What is it about a pair of shoes that so enchants women of all ages, demographics, political affiliations, and style tribes? Part social history, part fashion record, part pop-culture celebration, "Women from the Ankle Down" seeks to answer that question as it unfolds the story of shoes in the twentieth century. The tale begins in the rural village of Bonito, Italy, with a visi...(展开全部)

What is it about a pair of shoes that so enchants women of all ages, demographics, political affiliations, and style tribes? Part social history, part fashion record, part pop-culture celebration, Women from the Ankle Down seeks to answer that question as it unfolds the story of shoes in the twentieth century. The tale begins in the rural village of Bonito, Italy, with a vision...(展开全部)

"Wonderful stories and in-depth information you will normally never find in books about trees." — Piet Oudolf, Landscape Designer and creator of the planting design for New York's High Line "Entwining fascinating facts about 100 trees with inspiring stories of their importance to ancient civilizations, trade, religious and pagan beliefs, wellbeing and medicinal uses over the ag...(展开全部)

As the only person to rise from entry-level analyst to Director of the CIA and to serve on the White House staffs of four Presidents, Robert Gates is uniquely qualified to tell the unprecedented inside story of the Cold War. Drawing on his access to classified information and top-level involvement in policy decisions, Gates lays bare the hidden wars and operations the United St...(展开全部)

罗伯特•M.盖茨 1943年出生。他被誉为“改变五角大楼的八朝元老”、冷战后美国军政界“活化石”、美国政坛“不倒翁”。1966年，他加入中情局，成为一名苏联问题分析师。1974-1979年，进入美国国家安全委员会工作，期间先后经历了尼克松、福特和卡特三位总统执政。1979年之后盖茨回到中情局，得到当时的局长凯西的提拔重用，历掌要职。1991年11月，老布什总统提名他接掌中情局，1993年1月，随着老布什总统任期结束，盖茨卸去中情局局长职务。卸任后，他曾在2002年担任德克萨斯农工大学校长。2006年，在伊拉克局势面临失控、阿富汗战争局势持续恶化等大背景下，盖茨受命于危难之中，出任国防部长。2008年，奥巴马当选美国总统后，盖茨继续留任执掌五角大楼，2011年离任，是美国历史上唯一任期跨越总统换届并同时跨越两党的元老。

亚当·卢瑟福 英国遗传学家、科普作家，伦敦大学学院遗传学博士，BBC科学节目主持人。曾在權威学术杂志《自然》工作十余年，并长期为《卫报》等媒体撰稿。 卢瑟福致力于科学普及，参与制作并主持《细胞》《基因密码》《末日之战》等电影的科学顾问。 代表作有《万物灵长》《我们人类的基因》。

亚当·卢瑟福 英国遗传学家、科普作家，伦敦大学学院遗传学博士，BBC科学节目主持人。曾在權威学术杂志《自然》工作十余年，并长期为《卫报》等媒体撰稿。 卢瑟福致力于科学普及，参与制作并主持《细胞》《基因密码》《末日之战》等电影的科学顾问。 代表作有《万物灵长》《我们人类的基因》。

Over decades of research, speaking engagements, and mentorship, psychologist and professor Alison Fragale encountered recurring questions from high powered and early career women alike: How do women thread the needle of kindness and competence in the workplace? How can women earn credit for their accomplishments, negotiate better, and navigate complex office politics without lo...(展开全部)

'Everyone interested in the natural world will enjoy "The Secret Life of Trees". I found myself reading out whole chunks to friends' - "The Times", Books of the Year. What is a tree? As this celebration of the trees shows, they are our countryside; our ancestors descended from them; they gave us air to breathe. Yet while the stories of trees are as plentiful as leaves in a fore...(展开全部)