Kate Evans may be a woman in a man's profession, but as Alaskan bush pilots go she's one of the best. She often works closely with doctor Paul Anderson, bringing much needed medical services to far-fl

Kate Evans may be a woman in a man's profession, but as Alaskan bush pilots go she's one of the best. She often works closely with doctor Paul Anderson, bringing much needed medical services to far-fl

Number-one bestselling author Ken Follett tells the inspiring, true story of the Middle East hostage crisis that began in 1979, and of the unconventional means Ross Perot used to save his countrymen.

肯•福莱特（Ken Follett，1949-）当代大师级惊悚小说作家，2010年全球作家富豪榜上第5名。作品被译成三十多国语言，累计总销量超1亿本！在欧美国家几乎所有书店里，都能在最显眼的位置看到肯•福莱特的作品。 1949年7月5日，肯•福莱特生于英国威尔士加的夫，1967年进入伦敦大学学习哲学。1978年，他出版了处女作《风暴岛》，这部后来改名为《针之眼》的谍战小说为他赢得了翌年的爱伦坡最佳小说奖、巨额收入和国际声誉，他从此得以专职写作。 1989年出版的《圣殿春秋》，是作者最受欢迎的一本书，美国版至今仍保持着每年十万册的销量。 此外，他还著有《<蝴蝶梦>之谜》《飞剪号奇航》《大间谍战》《鹰翼行动》《彼得堡刺客》《与狮同眠》等多部登上过美国《出版人周刊》年度畅销榜的超级畅销小说。 福莱特作品的内容都有史实根据，在他的小说中，历史上的真实人物与小...(展开全部)

"The Promise of Happiness" is a provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy. It asks what follows when we make our desires and even our own happiness conditional on the happiness of others: 'I just want you to be happy', 'I'm happy if you're happy'. Combining philosophy and feminist cultural studies, Sara Ahmed reveals the affective and moral work performed by t...(展开全部)

From U.S.-Mexico border walls to Flint's poisoned pipes, there is a new urgency to the politics of infrastructure. Roads, electricity lines, water pipes, and oil installations promise to distribute the resources necessary for everyday life. Yet an attention to their ongoing processes also reveals how infrastructures are made with fragile and often violent relations among people...(展开全部)

Presents a collection of essays and previously unpublished writings that look at the philosophical aspects of political science, including Marxian philosophy and its transformation following the emergence of totalitarianism. Reprint.

From U.S.-Mexico border walls to Flint's poisoned pipes, there is a new urgency to the politics of infrastructure. Roads, electricity lines, water pipes, and oil installations promise to distribute the resources necessary for everyday life. Yet an attention to their ongoing processes also reveals how infrastructures are made with fragile and often violent relations among people...(展开全部)

After the publication of The Origins of Totalitarianism in 1951, Hannah Arendt undertook an investigation of Marxism, a subject that she had deliberately left out of her earlier work. Her inquiry into Marx’s philosophy led her to a critical examination of the entire tradition of Western political thought, from its origins in Plato and Aristotle to its culmination and conclusion...(展开全部)

Presents a collection of essays and previously unpublished writings that look at the philosophical aspects of political science, including Marxian philosophy and its transformation following the emergence of totalitarianism. Reprint.