Botanicals

作者：  Leslie

出版社：Perseus 2008年04月

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　　In celebration of summer, Assouline evokes the beauty of thegarden in a remarkable gift-volume. Including more than threecenturies of drawings culled from the rare books library of theCooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, each page in Botanicalsexplodes with rich colours and lifelike details. Exquisite flowers,delicate fuits, and exuberant butterflies are among the jewels ofnature that come to life in this unique compendium. Featured areworks by leading botanical artists, including Maria Sibylla Merian,a rfevolutionary female entomologist and natural historian of theseventeeth century; E.A. Seguy, whose art nouveau-era work servesas inspiration for many contemporary creative directors anddesigners; and Dr Robert John thornton, a British visionaryrenowned for his inerest in botany. Botanicals is extraordinary, aremarkable objet d'art in the spirit of the season. AUTHOR: LeslieK. Overstreet is the curator of Natural-History Rare Books at theSmithsonian Institution. She has published bibliographical articlesin the journal Archives of Natural History and lectures on variousnatural-history subjects. ILLUSTRATIONS 250 illustrations

Too Soon Old Too Late Smart 英文原版

作者：  Gordon

出版社：Perseus 2008年04月

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　　After service in Vietnam, as a surgeon for the 11th ArmoredCavalry Regiment in 1968-69, at the height of the war, Dr. GordonLivingston returned to the U. S. and began work as a psychiatrist.In that capacity, he has listened to people talk about theirlives-what works, what doesnt, and the limitless ways (many of themself-inflicted) that people find to be unhappy. He is also a parenttwice bereaved; in one thirteen-month period, he lost his eldestson to suicide, his youngest to leukemia. Out of a lifetime ofexperience, Gordon Livingston has extracted thirty bedrock truths:We are what we do. Any relationship is under the control of theperson who cares the least. The perfect is the enemy of the good.Only bad things happen quickly. Forgiveness is a form of lettinggo, but they are not the same thing. The statute of limitations hasexpired on most of our childhood traumas. Livingston illuminatesthese and twenty-four others in a series of carefully hewn,perfectly calibrated essays, many of which focus on our closestrelationships and the things that we do to impede or, lessfrequently, enhance them. Again and again, these essays underscorethat we are what we do, and that while there may be no escaping whowe are, we have the capacity to face loss, misfortune, and regretand to move beyond them-that it is not too late. Full of things wemay know but have not articulated to ourselves, Too Soon Old, TooLate Smart offers solace, guidance, and hope to everyone ready tobecome the person theyd most like to be.

Too Soon Old Too Late Smart 英文原版

作者：  Gordon

出版社：Perseus 2008年04月

简介：

　　After service in Vietnam, as a surgeon for the 11th ArmoredCavalry Regiment in 1968-69, at the height of the war, Dr. GordonLivingston returned to the U. S. and began work as a psychiatrist.In that capacity, he has listened to people talk about theirlives-what works, what doesnt, and the limitless ways (many of themself-inflicted) that people find to be unhappy. He is also a parenttwice bereaved; in one thirteen-month period, he lost his eldestson to suicide, his youngest to leukemia. Out of a lifetime ofexperience, Gordon Livingston has extracted thirty bedrock truths:We are what we do. Any relationship is under the control of theperson who cares the least. The perfect is the enemy of the good.Only bad things happen quickly. Forgiveness is a form of lettinggo, but they are not the same thing. The statute of limitations hasexpired on most of our childhood traumas. Livingston illuminatesthese and twenty-four others in a series of carefully hewn,perfectly calibrated essays, many of which focus on our closestrelationships and the things that we do to impede or, lessfrequently, enhance them. Again and again, these essays underscorethat we are what we do, and that while there may be no escaping whowe are, we have the capacity to face loss, misfortune, and regretand to move beyond them-that it is not too late. Full of things wemay know but have not articulated to ourselves, Too Soon Old, TooLate Smart offers solace, guidance, and hope to everyone ready tobecome the person theyd most like to be.

Marketing Metaphoria

作者：  Gerald

出版社：Perseus 2008年04月

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