It has been said that the natural state of science fiction is the short story. If that is so, you won't find a better exploration of that state than Charles Stross's new collection. Centred around the HUGO-nominated novella Palimpsest, and including the Locus Award-winning Missile Gap, Wireless is an essential collection for anybody who enjoys cutting edge SF, and will illustra...(展开全部)

It has been said that the natural state of science fiction is the short story. If that is so, you won't find a better exploration of that state than Charles Stross's new collection. Centred around an original and previously unpublished novella, 'Palimpsest', WIRELESS is a showcase of some of the best short SF of the 21st century. With an introduction from the author and contain...(展开全部)

THE ESSENTIAL GALBRAITH includes key selections from the most important works of John Kenneth Galbraith, one of the most distinguished writers of our time - from THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY, the groundbreaking book in which he conined the tern "conventional wisdom," to THE GREAT CRASH, an unsurpassed account of the events that triggered America's worst economic crisis. Galbraith's new...(展开全部)

Some of the best and most influential papers by Amos Tversky, one of the most brilliant social science thinkers of the twentieth century. Amos Tversky (1937–1996) was a towering figure in the cognitive and decision sciences. His work was ingenious, exciting, and influential, spanning topics from intuition to statistics to behavioral economics. His long and extraordinarily produ...(展开全部)

威廉姆•J. 杜克（William J. Duiker），美国宾夕法尼亚州立大学东亚学名誉教授。学术兴趣极为广泛，主要研究领域为民族主义和亚洲革命，其作品Ho Chi Minh：A Life（Hyperion 2000）曾提名2001年普利策奖。 杰克森•J. 斯皮尔沃格（Jackson J. Spielvogel），美国宾夕法尼亚州立大学历史学名誉副教授。主要研究领域为宗教史、纳粹德国史和西方文明史，代表作有Western Civilization等。 译者 易丙兰， 北京大学历史学博士，现主要从事中国近现代史的教学科研工作。

Explore common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and identify key global patterns over time withTHE ESSENTIAL WORLD HISTORY: to 1500. This brief overview of world history covers political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history integrated into a chronologically ordered synthesis to help you gain an appreciation and understan...(展开全部)

威廉姆•J. 杜克（William J. Duiker），美国宾夕法尼亚州立大学东亚学名誉教授。学术兴趣极为广泛，主要研究领域为民族主义和亚洲革命，其作品Ho Chi Minh：A Life（Hyperion 2000）曾提名2001年普利策奖。 杰克森•J. 斯皮尔沃格（Jackson J. Spielvogel），美国宾夕法尼亚州立大学历史学名誉副教授。主要研究领域为宗教史、纳粹德国史和西方文明史，代表作有Western Civilization等。 译者 易丙兰， 北京大学历史学博士，现主要从事中国近现代史的教学科研工作。

Explore common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and identify key global patterns over time with THE ESSENTIAL WORLD HISTORY, 6e. This brief overview of world history covers political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history integrated into a chronologically ordered synthesis to help you gain an appreciation and understanding...(展开全部)

Joshua and Ryan both jettisoned most of their material possessions at age 30 to pursue more meaningful lives. Essential Essays highlights essays from the first nine months of their journey into minimalism. Essential Essays is an edited collection of 29 of The Minimalists' favorite essays about living a more meaningful life with less stuff. This collection also contains a specia...(展开全部)