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Widely disliked in their heyday and only recently beginning to be appreciated, brutalist buildings around the world are at risk of being lost—in many cases to demolition, and in some to insensitive re

An exciting book for all middle schoolers (6th-8th grade) who wish they had taken better notes in English class or just want to jump to the head of the class. Each Big Fat Notebook is like getting to

An exciting book for all middle schoolers (6th-8th grade) who wish they had taken better notes in world history class or just want to jump to the head of the class. Each Big Fat Notebook is like getti

Weather control. Juxtaposing those two words is enough to raise eyebrows in a world where even the best weather models still fail to nail every forecast, and when the effects of climate change on sea

IN THE YEAR 1878 1 took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the Army. Having completed my studies t

Cool. It was a new word and a new way to be, and in a single generation, it became the supreme compliment of American culture. The Origins of Cool in Postwar America uncovers the hidden history of thi

Are you a beginner learning English as a second language?Everything you need is included in this book — it's a grammar book, vocabulary builder, and exercise course all in one. Learn to engage in ever

The search for a “patient zero”—popularly understood to be the first person infected in an epidemic—has been key to media coverage of major infectious disease outbrea

The empires of the past were far-flung experiments in multinationalism and multiculturalism, and have much to teach us about navigating our own increasingly globalized and interconnected world. Until

One of the leading popularisers of classical learning in the nineteenth century, Thomas Bulfinch made the myths and legends of the ancient and medieval world available to American audiences through hi

Over the past thirty years, the world’s patent systems have experienced civil society pressure like never before. From farmers to patient advocates, new voices are arguing that patents impact public h

Robert Crumb’s first great character — in fact, his second-best-known character next to Mr. Natural — was Fritz the Cat, the horny, hip-talking feline whose success (especially after the release of th

Our Course Book (Level 1) is a great reference guide to introduce English for beginners including key language skills, grammar, and vocabulary. Ideal for English test preparations or ESL lesson plans, the Course Book uses visual teaching methods to introduce the English language, reinforced through a variety of exercises and examples when used alongside our Practice Book (Level 1). From introducing yourself and talking about your home, city, and hobbies to expanding your vocabulary and understanding grammar rules, this is a completely comprehensive introduction to learning English. Whether you are looking for ESL teaching materials, or a structured program for adults to learn English as a second language, the English for Everyone Course Books provide: - Sample language examples: New language topics are introduced in context using clear, illustrated, and color-coded explanations - Supporting audio: Extensive English-speaking audio materials integrated into every unit, giving vital oral

On February 1, 1960, four African American college students entered the Woolworth department store in Greensboro, North Carolina, and sat down at the lunch counter. This lunch counter, like most in th

The description for this book, The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century, will be forthcoming.

適合欲學習商業、財經英文的中高級學習者自修使用 本書是一本專為欲學習商業財經英文的中高級學習者，所編寫的財經英文學習書。書中廣泛涵蓋各類財經主題基礎知識及字彙，包括： 企業財務狀況（Financial Situations in a Corporation） 貨幣與銀行（Money and Banking） 會計實務（Accounting） 貿易與商業（Trade and Commerce）

適合欲學習商業、財經英文的中高級學習者自修使用本書是一本專為欲學習商業財經英文的中高級學習者，所編寫的財經英文學習書。書中廣泛涵蓋各類財經主題基礎知識及字彙，包括：●企業財務狀況（Financial Situations in a Corporation）●貨幣與銀行（Money and Banking）●會計實務（Accounting）●貿易與商業（Trade and Commerce）●商業與

自2003年以來，越來越多的合格境外機構投資者（QFII）開始進入中國市場。本書介紹了這些機構的背景資訊，以及他們如何為國內市場的發展做出貢獻，是投資者瞭解國外同行的重要參考資料。另外，作為這一領域的首部出版物，本書將為個人投資者和機構投資者（如QFII、私募基金、對沖基金和多頭基金）提供重要資訊，以助瞭解QFII從而制定自己的投資策略。同時，本書也將展示我們在下列專題的研究成果：合格境外機構投資

