“I have no special talents,” said Albert Einstein. “I am only passionately curious.” Everyone is born curious. But only some retain the habits of exploring, learning, and discovering as they grow older. Those who do so tend to be smarter, more creative, and more successful. So why are many of us allowing our curiosity to wane? In Curious, Ian Leslie makes a passionate case for ...(展开全部)

This extraordinary book explains the engine that has catapulted the Internet from backwater to ubiquityand reveals that it is sputtering precisely because of its runaway success. With the unwitting help of its users, the generative Internet is on a path to a lockdown, ending its cycle of innovationand facilitating unsettling new kinds of control. IPods, iPhones, Xboxes, and ...(展开全部)

All legally enforceable rights cost money. A practical, commonsense notion? Yes, but one ignored by almost everyone, from libertarian ideologues to Supreme Court justices to human rights advocates. The simple insight that rights are expensive reminds us that freedom is not violated by a government that taxes and spends, but requires it - and requires a citizenry vigilant about ...(展开全部)

This extraordinary book explains the engine that has catapulted the Internet from backwater to ubiquity—and reveals that it is sputtering precisely because of its runaway success. With the unwitting help of its users, the generative Internet is on a path to a lockdown, ending its cycle of innovation—and facilitating unsettling new kinds of control. IPods, iPhones, Xboxes, and T...(展开全部)

This extraordinary book explains the engine that has catapulted the Internet from backwater to ubiquity—and reveals that it is sputtering precisely because of its runaway success. With the unwitting help of its users, the generative Internet is on a path to a lockdown, ending its cycle of innovation—and facilitating unsettling new kinds of control. IPods, iPhones, Xboxes, and T...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 蒂姆·奥莱利（Tim O'Reilly）是全球最著名的计算机图书出版商奥莱利传媒的创始人，也是硅谷最知名的趋势观察者之一。他推动了“开源软件”和“Web 2.0”这两个概念的广泛使用和传播，让IT界及商界受益无穷。 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ★“蒂姆·奥莱利能催生一个行业”——Google 前 CEO，Alphabet 公司执行董事长，埃里克·施密特； ★蒂姆·奥莱利是“业内权威”——麦肯锡全球研究院院长，詹姆斯·马尼卡博士； ★《Inc.》杂志称蒂姆·奥莱利是“硅谷先知”，“在过去30年里，他几乎预见了每一项重大的技术创新”； ★《eWeek》全球 IT 业最具影响力百人榜,蒂姆·奥莱利位列 17 位，...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 蒂姆·奥莱利（Tim O'Reilly）是全球最著名的计算机图书出版商奥莱利传媒的创始人，也是硅谷最知名的趋势观察者之一。他推动了“开源软件”和“Web 2.0”这两个概念的广泛使用和传播，让IT界及商界受益无穷。 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ★“蒂姆·奥莱利能催生一个行业”——Google 前 CEO，Alphabet 公司执行董事长，埃里克·施密特； ★蒂姆·奥莱利是“业内权威”——麦肯锡全球研究院院长，詹姆斯·马尼卡博士； ★《Inc.》杂志称蒂姆·奥莱利是“硅谷先知”，“在过去30年里，他几乎预见了每一项重大的技术创新”； ★《eWeek》全球 IT 业最具影响力百人榜,蒂姆·奥莱利位列 17 位，...(展开全部)

In Take on the Street , Arthur Levitt--Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission for eight years under President Clinton--provides the best kind of insider information: the kind that can help honest, small investors protect themselves from the deliberately confusing ways of Wall Street. At a time when investor confidence in Wall Street and corporate America is at an ...(展开全部)

Bacteria are invisible, mysterious, deadly, self-sufficient!and absolutely essential for all life, including yours. No other living things combine their elegant simplicity with their incredibly complex role: Bacteria keep us alive, supply our food, and regulate our biosphere. We can't live a day without them, and no chemical, antibiotic, or irradiation has ever successfully era...(展开全部)

Tia Toomey, the fit woman, has won the CrossFit Games an incredible six years in a row and is undeniably a true warrior. She has also trained for the Winter Olympics in bobsledding, competed in the Summer Olympics in weightlifting, and was a Commonwealth Games gold medalist. She is, in short, the accomplished and dominant athletes in human history. But for Tia physical fitness ...(展开全部)