長踞紐約時報暢銷書排行榜近100週

真實故事

一個甫以優異成績自大學畢業的年輕人，為何放棄一切四處漂泊？為何無聲殞落於阿拉斯加的曠野中？為了逃離沉重的家庭桎梏？為了躲避複雜的人際關係？抑或為了探索心靈的原鄉﹑追尋生命中的美與孤寂？藉由他留下的謎樣日記﹑書本及信件，作者追溯這名青年的尋夢之旅，試圖解開這些疑問......

撼動生命的真人真事

《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜近100週

1992年阿拉斯加山脈北緣，一部廢棄的舊巴士裡，傳來陣陣屍臭。睡袋裡裹著一個年輕人，身旁散落幾本書、和一本簡短如謎的日記，他究竟是誰？為什麼死在荒野之中？在孤寂而寒冷的阿拉斯加，他在追尋什麼？

Most people in the world today think democracy and gender equality are good, and that violence and wealth inequality are bad. But most people who lived during the 10,000 years before the nineteenth century thought just the opposite. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, biology, and history, Ian Morris explains why. Fundamental long-term changes in values, Morris argues, are driven by the most basic force of all: energy. Humans have found three main ways to get the energy they need--from foraging, farming, and fossil fuels. Each energy source sets strict limits on what kinds of societies can succeed, and each kind of society rewards specific values. But if our fossil-fuel world favors democratic, open societies, the ongoing revolution in energy capture means that our most cherished values are very likely to turn out not to be useful any more. Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels offers a compelling new argument about the evolution of human values, one that has far-reaching implications for how we understand the past--and for what might happen next. Originating as the Tanner Lectures delivered at Princeton University, the book includes challenging responses by classicist Richard Seaford, historian of China Jonathan Spence, philosopher Christine Korsgaard, and novelist Margaret Atwood.