In "23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism" one of today's most iconoclastic thinkers destroys the biggest myths about the world we live in. There's no such thing as a 'free' market. Globalization isn't making the world richer. We don't live in a digital world - the washing machine has changed lives more than the internet. Poor countries are more entrepreneurial than ri...(展开全部)

In "23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism", one of today's most iconoclastic thinkers destroys the biggest myths about the world we live in. It may have its flaws, but there's no real alternative to free-market capitalism - ultimately it's making us all more prosperous. The West is more efficient and financially savvy than the developing world. And technology is the wa...(展开全部)

'There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil' Bill Gates 'Smil's title says it all: to understand the world, you need to follow the trendlines, not the headlines. This is a compelling, fascinating, and most important, realistic portrait of the world and where it's going' Steven Pinker Is flying dangerous? How much do the world's cows weigh? And what m...(展开全部)

Sometimes you get only one chance. A good introduction can create connections and open doors. A bad one can make conversation fizzle and opportunities fade. What you need is a story that tells who you are—authentically, compellingly, and concisely—and can be adapted to fit any situation.

Sometimes you get only one chance. A good introduction can create connections and open doors. A bad one can make conversation fizzle and opportunities fade. What you need is a story that tells who you are—authentically, compellingly, and concisely—and can be adapted to fit any situation.

Tim O'Brien's modern classic that reset our understanding of fiction, nonfiction, and the way they can work together, as well as our understanding of the Vietnam war and its consequences, The Things They Carried now has well over a million copies in print.

蒂姆·奥布莱恩，美国作家。生于美国明尼苏达州沃辛顿，1968年毕业于圣保罗的麦卡莱斯特学院。1966至1970年，他作为步兵在越南服役。战后，他在哈佛大学攻读政府学研究生课程，后担任《华盛顿邮报》的国家事务记者。现居于马萨诸塞。 奥布莱恩的作品主要反映他在越战中的经历以及战争给美国士兵带来的巨大影响。1979年，《追寻卡奇亚托》荣获美国国家图书奖。1994年《湖畔迷网》被《纽约时报书评》评为年度最佳图书，亦被《时代周刊》评为年度最佳小说。1998年，《恋爱中的雄猫》一经出版立刻成为全美畅销书。

Amazon.com "They carried all the emotional baggage of men who might die. Grief, terror, love, longing--these were intangibles, but the intangibles had their own mass and specific gravity, they had tangible weight. They carried shameful memories. They carried the common secret of cowardice.... Men killed, and died, because they were embarrassed not to." A finalist for both the...(展开全部)

Amazon.com "They carried all the emotional baggage of men who might die. Grief, terror, love, longing--these were intangibles, but the intangibles had their own mass and specific gravity, they had tangible weight. They carried shameful memories. They carried the common secret of cowardice.... Men killed, and died, because they were embarrassed not to." A finalist for both the...(展开全部)

克里斯托弗·巴纳特（Christopher Barnatt），生于1967年。英国百年名校诺丁汉大学教授，20多年职业未来学家，*3D打印评论家。世界未来学会（World Future Society）会员，美国探索频道（Discovery Channel）Helium3Game.com网站制作顾问，时常出现在美国ABC新闻、英国天空新闻（Sky News）及众多其他BBC当地电台,投身英国Clore领袖培训计划（Clore Leadership Programme）多年。 从1995年出版《网络商业》（Cyber Business）率先预测互联网购物，到2013年《3D打印：下一次工业革命》（3D Printing: The Next Industrial Revolution）全球畅销发行，被翻译成了中文、日文和韩文等多国语言，克里斯托弗·巴纳特...(展开全部)