In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world’s health, economic security, and social fabric.

Plants represent the main source of food for many of the world’s animals, and since they are unable to move away from the herbivores that feed on them (or the fungi, bacteria and other microorganisms that attack them), they need other means of protecting themselves. One self-defence strategy they have developed is the production of poisonous and noxious compounds that deter pot...(展开全部)

伊丽莎白·A. 丹西（Elizabeth A. Dauncey）拥有植物分类学博士学位，她曾长期在伦敦盖伊&圣托马斯医院的毒物检测中心工作，并与英国皇家植物园联合发起了搜集医院植物中毒案例的项目。她还出版过一本名为《有毒植物：家长和儿童护理者指南》（Poisonous Plants: A Guide for Parents and Childcare Providers）的书。 桑尼·拉森（Sonny Larsson）拥有药理学博士学位，他曾在丹麦自然博物馆的植物园工作，研究植物中化学特性的演变。自2013年以来，他一直在瑞典毒物信息中心工作，主要研究方向为植物毒素、草药和膳食补充剂。

Fact or fiction? An imaginative assemblage of statements about Vincent van Gogh that challenges what we think we know about the artist’s much mythologized existence. Van Gogh is the most famous artist in the world, yet our understanding of his life is full of contradictions. Art historians, filmmakers, journalists, psychologists, and conspiracy theorists have offered theories o...(展开全部)

A fresh, controversial, brilliantly written account of one of the epic dramas of the Cold War-and its lessons for today. "History at its best." -Zbigniew Brzezinski "Gripping, well researched, and thought-provoking, with many lessons for today." -Henry Kissinger "Captures the drama [with] the 'You are there' storytelling skills of a journalist and the analytical skil...(展开全部)

An enthralling voyage of discovery to meet a rare and mysterious bird of prey that puzzled Darwin, fascinates modern-day falconers, and carries secrets of our planet's deep past in its family history. In 1833, Charles Darwin was astonished by a 'mischievous' animal he met in the Falklands: rare, crow-like falcons known today as striated caracaras. These clever, fearless birds o...(展开全部)

An enthralling voyage of discovery to meet a rare and mysterious bird of prey that puzzled Darwin, fascinates modern-day falconers, and carries secrets of our planet's deep past in its family history. In 1833, Charles Darwin was astonished by a 'mischievous' animal he met in the Falklands: rare, crow-like falcons known today as striated caracaras. These clever, fearless birds o...(展开全部)

In Dangerous Curves I have attempted to show both emerging and expert designers how, in an age of computer-dominated design, the designer can turn to their very own hands for both inspiration and solution. The only way to create a logotype that is truly unique is for the designer to transcend the limitations of the available fonts and typefaces on the market. Dangerous Curves p...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Published in 1782, just years before the French Revolution, "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" is a disturbing and ultimately damning portrayal of a decadent society. At its centre are two aristocrats, former lovers, who embark on a sophisticated game of seduction and manipulation to bring amusement to their jaded existences. While the Marquise de Merteuil challenges the Vico...(展开全部)

All new and original to this volume, the 21 stories in Dangerous Women include work by twelve New York Times bestsellers, and seven stories set in the authors’ bestselling continuities—including a new “Outlander” story by Diana Gabaldon, a tale of Harry Dresden’s world by Jim Butcher, a story from Lev Grossman set in the world of The Magicians, and a 35,000-word novella by Geo...(展开全部)