Much of the advice we’ve been told about achievement is logical, earnest…and downright wrong. In Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker reveals the extraordinary science behind what actually determines success and most importantly, how anyone can achieve it. You’ll learn: • Why valedictorians rarely become millionaires, and how your biggest weakness might actually be your great...(展开全部)

From the media to our mothers, others have taught us certain rules about intimacy and love. But what if these rules are wrong? Or even harmful? Sociologist and relationship expert Pepper Schwartz questions these assumptions, challenges our values, and breaks rules. She offers fresh alternatives and solutions that fit our needs as individuals-and shows that by letting go of tra...(展开全部)

In A Brief History of Black Holes, award-winning University of Oxford researcher Dr Becky Smethurst charts five hundred years of scientific breakthroughs in astronomy and astrophysics. Right now, you are orbiting a black hole. The Earth orbits the Sun, and the Sun orbits the centre of the Milky Way: a supermassive black hole, the strangest and most misunderstood phenomenon in t...(展开全部)

Why is the Mona Lisa the most famous painting in the world? Why did Facebook succeed when other social networking sites failed? Did the surge in Iraq really lead to less violence? How much can CEO’s impact the performance of their companies? And does higher pay incentivize people to work hard? If you think the answers to these questions are a matter of common sense, think again...(展开全部)

Wanton youth seen through lush, dreamy, and sweeping watercolors. Rendered in vividwatercolorwhere parquet floors and patterned dresses morph together, "The Wrong Place "revolves around the often absent Robbie, a charismatic lothario of mysterious celebrity who has the run of a city that is as chaotic as it is resplendent. Robbie's sexual energy captivates the attention of men ...(展开全部)

艾米丽·奥斯特(Emily Oster)是布朗大学经济学教授，zui新作品是《一个经济学家的育儿指南》(Cribsheet)一书。她曾在2007年TED大会上发表演讲，她的作品曾发表在《纽约时报》、《华尔街日报》、《福布斯》和《时尚先生》杂志。 艾米丽是经济学家杰西·夏皮罗(Jesse Shapiro)的夫人，也是两位经济学家兼耶鲁教授的女儿。她还是两个孩子的母亲。

艾米丽·奥斯特(Emily Oster)是布朗大学经济学教授，zui新作品是《一个经济学家的育儿指南》(Cribsheet)一书。她曾在2007年TED大会上发表演讲，她的作品曾发表在《纽约时报》、《华尔街日报》、《福布斯》和《时尚先生》杂志。 艾米丽是经济学家杰西·夏皮罗(Jesse Shapiro)的夫人，也是两位经济学家兼耶鲁教授的女儿。她还是两个孩子的母亲。

Is salt really bad for you? Is fish good for you? What about coffee, red meat, or saturated fats? Can pregnant women rely on their doctor's advice about what to eat? Does gluten-free food carry any health benefits at all? Do doctors know anything about nutrition? In the course of research, Tim Spector has been shocked to discover how little scientific evidence there is for many...(展开全部)

China's rise is altering global power relations, reshaping economic debates, and commanding tremendous public attention. Despite extensive media and academic scrutiny, the conventional wisdom about China's economy is often wrong. Cracking the China Conundrum provides a holistic and contrarian view of China's major economic, political, and foreign policy issues. Yukon Huang tren...(展开全部)

戴维•申克，美国著名作家，迄今共出版了5本书，其中包含《失忆》、《信息烟尘》（被称为数字时代的《寂静的春天》）与《不朽的棋局》。他目前担任《大西洋月刊》的通讯记者，同时也替各大杂志、电台撰稿，如《纽约时报》、《国家地理》、《纽约客》、《连线》、美国国家公共广播电台等。