In this lively and stimulating account, noted mathematician and educator W. W. Sawyer (Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto) defines mathematics as "the classification and study of all possible patterns." It is a broad definition, but one that seems appropriate to the great scope and depth of the topic. Indeed, mathematics seems to have few boundaries, either in applicatio...(展开全部)

In this lively and stimulating account, noted mathematician and educator W. W. Sawyer (Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto) defines mathematics as "the classification and study of all possible patterns." It is a broad definition, but one that seems appropriate to the great scope and depth of the topic. Indeed, mathematics seems to have few boundaries, either in applicatio...(展开全部)

It is the year 12,020 G.E. and Emperor Cleon I sits uneasily on the Imperial throne of Trantor. Here in the great multidomed capital of the Galactic Empire, forty billion people have created a civilization of unimaginable technological and cultural complexity. Yet Cleon knows there are those who would see him fall - those whom he would destroy if only he could read the future. ...(展开全部)

毕业于哈佛大学法律专业，《时代》杂志资深撰稿人，曾是《时代》杂志首席科技作家。著有《The Perfect Store: Inside eBay》，并与人合著了关于关于Richard J Daley市长的传记《American Pharaoh》。 《无所畏惧》是作者在金融危机后，为美国领导人量身定做的危机解决读本。20世纪30年代，从美国华尔街开始的经济大萧条震动了全世界，罗斯福总统在美国几近崩溃的危机时刻实施新政，开创了现代美国。2008年，金融危机席卷全世界，这对受到重创的美国和总统奥巴马而言，无疑是巨大的挑战。 本书虽未就当下的金融危机开出药方，但是正如作者提醒我们的，罗斯福时代的经济难点——关于宏观调控、福利、农业政策和其他更多方面——今天仍然存在，因此，无论是美国读者还是中国读者，本书都大有裨益。

"A fascinating account of an extraordinary moment in the life of the United States." -- The New York Times With the world currently in the grips of a financial crisis unlike anything since the Great Depression, Nothing to Fear could not be timelier. This acclaimed work of history brings to life Franklin Roosevelt's first hundred days in office, when he and his inner circ...(展开全部)

A revealing account of the critical first days of FDR’s presidency, during the worst moments of the Great Depression, when he and his inner circle launched the New Deal and presided over the birth of modern America Nothing to Fear brings to life a fulcrum moment in American history—the tense, feverish first one hundred days of FDR’s presidency, when he and his inner circle...(展开全部)

His eyes were open now, watching the path of the tiny flame. If you continue your path, little spark, you will cause great harm.I must burn! I must live!There are places where your glow and heat are welcome. Find them, do not destroy the dwellings or take the lives of my people!For a second, he seemed to wink out of existence but then blazed back with renewed vigor.Thrall knew ...(展开全部)

His eyes were open now, watching the path of the tiny flame. If you continue your path, little spark, you will cause great harm.I must burn! I must live!There are places where your glow and heat are welcome. Find them, do not destroy the dwellings or take the lives of my people!For a second, he seemed to wink out of existence but then blazed back with renewed vigor.Thrall knew ...(展开全部)

Nietzsche proposes in "Beyond Good and Evil" a system of inquiry and analysis known by the phrase 'history as critique.' This straightforward manner of investigation leads Nietzsche to question all of culture's most venerated conventions: science, religion, politics, decency and linguistic stock. He begins this process by overriding tradition when he says "only that which has n...(展开全部)

Nietzsche proposes in "Beyond Good and Evil" a system of inquiry and analysis known by the phrase 'history as critique.' This straightforward manner of investigation leads Nietzsche to question all of culture's most venerated conventions: science, religion, politics, decency and linguistic stock. He begins this process by overriding tradition when he says "only that which has n...(展开全部)