A...B...Sea

本書是由美國科學院前院長布魯斯‧艾伯茨(BruceAlberts)領銜，七位國際著名生物學家共同編寫的EssentialCellBiology第五版的中譯本。全書共分為二十章，系統地闡述了細胞DNA複製與修復、中心法則、基因表達調控、跨膜轉運、信號轉導、能量生產、細胞週期，以及有性生殖、遺傳、生物演化等重要生命過程，既涵蓋了細胞生物學的基礎知識，又與時俱進地引入了細胞生物學領域**的研究進展，行文簡潔、重點突出、插圖精美、引人入勝。每章的末尾均附有本章的基本概念、關鍵詞和一些簡明而有趣的問題，以鼓勵讀者對本章的內容進行進一步的思考和應用。所有問題的參考答案均附在全書的最後。每章還配有“我們是怎樣知道的”欄目，其中包含了一些原始實驗數據和實驗設計，以幫助讀者瞭解細胞生物學領域一些重大科學問題的發現和解決過程。

1939年，德國潛艇U-47偷襲英國皇家海軍基地斯卡帕灣，擊沉“皇家橡樹號”戰列艦，由此拉開了第二次世界大戰的海戰序幕。1930年，英、美、日、意、法五個主要海軍強國代表曾在倫敦召開限制和縮減海軍軍備會議。然而此舉未能避免第二次世界大戰的到來，不到十年，歐洲就再次捲入新的全球衝突，海軍也成為這次全球戰場上各國對決的主要力量之一。 本書囊括了二戰中全部重要的海上戰役，並對全球不同戰場和戰役間的關聯進行分析：德國潛艇偷襲英國海軍基地斯卡帕灣與大西洋之戰，挪威戰役的草草收場與敦刻爾克撤退奇跡，意大利海軍的自廢武功與法國海軍悲劇性的自沉，日本海軍從珍珠港事件的成功豪賭到中途島海戰的折戟，北非登陸的倉促混亂與諾曼底登陸的氣勢如虹，珊瑚海航母對戰的首演與萊特灣巨艦大炮時代的終曲……書中還描述了二戰海戰史上知名的海軍將領――羅斯福、丘吉爾、歐內斯特·金、尼米茲、哈爾西、坎甯安、雷德爾、鄧尼茨、山本五十六、栗田健男、坎皮奧尼……以及成千上萬來自各個國家的普通海軍官兵，他們在這場空前的全球海上衝突中葬送了生命。 作者參閱了大量資料，包括交戰各方的軍方報告和技術文檔，軍事史學界的研究專著，還有當事人的日記和採訪，“讓歷史人物為其自己發聲”。本書所涉戰役雖覆蓋四個大洋，但敘述詳略得當；不僅有提綱挈領式的戰況概述，而且在精彩之處重點著墨，生動的人物心理和戰場動態描寫令人仿佛身臨其境，體會到海戰的壯闊與殘酷、崇高與悲哀。 二戰是真正意義上的全球戰爭，不只是陸權的較量，也是海權的較量。在二戰中，曾經的海上霸主英國一蹶不振，法國也走向衰落，日本海軍徹底覆滅，美國海軍則快速崛起，形成了延續至今的新的海權格局。在《決戰大洋》一書中，西蒙茲為解讀第二次世界大戰中的海戰提供了一個全球史的視角，從主要參戰國之間利益的分化組合、新的艦隊裝備、作戰技術的競賽升級、決策者海權戰略的對決以及作戰將領的戰術博弈等不同層面抽絲剝繭，使歷次海戰的前因後果一覽無遺。通過本書的敘述不難發現，這些海戰並非孤立地發生在不同的水域，而是環環相扣，與陸地上的戰役和整體戰爭的形勢也息息相關，而這也正是當時的決策者在運籌帷幄時所面對的真實態勢。

