Introduction to MATLAB

This collection of essays on the themes of social organization, kinship and religion provides an excellent guide for English-speaking scholars to the understanding of French structuralist thought. In his introduction Luc de Heusch, a distinguished Belgian anthropologist, recalls his first contact with colonial Africa in the Belgian Congo in 1953–4. In Part I, conscious of the difference between French anthropology and the British tradition, he pursues a friendly dialogue with Mary Douglas, enters into a polemic with Rodney Needham concerning kinship structures, and discusses structural change with Edmund Leach. In Part II the author is concerned with the magico-religious field and proposes an original theory of symbolic systems elaborated round the trance. Upon publication, this was the first time that Luc de Heusch's important book Pourquoi l'épouser? (Editions Gallimard, 1971) had appeared in English. The theoretical essays it contains were revised by the author and a further essay w

'It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.' With this famous declaration Jane Austen launches into the story of the five Bennet sisters. It is a story that on first reading is full of suspense, surprise and, ultimately, satisfaction, and which on re-reading commands, in addition, admiration for the author's supreme skill in managing a deceptively complex plot to its triumphant conclusion. First published in 1813, and Austen's most popular novel in her own lifetime, Pride and Prejudice has since been widely recognised as one of the finest novels in the English language. This volume, first published in 2006, provides comprehensive explanatory notes, an extensive critical introduction covering the context and publication history of the work, a chronology of Austen's life and an authoritative textual apparatus. This edition is an indispensable resource for all scholars and readers of Austen.

An account of contemporary theater practice in its most collaborative and dynamic form, this 2006 book was the first book-length study of two of the most important American theater artists at the start of the twenty-first century. For twenty-five years, Mee and Bogart have pursued independent but sympathetic visions of theater rooted in the avant-garde of the 1960s, guided by a view of art and culture as a perpetual process of 'remaking'. Since 1992, the SITI Company has pioneered the unique combination of three training practices as the basis for collective creations that layer language, gesture, and image in a complex and often stunning fashion. This study provides both a general introduction to Mee's unorthodox playwriting, Bogart's innovative directing, and the ensemble work of the SITI Company and an in-depth case study of their work together on bobrauschenbergamerica, a piece inspired by the art of Robert Rauschenberg.

This is the third volume of Anthony Emery's magisterial survey, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300–1500, first published in 2006. Across the three volumes Emery has examined afresh and re-assessed over 750 houses, the first comprehensive review of the subject for 150 years. Covered are the full range of leading homes, from royal and episcopal palaces to manor houses, as well as community buildings such as academic colleges, monastic granges and secular colleges of canons. This volume surveys Southern England and is divided into three regions, each of which includes a separate historical and architectural introduction as well as thematic essays prompted by key buildings. The text is complemented throughout by a wide range of plans and diagrams and a wealth of photographs showing the present condition of almost every house discussed. This is an essential source for anyone interested in the history, architecture and culture of medieval England and Wales.

The original Tudor Latin statutes of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, are here translated for the first time by Frank Stubbings, Life Fellow and former Librarian of the College. The College was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay, Chancellor of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth I. Its prime object was the training of Puritan ministers, and its graduates were prominent in the religious thought and activity of the seventeenth century. In the 1630s many (like John Harvard) emigrated for conscience sake and became a powerfully formative element in early New England. The character of the College is therefore historically important, and the basic document for it is these statutes. Dr Stubbings provides not only explanatory comments, but an introduction which elucidates the Founder's purpose by outlining the history of the University through the religious and social ups and downs of his lifetime. The statutes themselves are no mere dry bones: they tell us not only of dons and undergraduates, but

The Muslim thinker, Abu 'Isa al-Warraq, lived in ninth-century Baghdad. He is remembered for his extensive knowledge of non-Muslim religious communities and his unorthodox views on Islam itself. This 2002 book represents an edition and translation of Abu 'Isa's Against the Incarnation, the second and last part of his Refutation of the Three Christian Denominations. It is edited and translated by David Thomas and contains the Arabic text alongside the English translation, together with explanatory notes. Dr Thomas' full introduction outlines the pluralist and multifaith society of medieval Baghdad, and places Abu 'Isa in the context of both Muslim theological argument and Christian-Muslim discussions. In this way it demonstrates the author's originality and his influence on later Muslim authors. The book will serve as a companion to the editor's earlier volume, Anti-Christian Polemic in Early Islam: Abu 'Isa al-Warraq's 'Against the Trinity' which was published in 1992.

