Dazzling in scale, diversity and detail, the world never ceases to open our eyes and captivate our curiosity. Ever since the earliest cave paintings, humans have looked at this Earth that is our home and endeavored to understand it. This expansive visual atlas presents the most exciting, creative and inspiring ways of explaining the world in information graphics. Divided into f...(展开全部)

"The World Atlas of Language Structures" is a book and CD combination displaying the structural properties of the world's languages. 142 world maps and numerous regional maps - all in colour - display the geographical distribution of features of pronunciation and grammar, such as number of vowels, tone systems, gender, plurals, tense, word order, and body part terminology. Each...(展开全部)

作者简介： A-M.威特基，德国图宾根大学古典考古学系博士。 E.奥尔斯豪森，德国斯图加特大学历史系教授。 R.希德拉克，制图专家，任职于德国图宾根大学地理学系。 译者简介： 葛会鹏，复旦大学历史学博士，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所讲师、历史文化学院博士后，主要研究 方向为古代埃及史。 古原驰，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所罗马史博士。 史湘洁，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所希腊史博士。 王聪，东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所古典文献学硕士。

Computers are everywhere. Some are highly visible, in laptops, tablets, cell phones, and smart watches. But most are invisible, like those in appliances, cars, medical equipment, transportation systems, power grids, and weapons. We never see the myriad computers that quietly collect, share, and sometimes leak personal data about us. Governments and companies increasingly use co...(展开全部)

Computers are everywhere. Some are highly visible, in laptops, tablets, cell phones, and smart watches. But most are invisible, like those in appliances, cars, medical equipment, transportation systems, power grids, and weapons. We never see the myriad computers that quietly collect, share, and sometimes leak personal data about us. Governments and companies increasingly use co...(展开全部)

刘建伟，北京航空航天大学电子信息工程学院教授，博士生导师，党委书记，中国密码学会理事。出版专著和教材5部，发表论文100余篇，获授权发明专利15项。主持国家“973计划”、“863计划”、国家自然科学基金等项目20余项，以及多个国家级奖项。 王琼，现任空军某部副译审。1988年毕业于山东大学外文系英国语言文学专业，获文学学士学位。同年入伍，长期从事外语教学和翻译工作，曾获军队院校外语教学基本功竞赛一等奖和空军优秀翻译奖，荣立三等功一次。

What is it that persuades us to camp outside Apple stores to be the first to buy an iPhone? Why is it that a generation ago a typewriter might have lasted someone a lifetime, but now we write on computers that we upgrade every couple of years to shinier, faster, sleeker models? Why do the clicks of some car doors sound “expensive”? We live in a world drowning in objects. But wh...(展开全部)

A brilliant exposé of the interaction between art, design, and commerce. What is it that persuades us to camp outside Apple stores to be the first to buy an iPhone? Why is it that a generation ago a typewriter might have lasted someone a lifetime, but now we write on computers that we upgrade every couple of years to shinier, faster, sleeker models? Why do the clicks of some ca...(展开全部)

林语堂，1895年10月10日生于福建漳州，乳名和乐，名玉堂，后改语堂。22岁获上海圣约翰大学学士学位，27岁获美国哈佛大学比较文学硕士学位，29岁获德国莱比锡大学语言学博士学位，同年回国，先后执教于北京大学、北京师范大学、厦门大学和上海东吴大学。1936年后居住美国，此后主要用英文写作。1966年回国，定居台湾。1967年受聘为香港中文大学研究教授。1975年荣任国际笔会副会长。1976年3月26日病逝于香港，葬于台北阳明山故居。林语堂用英文创作和翻译的一系列经典作品影响深远，奠定了他在国际文坛上的重要地位。