血糖、血壓、血常規……聽到這些耳熟能詳的名詞，你可能內心毫無波瀾。 但是，不管是量血壓，還是做其他檢查，或者是心肺機、心臟插管等手術，所有這些都建立在人們對血液循環建立正確認識的基礎上。然而，我們現在覺得理所當然的血液循環概念花了兩千多年的時間才形成。這本書講述的正是這段跌宕起伏、波瀾壯闊的曲折歷程。 受到《荷馬史詩》裡關於“酒色暗海”的描述啟發，古希臘人認為血液像潮起潮落一樣做往復運動。柏拉圖說，心臟由血管彙聚而成，人的智力和維持生命所需要的熱都從這裡來。亞裡士多德說，心臟有三個腔，是熱量使得血液在心臟裡面發酵，然後在血管裡湧動。 到了古羅馬時期，著名的蓋倫醫生認為心臟只有兩個腔室，它們中間的間隔上有小孔，供血液通行；他覺得靜脈發源於肝臟，負責輸送肝臟中產生的富有營養的血液，動脈發源於心臟，負責輸送血液和“生命靈氣”――普紐瑪。 在所有的古代西方科學作家中，除了亞裡士多德、柏拉圖和天文學家托勒密，沒有人比蓋倫更有影響力。正如亞裡士多德和柏拉圖的著作分別是科學和哲學的基礎一樣，蓋倫的大量著作成為了醫學和生理學的基礎。他對心臟的錯誤認識延續了1500年，直到19世紀都在醫學方面享有近乎神聖的權威，這種權威極大地阻礙了人們理解血液的真實運行機制。 文藝復興時期，達·芬奇繪製了人類和牛的心臟及血管系統解剖結構圖例，正確地將心臟分為四個腔室，指出動脈和靜脈都源於心臟。年輕的人體解剖學家維薩裡從多個方面公開質疑蓋倫的學說，他的著作《人體的構造》對心臟、肺和血管系統的描述非常詳細、準確。17世紀初，英國醫生威廉·哈維指出了血液循環的正確方式。他使用的定量研究方法是現代科學的標誌，這一發現徹底改變了生命科學和醫學領域。但在這個過程中，哈維經歷了醫學界有史以來最偉大的一次冒險，直面人性的光輝和暗面。 在這本書中，全球近三千年的歷史與生理學、醫學重大發現交織在一起，有悲劇性的失敗，更有在此基礎上實現的非凡進步。

*在地球上，照亮生命的自然光幾乎dou來自兩個源頭：太陽與生物發光。在永無陽光的海洋深處，無數奇異的生物在黑暗中創造著生命的光芒。關於深海，我們的瞭解還不及火星。這個被錯誤描述為“亙古黑暗”的世界，時時刻刻dou有“燈光秀”上演。甲藻、珊瑚、水母、磷蝦……還有被誤傳為“北海巨妖”的大王烏賊，dou在用光的語言編織生命的戲碼。伊迪絲‧威德從小就夢想成為海洋生物學家，一次意外導致的短暫性失明經歷讓她對光產生了特殊的情感。在那之後的50多年來，她越發著迷于海洋深處閃現的神秘光芒，一次又一次回到深海，只為解開生物發光的謎團。在陽光照射不到的深海，光意味著什麼？在沒有庇護的黑暗裡，生物如何逃避天敵、吸引伴侶？那些我們聞 所未聞的海洋生物，如何借著光的語言生存？科學探索是艱難卻奇幻的冒險，動人的發現和驚人的奇跡，往往就在衝破界限後閃現。

* 圖像小說《沙丘2：穆阿迪布》，改編自美國作家弗蘭克·赫伯特的史詩級科幻巨作《沙丘》系列，劇情承接上一部（前情提要）：控制著珍貴香料資源的亞崔迪家族，在哈肯奈男爵和中央集權皇帝的雙重暗算、家族御醫岳醫生的出賣背叛下，慘遭覆滅，阿拉基恩城陷，家族繼承人保羅也意外發現母親傑西卡，竟是殺父仇敵哈肯奈男爵的女兒……* 繼承了母族血脈裡預言神力的 少年保羅，和母親逃入沙漠，在第二部的沙漠裡，有撲翼機掃射他們、有哈肯奈家族追殺他們，母子二人一路躲避追殺、暗殺的同時，還遭遇了惡臭蠕蟲的襲擊、沙暴埋葬母親、如何從死人身上提取珍貴水資源……終於，他們找到了沙漠穴地中同樣與男爵為敵的弗雷曼人。但弗雷曼人中又分成幾股勢力：當下的首領意欲收了公爵夫人當壓寨夫人；首領的女兒又愛慕少年保羅；族人裡面還有一個威望很高的戰士抵制他們留下來……如何克服恐懼、成為真正對團隊有用的勇士？如何讓自己和母親留下來？少年保羅又將如何抉擇？* 另一邊，地方官男爵收到情報說：公爵夫人和他的繼承人小崽子已經死在沙塵暴裡了。男爵為侄子準備生日party，皇帝也從中央派了一對使者夫婦前來慶祝，但二人其實另有隱秘任務……* 從懵懂少年到神秘救世主，看圖像小說《沙丘》保羅-穆阿迪布如何打開心靈之眼，找回自我強大的力量。