Volume two reveals the extraordinary diversity of ancient Roman religion. A comprehensive sourcebook, it presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world - from the foundations of the city in the eighth century BC to the Christian capital more than a thousand years later. Each document is given a full introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and acts as a starting point for further discussion. Through paintings, sculptures, coins and inscriptions, as well as literary texts in translation, the book explores the major themes and problems of Roman religion, such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination, ritual, and priesthood. Starting from the archaeological traces of the earliest cults of the city, it finishes with a series of texts in which Roman authors themselves reflect on the nature of their own religion, its history, even its funny side. Judaism and Christianity are given full coverage, as important elements in the religious world

Between May 1949 and August 1954 the composers Pierre Boulez and John Cage exchanged a series of remarkable letters which reflect on their own music and the music and culture of the time. This correspondence, together with a further letter from 1962 and various other relevant documents, have been edited by Jean-Jacques Nattiez and appear here for the first time completely in English. At the time Cage and Boulez were great friends and these amicable letters reflect their differing ideas on the course new music should take. While Boulez was thinking about forms of serialism, Cage was moving in the direction of ever greater compositional freedom and chance procedures. Professor Nattiez has written a full introduction to this collection of documents and the meticulous and detailed annotation of every letter makes this a volume of extraordinary value for our understanding of the development of both Cage and Boulez and the music of their time.

Francis Hutcheson (1694–1746) was the first major philosopher of the Scottish Enlightenment, and one of the great thinkers in the history of British moral philosophy. He firmly rejected the reductionist view, common then as now, that morality is nothing more than the prudent pursuit of self-interest, arguing in favour of a theory of a moral sense. The two texts presented here are the most eloquent expressions of this theory. The Reflections on our Common Systems of Morality insists on the connection between moral philosophy and moral improvement, and was a preview of his first major work, the Inquiry of 1725. The lecture On the Social Nature of Man, arguing against the psychological egoism of Hobbes, appears here in an English translation for the first time. Thomas Mautner's introduction and editorial apparatus provide a mass of new information, helping to give the reader a sense of the intellectual climate in which Hutcheson lived.

Research programmes in economics usually emerge from the intersection between a new analytical approach and a real economic problem. In the last few years, such a programme has emerged in international monetary economics, which is underpinned by a theoretical framework grounded in stochastic calculus and the increasing prominence in the real world of the international monetary arrangements under which national monetary authorities attempt to keep exchange rates within bands or 'target zones'. This new programme of research also covers switches in exchange rate regimes. This volume from the Centre for economic Policy Research and the National Bureau of Economic Research includes contributions - as authors or discussants - from most of the active participants in the development of this new field, and will serve as a useful introduction and basic text for this new research programme. It opens with an account of the basic economic model of a currency band developed by Paul Krugman, which i

The debate about the relationships among poverty, minorities and the inner city is rooted in evaluations of policies initiated decades ago but the issues of this debate have a much longer ancestry. In many respects the underlying arguments of this debate were formulated during the second quarter of the nineteenth century when the first wave of mass immigration from Europe exacerbated anxieties about the social order of the rapidly growing seaports of the north-eastern United States. This book examines, from an explicitly geographic perspective, the relationships between migrants and the inner city during the period of mass immigration to the United States from about 1840 until the introduction of immigration restriction in 1923–4. During this period, interpretations of poverty became part of a set of assumptions about the immigrant slums and the presumed deviance of their residents. At different times these assumptions implied varying degrees of environmental or cultural determinism, a

This is an anthology in English translation of the major texts concerned with the nineteenth-century debates between democratic socialism and revolutionary Marxism. The central figure is Eduard Bernstein, a leading German social democrat and former associate of Engels, who argued that Marx's analysis of society had been overtaken by events, and that his doctrine of revolution should be replaced by a policy of evolutionary reform by democratic means. The ensuing controversy between Bernstein and his opponents (Bebel, Kautsky, Parvus, Rosa Luxemburg, and Belfort Bax) helped create the split between center and far left, which is still a feature of socialist politics in Europe. Most of the articles and letters contained in this book have never been translated before, so the English-speaking reader is able to follow the debate for the first time. The debate is analysed in the introduction and the editors also provide detailed annotation and a bibliography. This volume will be a critical sou

This re-issue of F. W. Maitland's translation of a vital section from Otto Gierke's monumental Das Deutsche Genossenschaftsrecht makes available once again one of the seminal texts in the historiography of political thought. Famed, inter alia, for the elegance and lucidity of Maitland's own expository introduction, Political Theories of the Middle Age is concerned in essence with the medieval development of the doctrine of State and Corporation - a concept which, as Maitland indicates, has been prone to misunderstanding by English minds versed in the tradition of the common law. Gierke identifies the peculiar characteristic of medieval political thought as its vision of the universe as one articulated whole, and every being, whether a joint-being (community) or a single-being - as both a part and a whole: his text examines the potentially revolutionary effect upon this of certain crucial intellectual intrusions, derived in part from Roman Law, described by Gierke as 'ancient-modern'.

