1945年8月6日8时16分02秒，人类历史上第一枚用于实战的原子弹在广岛上空被引爆，爆炸当量相当于1.25万吨TNT。3天后，原子的伟力降临长崎。8月15日，日本宣布无条件投降，两枚不起眼的炸弹为死伤人数过亿的第二次世界大战画上了句号。

论及原子弹的诞生，很多人的第一反应往往是美国于1942年发起，倾举国之力的“曼哈顿工程”。但事实上，要想追溯原子弹的孕育之路，还需要把时间往前推半个世纪。

在《横空出世：核物理与原子弹的诞生》中，作者理查德·罗兹从J. J. 汤姆孙发现电子，拉开人类对原子构成认识的帷幕讲起，之后，在物理学史上最群星闪耀的半个世纪里，卢瑟福、居里夫人、爱因斯坦、玻尔、海森伯、薛定谔、查德威克、奥托·哈恩和莉泽·迈特纳等一个个科学巨人粉墨登场，随之而来的是质子和中子、放射性、质能关系、量子世界以及核裂变的发现。人类，窥见了原子核中蕴含的巨大能量。

与物理学的飞速发展相伴的，是世界政治格局的风云变幻。第一次世界大战、法西斯主义的兴起、对犹太人的迫害无时无刻不在影响和改变着物理学界：物理学天才亨利·莫塞莱阵亡在一战战场，大批犹太裔科学家远走美国……第二次世界大战的爆发使曾经的师友站在了对立面上，展开了一场研发原子弹的竞赛。在奥本海默和莱斯利·格罗夫斯的领导下，科技、工程和经济实力拥有压倒性优势的美国启动了规模前所未有的曼哈顿工程。本书以丰富的人性、政治和科学细节，详尽记述了在科技、工程、资源需求等方方面面的挑战下，原子弹研发艰难的推进历程。与之相伴的，是二战战局的波澜起伏，以及哪一方率先成功就可能先发制人的紧迫感。1945年7月16日，原子弹在“三位一体”核试验中试爆成功，并在不足一个月后被用于实战。战争，结束了，但大国的核博弈和核对峙即将开始。

In this National Book Award–winning novel from a “brilliantly breathtaking writer,” a young Southerner searches for meaning in the midst of Mardi Gras (The New York Times Book Review).

On the cusp of his thirtieth birthday, Binx Bolling is a lost soul. A stockbroker and member of an established New Orleans family, Binx’s one escape is the movie theater that transports him from the falseness of his life. With Mardi Gras in full swing, Binx, along with his cousin Kate, sets out to find his true purpose amid the excesses of the carnival that surrounds him. Buoyant yet powerful, The Moviegoer is a poignant indictment of modern values, and an unforgettable story of a week that will change two lives forever.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Walker Percy including rare photos from the author’s estate.

A searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy’s masterpiece.
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. They sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don’t know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearting, a cart of scavenged food—and each other.
The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, “each the other’s world entire,” are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation.</p>

A VULTURE BEST COMEDY BOOK OF 2023 

From the star of the “deeply funny, unexpectedly informative” (The Daily Beast) Netflix mockumentary Cunk on Earth, a helpful guide covering every single topic in the known universe, from Adam and Eve to Top Gun.

Once in a blue moon, a book comes along that changes the world. The Origin of Species. War and Peace. 1984. And now, Cunk on Everything: The Encyclopedia Philomena, by Philomena Cunk.

Philomena Cunk is one of the greatest thinkers of the 21st century, and in Cunk on Everything she turns her attention to our biggest issue: why are there so many books? Wouldn't it be better if there was just one? This is that book — an encyclopedia of all human knowledge, delving into not only life's greatest mysteries but our most important political figures and cultural touchstones. 

Read it, and you'll never have to read another book again.

A journey through the otherworldly science behind Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated film, Interstellar, from executive producer and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne.
Interstellar, from acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, takes us on a fantastic voyage far beyond our solar system. Yet in The Science of Interstellar, Kip Thorne, the physicist who assisted Nolan on the scientific aspects of Interstellar, shows us that the movie’s jaw-dropping events and stunning, never-before-attempted visuals are grounded in real science. Thorne shares his experiences working as the science adviser on the film and then moves on to the science itself. In chapters on wormholes, black holes, interstellar travel, and much more, Thorne’s scientific insights—many of them triggered during the actual scripting and shooting of Interstellar—describe the physical laws that govern our universe and the truly astounding phenomena that those laws make possible.
Interstellar and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s14).

文革”已经过去，它对众多人的生活产生了深刻的影响。“文革”是什么？“文革”的真相到底是什么？“文革”到底对人产生了什么样的影响？《一百个人的十年》为我们似乎提供了一个清晰的答案。作者冯骥才试图以一百个各不相同的经历，尽可能反映这一经历十年、全社会大劫难异常复杂的全貌。通过记录普通人的经历，反映生活本质的真实。这本《一百个人的十年》将使“文革”的受难者们感受到某种东西以使内心获得宁静，使那些“文革”的制造者们从中受到人类良知的提醒而引起终生不安。

Based on a two-week course in woodworking fundamentals offered at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Camden, Maine, this book takes a traditional approach to teaching, with the idea that learning basic skills is essential to craftsmanship. In the process, the book covers all the bases--from working with hand tools to cutting dovetails. Includes two complete projects: a bench and a small cabinet.