiful and highly giftable art book, artist and ornithologist Matt Sewell captures 50 species of the world's most evocative bird: the owl. Using pop-art watercolors and accompanied by witty and irreverent descriptions, Sewell expresses the individual characters of owls as never before. From tiny elf owls to...(展开全部)

迈克尔•布鲁克斯，英国量子物理学博士，理论物理学家。《新科学家》杂志顾问、《新政治家》杂志作者。他的作品曾在《卫报》《独立报》《文摘》等杂志发表，曾出版作品《自由基》《不确定的边缘》《几率》。

迈克尔•布鲁克斯，英国量子物理学博士，理论物理学家。《新科学家》杂志顾问、《新政治家》杂志作者。他的作品曾在《卫报》《独立报》《文摘》等杂志发表，曾出版作品《自由基》《不确定的边缘》《几率》。

迈克尔•布鲁克斯，英国量子物理学博士，理论物理学家。《新科学家》杂志顾问、《新政治家》杂志作者。他的作品曾在《卫报》《独立报》《文摘》等杂志发表，曾出版作品《自由基》《不确定的边缘》《几率》。

Based on a groundbreaking synthesis of recent scientific findings, an acclaimed New York Times science reporter tells a bold and provocative new story of the history of our ancient ancestors and the evolution of human nature Just in the last three years a flood of new scientific findings-driven by revelations discovered in the human genome-has provided compelling new answers to...(展开全部)

Nicholas Wade’s articles are a major reason why the science section has become the most popular, nationwide, in the New York Times . In his groundbreaking Before the Dawn , Wade reveals humanity’s origins as never before—a journey made possible only recently by genetic science, whose incredible findings have answered such questions as: What was the first human language li...(展开全部)

May Sarton's sixty-sixth year, 1978-79, was a difficult time: a cherished relationship came to an end, she had a mastectomy, she fought against depression. How her friendships, her love of the natural world, and her growing audience of readers brought her back is this journal's story. "Sarton's 'art of making exquisite distinctions' and her vulnerability as a human being are he...(展开全部)

For too long, the gut has been the body’s most ignored and least appreciated organ, but it turns out that it’s responsible for more than just dirty work: our gut is at the core of who we are. Gut: The Inside Story of our Body's Most Underrated Organ gives the alimentary canal its long-overdue moment in the spotlight. With quirky charm, rising science star Giulia Enders explains...(展开全部)