達爾文三部曲現代版**！**繼《槍炮、病菌與鋼鐵》、《大崩壞》，人類大歷史三部曲最終章《昨日世界》磅礡上市：重拾遺落在文明洪流中的昨日美好。★ 暢銷慶祝版新增賈德．戴蒙寫給台灣的獨家序言。★ 比爾．蓋茲：「本書是繼《槍炮、病菌與鋼鐵》，最能啟發讀者世界觀的一本書。」★《紐約時報》暢銷書。普立茲獎得主，當代最具權威性作家賈德．戴蒙，睽違八年後帶著《昨日世界》回歸，完成人類大歷史三部曲書寫計畫！《槍炮、病菌與鋼鐵》（1998年）探討人類社會的命運，《大崩壞》（2006年）解讀人類社會的明天，而在新作《昨日世界》中，戴蒙聚焦九大面向：戰爭與和平、爭端的解決、養兒育女、老人安養、應變危險、宗教、語言與健康等，逐一爬梳其歷史...

During a chance encounter, two nearly identical boys, one a poor beggar and the other a prince, decide to exchange places. The pauper, now living in the royal palace, is constantly filled with the dread of being discovered for who and what he really is while the Prince, dressed in rags, lives on the street enduring hardships he never thought possible. Both children soon discover that neither life is as carefree as they expected.Mandarin Companion is a series of easy-to-read novels ...

Two students are fascinated by outer space, but when their new teacher seems to know more about Mars than anyone could possibly know, they start to suspect that something is unusual. As they encounter inexplicable events, they become convinced their teacher is actually from Mars. How can they prove it and who will believe them? They may be the only ones who can discover the truth!Mandarin Companion is a series of easy-to-read novels in Chinese that are fun to read and proven to acc...

**Traditional Chinese Edition**Even at a young age, Xiao Ming (boy Sherlock Holmes) has a reputation among his peers for his keen powers of deduction. His budding skills are put to the test when he is tasked with finding a thief at school, investigating the source of strange fires starting out of seemingly nowhere, and discovering the identity of a secret admirer anonymously sending flowers to a classmate. With the help of his older brother, Xiao Ming employs his skills of wit and ...

歷史上到底發生了什麼事，讓世界這麼不平等？「我們這個時代的達爾文」賈德‧戴蒙經典不墜之作最具原創性與影響力的一萬三千年人類簡史榮獲普立茲獎、英國皇家學會科學圖書獎、紐約時報暢銷書36國語言譯本，全球銷售超過數百萬冊｜25週年暢銷紀念版｜為什麼現代社會中的財富和權力分配，是以今日此種面貌呈現？為何越過大洋殺戮、征服和滅絕的，不是美洲、非洲的土著，而是歐洲人和亞洲人？歷史上到底發生了什麼事，導致現代世界的不平等？透過生物地理學、演化生物學、語言學、文化人類學等科學的視野，賈德．戴蒙帶領讀者橫跨一萬三千年，探索不同族群的發展軌跡。本書挑戰了傳統史觀，出版至今傳誦不墜、激起無數討論，本身即是人類文明的重大進展。閱讀本書，不但能明白現代世界的生成，亦將使未來世界的樣貌更為明晰。／建構人...

人類史上第一次，我們的選擇足以決定全世界的命運。繼《槍炮、病菌與鋼鐵》之後，賈德．戴蒙獻給21世紀人類的求生之書。★ 普立茲獎得主作品★《紐約時報》、《華盛頓郵報》、《出版人週刊》暢銷書★ 15週年暢銷紀念版何以一些曾經繁榮鼎盛的文明殞落、滅亡，走上毀滅之路，而一些文明得以存續？我們能從歷史中學到什麼？從復活節島的波里尼西亞文化、美洲的阿納薩茲印第安部落與馬雅文明，到格陵蘭到的維京人族群……戴蒙試圖找出這些文明最後滅絕的危機與模式。除了生態環境的破壞、氣候變化、強鄰威脅、友邦的支持等因素，他認為最重要的關鍵在於一個社會面對環境問題的應變能力。戴蒙透過本書反思現代之處境，也提出一個急迫、亟待解決的問題──人類社會要如何避免這種生態性的毀滅。／21世紀不應是文明的盡頭。全球每年二億五千萬人遭受天災肆虐，許多天災其實是人禍迫使環境反撲！我們的環境問題與資源短缺猶如定時炸彈，不到五十年勢必引爆...

Even at a young age, Xiao Ming (boy Sherlock Holmes) has a reputation among his peers for his keen powers of observation. His budding skills are put to the test when he is tasked with finding a thief at school. However mysteries always seem to find him when strange fires start out of seemingly nowhere and a classmate begins anonymously receiving flowers from a secret admirer. With the help of his older brother, Xiao Ming employs his skills of wit and deduction to unveil the truth hidden be...

賈德．戴蒙第一部經典鉅作「人類大歷史三部曲」前傳榮獲英國科普書獎、《洛杉磯時報》科普書獎《第三種猩猩》是賈德．戴蒙第一部最重要、也最精采的作品，從兩性議題、族群關係到生態問題，都有重要的見地；更是戴蒙首次觸及人類史之新面貌與原始部落故事，其後方於「人類大歷史三部曲」──《槍炮、病菌與鋼鐵》、《大崩壞》、《昨日世界》——做出更完整的論述。本書可說是三部曲的前傳。──生物人類學者／本書譯者 王道還精彩！戴蒙以博物學家的敏銳眼光與哲學家的巧思來研究人類的行為和起源。──《感官之旅》作者 黛安．艾克曼（Diane Ackerman）本書絕對經得起時間的考驗。──哈佛大學教授、《生物圈的未來》作者 愛德華．威爾森Edward O. Wilson一本人人必讀的經典之作。看了本書，我們才得以明瞭身為人類的意義。──史丹佛大學教授、《人類的演化》作者 保羅．埃力克（Paul R. Ehrlich...

When the new teacher seems to know more about Mars than anyone could possibly know, two friends in the class start to suspect that something is unusual. As they encounter inexplicable events, they become convinced their teacher is actually from Mars. How can they prove it and who will believe them? They may be the only ones who can discover the truth.Mandarin Companion is a series of easy-to-read novels in Chinese that are fun to read and proven to accelerate language learning. Eve...

When the beautiful Zixin arrives on campus, best friends Dapeng and Wendong soon discover they both share an interest in her. To preserve their friendship, they make a promise not to pursue her. However, when Wendong sees Zixin going for a ride in Dapeng’s car, the truce dissolves into a battle between the two friends trying to gain the affection of Zixin. Whom does she really like, or are they “Just Friends?”Mandarin Companion is a series of easy-to-read novels in Chinese that are...

Dapeng and Wendong are best friends attending the same college. When the beautiful Zixin arrives on campus, they soon discover they both share an interest in her. To preserve their friendship, they make a promise not to pursue her. However, when Wendong sees Zixin going for a ride in Dapeng’s car, the truce dissolves into a battle between the two friends trying to gain the affection of Zixin. Whom does she really like, or are they “Just Friends?”Mandarin Companion is a series of ea...

**Traditional Chinese Edition**During a chance encounter, two nearly identical boys, one a poor beggar and the other a prince, decide to exchange places. The pauper, now living in the royal palace, is constantly filled with the dread of being discovered for who and what he really is while the Prince, dressed in rags, lives on the street enduring hardships he never thought possible. Both children soon discover that neither life is as carefree as they expected.