罗伯特·麦克法伦（Robert Macfarlane），英国作家、评论家，剑桥学者，英国皇家文学学会会员，最年轻的布克奖评委会主席。 1976年出生于英国诺丁汉，牛津大学哲学硕士、剑桥大学博士。剑桥大学伊曼纽尔学院研究员、英语系文学与环境人文学教授。学术研究和写作侧重深耕自然与文学的关系。文章与评论多见于《新科学家》《纽约客》《自然》《卫报》《纽约时报》《格兰塔》。 麦克法伦以行走滋养书写，处女作便将当代旅行写作推向了新高度。《格兰塔》前主编誉之为“当代最好的行走文学作家”，《华尔街日报》称他为“当代最好的自然作家及诗人”。2003年获《卫报》首作奖、《星期日泰晤士报》年度青年作家奖。2004年获毛姆文学奖。2017年获E. M. 福斯特文学奖。2019年获温赖特奖、美国国家户外图书奖。

In Underland, Robert Macfarlane takes us on a journey into the worlds beneath our feet. From the ice-blue depths of Greenland's glaciers, to the underground networks by which trees communicate, from Bronze Age burial chambers to the rock art of remote Arctic sea-caves, this is a deep-time voyage into the planet's past and future. Global in its geography, gripping in its voice a...(展开全部)

From the best-selling, award-winning author of Landmarks and The Old Ways, a haunting voyage into the planet’s past and future. Hailed as "the great nature writer of this generation" (Wall Street Journal), Robert Macfarlane is the celebrated author of books about the intersections of the human and the natural realms. In Underland, he delivers his masterpiece: an epic exploratio...(展开全部)

罗伯特·麦克法伦（Robert Macfarlane），英国作家、评论家，剑桥学者，英国皇家文学学会会员，最年轻的布克奖评委会主席。 1976年出生于英国诺丁汉，牛津大学哲学硕士、剑桥大学博士。剑桥大学伊曼纽尔学院研究员、英语系文学与环境人文学教授。学术研究和写作侧重深耕自然与文学的关系。文章与评论多见于《新科学家》《纽约客》《自然》《卫报》《纽约时报》《格兰塔》。 麦克法伦以行走滋养书写，处女作便将当代旅行写作推向了新高度。《格兰塔》前主编誉之为“当代最好的行走文学作家”，《华尔街日报》称他为“当代最好的自然作家及诗人”。2003年获《卫报》首作奖、《星期日泰晤士报》年度青年作家奖。2004年获毛姆文学奖。2017年获E. M. 福斯特文学奖。2019年获温赖特奖、美国国家户外图书奖。

From the best-selling, award-winning author of Landmarks and The Old Ways, a haunting voyage into the planet’s past and future. Hailed as "the great nature writer of this generation" (Wall Street Journal), Robert Macfarlane is the celebrated author of books about the intersections of the human and the natural realms. In Underland, he delivers his masterpiece: an epic exploratio...(展开全部)

Through explanations of the latest research and over 200 fascinating images, Deep Time explores this evidence, from the visible layers in ancient rock to the hiss of static on the radio, and from fossilized shark’s teeth to underwater forests. These relics of ancient epochs, many of which we can see and touch today, connect our present to the distant past and answer broader que...(展开全部)

Kevin Brown is the owner of Geographicus Rare Antique Maps (http://www.geographicus.com), a generalist dealer in rare maps from all periods and at all value points. Kevin attended Bennington College, in Vermont, where he majored in “Pilgrimage.” Bennington fosters a “learn by doing” approach to academics, and Kevin has translated this philosophy to the map trade. He approaches ...(展开全部)

This is the story of a single pebble. It is just a normal pebble, as you might pick up on holiday - on a beach in Wales, say. Its history, though, carries us into abyssal depths of time, and across the farthest reaches of space. This is a narrative of the Earth's long and dramatic history, as gleaned from a single pebble. It begins as the pebble-particles form amid unimaginable...(展开全部)

In 1997, Tony Blair won the biggest Labour victory in history to sweep the party to power and end 18 years of Conservative government. He has been one of the most dynamic leaders of modern times; few British prime ministers have shaped the nation's course as profoundly as Blair during his ten years in power, and his achievements and his legacy will be debated for years to come....(展开全部)

A psychology text that you'll actually want to read! PSYCHOLOGY: A JOURNEY is guaranteed to spark your curiosity, insight, imagination, and interest. Using the proven SQ4R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Reflect, and Review) active learning system to help you study smarter, Coon leads you to an understanding of major concepts as well as how psychology relates to the challenges...(展开全部)