What distinguishes history as a discipline from other fields of study? That's the animating question of Sarah Maza’s Thinking About History, a general introduction to the field of history th

Building the American Republic combines centuries of perspectives and voices into a fluid narrative of the United States. Throughout their respective volumes, Harry L. Watson and Jane Dailey take

腦中擁有大量字彙，滿口流利英語，但你真的說對了嗎？最常犯的600個英文錯誤一次網羅找出你的英文盲點、錯誤根源有效導正根深柢固的錯誤文法概念讓你英文突飛猛進！本書專門解決你的英語文法、慣用法及易混淆辭彙的難題。作者累積多年的豐富教學經驗，整理出許多英文詞彙常見的錯誤用法，依字母A–Z的順序排列，羅列容易混淆之處、正確的使用方法，進行最詳盡的辨析說明與文法講解，並採正誤對照的方式，一眼掌握用法陷阱，避

Shipwrecked on an unchartered island, the Swiss Family Robinson - mother, father and four young boys - make the most of their predicament, adapting to the island and turning the absence of civilizatio

一本佔據紐約時報排行榜十年，銷售突破上千萬的人際溝通聖經全球卡內基訓練，引領世界100周年！ 為蘋果與微軟訓練頂尖人才，網羅全球超過八百萬學員影響力跨越整個世紀，卡內基畢生最完整的著作 對股神巴菲特、汽車巨人艾科卡影響最鉅的成功指南 半世紀前改變千萬人的卡內基人際溝通法則，將繼續帶領你在日益疏離的虛擬社群時代，重拾存在感、創造影響力、找回個人魅力，塑造值得驕傲的人生！ 1936年出版的《卡

All too often in contemporary discourse, we hear about science overstepping its proper limits—about its brazenness, arrogance, and intellectual imperialism. The problem, critics say, is scientis

Le Morte D'Arthur is one of Barnes & Noble's leatherbound classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed bonded-leather binding, with

★全美評價最高的懷孕知識百科★長踞紐約時報暢銷書排行榜500週以上★熱銷超過2000萬冊★書中內容已改編成同名電影（What to Expect When You’re Expecting，台譯：好孕一起來，港譯：潮爆生仔秘笈）睽違已久，最新版的懷孕知識百科推出了！第四版收錄了更新、更詳盡的懷孕資訊，從懷孕前的準備、懷孕與分娩乃至產後階段，所有可能碰到的問題都將找到解答。本書也提供了許多實用資訊，

曾上歐普拉秀的文法大師Michael Strumpf， 替鄉民解答最傷腦的文法問題： Dickens的所有格怎麼寫，是Dickens’s 還是Dickens’？ 兩個女婿是son-in-laws還是sons-in-law？ I approved Jim leaving.哪裡錯？ 這裡該放逗號嗎？要放哪裡才對？ 有沒有逗號差很大，逗號放錯地方會死人；文法會是最致命的武器！ 超過35年來，全美文法熱線

曾上歐普拉秀的文法大師Michael Strumpf，替鄉民解答最傷腦的文法問題：Dickens的所有格怎麼寫，是Dickens’s 還是Dickens’？兩個女婿是son-in-laws還是sons-in-law？I approved Jim leaving.哪裡錯？這裡該放逗號嗎？要放哪裡才對？有沒有逗號差很大，逗號放錯地方會死人；文法會是最致命的武器！超過35年來，全美文法熱線（The Na

用來吟誦的詩！精選51首雋永經典英詩，首首唯美動人。用來聆聽的詩！沉浸優美英詩吟誦，曲曲動聽。用來觀賞的詩！穿插世界名畫，引你走進詩畫之境。用來學習的詩！詳介詩人的背景和詩風，賞析詩歌。A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.詩，始於歡愉，而終於智慧。─美國詩人，佛洛斯特 (Robert Frost, 1874-1963)Poetry is thou

