卡雷爾•恰佩克Karel Čapek 一八九○年一月九日生於奧匈帝國波西米亞地區的馬雷施瓦頓諾維采，一九三八年十二月二十五日卒於捷克布拉格，世界知名的捷克小說家、劇作家和評論家。 恰佩克早年在布拉格、柏林和巴黎攻讀哲學，一九一七年定居布拉格，從事新聞工作和文學創作。一九○七年到一九二○年代，他的很多作品是與畫家兼插畫家的哥哥約瑟夫聯名創作。早期的短篇小說包括《光淵》（Zářivé hlubiny，與喬瑟夫合作，1916）、《克拉克諾什山的花園》（與喬瑟夫合作，1918）和〈糗事〉（Trapné povídky，1921。收錄於《錢財及其他故事》〔Money and other stories〕）。恰佩克的「黑色烏托邦」作品反思了科技進步的危險，這一系列包括他的劇作《萬能機器人》（1920）、小說《製造逍遙法外》（1922）、《原子狂想》（1924）和...(展开全部)

The Elephant is a collection of devastating satirical sketches by a Polish writer, and it has been called everything from "a short marvel" to "a brilliant literary coup." Mrozek takes deadly aim at the bureaucrats in his own society and, with buoyant and delicious fantasy, makes the absurd seem real and the real absurd. More than a political commentator, as all good satirists h...(展开全部)

R by Example is an example-based introduction to the statistical computing environment that does not assume any previous familiarity with R or other software packages. R functions are presented in the context of interesting applications with real data. The purpose of this book is to illustrate a range of statistical and probability computations using R for people who are learni...(展开全部)

R by Example is an example-based introduction to the statistical computing environment that does not assume any previous familiarity with R or other software packages. R functions are presented in the context of interesting applications with real data. The purpose of this book is to illustrate a range of statistical and probability computations using R for people who are learni...(展开全部)

作者/亨利克•显克维奇(Henryk Sienkiewicz,1846—1916） 波兰著名作家，诺贝尔文学奖获得者，被誉为“波兰语言大师” “波兰民族文学和精神文化的代表”。代表作有长篇小说《你往何处去》《十字军骑士》，通讯集《旅美书简》，历史小说三部曲《火与剑》《洪流》《伏沃迪约夫斯基骑士》等。1905年凭借《你往何处去》荣获诺贝尔文学奖。 《中非历险记》写于1911年，是根据显克维奇在非洲的亲身生活经历写成，为读者展现了当时非洲的真实面貌。书中塑造了一个理想的波兰少年的形象，赋予了他波兰民族英雄般的品质，表达了作者一以贯之的深厚人文情怀。 译者/林洪亮 著名翻译家，研究员。波兰华沙大学波兰语文系毕业。曾任中国社科院外国文学所东欧研究室主任。出版专著《密茨凯维奇》《显克维奇》《波兰戏剧史》《肖邦传》。译著有《你往何处去》《十字军骑士》《火与剑》《...(展开全部)

This is the book that established "emotional intelligence" in the business lexicon--and made it a necessary skill for leaders. Managers and professionals across the globe have embraced "Primal Leadership," affirming the importance of emotionally intelligent leadership. Its influence has also reached well beyond the business world: the book and its ideas are now used routinely ...(展开全部)

安德里亚（Johann Valentin Andreä，1586—1654），德意志神学家、作家，对符腾堡地区的新教影响很大，属于著名的玫瑰十字会传说的发起者。著有《化学婚仪》《玫瑰十字兄弟会的传说》《基督城》等。教会史研究者多认为他是启蒙运动的鼻祖和虔敬主义的先驱。 史敏岳，南昌航空大学外国语学院德语系讲师，北京大学德语语言文学博士，研究方向为德语近现代文学。在专业期刊上发表论文和译文数篇，出版译著《海上丝绸之路》。

"Refugee", I said, pointing at my chest. "Asylum". When Saleh Omar arrives at Gatwick Airport late one afternoon, he has a badly faked passport and exhibits no knowledge of English beyond these two words. He was once a furniture shop owner, a husband, and a father. Now he has arrived in England seeking asylum from his native Zanzibar, using silence and claiming ignorance as his...(展开全部)

On a late November afternoon Saleh Omar arrives at Gatwick Airport from Zanzibar, a far away island in the Indian Ocean. With him he has a small bag in which there lies his most precious possession - a mahogany box containing incense. He used to own a furniture shop, have a house and be a husband and father, but now he is an asylum seeker from paradise; silence his only protect...(展开全部)