Book Description This is an account of the largest on-the-scene study of U.S. schools ever undertaken. Called 'A Study of Schooling' and carried on over 4 years， trained investigators went into more than 1，000 classrooms in 38 elementary and secondary schools in seven different sections of the United States. These schools were located in urban， rural， and suburban areas. The i...(展开全部)

A landmark study from one of the nation's top educators. First published 20 years ago, "A Place Called School" is the revolutionary account of the largest on-scene study of U.S. schools ever conducted. Data were gathered from more than 27,000 students, teachers, and parents, and over 1,000 classes were carefully observed by trained researchers. The result is this book. Written ...(展开全部)

A provocative and inspiring look at the future of humanity and science from world-renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin Rees Humanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks over the next century. Various outcomes―good and bad―are possible. Yet our approach to the future is characterized by short-term ...(展开全部)

Every generation has looked towards the heavens and wondered at the beauty of the Moon. Fifty years ago, a few Americans became the first to do the reverse--and shared with Earth-bound audiences the view of their own planet hanging in the sky instead. Recently, the connection has been discovered to be even closer: a fragment of the Earth's surface was found embedded in a rock b...(展开全部)

约翰·罗默，1945年生，美国著名经济学家，曾任加州大学戴维斯学院经济学教授，“经济、正义与社会”研究中心负责人，现为耶鲁大学经济学与政治学教授，是“分析的马克思主义经济学”流派的主要代表人物。其教学与研究领域主要是：分配公正的经济学、马克思经济理论、最优化经济学和微观经济学。主要著作有：《马克思经济理论的分析基础》、《剥削与阶级的一般理论》、《在自由中丧失——马克思主义经济哲学导论》。苏联、东欧剧变后，他坚持为社会主义辩护，并运用经济模式构造未来社会主义的蓝图，写下了这部《社会主义的未来》。 余文烈，经济学教授、哲学研究员，曾任中国社会科学院研究室主任，研究员、博士生导师，现为深圳市委党校教授，中华外国经济学说研究会副会长。曾受聘比利时鲁汶大学、瑞典斯德哥尔摩大学等院校客座教授或访问教授。主持完成国家社科基金项目3项，出版专著和译著《市场社会主义：...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

Where does philosophy, the oldest academic subject, stand at the beginning of the new millennium? This remarkable volume brings together leading figures from most major branches of the discipline to offer answers. What remains of the 'linguistic turn' in twentieth-century philosophy? How should moral philosophy respond to and incorporate developments in empirical psychology? Wh...(展开全部)

This hardcover edition is available only in a premium, full-cloth binding. It will not ship with a dust jacket. New competitive realities have ruptured industry boundaries, overthrown much of standard management practice, and rendered conventional models of strategy and growth obsolete. In their stead have come the powerful ideas and methodologies of Gary Hamel and C.K. P...(展开全部)

Where does philosophy, the oldest academic subject, stand at the beginning of the new millennium? This remarkable volume brings together leading figures from most major branches of the discipline to offer answers. What remains of the 'linguistic turn' in twentieth-century philosophy? How should moral philosophy respond to and incorporate developments in empirical psychology? Wh...(展开全部)