His goal—to prevent every disease that commonly attacked children—was unattainable. But Maurice Hilleman came close. Maurice Hilleman is the father of modern vaccines. Chief among his accomplishments are nine vaccines that practically every child gets, rendering formerly deadly diseases—including mumps, rubella, and measles—nearly forgotten. Author Paul A. Offit's rich and ...(展开全部)

His goal—to prevent every disease that commonly attacked children—was unattainable. But Maurice Hilleman came close. Maurice Hilleman is the father of modern vaccines. Chief among his accomplishments are nine vaccines that practically every child gets, rendering formerly deadly diseases—including mumps, rubella, and measles—nearly forgotten. Author Paul A. Offit's rich and ...(展开全部)

In the visionary tradition of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, One Square Inch of Silence alerts us to beauty that we take for granted and sounds an urgent environmental alarm. Natural silence is our nation’s fastest-disappearing resource, warns Emmy-winning acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton, who has made it his mission to record and preserve it in all its variety—before these ...(展开全部)

Award-winning travel writer and actor Andrew McCarthy delivers a revealing and insightful memoir about how travel helped him become the man he wanted to be, helping him overcome life-long fears and confront his resistance to commitment. From time immemorial, travel has been a pursuit of passion—from adventurers of old seeking gold or new lands, to today’s spiritual and pleasur...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 安德鲁•麦卡锡 （Andrew McCarthy），1962年生，美国著名演员，曾出演好莱坞影片《七个毕业生》、《红粉佳人》等，2009年执导拍摄过当红美剧《绯闻女孩》。目前麦卡锡除继续演艺事业外，又是位旅行作家和《国家地理旅行者》杂志的特约编辑，长期为《纽约时报》、《大西洋》和《华尔街日报》等媒体撰稿。2011年，美国旅行作家协会向他颁发了“2010年度旅行新闻家”的荣誉大奖。 【译者简介】 方激，男，原籍浙江宁波，毕业于中国科学技术大学、美国休斯敦大学，现居美国。自幼喜爱文学创作，笔耕不辍，思想敏锐，文风扎实。

Matthew Polly was your typical 98-pound weakling with sand kicked in his face - until he decided to learn to kick back. Dropping out of university, he travelled to China to study at the granddaddy of all Chinese martial arts monasteries: the Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of both Zen Buddhism and kungfu. But, as Confucius might have said, path to becoming kung fu master very di...(展开全部)

For nearly six centuries, scientists have been documenting the plants and fungi of the world through herbaria. The wealth of specimens available today, carefully preserved through the centuries, is a unique source of data that not only helps scientists understand how the world's vegetation has changed over time, but also allows them to predict how it will change in the future. ...(展开全部)

丁乐梅（Edwin John Dingle，1881年4月6日—1972年1月27日）是英国的一名新闻记者，从小就对中国怀有浓厚的兴趣，多年之后，为自己取了中文名字“丁乐梅”。1909年3月4日，他首次进入中国旅行。他从上海出发，途经南京、汉口、宜昌、重庆、四川宜宾、云南昭通、昆明、楚雄、大理、腾冲等地，于1910年2月14日进入缅甸。此后他多次进入中国，并作为记者亲历了中国的辛亥革命，在汉口、北京等地采访到了黎元洪和袁世凯等人。丁乐梅一生著作颇丰，大部分都与中国相关，包括《1911-1912亲历中国革命》《徒步穿越中国》《我在西藏的生活》等，为西方人了解中国做出了很大贡献。

The first authorized inside look at a major mutual fund company! Vanguard is, in the eyes of man, the most influential mutual fund company in America. Now, the "Vanguard Experiment" chronicles Vanguard - from startup in 1975 to the second-largest mutual fund company in the nation today and the industry's number one service firm - reveals how John c. bogle, Chairman of the Vangu...(展开全部)

The first authorized inside look at a major mutual fund company! Vanguard is, in the eyes of man, the most influential mutual fund company in America. Now, the "Vanguard Experiment" chronicles Vanguard - from startup in 1975 to the second-largest mutual fund company in the nation today and the industry's number one service firm - reveals how John c. bogle, Chairman of the Vangu...(展开全部)