This study is about the principles for constructing polite speeches. The core of it first appeared in Questions and Politeness, edited by Esther N. Goody (now out of print). It is here reissued with a fresh introduction that surveys the considerable literature in linguistics, psychology and the social sciences that the original extended essay stimulated, and suggests distinct directions for research. The authors describe and account for some remarkable parallelisms in the linguistic construction of utterances with which people express themselves in different languages and cultures. A motive for these parallels is isolated and a universal model is constructed outlining the abstract principles underlying polite usages. This is based on the detailed study of three unrelated languages and cultures: the Tamil of South India, the Tzeltal spoken by Mayan Indians in Chiapas, Mexico, and the English of the USA and England. This volume will be of special interest to students in linguistic pragma

Accents of English is about the way English is pronounced by different people in different places. Volume 1 provides a synthesizing introduction, which shows how accents vary not only geographically, but also with social class, formality, sex and age; and in volumes 2 and 3 the author examines in greater depth the various accents used by people who speak English as their mother tongue: the accents of the regions of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland (volume 2), and of the USA, Canada, the West Indies, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Black Africa and the Far East ( volume 3). Each volume can be read independently, and together they form a major scholarly survey, of considerable originality, which not only includes descriptions of hitherto neglected accents, but also examines the implications for phonological theory. Readers will find the answers to many questions: Who makes 'good' rhyme with 'mood'? Which accents have no voiced sibilants? How is a Canadian accent differen

Accents of English is about the way English is pronounced by different people in different places. Volume 1 provides a synthesizing introduction, which shows how accents vary not only geographically, but also with social class, formality, sex and age; and in volumes 2 and 3 the author examines in greater depth the various accents used by people who speak English as their mother tongue: the accents of the regions of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland (volume 2), and of the USA, Canada, the West Indies, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Black Africa and the Far East (volume 3). Each volume can be read independently, and together they form a major scholarly survey, of considerable originality, which not only includes descriptions of hitherto neglected accents, but also examines the implications for phonological theory. Readers will find the answers to many questions: Who makes 'good' rhyme with 'mood'? Which accents have no voiced sibilants? How is a Canadian accent different

An enormous amount of research into British field systems has been undertaken by historical geographers, economic historians and others since H. L. Gray's classic work on English Field Systems was published. Detailed local studies have been legion, generalized explanations of the origins and functioning of field systems few but influential in promoting further studies. This book both synthesises and advances our knowledge of field systems in the British Isles. An introduction by the editors outlines the sources and methods of studies of field systems. There then follow twelve chapters concerned with specific areas within the British Isles. In their own conclusion, the editors consider the problems and perspectives of field system studies in the context of the British Isles as a whole. This chapter is an attempt at generalisation in historical geography, generalization in relation to both existing models of British field systems and putative problems which only further research can reso

《Bono: Stories of Surrender》是Bono回憶錄的更新與精簡版，收錄全新導言，並搭配Apple TV+同名紀錄片。書中描寫他從都柏林成長的經歷，到U2樂團的崛起，以及他對家庭、信仰、友誼與音樂的深刻感受。Bono以坦率、幽默的語氣分享舞台前後的人生故事，也反映他對社會與世界改變的長期投入。這本書不僅是一位音樂人對過去的回顧，也展現他作為父親、朋友與信仰者的面貌，是一本適合關心音樂與人生故事的讀者閱讀的作品。An updated and abridged edition of Bono's bestselling memoir, including a new introduction by the author, Bono: Stories of Surrender is an unforgettable love story, a tribute to fatherhood, friendship, faith, and music. Honest, irreverent, and intimate, the book is a backstage pass to a frontman's remarkable life, from Bono's childhood in Dublin to the rise of U2. A companion to the Apple Original Film of his critically acclaimed solo theater show, Stories of Surrender is a luminous autobiography of one of the great voices of our time. Bono: Stories of Surrender, An Apple Original Film is streaming on Apple TV+ this May Originally published as Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story "Bono--the guy that wants to save the world. One of the Dubliners. Rock star poet. Lovable rogue. Yo

