Imagine a future where crimes can be detected before they are committed, and criminals are convicted and sentenced for crimes before committing them. This is the scenario of Philip K. Dick's classic story, now filmed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Cruise. In addition to 'Minority Report' this exclusive collection includes nine other outstanding short stories by the twentie...(展开全部)

Imagine a future where crimes can be detected before they are committed, and criminals are convicted and sentenced for crimes before committing them. This is the scenario of Philip K. Dick's classic story, now filmed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Cruise. In addition to 'Minority Report' this exclusive collection includes nine other outstanding short stories by the twentie...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 普里莫·莱维，意大利犹太人，作家，化学家，奥斯维辛174517号囚犯。1919年，莱维出生于意大利都灵；1943年，他因参与反法西斯运动被捕，后被遣送至集中营。战争结束后，他回到故乡都灵生活。在此后的人生中，他从事工业化学这一行当30年，同时作为一位作家，写作了“奥斯维辛三部曲”（《这是不是个人》《休战》和《被淹没与被拯救的》），以及其他建基于其化学家身份和大屠杀幸存者经历的小说、散文和诗歌作品。1987年4月11日，莱维从他出生的房子坠落身亡。 作为奥斯维辛最重要的记录者和见证人，莱维的文字具有一种与其他受难者不同的特质，他秉持一种化学家的冷静与节制书写记忆，同时，又如菲利普·罗斯所说，“本该充满悼念情绪和无尽的绝望，相反却充满活力”。他的文字，让人们更理性地思考人性。 莱昂纳多·德·贝内代蒂（1898—1983），意大利籍犹太人，外...(展开全部)

Many thousands of readers consider Philip K. Dick the greatest science fiction mind on any planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick's works has continued to mount and his reputation has been further enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now given annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K. Dick...(展开全部)

Many thousands of readers consider Philip K. Dick the greatest science fiction mind on any planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick's works has continued to mount and his reputation has been further enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now given annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K. Dick...(展开全部)

The idea that one can soak up someone else's depression or anxiety or sense the tension in a room is familiar. Indeed, phrases that capture this notion abound in the popular vernacular: "negative energy," "dumping," "you could cut the tension with a knife." "The Transmission of Affect deals with the belief that the emotions and energies of one person or group can be absorbed by...(展开全部)

The idea that one can soak up someone else's depression or anxiety or sense the tension in a room is familiar. Indeed, phrases that capture this notion abound in the popular vernacular: "negative energy," "dumping," "you could cut the tension with a knife." "The Transmission of Affect deals with the belief that the emotions and energies of one person or group can be absorbed by...(展开全部)

In this retelling of one of the great biblical stories, King Solomon commissions Ethan the Scribe to write the official history of King David. In return for the finest cooking in the land and the wages of a minor prophet, Ethan must write a proper record, full of glory and battles, statecraft and honor -- a tribute to David and to Solomon, his heir. But as Ethan explores furthe...(展开全部)

This is one of the first studies of traditional medical education in an Asian country. Conducting extensive fieldwork in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province in the People's Republic of China, Elisabeth Hsu became the disciple of, a Qigong master a scholarly private practitioner, who almost wordlessly conveys esoteric knowledge and techniques; attended seminars given by a se...(展开全部)