by Trevor Royle (2002)
Trevor Royle has recorded the experiences common to this unique cross-section of British society, evoking the good times & the bad. He has interviewed scores of ex-National Servicemen from all over the country & presents their impressions & anecdotes.
Wang Ping zhu bian
Ben shu jie shao le wai guo wen xue zai fa zhan zhong de ge zhong wen xue si chao, Jie shi le ren wen zhu yi, Lang man zhu yi, Xian shi zhu yi, Zi ran zhu yi, Xiang zheng zhu yi deng ying xiang wen xue fa zhan de bu tong shi qi de dai biao xing si xiang ji liu pai;Yi ji ge ge bu tong li shi shi qi de dai biao xing wen xue chuang zuo huo dong, Ru qi shi wen xue, Cheng shi wen xue deng.
Pamela McCorduck
"Pamela McCorduck first went among the artificial intelligentsia when the field was fresh and new, and asked the scientists engaged in it what they were doing and why. She saw artificial intelligence as the scientific apotheosis of one of the most enduring, glorious, often amusing, and sometimes alarming, traditions of human culture: the endless fascination with artifacts that think. Machines Who Think was translated into many languages, became an international cult classic, and stayed in print for nearly twenty years." "Now, Machines, Who Think is back, along with an extended Afterword that brings the field up to date in the last quarter century, including its scientific and its public faces. McCorduck shows how, from a slightly dubious fringe science, artificial intelligence has moved slowly (though not always steadily) to a central place in our everyday lives, and how it will be even more crucial as the World Wide Web moves into its next generation."--Jacket.
Edward Gibbon
Gibbon's masterpiece, which narrates the history of the Roman Empire from the second century a.d. to its collapse in the west in the fifth century and in the east in the fifteenth century, is widely considered the greatest work of history ever written. This abridgment retains the full scope of the original, but in a compass equivalent to a long novel. Casual readers now have access to the full sweep of Gibbon's narrative, while instructors and students have a volume that can be read in a single term. This unique edition emphasizes elements ignored in all other abridgments--in particular the role of religion in the empire and the rise of Islam.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Lionel Casson
In Everyday Life in Ancient Rome, Lionel Casson offers a lively introduction to the society of the age. Instead of following the standard procedure of social history, he presents a series of vignettes focusing on the "ways of life" of various members of that society, from the slave to the emperor.