看漫畫學科普Science Comics新書，以冒險故事的形式，帶讀者深入認識禿鷹、老鷹等擁有利爪、具有速度的掠食性鳥類。除了介紹動物習性、食物鏈位置高低，同時圖文相輔解釋生字。Spread your wings with Science Comics: Birds of Prey, the latest volume of First Second's middle grade nonfiction series!Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic―dinosaurs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, robots, and more. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you!In this book, you’ll meet some of the world’s most skilled hunters up close and personal, from the majestic eagle to the oft-maligned scavenger vulture! Armed with razor-sharp claws, keen eyesight, powerful wings, and killer instincts, these stealthy predators can make a meal of rodents, fish, snakes, lizards, monkeys, and even kangaroos! Discover how these amazing birds, who are often at the top of the food chain, play an integral role in many different ecosystems around the world.

本教材是高職院校學生瞭解跨境電商、學習跨境電商相關的行業用語、提高跨境電商英語溝通能力的基礎教材。 本教材結構明瞭，清晰易懂。採用校企雙元合作開發模式，共分為五個單元。Unit 1是 Overview of Cross-border E-commerce，介紹了跨境電商的概念、特點、意義和發展前景等；Unit 2是Introduction to Main Cross-border E-commerce Platforms，介紹了主要的跨境電商平臺；Unit 3是Pre-sale Services of Cross-border E-commerce，介紹了跨境電商售前服務；Unit 4是On-sale Services of Cross-border E-commerce，介紹了跨境電商售中服務；Unit 5是 After-sales Services of Cross-border E-commerce，介紹了跨境電商售後服務。

《結構化學導論》譯自Stepan S.Batsanov教授和Andrei S.Batsanov博士在2012年所著的Introduction to Structural Chemistry，全書共分11章。本書的主要內容包含原子的性質、分子結構和相關的實驗數據、化學鍵概念的發展及各種鍵型、分子間作用力、經典和非經典晶體結構、無定形態的主要結構、納米材料的結構和性質、自發相變的特徵和相變的實時研究、光在晶體中折射的基本理論及應用折光儀和紅外光譜來解釋物質的結構和成鍵模式。本書可作為高等學校結構化學課程的主要參考書，也可作為科技工作者從事科研工作的重要參考書。

Commentaries on the Hellenica Oxyrhynchia, an anonymous history of events in the Greek world in the late fifth and early fourth centuries BC, have usually dealt almost entirely with problems of the text. In this book, Dr Bruce has written an historical commentary, basing his work on both the London and Florence papyri, which between them provide all the surviving fragments of the text. Dr Bruce begins with a brief description of the two papyri. He then discusses the Oxyrhynchus historian's style and method - his sources, chronology, bias, interest in causation, etc. The introduction ends with a résumé of the numerous theories of the author's identity (Dr Bruce favours either Cratippus or an author not known to us by name at all). The main part of the commentary is arranged in the form of notes on the sections of the Greek text, with occasional detailed notes on particular words or phrases. There are appendices on the Battle of Sardis and the Constitution of Boeotia; and the book conclu

Dio of Prusa, known as Dio Chrysostom, was the foremost orator in the classical world in the first century AD. This new edition, with introduction and commentary, presents three of his speeches, all of which are masterpieces of the genre and are particularly important for the intellectual history of the period. In 'Euboicus' (7), Dio relates his shipwreck in Euboea and hospitable reception by an isolated group of hunters in the mountains, and uses this as the basis of an eloquent discourse on the simple life and the evils of urban societies. In 'Olympicus' (12), he addresses the assembled crowd at Olympia on theological themes suggested by the vast statue of Zeus by Phidias, one of the wonders of the ancient world. In 'Borystheniticus' (36), he recounts a lecture he gives to the people of Olbia, a remote Greek city in southern Russia, on the subject of the true 'city' and the 'heavenly city' which is the cosmos, whose periodical destruction and rebirth he describes in a colourful orien

「若你親眼看見自由降臨，你會如何歌唱？」Anne Wynter 用抒情文字帶領孩子認識「六月節」——美國慶祝奴隸制度終結的節日。畫家 Jerome Pumphrey 以鮮明構圖與柔光色調，呈現歷史的沉重與希望的綻放。這本詩意繪本以簡潔卻有力的語言，頌揚歷經苦難的堅韌與喜悅，提醒每一代人：自由與尊嚴，是值得共同珍惜與慶祝的禮物。A poetic picture book introduction to Juneteenth that shows a bird’s-eye perspective of the struggles and celebration by Black Americans since the abolishment of slavery in the US, written by celebrated author Anne Wynter and illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Jerome PumphreyOh, how you would dance! How you would sing! How would you celebrate! With lyrical text from Anne Wynter and radiant artwork from Jerome Pumphrey, this poetic picture book explains the history behind Juneteenth celebrations. So Many Years simultaneously acknowledges the history of slavery in the US as well as the astonishing Black resilience that has led to an enduring legacy of Black joy.

