What accounts for the rise of the state, the creation of the first global system, and the dominance of the West? The conventional answer asserts that superior technology, tactics, and institutions

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世界上*大的语言*威解释了英语语法的秘密和微妙之处。David Crystal探索了它的历史和变种，解释了它的规则和不合规则之处，并介绍了如何识别其圈套和陷阱。关于为不同的目的和在不同的社会环境中如何用不同的方式使用语法提供了实用的指导。在一系列具有启发性的插图中，他还认真思考了数百年来博学多识的知名人士对英语语法的评价。就像本书的三本姐妹篇一样，《讲得通》将吸引所有对英语及其使用方法感兴趣的人。 The world's greatest authority on language explains the secrets and subtleties of the grammar of English. David Crystal explores its history and varieties, explains its rules and irregularities and shows how to navigate its snares and pitfalls. He gives practical guidance on how grammar is used in different ways for different purposes and in different social settings. In a series of revealing illustrations he also considers what learned and pro

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Chess is a popular and fascinating game, it s good for the mind, and satisfying to play with others, in clubs, or alone, in travel, against a computer, or an app. This new book will take you quickly through the movement of the pieces to good opening strategies, middle game techniques, and how to either finish off or defend against your opponent.

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A thrilling tour of the sea's most extreme species, coauthored by one of the world's leading marine scientists The ocean teems with life that thrives under difficult situations in unusual environments. The Extreme Life of the Sea takes readers to the absolute limits of the ocean world―the fastest and deepest, the hottest and oldest creatures of the oceans. It dives into the icy Arctic and boiling hydrothermal vents―and exposes the eternal darkness of the deepest undersea trenches―to show how marine life thrives against the odds. This thrilling book brings to life the sea's most extreme species, and tells their stories as characters in the drama of the oceans. Coauthored by Stephen Palumbi, one of today s leading marine scientists, The Extreme Life of the Sea tells the unforgettable tales of some of the most marvelous life forms on Earth, and the challenges they overcome to survive. Modern science and a fluid narrative style give every reader a deep look at the lives of these species. The Extre

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