海恩斯是美國重要的詩人及散文作家，作品曾多次獲獎，包括兩次「古根漢研究獎」、「國家藝術成就貢獻獎」，以及阿拉斯加政府傑出人文獎。在阿拉斯加理查遜的外圍，海恩斯單純生活了二十五年，擺脫過度人為化的生存方式，進入人與野生世界的交接。在獨自一人度過那麼多的漫漫長夜和安靜的白日之後，他心有感悟的說：「即使是最單純的人，也可能與自己達成妥協，並且開始以一些智慧來理解這個世界了。」(NA002)

约翰·海恩斯（1924-2011）生于美国弗吉尼亚州诺福克郡，海军军官之子，二战期间曾在南太平洋的驱逐舰上服役三年。后在华府和纽约学习绘画，1947年移居阿拉斯加，在费尔班克斯东南外80英里的山间拥有一片自己的土地，以设陷阱捕猎为生。 他是阿拉斯加州桂冠诗人，与勃莱、默温等同属新超现实主义。获奖包括美国国家艺术基金会文学奖、两次古根汉诗歌奖、美国诗人学会年奖和勒诺·马歇尔诗歌奖等。他的写作经济、克制，曾出版诗歌、散文著作20余本。 他一生中曾在美国多所高校教书，生命后期居住于蒙大拿州赫勒拿，但常常返回阿拉斯加，最终在那里去世。

Kant declared that philosophy began in 1781 with his Critique of Pure Reason. In 1806 Hegel announced that it had been completed. Förster assesses the steps that led from Kant’s “beginning” to Hegel’s “end” and concludes that both Kant and Hegel were indeed right. His study reveals Goethe’s significant contribution to post-Kantian thinking. From Amazon.com

A Good Morning America Book Club Pick, an Indie Next Pick, and a LibraryReads Pick • Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2020 by The Washington Post, Bustle, Goodreads, and She Reads Perfect for fans of Me Before You and One Day—a striking, powerful, and moving love story following an ambitious lawyer who experiences an astonishing vision that could change her life forever. Where ...(展开全部)

In "This Day", Robert Adams observes two kinds of landscapes - that inside his home, including arrangements of nasturtium leaves and apples on the kitchen table, as well as the views outside his window and beyond. The windswept headlands, beach grasses, and felled trees seen by the photographer on his walks are animated by an atmospheric light. Together, these pictures reveal t...(展开全部)

An Orange Prize Finalist A Man Booker Prize Nominee Winner of the 2009 Betty Trask Prize A Guardian First Book Award Nominee Jake is in the tailspin of old age. His wife has passed away, his son is in prison, and now he is about to lose his past to Alzheimer’s. As the disease takes hold of him, Jake’s memories become increasingly unreliable. What happened to his daughter? Is...(展开全部)

萨曼莎•哈维1975年出生于英国。曾旅居爱尔兰、新西兰与日本，从事写作与教学工作。现居英国巴斯，除了文学创作，还参与环保慈善事业。 《荒野》是作者的第一本长篇小说。本书甫一出版就受到了广泛关注，成为2008年伦敦书展重点书，继而成为2009橘子文学奖决赛入围作品，2009年布克奖初赛入围作品，并获得了贝蒂特拉斯克处女作文学奖。书评家将她誉为21世纪的“弗吉尼亚•伍尔夫”。《哈泼时尚》杂志将作者评选为2009年最值得关注的三位女性之一，她也是该杂志邀请专访并将其照片作为春季版特刊的唯一一位作家。

A look at what science might, and might not, be able to do for us in the first half of the 21st century. A team of experts address the future in theory and in practice as well as examining the social and political ramifications of the strange new world to come.

"A passionately felt, deeply poetic book. It has philosophy. It has humor. It has its share of nerve-tingling adventures...set down in a lean, racing prose, in a close-knit style of power and beauty." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOKREVIEW Edward Abbey lived for three seasons in the desert at Moab, Utah, and what he discovered about the land before him, the world around him, and the hea...(展开全部)

爱德华・阿比，出生于美国西南部宾西尼亚州的一个农场。除了《孤独的沙漠》以外，他的代表作还有《痛苦的猴群》、《黑日》、《山火》、《勇敢的牛仔》、《回家》、《阿比的路》、《好消息》、《河下游》、《石盐与樱桃派》等。他于1989年3月去世，享年62岁。