This book explores ancient efforts to explain the scientific, philosophical, and spiritual aspects of water. From the ancient point of view, we investigate many questions including: How does water help shape the world? What is the nature of the ocean? What causes watery weather, including superstorms and snow? How does water affect health, as a vector of disease or of healing? What is the nature of deep-sea-creatures (including sea monsters)? What spiritual forces can protect those who must travel on water? This first complete study of water in the ancient imagination makes a major contribution to classics, geography, hydrology and the history of science alike.Water is an essential resource that affects every aspect of human life, and its metamorphic properties gave license to the ancient imagination to perceive watery phenomena as the product of visible and invisible forces. As such, it was a source of great curiosity for the Greeks and Romans who sought to control the natural world b

An original YA novel based on the hit Netflix series Outer Banks, written by New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Sheinmel, featuring JJ and John B in a brand-new, high-octane adventure―now in paperbackIt’s spring break in the Outer Banks, and the islands are swarming with rich tourists. The last thing JJ and John B want to do is spend their week watching Kooks in action, so they plan a fishing getaway to the notoriously dangerous Frying Pan Shoals―nicknamed “Graveyard of the Atlantic” for good reason. Turns out they aren’t the only adventure-seekers at sea. Soon after they set sail, the friends run into the captivating Savannah, who hitches a ride aboard the HMS Pogue when the weather worsens and her boyfriend leaves her stranded. As a violent storm sets in, the three realize the only place to safely ride out the squall is a creepy, abandoned hotel on the shoals’ lighthouse platform. Or is it abandoned? It doesn’t take long for the three teens to realize they may not be alone. .

Aquaman’s underwater kingdom is facing a medical threat. Luckily, a sea witch offers him a rare plant to fight the sickness . . . in exchange for a hefty price. But the Sea King soon discovers she isn

A gripping sea adventure featuring a lost father and a cursed ship makes for an outstanding debut by an exciting new author.When Ravian's father doesn't return home from sea for his son's birthday, Ra

Meet the sea creatures living on a coral reef! Make reading your superpower with DK's beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about a beautiful coral reef and the sea animals living there - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Fishy Tales is a beautifully designed reader all about the fish and other sea animals living on a coral reef. The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about the beautiful coral reef and all the sea animals that can be spotted on it.

A NEW sea-faring adventure from the award-winning Kim Hillyard!Flora and Nora are a pair of adventurous sea-faring cats. As they sail off in search of The Secret Treasure, a storm hits, destroying their boat and leaving the best friends separated at sea!Will Flora and Nora remember the value of their friendship or will they get carried away with the lure of adventure and jewels?Flora and Nora at Sea is a perfect bedtime read for fans of Rob Biddulph, Rachel Bright and Jim Field. Also available from Kim Hillyard:Mabel and the Mountain: a story about believing in yourselfNed and the Great Garden Hamster Race: a story about kindnessGretel The Wonder Mammoth: a story about overcoming anxiety

On a coral reef in the big blue sea, count the ocean creatures 1, 2, 3. Count from one giant whale shark all the way to twelve tired seahorses, meeting and learning about plenty of playful Australian sea creatures along the way. With vibrant artwork, simple facts about each creature and a gentle conservation message, Frane Lessac's Under the Sea 1 2 3 is a celebration of twelve fish and friends living in our seas.

Sea Keepers to the rescue - a baby manatee needs their help! A magical series about saving our oceans.Emily, Grace and Layla travel to the tropics to search for a magic pearl. But disaster strikes when evil Effluvia kidnaps a baby manatee and holds it for ransom. Effluvia demands a magic pearl in exchange for the little manatee. If the Sea Keepers give into the wicked siren, they won't be able to stop her from releasing her siren sisters . . . It's up to the Sea Keepers to save the manatee - and the whole underwater world!

Cat fun facts from A to Z!A is for American―the shorthaired, friendly catsthat crossed the sea on sailing ships and kept them free of rats. B is for each breed of cat. A breed defines the waya feline looks, the way it sounds, and how it likes to play. C is for the claws attached to each cat’s padded feet.Cats use their claws to dig and climb and capture mice to eat.Furry felines fill the pages of this ABC picture book, introducing different species, behaviors, and eccentricities of cats. Packed with everything you should know about your cat, from how fast they run to why they like to purr, P Is for Purr is the perfect book for kids and cat lovers alike. Whether they are learning to read or they just like cats, this book will have something for everyone!