What is the relationship between our isolated and our social selves, between aloneness and interconnection? Constance M. Furey probes this question through a suggestive literary tradition: early Prote

Now that we have sequenced the human genome, what does it mean? In The Postgenomic Condition, Jenny Reardon critically examines the decade after the Human Genome Project, and the fundamental ques

On the grounds of Misselthwaite, her Uncle Archibald's estate near the Yorkshire moors, nine-year-old Mary Lennox finds a walled-in garden that has been locked securely for years. With the help of Dic

對於人生難題，聖經所提供的解答經得起時間的考驗！進入摩西、保羅、耶穌等這些聖經人物的生活裡，看他們如何以智慧和信心來面對遭遇。

本書Achievements and Challenges in Tuberculosis Control in Modern China《中國公共衛生：結核病防治實踐》（英文版）為中國公共衛生系列英文版圖書的一冊，主要論述從1990年至2015年25年中不同年代中國結核病控制所面臨的問題，採取的策略與措施以及取得的成效等，包括DOTS策略引入之前的中國結核病控制現狀、DOTS策略的引入（1991

Osman, the founder of the Ottoman Empire, had a dream in which a tree sprouted from his navel. As the tree grew, its shade covered the earth; as Osman’s empire grew, it too covered the earth. This is

6 大超級趨勢即將改變全球商業環境企業領導人該如何因應？ 德國前瞻顧問公司Z_punkt與全球管理顧問公司合益集團（Hay Group）顧問喬治‧維爾麥特（Georg Vielmetter）和依凡‧賽爾（Yvonne Sell）審視約20個大趨勢，選出其中對商業環境、企業和領導者影響最大者，就超級趨勢與企業領袖和學術界人士進行了數百次探討，重點列出未來領導人將面臨的六大挑戰： 1.　亞洲將支配

前大英百科總編輯阿德勒繼《如何閱讀一本書》後的另一鉅作，你非讀不可！ 「語言是一種不完美的溝通媒介，它不但模糊不清、晦澀難解，而且還曖昧不明，有很多不明確且容易誤解的陷阱。」 滔滔不絕並不等於表達無礙，沉默聆聽也不等於確實理解！你必須學習「說」得好、「聽」得懂，善用語言來達到有效的溝通！ 許多人以為「聽說」能力是與生俱來，而現今的教育更是忽略這樣訓練，如此錯誤的觀念，導致一般人表達能力低落，

買下數位單眼後必讀的第一本書！從一開始，就跟在最頂尖的攝影師身邊學習不論你要拍的是風景、人像，或者生命中的重要時刻、親友相聚的美好時光，總是有些情況會讓覺得：「我一定要捕捉到這幅畫面！」或者「絕對不能錯失這精采一刻！」那可能是夕陽沉落的瞬間、家人的笑容，也可能是寶寶學會站立。這時，我們都希望自己就是專業的攝影師，啪啪啪俐落地按著快門，拍出想像中的理想畫面，把眼前的時刻化為永恆。要做到這一點，你不一

◎透過訪談、錄音、撰稿、攝影等工作，收錄15則共17位白色恐怖受難者的故事，寫下受難者及其親友的見證。◎17位受難者皆為臺中人士，所涉及案件包括二二八事件、省工委臺中地區工作委員會張伯哲案（俗稱臺中案）、臺灣民主自治同盟廖學銳案（俗稱大甲案）、南投工委會洪麟兒案（南投地區牽連最大的白色恐怖案）、中共臺灣省工作委員會季澐等案、解放臺灣民族獨立運動案、臺灣工委會學委會李水井案（學委會案）、陳明忠案、美

【小王子】來自小小星球的小王子，遊歷了各個星球，最後來到了地球。這不只是小王子的宇宙之旅，更是小王子一場充滿純真與溫柔的生命之旅。這是因為小王子擁有一個簡單的「祕密」：One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.人只有用心靈才能把事情看得清楚，重要的東西用肉眼是看不見的。《小王子