《A Midsummer Night’s Drama》是「Shakesbearean Tales」系列首部作品，以三幕劇形式展開。主角Bill Bear在排戲中情緒失控，森林朋友們得一起想辦法讓演出繼續。本書巧妙融合戲劇元素與情緒教育，用輕鬆筆調處理孩子常見的挫折與爆發情緒。書末附有莎士比亞與戲劇知識小單元，圖文細膩富童趣，是一本適合劇場小觀眾與日常小情緒管理共讀的繪本。A book about meltdowns and bawling bards!Bill Bear and his friends are staging a new play in their woodland theatre, The Glade, but when things go wrong, Bill throws a full-blown tantrum! Parents everywhere will identify with his friends as they try to calm him down and persuade him that the show must go on. With clever, engaging text by Louie Stowell and beautiful, detailed illustrations by Isobel Lundie, your little one will be absorbed by this gorgeous depiction of Bill the Bear and his forest home. A gentle introduction to the concept of theatre, this book is split into three acts with a list of dramatis personae and a location map.Encourage your little reader's interest in the theatre with a page of fun facts about William Shakespeare, his plays, the Globe Theatre and more!Can you relate to the dr

太空旅行怎麼進行？外星人可能長什麼樣子？宇宙中真的有其他生命嗎？在這本趣味與知識兼具的科普圖文書中，孩子將進入「超級反派學院」，透過幽默圖解與淺顯說明，探索天文學中的大小問題——從費米悖論、極端生命型態到未來可能的太空旅行方式。適合喜愛科學與冒險的小讀者，也讓天文知識成為課堂之外的新發現。Learn all about space travel, alien planets and life beyond Earth in this fun and factual space book for kids.“How do you travel in style across the galaxy?”“What do aliens really look like?”“What is the Fermi paradox and why should we care about it?”Discover the answers to these questions and many more at the Supervillain Academy: the magnificently morbid school for young villains in training. Read more about how the search for extraterrestrial life and the search for planets are linked, the exoplanets and extremophiles that can be found all over the galaxy, and the weird and wonderful ways scientists think we (might) be able to travel around space.A factual and full-of-fun astronomy book for young big thinkers and budding scientists!An accessible and enjoyable introduction to astrophysics, explaining big topics in a simple wayPacked with fac

你有想過，如果把人丟進黑洞會發生什麼事嗎？或太陽爆炸時我們會不會瞬間蒸發？這本以真實兒童問題為起點的天文趣味書，帶你進入幽默又略帶黑色風格的「超級反派學院」。透過風趣插圖與簡明解說，小讀者將認識太陽系、銀河與宇宙的奇妙奧祕。讓天文變得不只是知識，更是一場驚奇又爆笑的學習之旅！Learn how to destroy the universe with the power of astrophysics in this fun and factual space book for kids."Could you crash the Moon into the Earth? If the Sun explodes, would we all get vaporised? What’s the weather like on Mercury?"Discover the answers to these questions and many more at the Supervillain Academy: the magnificently morbid school for young villains in training. Facts about space are all well and good, but discovering that if you threw someone into a black hole, they would be spaghettified – stretched out long and thin before getting squashed smaller than an atom – is truly, fascinatingly gruesome.A factual and full-of-fun astronomy book for young big thinkers and budding scientists.An accessible and enjoyable introduction to astrophysics, explaining big topics in a simple wayPacked with facts about the solar system, galaxies and th

吃進肚子的東西，到底經歷了什麼神奇旅程？跟著一位腸道裡的「好菌導遊」，你將探訪人體消化系統：嘴巴怎麼開始消化？胃為什麼會咕嚕叫？還有肝臟、腸道、腺體和許多你可能從沒想過的器官祕密！這本圖像式科普漫畫以幽默畫風和誇張情節，讓讀者一邊大笑、一邊認識身體運作機制。Chew on this! Science Comics: The Digestive System is the latest volume in First Second’s action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers!Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic―dinosaurs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, robots, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you!In this volume, visit the inside of your mouth, stomach, liver, intestines, and other organs that make up the gastrointestinal tract! Your guide to the gut is a friendly bacterium who will take you on a journey beyond imagination. Uncover how food is transformed into nutrients! Explore strange and dangerous glands

