万本电子书0元读

万本电子书0元读

Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great
Duckett, Eleanor Shipley
¥265.87
Filled with drama and action, here is the story of the ninth-century life and times of Alfred-warrior, conqueror, lawmaker, scholar, and the only king whom England has ever called "e;The Great."e; Based on up-to-date information on ninth-century history, geography, philosophy, literature, and social life, it vividly presents exciting views of Alfred in every stage of his long career and leaves the reader with a sharply-etched picture of the world of the Middle Ages.
Afterlife Is Where We Come From
Afterlife Is Where We Come From
Gottlieb, Alma
¥265.87
When a new baby arrives among the Beng people of West Africa, they see it not as being born, but as being reincarnated after a rich life in a previous world. Far from being a tabula rasa, a Beng infant is thought to begin its life filled with spiritual knowledge. How do these beliefs affect the way the Beng rear their children?In this unique and engaging ethnography of babies, Alma Gottlieb explores how religious ideology affects every aspect of Beng childrearing practices-from bathing infants to protecting them from disease to teaching them how to crawl and walk-and how widespread poverty limits these practices. A mother of two, Gottlieb includes moving discussions of how her experiences among the Beng changed the way she saw her own parenting. Throughout the book she also draws telling comparisons between Beng and Euro-American parenting, bringing home just how deeply culture matters to the way we all rear our children.All parents and anyone interested in the place of culture in the lives of infants, and vice versa, will enjoy The Afterlife Is Where We Come From."e;This wonderfully reflective text should provide the impetus for formulating research possibilities about infancy and toddlerhood for this century."e; - Caren J. Frost, Medical Anthropology Quarterly?"e;Alma Gottlieb's careful and thought-provoking account of infancy sheds spectacular light upon a much neglected topic. . . . [It] makes a strong case for the central place of babies in anthropological accounts of religion. ?Gottlieb's remarkably rich account, delivered after a long and reflective period of gestation, deserves a wide audience across a range of disciplines."e;-Anthony Simpson, Critique of Anthropology?
Androids in the Enlightenment
Androids in the Enlightenment
Voskuhl, Adelheid
¥223.67
The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids: at least ten prominent automata were built between 1735 and 1810 by clockmakers, court mechanics, and other artisans from France, Switzerland, Austria, and the German lands. Designed to perform sophisticated activities such as writing, drawing, or music making, these "e;Enlightenment automata"e; have attracted continuous critical attention from the time they were made to the present, often as harbingers of the modern industrial age, an era during which human bodies and souls supposedly became mechanized.?In Androids in the Enlightenment, Adelheid Voskuhl investigates two such automata-both depicting piano-playing women. These automata not only play music, but also move their heads, eyes, and torsos to mimic a sentimental body technique of the eighteenth century: musicians were expected to generate sentiments in themselves while playing, then communicate them to the audience through bodily motions. Voskuhl argues, contrary to much of the subsequent scholarly conversation, that these automata were unique masterpieces that illustrated the sentimental culture of a civil society rather than expressions of anxiety about the mechanization of humans by industrial technology. She demonstrates that only in a later age of industrial factory production did mechanical androids instill the fear that modern selves and societies had become indistinguishable from machines.?
Cockroach Papers
Cockroach Papers
Schweid, Richard
¥123.61
Skittering figures of urban legend-and a ubiquitous reality-cockroaches are nearly as abhorred as they are ancient. Even as our efforts to exterminate them have developed into ever more complex forms of chemical warfare, roaches' basic design of six legs, two hypersensitive antennae, and one set of voracious mandibles has persisted unchanged for millions of years. But as Richard Schweid shows in The Cockroach Papers, while some species of these evolutionary superstars do indeed plague our kitchens and restaurants, exacerbate our asthma, and carry disease, our belief in their total villainy is ultimately misplaced.Traveling from New York City to Louisiana, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Morocco, Schweid blends stories of his own squirm-inducing roach encounters with meticulous research to spin a tale both humorous and harrowing. As he investigates roaches' more nefarious interactions with our species-particularly with those of us living at the margins of society-Schweid also explores their astonishing diversity, how they mate, what they'll eat, and what we've written about them (from Kafka and Nelson Algren to archy and mehitabel). Knowledge soon turns into respect, and Schweid looks beyond his own fears to arrive at an uncomfortable truth: We humans are no more peaceful, tidy, or responsible about taking care of the Earth or each other than these tiny creatures that swarm in the dark corners of our minds, homes, and cereal boxes.
