Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) was a poet, novelist, and dramatist, but it was his biographies that expressed his full genius, recreating for his international audience the Elizabethan age, the French Revolution, the great days of voyages and discoveries. In this autobiography he holds the mirror up to his own age, telling the story of a generation that 'was loaded down with a burden...(展开全部)

Working closely with Moebius Productions in France, Dark Horse is putting the work of a master storyteller back in print--with some material in English for the first time! Stel and Atan are interstellar investigators trying to find a lost space station and its crew. When they discover the mythical paradise planet Edena, their lives are changed forever. The long out-of-print Ede...(展开全部)

Carnivores are among the most spectacular creatures in the natural world, and also the most feared. "Carnivores of the World" is the first comprehensive field guide to all 245 terrestrial species of true carnivores, from the majestic polar bear and predatory wild cats to the tiny least weasel. This user-friendly illustrated guide features 86 color plates by acclaimed wildlife a...(展开全部)

Carnivores are among the most spectacular creatures in the natural world, and also the most feared. Carnivores of the World is the first comprehensive field guide to all 250 terrestrial species of true carnivores, from the majestic polar bear and predatory wild cats to the tiny least weasel. This user-friendly illustrated guide features 86 color plates by acclaimed wildlife art...(展开全部)

M.I.芬利（M.I.Finley，1912–1986），著名古典学家、剑桥大学古代史教授。17岁获得哥伦比亚大学法学硕士学位，之后转向古代史研究，1954年接受剑桥大学的邀请，前往英国。他将文化、经济和社会学范式运用于古代世界研究，对传统古典学方法形成了有益补充，代表作品有《奥德修斯的世界》《古代经济》《古代世界的政治》。因其卓越的学术贡献，芬利于1979年受封爵士。

Are the Iliad and the Odyssey just charming poetic fantasies? Or do they give a more or less accurate picture of the Mycenaean period, the early Dark Age or Homer's own era? Do archaeological discoveries like Schliemann's excavations at Troy bear out Homer's account of the Trojan War? These great questions have generated decades of discussion, but they have seldom been consider...(展开全部)

The World of Odysseus is a concise and penetrating account of the society that gave birth to the Iliad and the Odyssey --a book that provides a vivid picture of the Greek Dark Ages, its men and women, works and days, morals and values. Long celebrated as a pathbreaking achievement in the social history of the ancient world, M.I. Finley's brilliant study remains, as classici...(展开全部)