誰來告訴我們高樓是怎麼蓋出來的？當然是……超級英雄！兩位熱血超人將帶領讀者穿越歷史與高度，從古埃及金字塔一路說到現代摩天大樓的建造奧祕。結合建築、物理與工程知識，透過漫畫故事清楚呈現高樓如何靠力學、材料與創意實現。這是《Science Comics》系列中最「高」的一集，也是知識與漫畫的完美結合！Leave no brick unturned in Science Comics: Skyscrapers, the latest volume in First Second’s action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers!Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic—dinosaurs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, robots, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you!In this volume, join a pair of superheroes as they uncover the secrets of skyscrapers, from the great Egyptians pyramids to the world’s tallest building. Read along and learn how skyscrapers are a bold combination of applied physics, ingenuity, and a lot of hard work!

承接第一冊的成功，本書再次展現 Michael Morpurgo 將經典轉化為親近故事的能力。他以一貫溫和、清晰的敘事方式，重新講述八齣莎士比亞劇作，讓複雜的人物關係與情感衝突，化為孩子也能理解的閱讀經驗。書中每一則故事皆搭配專屬插畫，由不同藝術家詮釋，呈現出豐富而細膩的視覺層次。整體製作精緻，閱讀時能感受到對文學與藝術的尊重。本書不僅是前作的理想搭配，也是一份引領孩子認識莎士比亞魅力的用心之作，適合親子共讀或作為第一本莎士比亞收藏。・延續 Tales from Shakespeare 的續集作品・文字親切，保留原作精神・結合插畫與經典文學的理想入門書A beautifully illustrated children’s collection of Shakespeare’s plays, retold by the bestselling storyteller.A beautiful second volume of Shakespeare retellings, from the master storyteller.Featuring re-tellings of a further eight of Shakespeare’s plays, and beautifully written with Michael Morpurgo’s warm, accessible and inimitable style, this is the much-anticipated follow up to Michael Morpurgo's highly-acclaimed Tales from Shakespeare, with a brand new collection of re-tellings with stunning artwork from eight different illustrators.This wonderful collection offers a new generation of readers the chance to discover even more of the magic of Shakespeare – the perfect introduction to the Bard and an unmissabl

本書為電影《魔戒：洛汗之戰》的官方視覺指南，完整收錄精美劇照與概念藝術，帶領讀者深入認識角色、場景與生物。故事設定於《魔戒》三部曲事件發生前 183 年，講述洛汗傳奇國王赫姆‧鐵手（Helm Hammerhand）與女兒 Héra，在強敵伍夫（Wulf）率軍進攻時，率領族人死守古老要塞號角堡（後稱聖盔谷）的壯烈戰役。透過詳盡介紹與豐富圖像，讀者可重溫中土世界的壯闊景象，也能感受這場獨立故事中全新的角色與衝突。📖 亮點特色官方授權，收錄電影專屬美術與場景設計詳介全新與熟悉角色、地點及生物適合《魔戒》與中土世界收藏愛好者Lavishly illustrated with breathtaking art and imagery from the highly anticipated new movie, the exclusive Visual Companion is the ultimate introduction to every character, creature and location you will encounter in this epic adventure from the official Lord of the Rings saga.Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg—a mighty fortress that will later come to be known

一張神祕藏寶圖，讓少年 Jim Hawkins 登上 Hispaniola 號，航向遙遠的 Treasure Island。同行的船員中，卻藏著心懷盤算的海盜 Long John Silver；隨著叛變爆發，Jim 必須靠自己的勇氣與機智，在危機四伏的航程中找到出路。本書為 Oxford Children's Classics 版本，完整收錄 Robert Louis Stevenson 的 Treasure Island 原著，未經刪節或縮寫，並針對年輕讀者重新設計版面，加入生字解說、閱讀資訊、知識與活動。兒童文學作家 Ross Welford 更以自己的童年閱讀經驗撰寫導讀，談 Jim 第一人稱敘事的魅力，以及他如何從膽怯的少年逐漸成為勇敢機敏的冒險者。完整未刪節原著，適合開始挑戰英文經典的孩子。 Ross Welford 專文導讀，帶領讀者認識故事與人物。 附生字解說、閱讀資訊、知識與讀後活動。This Oxford Children's Classic features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Ross Welford, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more . . .When young Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map belonging to the notorious Captain Flint, he joins the voyage to recover it on board the Hispaniola. Little do they know that their ship''s cook, Long John Silver, is a ruthless pirate who will lead their crew to mutiny on the remote and dangerous Treasure Island.

