The first edition of this book profoundly challenged and divided students of philosophy, sociology, and the history of science when it was published in 1976. In this second edition, Bloor responds in a substantial new Afterword to the heated debates engendered by his book. "Bloor's book came out as a broadside that announced a new approach to the history and philosophy of science, an approach that became known as the strong programme.' . . . Now, any book published in history and philosophy of science must take Bloor and the strong programme into account."--Robert J. Richards, University of Chicago

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《远大前程》是狄更斯最成熟的作品之一，是他比较晚期的作品。狄更斯经历了丰富的人间生活后，对人，对周围环境，对自己的生活经历都有了深刻的认识，而所有他成熟的思想认识都汇总在《远大前程》一书中。
这部作品原题名是Great Expectations，意思是指一笔遗产，中国把它译成“远大前程”。这个译名给读者一种印象，即作品的主人公是有远大前程的。而事实上，这个“远大前程”是带讽刺意义的，应该说这部作品的主题决非仅仅是写孤儿皮普想当上等人的理想幻灭的故事，如果这样理解，就领会错了狄更斯创作这部作品的意义。

More than a century before Alan Greenspan coined the phrase 'irrational exuberance' to describe the speculative bubble inflating technology stocks, Charles Mackay was recording the history of 'tulipomania', a speculative madness surrounding the value of tulips in the 18th century that was the ruin of many Dutch and English investors. This is only one of the 'extraordinary popular delusions' documented by Mackay in a fascinating study of group psychology. He also describes notorious witch hunts, haunted houses, the Crusades, beliefs in fortune tellers and in the magical power of alchemy, veneration of relics, bogus health cures and health scares, and many other examples of human credulity and flights from reason. This work is a true classic in the study of paranormal beliefs, a funny, shocking, and unbelievable yet true history of human gullibility.

《历史的历史：从远古到20世纪的历史书写》是一部关于各种历史的历史，西方两千五百年文明里的史家和历史作品，都可以在本书里综览，读者可以看到希罗多德、修昔底德、李维、塔西佗、比德、弗罗瓦萨尔、克拉伦登、吉本、麦考莱、米什莱、普雷斯科特、帕克曼等西方史学长河里的明星。
在这部气势恢宏的史学史巨著中，作者把史学放在文明和社会的框架里来叙述，以饶富文学趣味的精彩笔调详析史家及其作品，告诉我们史家如何选择、讲述、研究和评断历史，使希腊到今日的史家作品再次恢复生气，向读者诉说着不同种类“历史”诞生及衰落的“历史”，点出“历史”的核心问题：史家如何处理自身经验和时代问题。
对于想一窥史学堂奥的读者而言，这是一部深具收藏价值的史学史导读。本书也希望改变我们对历史的看法，它驱除了历久不散的迷思。书中提及史家对自身时代与文明的看法，其观点不仅出人意表，也令人耳目一新。

A monumental study of comparative folklore and religion, THE GOLDEN BOUGH was originally published in two volumes in 1890, grew to 12 volumes for the third edition in 1915, then abridged by the author into this one-volume edition in 1922. Drawing on the beliefs and customs of ancient European civilizations and primitive cultures throughout the world, James Frazer's work continues to be an important reference.

准确地说，《金枝》是现代人类学的奠基之作。自它问世以来，就受到了来自各方的质疑，但它出色地经受了时间的考验。时至今日，它仍是一部阐述巫术和宗教起源的权威之作。
《金枝》缘起于一个古老的地方习俗：一座神庙的祭司被称为“森林之王”，却又能由逃奴担任，然而其他任何一个逃奴只要能够折取他日夜守护的一棵树上的一节树枝，就有资格与他决斗，就能杀死他则可取而代之。
这个古老习俗的缘起与存在疑点重重，为此，作者目光遍及世界各地，收集了世界各民族的原始信仰的丰富资料，运用历史比较法对之进行了系统的梳理，从中抽绎出一套严整的体系，并对巫术的由来与发展作出子令人信服的说明和展望。
和其他专著有所不同的，《金枝》文笔清丽，义理明畅，对世界各地习俗娓娓道来，如数家珍，加上众多耐人寻味的观点和评论穿行其间，全书处处闪烁着智慧的光芒，而绝少呆滞和陈腐的气息，读来兴味盎然，令人不忍释卷。

古典音樂為什麼讓有些人如此陶醉，卻好像跟你過不去？這本書，內容活潑，有系統處理許多古典音樂入門會遇到的問題及障礙。在正文之外，特別為讀者將相關曲目的YouTube連結製作成QR碼，並整理本地的古典音樂聆賞常用資料，幫助大家好整以暇進入看似懾人的古典音樂殿堂，享受這個美好的藝術形式。

Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? The sad song of a single violin might make us cry, but the idea of finding out more about classical music can often be intimidating. In this funny, evocative, personal book, Gareth takes us on a journey of musical discovery that explains and entertains in equal measure. Over the course of three series of the Bafta award-winning The Choir, Gareth has unearthed a passion for classical music in schoolchildren, reluctant teenage boys, and even a whole town. With his infectious enthusiasm and gift for explanation, Gareth's very personal narrative takes you by the hand and leads you through a world of eccentric composers, flamboyant conductors, troubled geniuses and all the colourful personalities that make up the story of Classical Music. It will also provide a foundation of classical music understanding and give the reader the tools to appreciate a whole new world of music. So whether you want to expand your horizons, spend time with the great composers, introduce an almost infinite variety into your iPod playlist, or are just curious about what you might be missing out on, Music for The People will leave you entertained, informed and completely inspired.

`Review from previous edition deserves a garland . . . the most concise and exhaustive study of the English language' Spectator
`such a pleasure to read and so straightforward in its explanations that one concedes all one's errors and aberrations with good grace' Keith Waterhouse, Good Book Guide --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

毛姆自传《总结》全译本内地首次出版
为了将灵魂从某些观念中解放出来，只因这些观念在他的灵魂中徘徊了太久，1938年时年64岁的萨默塞特·毛姆写作了《总结：毛姆写作生活回忆》。这是一部自传体作品，却并非自传；这是一本告白笔记，却分寸得当。《总结：毛姆写作生活回忆》堪称作家个人信经的高峰之作。
从本书中你会分享到一名职业作家对风格、文学、艺术、戏剧和哲学的理性思考，毛姆精妙的写作技艺也在书中得到淋漓尽致的展示。
毛姆是个备受争议的作家，当岁月的磨砺将他变为一位坦然、睿智的老人，当他邀你共进下午茶并想和你闲谈几句，无论你喜不喜欢他，请不要拒绝。
毛姆是对我影响最大的现代作家。——乔治·奥威尔
毛姆叔叔说，他所寻求的是一本可以一次性回答所有困惑的书。而对于我们读者来说，《总结》，作为毛姆野心的至高表达，就是这么一本书。 ——毛尖

By 1938, Maugham had become a legend as a playwright, novelist and magician of the short story. He then wrote The Summing Up to give some account of how he learned his craft and why he became such an acute observer of human beings.