"Wonders of the Planets" takes us on a fascinating journey through our solar system. It pulls together all the latest discoveries and theories to present a revealing comparison of the Earth, our neighbouring planets and all the moons captured in their thrall. Each of the six superbly illustrated chapters covers a major and dynamic aspect of the planets, from the fury of their a...(展开全部)

The Encyclopedia of the Solar System, Third Edition—winner of the 2015 PROSE Award in Cosmology & Astronomy from the Association of American Publishers—provides a framework for understanding the origin and evolution of the solar system, historical discoveries, and details about planetary bodies and how they interact—with an astounding breadth of content and breathtaking visual ...(展开全部)

We have the impression that the solar system is perfectly regular like a clock, or a planetarium instrument. On a short timescale it is. But, seen in a longer perspective, the planets, and their satellites, have exciting lives, full of events - for example, did you know that Saturn's moon, Titan, boasts lakes which contain liquid methane surrounded by soaring hills and valleys,...(展开全部)

Long before Galileo published his discoveries about Jupiter, lunar craters, and the Milky Way in the Starry Messenger in 1610, people were fascinated with the planets and stars around them. That interest continues today, and scientists are making new discoveries at an astounding rate. Ancient lake beds on Mars, robotic spacecraft missions, and new definitions of planets now d...(展开全部)

Both a history and a contemporary analysis, an illuminating investigation of the defining economic concern of our time. The last year has seen the return of inflation as a preoccupation of political decision-makers, economists, and the general public. After two decades of wondering why inflation was so low, despite vast economic stimulus, economists were surprised by the recent...(展开全部)

For generations, we have defined a corporation as a business run by a capitalist elite, that uses its accumulated wealth to own the means of production and exercise economic power. That is no longer the reality. In the twenty-first century, our most desired goods and services aren't stacked in warehouses or on container ships: they appear on your screen, fit in your pocket or o...(展开全部)

史蒂芬·卢奇（Stephen Lucci） 拥有纽约市立大学的博士学位，目前在纽约市立大学教授计算机科学课程。他曾在高性能计算领域发表了多篇论文，并且是NASA 发起的MU-SPIN 项目的学术带头人。MU-SPIN 项目旨在为NASA 培养下一代*尖的科学家和工程师。 丹尼·科佩克（Danny Kopec） 拥有爱丁堡大学博士学位，目前在纽约市立大学布鲁克林学院和纽约市立大学研究生中心任教。他发表过多篇论文，并出版过几本书，还是一位国际象棋大师。 译者简介 林赐 软件设计师、网络工程师，毕业于渥太华大学系统科学硕士专业，已翻译出版《Python神经网络编程》等多本技术图书。

史蒂芬·卢奇（Stephen Lucci） 拥有纽约市立大学的博士学位，目前在纽约市立大学教授计算机科学课程。他曾在高性能计算领域发表了多篇论文，并且是NASA 发起的MU-SPIN 项目的学术带头人。MU-SPIN 项目旨在为NASA 培养下一代*尖的科学家和工程师。 丹尼·科佩克（Danny Kopec） 拥有爱丁堡大学博士学位，目前在纽约市立大学布鲁克林学院和纽约市立大学研究生中心任教。他发表过多篇论文，并出版过几本书，还是一位国际象棋大师。 译者简介 林赐 软件设计师、网络工程师，毕业于渥太华大学系统科学硕士专业，已翻译出版《Python神经网络编程》等多本技术图书。

[英]迈克·萨维奇(Mike Savage)，伦敦政治经济学院社会学教授，国际不平等研究所联合主任，被国际公认为社会阶级研究领域的权威，出版《1940年以来的英国身份认同与社会变迁》等著作。他与参与英国阶级大调查的社会学专家团队合作撰写了本书，这些专家包括尼尔·坎宁安、菲奥娜·迪瓦恩、萨姆·弗里德曼、丹尼尔·劳里斯顿、丽莎·麦肯齐、安德鲁·迈尔斯、海伦妮·斯尼和保罗·韦克林。

Book Description DESIGN FOR THE FUTURE. WHERE WE ARE HEADING AND WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN WE GET THERE How do the brightest and best designers see the future? How do they define form and function, and what role do aesthetics play at the turn of the millennium? In response to these provocative questions, TASCHEN has put together an authoritative book on the future of produ...(展开全部)