[英文原版]Catch-22(Paperback)/JosephHeller 第二十二条军规 作者 : Joseph Heller 出版社: Vintage Classics 副标题: 50th Anniversary Edition 出版年: 2011-6-23 页数: 544 定价: GBP 7.99 装帧: Paperback ISBN: 9780099529125 Explosive, subversive, wild and funny, 50 years on the novel's strength is undiminished. Reading Joseph Heller's classic satire is nothing less than a rite of passage. Set in the closing months of World War II, this is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. His real problem is not the enemy - it is his own army which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. If Yossarian makes any attempts to excuse himself from the perilous missions then he is caught in Catch-22: if he flies he is crazy, and doesn't have to; but if he doesn't want to he must be sane and has to. That's some catch.

What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets (英语) 平装 内容简介 A renowned political philosopher rethinks the role that markets and money should play in our society Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we put a price on human life to decide how much pollution to allow? Is it ethical to pay people to test risky new drugs or to donate their organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars, outsourcing inmates to for-profit prisons, auctioning admission to elite universities, or selling citizenship to immigrants willing to pay? In his New York Times bestseller What Money Can't Buy, Michael J. Sandel takes up one of the biggest ethical questions of our time: Isn't there something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale? If so, how can we prevent market values from reaching into spheres of life where they don't belong? What are the moral limits of markets? In recent decades, market values

In Conned Again, Watson!, Colin Bruce re-creates theatmosphere of the original Sherlock Holmes stories to shed light onan enduring truth: Our reliance on common sense-and ignorance ofmathematics-often gets us into trouble. In these cautionary talesof greedy gamblers, reckless businessmen, and ruthless con men,Sherlock Holmes uses his deep understanding of probability,statistics, decision theory, and game theory to solve crimes andprotect the innocent. But it's not just the characters in thesewell-crafted stories that are deceived by statistics or fall preyto gambling fallacies. We all suffer from the results of poordecisions. In this illuminating collection, Bruce entertains whileteaching us to avoid similar blunders. From "The Execution ofAndrews" to "The Case of the Gambling Nobleman," there has neverbeen a more exciting way to learn when to take a calculatedrisk-and how to spot a scam.

A French courtier, secret agent, libertine and adventurer,Beaumarchais (1732-99) was also author of two sparkling plays aboutthe scoundrelly valet Figaro - triumphant successes that were usedas the basis of operas by Mozart and Rossini. A highly engagingcomedy of intrigue, The Barber of Seville portrays the resourcefulFigaro foiling a jealous old man's attempts to keep his beautifulward from her lover. And The Marriage of Figaro - condemned byLouis XVI for its daring satire of nobility and privilege - depictsa master and servant set in opposition by their desire for the samewoman. With characteristic lightness of touch, Beaumarchais createdan audacious farce of disguise and mistaken identity that balanceswit, frivolity and seriousness in equal measure.