安德的影子 封面

安德的影子

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人类处在与虫族——人类外的一个种族——的战争中。头一次战争结果惨痛,现在地球武装好自己,要抗拒被异族敌人完全毁灭的威胁,而这一切的中心,就是要发展和训练可以适应那种战斗并取得胜利的军事天才。星际间遥远的距离是否能够给地球的保卫者带来希望呢?他们有时间从孩童时期开始训练这些未来的指挥官,在远地轨道上一个叫做战斗学校的设备里,在不可抗拒的压力下训练他们。安德鲁(安德)维京并不是战斗学校中唯一的孩子;他只是最好中的最好。在这本新的书中,卡德要讲述另外一个早熟的将领的故事,那个人被称为比恩(豆子)?他以战略家的头脑和友好的态度最后成为安德的左膀右 ...


The Information_ A History, a Theory, a Flood 封面

The Information_ A History, a Theory, a Flood

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**A *New York Times* Notable Book A *Los Angeles Times *and *Cleveland Plain Dealer* Best Book of the Year ****Winner of the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award ****** From the bestselling author of the acclaimed *Chaos *and *Genius* comes a thoughtful and provocative e ...



Getting Things Done_ The Art of Stress-Free Productivity 封面

Getting Things Done_ The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

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In today's world, yesterday's methods just don't work. In Getting Things Done, veteran coach and management consultant David Allen shares the breakthrough methods for stress-free performance that he has introduced to tens of thousands of people across the country. Allen's pre ...


300 Days of Better Writing 封面

300 Days of Better Writing

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300 strategies for improving your writing. Strategies are short and to the point (150 - 250 words each), with explanations, instructions, and samples for each. Learn from them one day at a time or find the strategies you need.


One Day 封面

One Day

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It’s 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have only just met. But after only one day together, they cannot stop thinking about one another. Over twenty years, snapshots of that relationship are revealed on the same day—July 15th—of each year. Dex and Em face squabbles and fig ...


The Art of UNIX Programming 封面

The Art of UNIX Programming

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Writing better software: 30 years of UNIX development wisdom In this book, five years in the making, the author encapsulates three decades of unwritten, hard-won software engineering wisdom. Raymond brings together for the first time the philosophy, design patterns, tools, culture, and tradition ...


从一到无穷大 封面

从一到无穷大

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《从一到无穷大:科学中的事实和臆测》是当今世界最有影响的科普经典名著之一,1970年代末由科学出版社引进出版后,曾在国内引起很大反响,直接影响了众多的科普工作者。作品以生动的语言介绍了20世纪以来科学中的一些重大进展。先漫谈一些基本的数学知识,然后用一些有趣的比喻,阐述了爱因斯坦的相对论和四维时空结构,并讨论了人类在认识微观世界(如基本粒子、基因)和宏观世界(如太阳系、星系等)方面的成就。


From Dictatorship to Democracy 封面

From Dictatorship to Democracy

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“From Dictatorship to Democracy” was written at the request of Tin Maung Win (now deceased), a prominent exile Burmese democrat who was then editor of “Khit Pyaing” (The New Era Journal). It was originally published in installments in “Khit Pyaing” in Burmese ...


Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 封面

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

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Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The play will receive its world premiere i ...


偶发空缺 封面

偶发空缺

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巴里•菲尔布拉泽在高尔夫俱乐部外的猝死掀起了帕格镇的轩然大波。以镇上第一家庭自居的莫里森家自然视空出来的议席为囊中物,可惜其他人并不这样想。整天在家里打老婆揍孩子的西蒙•普莱斯就认为他也有机会得到肥缺,还有衣冠楚楚、神经过敏的副校长“鸽笼子”•沃尔,俨然视自己为发扬死者精神的不二人选。这些男人身旁的女人也是个个出彩,都不是省油的灯,有的“卖着超大号胸罩”、对除老公之外的俊男春梦连连;也有的精神洁癖,计划干掉出轨的丈夫。这群家境殷实、热闹非凡的帕格镇民共同的敌人是一片名为“丛地”的贫民区 ...