Matthew 和 Marilla Cuthbert 原本向孤兒院申請一名男孩，希望有人能幫忙農場工作，沒想到來到 Prince Edward Island 的，竟是滿頭紅髮、滔滔不絕又充滿想像力的 Anne Shirley。這個意外出現的女孩似乎不可能留下，然而 Anne 對世界的好奇、率真的個性，以及接連不斷的小意外，逐漸為 Green Gables 帶來前所未有的熱鬧與變化。Anne of Green Gables 細膩描寫 Anne 從孤兒成長為少女的歲月，以及她與家人、朋友建立感情的過程。本書為 Oxford Children's Classics 版本，收錄完整未刪節原文，由 Emma Norry 撰寫導讀，另附閱讀提示、作品知識與活動等延伸內容。完整未刪節原文，保留 L. M. Montgomery 經典原著 跟著 Anne 在 Green Gables 經歷友情、家庭與成長歲月 Emma Norry 導讀，另附閱讀提示、作品知識與活動 This Oxford Children's Classic features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Emma Norry, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more . . .Anne Shirley''s arrival on Prince Edward Island is a surprise to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. They''d requested a boy from the orphanage to help out on the farm and have no idea what to do with the chatty and imaginative girl in front of them. She simply cannot stay . . .

諾頓音樂史叢書（Norton Introduction to Music History Series）系英美音樂學界的權威性最新音樂斷代史叢書（作者與書名見下），代表了西方學術界音樂史研究的最高水平。全部系列共六本，覆蓋了西方音樂史的六個重要斷代。中譯本總字數約350萬字。翻譯出版后，相信將對中國進一步深入理解西方音樂文化并加強中國本土的音樂文化建設具有重要意義。上海音樂學院相關專業的教授學者組成譯審委員會，負責具體翻譯工作的安排、組織和質量把關。翻譯人員由上海音樂學院相關專業的教師和研究生組成，并聯系國內其他院校的翻譯力量，組成具有專業水平的、可靠的翻譯隊伍。

★ 投資經典75週年紀念版，巴菲特盛讚「有史以來最好的投資書」★ 一次讀懂價值投資、安全邊際與長期致富的核心原則★ 穿越市場震盪與景氣循環，至今仍最值得反覆閱讀的理財經典《智慧型股票投資人》是影響全球數代讀者的投資經典，以價值投資與安全邊際為核心，教你在市場起伏中保持理性，避開常見錯誤，建立長期穩健的財務思維。75週年紀念版搭配巴菲特導讀與傑森．茲威格逐章解析，更適合當代讀者閱讀與實踐。75th Anniversary EditionThe classic work on investing, filled with sound and safe principles that are as reliable as ever, now revised with an introduction and appendix by financial legend Warren Buffett--one of the author's most famous students--and newly updated commentaries on each chapter from distinguished Wall Street Journal writer Jason Zweig."By far the best book on investing ever written."--Warren BuffettSince its original publication in 1949, Benjamin Graham's revered classic, The Intelligent Investor, has taught and inspired millions of people worldwide and remains the most respected guide to investing. Graham's timeless philosophy of "value investing" helps protect investors against common mistakes and teaches them to develop sensible strategies that will serve them throughout their

自然保育季刊春季刊2024年3月 第125期NATURE CONSERVATION QUARTERLY NO.125 Mar. 2024/SPRING目錄CONTENTS專論ARTICLES4澳洲蘇鐵與授粉象鼻蟲的前世今生The evolutionary mysteries of the Australian Cycad-Weevil pollination system蕭昀Yun Hsiao特輯REPORTS20恆春半島的植物秘境：高士佛Kusukusu: a place full of flora mystery in Hengchun Peninsula楊智凱、張藝翰、黃立彥、李德福、張美惠、陳美惠Chih-Kai Yang. Yi-Han Chang. Li-Yen Huang. Tjuked Papalicang. Vavua Papalicang. Mei-Hui Chen38空谷幽蘭：壽山的蘭科植物介紹Solitary orchid in the silent valley: introduction to Orchidaceae plants in Shoushan盧永哲、呂長澤Yong-Zhe Lu. Chang-Tse Lu50臺灣植物誌新成員(2018–2023年)New additions to the flora of Taiwan (2018–2023)陳柏豪、趙建棣、鍾安晴Po-Hao Chen. Chien-Ti Chao. An-Ching Chung特有生物ENDEMIC SPECIES62公民科學家參與國土生態綠網調查──纖紅蜻蜓棲地及生態初探Preliminary study done by citizen scientists on the habitats and ecology of Sympetrum nantouensis through Taiwan Ecological Network邱美蘭、顏新珠、彭國棟Mei-Lan Chiu. Sing-Chu Yen. Kuo-Dong Peng保育資訊INFORMATION72鹽田的再生：乾涸之地的水鳥樂園The rebirth of salt pans: a waterfowl paradise in arid lands林瑞興、黃書彥Ruey-Shing Lin.

