【作者简介】 理查德·谢泼德（Richard Shepherd） 谢泼德就读文法学校时，他的同学偷偷把一本医学教科书带到课堂传阅，这让谢泼德第一次了解到犯罪与谋杀的世界，也是他立志了解人类各种死亡形态的起点。谢泼德于1977年取得行医资格，1987年获得医学博士学位，成为一名法医病理学家。之后，他加入伦敦盖伊医院的法医部，这是当时英国最好的法医部门之一。执业以来，谢泼德参与调查国内外数千起非自然死亡案件，他的专业知识与技术使其至今拥有国际声誉。 ·· 【译者简介】 李立丰 吉林大学法学理论研究中心/法学院教授、博士生导师，法学博士，美国麦克乔治法学院法学硕士，中国犯罪学会常务理事，中国刑法学会理事，中国人民大学反腐败法治研究中心客座研究员，日本早稻田大学访问学者，日本关西学院大学法学部客员教授。

Review "Along the way are examples from recent history that may surprise the reader. At the very least, every member of Congress and the State Department should study this report." (Book News Inc, November 2010) Review "A very impressive book. The most systematic, thorough, and informative review of contemporary scientific theories on the causes of war in print. Highly recommen...(展开全部)

阿伦•贝克 （Aaron T. Beck） 著名的心理学家，宾夕法尼亚大学精神病学名誉教授，认知治疗学派的创立者，被誉为“美国有史以来最具影响力的五位心理治疗师之一”。贝克观察到抑郁的人具有错误或扭曲的思维模式，由此开创了区别于弗洛伊德精神分析法的认知疗法，用纠正“认知信念歪曲”的方法治疗抑郁症，获得了广泛的认同及应用。他还创办了贝克认知治疗与研究学院，将认知疗法广泛应用于抑郁、焦虑、药物滥用等临床治疗中，并开发了包括“贝克抑郁量表”在内的多种应用广泛的心理测量量表。贝克教授获得的奖项和荣誉众多，包括素有“美国的诺贝尔奖”之称的基础医学研究“亚伯雷斯克奖”（Albert Lasker Award），著述了17本书和500多种其他出版物。 布拉德•奥尔福德 （Brad A. Alford） 斯克兰顿大学心理学教授，与阿伦•贝克合著多篇关于抑郁症和认知疗...(展开全部)

Common sense tells us that we are morally responsible for our actions only if we have free will - and that we have free will only if we are able to choose among alternative actions. Common sense tells us that we do have free will and are morally responsible for many of the things we do. Common sense also tells us that we are objects in the natural world, governed by its laws. ...(展开全部)

A major book about the future of the world, blending intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring...(展开全部)

Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions of life on earth. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. Elizabeth Kolbert combines brilliant field reporting, the history of ideas and the work of geologists, botanists a...(展开全部)

A major book about the future of the world, blending intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes Over the last half-billion years, there have been Five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring t...(展开全部)

Humanity can make short work of the oceans’ creatures. In 1741, hungry explorers discovered herds of Steller’s sea cow in the Bering Strait, and in less than thirty years, the amiable beast had been harpooned into extinction. It’s a classic story, but a key fact is often omitted. Bering Island was the last redoubt of a species that had been decimated by hunting and habitat loss...(展开全部)

Humanity can make short work of the oceans’ creatures. In 1741, hungry explorers discovered herds of Steller’s sea cow in the Bering Strait, and in less than thirty years, the amiable beast had been harpooned into extinction. It’s a classic story, but a key fact is often omitted. Bering Island was the last redoubt of a species that had been decimated by hunting and habitat loss...(展开全部)