Planet of Viruses
Planet of Viruses
Zimmer, Carl
¥105.95
The past year has been one of viral panic-panic about viruses, that is. Through headlines, public health warnings, and at least one homemade hazmat suit, we were reminded of the powerful force of viruses. They are the smallest living things known to science, yet they can hold the entire planet in their sway.A Planet of Viruses is Carl Zimmer's eye-opening look at the hidden world of viruses. Zimmer, the popular science writer and author of National Geographic's award-winning blog The Loom, has updated this edition to include the stories of new outbreaks, such as Ebola, MERS, and chikungunya virus; new scientific discoveries, such as a hundred-million-year-old virus that infected the common ancestor of armadillos, elephants, and humans; and new findings that show why climate change may lead to even deadlier outbreaks. Zimmer's lucid explanations and fascinating stories demonstrate how deeply humans and viruses are intertwined. Viruses helped give rise to the first life-forms, are responsible for many of our most devastating diseases, and will continue to control our fate for centuries. Thoroughly readable, and as reassuring as it is frightening, A Planet of Viruses is a fascinating tour of a formidable hidden world.
The Great Shadow: Bilingual Edition (English – French)
The Great Shadow: Bilingual Edition (English – French)
Arthur Conan Doyle
¥40.88
The Great Shadow: Bilingual Edition (English – French)
Bergson and his Philosophy
Bergson and his Philosophy
J. Alexander Gunn
¥8.09
Bergson and his Philosophy
Beginner’s Reddit Social Media Marketing Guide
Beginner’s Reddit Social Media Marketing Guide
Juha Öörni
¥8.09
Beginner’s Reddit Social Media Marketing Guide
The Organist: Bilingual Edition (English – Spanish)
The Organist: Bilingual Edition (English – Spanish)
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
¥40.88
The Organist: Bilingual Edition (English – Spanish)
Gobseck: Bilingual Edition (English – French)
Gobseck: Bilingual Edition (English – French)
Honoré de Balzac
¥40.88
Gobseck: Bilingual Edition (English – French)
Sarrasine: Bilingual Edition (English – French)
Sarrasine: Bilingual Edition (English – French)
Honoré de Balzac
¥40.88
Sarrasine: Bilingual Edition (English – French)
The Functional Microfinance Bank: Strategies for Survival
The Functional Microfinance Bank: Strategies for Survival
Henry Oster Onyemah
¥32.62
The Functional Microfinance Bank: Strategies for Survival
The Quest: Bilingual Edition (English – Spanish)
The Quest: Bilingual Edition (English – Spanish)
Pio Baroja
¥40.88
The Quest: Bilingual Edition (English – Spanish)
Starting A Business: The 15 Rules For Successful Business
Starting A Business: The 15 Rules For Successful Business
Mark Atwood
¥24.44
Starting A Business: The 15 Rules For Successful Business
The Snow Queen: Bilingual Edition (English – Russian)
The Snow Queen: Bilingual Edition (English – Russian)
Hans Christian Andersen
¥40.88
The Snow Queen: Bilingual Edition (English – Russian)
The Tales Of Mother Goose: Bilingual Edition (English – Spanish)
The Tales Of Mother Goose: Bilingual Edition (English – Spanish)
Charles Perrault
¥40.88
The Tales Of Mother Goose: Bilingual Edition (English – Spanish)
Candide: Bilingual Edition (English – German)
Candide: Bilingual Edition (English – German)
Voltaire
¥40.88
Candide: Bilingual Edition (English – German)
Through The Looking Glass, And What Alice Found There: Bilingual Edition (Englis
Through The Looking Glass, And What Alice Found There: Bilingual Edition (Englis
Lewis Carroll
¥40.88
Through The Looking Glass, And What Alice Found There: Bilingual Edition (English – Italian)
Courage of the Spirit
Courage of the Spirit
Norbert Weinberg
¥31.10
Courage of the Spirit
The Prince: Bilingual Edition (English – German)
The Prince: Bilingual Edition (English – German)
Niccolo Machiavelli
¥40.88
The Prince: Bilingual Edition (English – German)
In the Mountains: A novel written by Elizabeth von Arnim
In the Mountains: A novel written by Elizabeth von Arnim
Elizabeth von Arnim
¥28.61
In the Mountains: A novel written by Elizabeth von Arnim