"An engaging polemic against the neat-police who hold so much sway over our lives." -The Wall Street Journal Enthusiastically embraced by readers everywhere, this groundbreaking book is an antidote to the accepted wisdom that tight schedules, neatness, and consistency are the keys to success. With an astounding array of anecdotes and case studies of the useful role mess can...(展开全部)

Like Freakonomics, here is a book that combines counterintuitive thinking with stories from everyday life to provide a striking new view of how our world works. Ever since Einstein's study of Brownian Motion, scientists have understood that a little disorder actually makes systems more effective. But most people still shun disorder--or suffer guilt over the mess they can't avoi...(展开全部)

愛因斯坦的書桌是有名的亂，為此他有所辯護：「如果一張雜亂的書桌代表的是一顆混亂的腦袋，那麼請問，一張空無一物的書桌又代表什麼？」事實上，雜亂通常代表創意取向，一張混亂的案頭往往隱藏著有效而直觀的歸檔系統。一分針對芝加哥大學六位學者──包括一位諾貝爾獎得主及兩位麥克阿瑟天才獎得主──的研究顯示，這六位學者唯一的共通之處就是他們雜亂到不行的研究室。這本書要強調的是：一點點的脫序或混亂可以讓既有系統更加行之有效。任何組織或個人只有在完美融合了混亂與秩序後才會有最好的表現。《亂好》檢視了企業、父母教養、烹飪、反恐戰爭、零售業……等方方面面，勾畫出只要選對合適的混亂層級與類型，反將獲致其潛在的優勢。追求絕對秩序既已不可能，不如放點水，用更寬容的心去看待那種種太被苛責的事：從政府運作、社會演進，到個人修為。亂，有何不可？怎麼亂才好？

愛因斯坦的書桌是有名的亂，為此他有所辯護：「如果一張雜亂的書桌代表的是一顆混亂的腦袋，那麼請問，一張空無一物的書桌又代表什麼？」事實上，雜亂通常代表創意取向，一張混亂的案頭往往隱藏著有效而直觀的歸檔系統。一分針對芝加哥大學六位學者──包括一位諾貝爾獎得主及兩位麥克阿瑟天才獎得主──的研究顯示，這六位學者唯一的共通之處就是他們雜亂到不行的研究室。這本書要強調的是：一點點的脫序或混亂可以讓既有系統更加行之有效。任何組織或個人只有在完美融合了混亂與秩序後才會有最好的表現。《亂好》檢視了企業、父母教養、烹飪、反恐戰爭、零售業……等方方面面，勾畫出只要選對合適的混亂層級與類型，反將獲致其潛在的優勢。追求絕對秩序既已不可能，不如放點水，用更寬容的心去看待那種種太被苛責的事：從政府運作、社會演進，到個人修為。亂，有何不可？怎麼亂才好？

Book Description A groundbreaking book that sheds new light on ideas of order - and shows how disorder and mess make our world a better place! Ever since Einstein's study of Brownian Motion, scientists have understood that a little disorder can actually make systems more effective. But most people still shun disorder - or suffer guilt over the mess they can't avoid. No long...(展开全部)

Our understanding of world history is changing, as new discoveries are made on all the continents and old prejudices are being challenged. In this truly global journey Andrew Marr revisits some of traditional histories, which have tended to be Eurocentric, telling mankind's story through tales of Greece and Rome and the crowned heads of Europe's oldest monarchies. Here he widen...(展开全部)

玛莎·葛森 曾为《石板》、《新共和》、《名利场》、《纽约时报》以及其他出版物撰稿，现居俄罗斯。 玛莎·葛森的著作: 《血液的重要性： 从遗传病到设计婴儿---未来的基因世界中我们会变得怎样》 《复活节和路子雅: 我的祖母们如何度过希特勒的战火和斯大林的和平》 《再度死寂: 共产主义之后的俄罗斯学术界》 《此时彼地》（著者：瓦莱丽亚·娜碧科娃； 译者：玛莎·葛森） 《半个革命: 当代俄罗斯女性作家小说》（编辑及译者：玛莎·葛森） 《完美的证明: 一位天才和世纪数学的突破》

The true story of a mathematical mystery, a million-dollar prize, and the fate of genius in today's world. In 2006, an eccentric Russian genius named Grigori Perelman solved Poincare's Conjecture, one of seven great unsolved mathamatical mysteries, the solution to any of which the Clay Institute, founded by Boston businessman Landon Clay in 2000 to promote mathematics, promis...(展开全部)

玛莎·葛森 曾为《石板》、《新共和》、《名利场》、《纽约时报》以及其他出版物撰稿，现居俄罗斯。 玛莎·葛森的著作: 《血液的重要性： 从遗传病到设计婴儿---未来的基因世界中我们会变得怎样》 《复活节和路子雅: 我的祖母们如何度过希特勒的战火和斯大林的和平》 《再度死寂: 共产主义之后的俄罗斯学术界》 《此时彼地》（著者：瓦莱丽亚·娜碧科娃； 译者：玛莎·葛森） 《半个革命: 当代俄罗斯女性作家小说》（编辑及译者：玛莎·葛森） 《完美的证明: 一位天才和世纪数学的突破》

The true story of a mathematical mystery, a million-dollar prize, and the fate of genius in today's world. In 2006, an eccentric Russian genius named Grigori Perelman solved Poincare's Conjecture, one of seven great unsolved mathamatical mysteries, the solution to any of which the Clay Institute, founded by Boston businessman Landon Clay in 2000 to promote mathematics, promis...(展开全部)