威尔·亨特 《经济学人》《巴黎每日评论》《探索》《返祖》和《户外》等杂志的撰稿人、摄影师或有声讲述者。 目前，他是纽约大学公共知识研究所的访问学者。《地下世界：我们脚下的人类历史》是他的第一部著作。

An exploration of the history, science, architecture, and mythology of the subterranean landscape and our relationship with the worlds beneath our feet--for fans of quirky, obsessive narrative histories, such as Confederates in the Attic and How Things Work. Will Hunt is an urban adventurer who has explored caves and catacombs, subway systems, ghostly mines, and all varieties o...(展开全部)

威尔·亨特 《经济学人》《巴黎每日评论》《探索》《返祖》和《户外》等杂志的撰稿人、摄影师或有声讲述者。 目前，他是纽约大学公共知识研究所的访问学者。《地下世界：我们脚下的人类历史》是他的第一部著作。

A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity’s fate Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British colonists in India and Africa? What does Starbucks have to thank for its globa...(展开全部)

A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity’s fate Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British colonists in India and Africa? What does Starbucks have to thank for its globa...(展开全部)

This award-winning, double-sided foldout book takes you on a fascinating journey down through the layers of the Earth, all the way to the planet's core and out the other side. When you're out walking around, whether on the city streets or a country trail, there's always so much to see and hear. But do you ever stop and look down? Have you ever wondered what's going on deep in t...(展开全部)

夏洛特•吉兰 从事童书文字创作，作品《寻找大脚怪》（Spaghetti with the Yeti）入围罗尔德•达尔幽默童书奖。她和丈夫合作出书，他们跟两个孩子一起生活在英国牛津郡。 尤瓦•左默 毕业于英国皇家艺术学院，获插画专业硕士学位，现居伦敦。他曾是一名成功的广告创意总监，因为热爱儿童文学，开始从事童书创作，作品包括处女作《山上的蓝色大块头》（The Big Blue Thing on the Hill），备受好评的《一百根骨头》（One Hundred Bones）和《走进奇妙的虫子世界》（The Big Book of Bugs）等。

This book by celebrated biologist Jo Handelsman lays bare the complex connections among climate change, soil erosion, food and water security, and drug discovery. Humans depend on soil for 95 percent of global food production, yet let it erode at unsustainable rates. In the United States, China, and India, vast tracts of farmland will be barren of topsoil within this century....(展开全部)

This book by celebrated biologist Jo Handelsman lays bare the complex connections among climate change, soil erosion, food and water security, and drug discovery. Humans depend on soil for 95 percent of global food production, yet let it erode at unsustainable rates. In the United States, China, and India, vast tracts of farmland will be barren of topsoil within this century....(展开全部)

Europe's place in history is re-assessed in this first comprehensive history of the ancient world, centering on the Indian Ocean and its role in pre-modern globalization. Philippe Beaujard presents an ambitious and comprehensive global history of the Indian Ocean world, from the earliest state formations to 1500 CE. Supported by a wealth of empirical data, full color maps, plat...(展开全部)