The Beauty of All Things
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Cross-disciplinary thinkers with a strong interest in the intersection of physics and philosophy
- Readers who wish to break down the barrier between the sciences and the humanities and discover humanistic meaning in science
- Readers who appreciate clear, elegant, and literary science writing
- Explorers with a lasting curiosity about grand questions such as the universe and the nature of life
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking quick-fix popular science or fragmented knowledge
- Professional researchers expecting rigorous academic argumentation or technical detail
Reading tips
- Read in a relaxed frame of mind, following the author's train of thought without rushing to grasp every physics concept at once
- Pause whenever you like to associate and reflect, drawing on your own observations of nature and art
- Read alongside works on the history or philosophy of science to deepen your understanding of some of the book's ideas
About the publisher
Hunan People's Publishing House is a publisher known for its strengths in the humanities and social sciences and in translated classic works. Its catalog covers biography, Eastern philosophy, philosophical reading, social fiction, classics, and essays, with a particular focus on introducing major foreign works of thought and literary classics. Representative titles include Stefan Zweig's Decisive Moments in History and The Struggle with the Daemon: Hölderlin, Kleist, Nietzsche, Albert Camus's The Myth of Sisyphus, Bertrand Russell's The Conquest of Happiness, and Seneca's On the Shortness of Life, alongside multiple volumes of selected fiction by Shen Congwen. Among the translators and authors represented are Liang Xijiang, Yuan Xiaoyi, Yi Siting, Pan Lu, and Ren Guoqiang. Beyond the 142 titles in this catalog, public information is limited, so no further publishing details are given here.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一卷 草植
- 荇菜
- 菅/白茅
- 葑/荼/荠
- 薁/葵
- 苹/蒿/芩
- 葛
- 芣苢
- 卷耳
- 蒌
- 蘩
- 蕨/薇
- 藻/蘋
- 蒹/葭
- 蓬/谖
- 匏
- 苓
- 麦
- 蝱
- 绿竹
- 芄兰
- 黍/稷
- 蓷
- 艾
- 麻
- 荷华/游龙
- 茹藘
- 蕑
- 勺药
- 莠
- 蔹
- 荍
- 旨苕/鹝
- 蓍
- 果臝
- 莱
- 莪
- 蓫
- 莞
- 蓼
- 蔚
- 茑/女萝
- 芹
- 茆
- 堇
- 荏菽
- 笋
- 稌
- 第二卷 树木
- 桃
- 枢/榆
- 唐棣/李
- 柽
- 驳/棣
- 楚
- 甘棠
- 梅
- 棘
- 榛
- 栗
- 椅
- 桐
- 梓
- 漆
- 桧
- 松
- 木瓜
- 蒲
- 檀
- 舜
- 柳
- 杻
- 椒
- 杨
- 梅
- 杞
- 枸
- 榖
- 柞
- 梧桐
- 第三卷 鸟禽
- 雎鸠
- 黄鸟
- 仓庚/鹳
- 鷮
- 鹊
- 鸠
- 鸣鸠
- 雀
- 燕
- 雉
- 雁
- 流离
- 凫
- 晨风
- 鸱鸮
- 鹭
- 鶪
- 脊令
- 翚
- 桑扈
- 鸳鸯
- 鹥
- 桃虫
- 第四卷 走兽
- 麇/尨
- 兕
- 鹿
- 豝
- 熊
- 豺
- 猱
- 猫
- 貉/狸
- 第五卷 鱼及其他
- 鳢/鰋
- 龟
- 鲤
- 台
- 鳖
- 贝
- 鼍
- 鲦
- 第六卷 昆虫
- 螽斯
- 草虫
- 蝤蛴/螓/蛾
- 苍蝇
- 蟋蟀
- 蜉蝣
- 蜩
- 莎鸡
- 蚕
- 蜾蠃
- 蜮
- 螟/螣/蟊
- 虿
- 伊威/蟏蛸/宵行
- 编后记
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About the author
Public information about Wang Yuan is limited, and his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background cannot currently be confirmed. Judging from the three works held in the library, however, his writing spans finance and economics, culture, and management, showing a fairly broad range of interests. Investment-Led Economic Growth: Structure, Efficiency and Transformation Paths focuses on macroeconomic performance and the shift in growth models, displaying a clear awareness of real-world problems; The Beauty of All Things turns to cultural aesthetics in a more relaxed tone; and There Are No Unsellable Products, Only Sellers Who Cannot Sell addresses sales practice and business methods for working professionals. Though the subjects differ widely, all three books share an approach that explains specialized issues clearly and stays close to the reader. Based on the available material, Wang Yuan comes across as an author who balances theory with practice, discussing topics through structure, efficiency, and operational detail. His works should appeal to general readers interested in economic transformation, cultural taste, and sales management.
Public information about Hosoi Jun's life and nationality is limited, and his profile emerges mainly from the ten works held in the collection. These works center on the natural and material subjects named in ancient Chinese classics such as the Book of Songs and the Classic of Mountains and Seas, combining illustrated color plates of plants, birds, beasts, fish, insects, artifacts, architecture, and folk customs with traditional annotation and translation. They also encompass literary appreciation and cultural popularization. Representative works include An Illustrated Guide to the Flora and Fauna of the Book of Songs, Everything Has a Spirit: Plants, Birds, Beasts, Fish, and Insects in the Book of Songs, and the illustrated collector's edition of the annotated Book of Songs, along with color-plate compilations on rare ancient species, folk life, and ancient architecture and customs. His editorial and illustrative approach emphasizes mutual verification between image and text, restoring named things from the classics into recognizable visual forms that are both artistically appealing and informative, offering readers an intuitive path to understanding ancient views of nature and daily life and giving his work a distinctive place among illustrated books on traditional culture.