目錄1 生物力學簡介：基礎術語與概念Introduction to Biomechanics: Basic Terminology and ConceptsNihat Özkaya and Dawn Leger國際量測單位標準系統Appendix The International System of MeasurementDennis R. Carter第一部分 骨骼肌肉系統之組織與結構生物力學Biomechanics of Tissues and Structures of the Musculoskeletal System2 骨骼生物力學Biomechanics of BoneVictor H. Frankel and Margareta Nordin3 關節軟骨生物力學Biomechanics of Articular CartilageClark T. Hung and Van C. Mow4 肌腱與韌帶生物力學Biomechanics of Tendons and LigamentsAngela Lis, Carlo de Castro, and Margareta Nordin5 周邊神經與脊神經根生物力學Biomechanics of Peripheral Nerves and Spinal Nerve RootsBjörn Rydevik, Göran Lundborg, Kjell Olmarker, and Robert R. Myers6 骨骼肌生物力學Biomechanics of Skeletal MuscleTobias Lorenz and Marco Campello第二部分 關節生物力學Biomechanics of Joints7 膝關節生物力學Biomechanics of the KneeVictor H. Frankel, Margareta Nordin, and PeterS. Walker8 髖關節生物力學Biomechanics of the HipAli Sheikhzadeh, Owen Kendall, and Victor Frankel9 足部與踝部的生物力學Biomechanics of the Foot and AnkleMarshall Hagins and Evangelos Pappas10

Bear 要洗衣服了，快來幫幫他吧！本書跟著 Bear 和好友 Croc 在家裡忙進忙出，從收集衣物、清洗到整理，一步步帶孩子認識日常洗衣工作的流程。熟悉的家事情境，讓幼兒在閱讀中自然觀察大人每天會做哪些事情。書中加入翻翻頁、轉盤與滑動機關，孩子可以一邊聽故事，一邊動手操作，模擬做家事的過程。透過簡單有趣的互動設計，把看似普通的洗衣工作變成適合小小孩參與的生活探索，也能鼓勵孩子建立對日常生活與自理活動的興趣。Can you help Bear do the washing?Follow Bear and his friend Croc around the house as they do the laundry, and show your little one all the steps of household chores and a charming, engaging way.Full of flaps, wheels and even a slider, this is a hands-on introduction to busy chores for little paws. Roll up your sleeves and jump into this perfect exploration of grown-up tasks for tiny tots!

《金融數學引論(第二版)》由淺入深、全面系統地介紹金融數學基本理論,著重介紹鞅方法在未定權益定價和對沖中的應用。內容包含離散時間投資組合選擇理論和金融市場模型、Black-Scholes模型及其修正、奇異期權的定價和對沖、Ito過程和擴散過程模型、利率期限結構模型、最優投資組合與投資-消費策略、靜態風險度量。《金融數學引論(第二版)》第四章系統講述了Ito隨機分析理論,這是金融數學中鞅方法的理論基礎。該章內容可以作為概率論研究生學習Ito隨機分析的簡明教材。 本版是在第一版基礎上增加了基於半鞅隨機分析理論的金融數學(共計4章),內容取材於2018年由Springer和科學出版社聯合出版的作者的英文專著Introduction to Stochastic Finance。

車子怎麼跑起來的？油門踩下去後，裡面發生了什麼事？讀者將穿越汽車的發展歷史，從蒸汽車、內燃機，到電動車的崛起，一探汽車如何改變世界！這本圖像科普漫畫不僅拆解汽車構造，也揭開動力來源的祕密，像是汽油如何燃燒驅動活塞，或電池怎麼轉換成能量驅動馬達。知識點豐富，畫風生動，滿足讀者的好奇心！Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic—dinosaurs, the solar system, robots, and more. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty year old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you!In this Science Comics: Cars, you'll learn where cars came from and how they work. When you pop the hood, what are you looking at? How does gasoline—or electric batteries, or even steam—make a car move? Rev up your motor and take look at the combustible history of the automobile and its explosive effects on our modern lives.