When babies and toddlers touch the soft patches in this irresistible novelty book, the sea creatures come to life with hilarious and charming sounds. As well as tickling the shark, they can also tickle a dolphin, a sea lion and a seagull, before all the animals gather at the end for a musical finale guaranteed to get everyone dancing!

Out to Sea follows the journey of a young girl named Lara who is so sad after the death of her grandmother that she is carried out to sea on a flood of her own tears. When it seems like sadness has overwhelmed her entirely, she discovers a pearl at the bottom of the ocean that triggers memories of the many happy times Lara shared with her grandmother. With the pearl safely at her side, Lara realises that she is not alone and finds the strength to pick up her oars and row herself back home.Illustrated in Helen Kellock's inimitable style of pencil, gouache and watercolour artworks, Out to Sea expresses the experience of anxiety and grief with unprecedented sensitivity. Unlike other books for children about loss or grief that usher their readers towards a conclusion, Out to Sea shows readers how they might ride the wave of emotions without losing perspective.

Someone is digging up sea turtle eggs! Can the Aldens find the culprit?The Aldens are spending spring break on a beach, but they aren't just soaking up the sun. They're protecting an endangered species! Their job is to mark sea turtle nests so the eggs can be moved to a safe place to hatch, but someone is digging up the eggs without permission. Can the Boxcar Children figure out what’s going on and help save the sea turtles? Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading by themselves with a Boxcar Children classic.

Introduced by Annie Proulx, lose yourself in an epic naval journey in this Booker Prize-winning historical novel: the first in the acclaimed Sea Trilogy by the author of Lord of the Flies.I grow a little crazy, I think, like all men at sea who live too close to each other and too close thereby to all that is monstrous under the sun and moon . . .Edmund Talbot is sailing to Australia in the early nineteenth century. In his journal, he records mounting tensions aboard the ancient, stinking warship, as officers, sailors, soldiers and emigrants jostle in the cramped darkness below decks. But when something happens to Reverend Colley that brings him into a ‘hell of self-degradation’, it seems that shame is a force deadlier than the sea itself . . .‘It is the emotional veracity of life at sea that powers Golding’s exceptional writing … The fury, mystery and challenge.’ Kate Mosse

Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea is an enthralling feminist retelling of the classic Korean folktale "The Tale of Shim Cheong," perfect for fans of Wintersong, Uprooted, and Miyazaki's Spirited Away. Deadly storms have ravaged Mina's homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources.Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God's bride, in the hopes that one day the "true bride" will be chosen and end the suffering. Many believe that Shim Cheong, the most beautiful girl in the village-and the beloved of Mina's older brother Joon-may be the legendary true bride.But on the night Cheong is to be sacrificed, Joon follows Cheong out to sea, even knowing that to interfere is a death sentence. To save her brother, Mina throws herself into the water in Cheong's

A bug is thankful for a leaf,A sea star for its coral reef. A hawk is thankful for the sky,A piglet for a muddy sty.In this colorful board book, animals are the perfect examples of gratitude for the simple things, from the open sea to a safe barn stall. With adorable, brightly colored drawings and rhyming couplets, Thankful Animals, Thankful Me will teach your child about a multitude of animals, all while showing them how to be thankful. A life full of gratitude has never been so easy―or cute!

'Right from the start, the boy loved the sea!He ran along the sand, danced in and out of the waves, his heart full of longing and delight'The boy has always loved the sea. So he builds a boat and sails away on a voyage of adventure . . .The wonders of the world await you in this beautiful and inspiring book about following your dreams.

This revised edition surveys key aspects of sea turtles, describing these migratory shelled reptiles' appearance, behaviors, and habitats. A folk tale explains how sea turtles cause monsoons.From tool-wielding chimpanzees to tree-hammering woodpeckers, and from pouncing cougars to swimming sea turtles, the world of animals is wonderfully diverse. This popular series travels the planet to study these and other fascinating mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates. Beautiful photos are paired with STEM-appropriate text to examine the featured creature's appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle. Each reissued title also presents a folk story that people have used to help explain the animal's appearance or behavior.

Perfect for bedtime or naptime, this simple story about hugging and sea otters is sure to soothe your little one to sleepLittle Sea Otter finds it hard to be brave until she discovers that a hug can make everything better. When she meets an even younger sea otter who is feeling sad, she knows just what to do! The adorable Baby Animal Tales series features cute photographic animals combined with stylish illustrations, making these simple stories perfect for the youngest reader’s bedtime or naptime.