Franz Kafka, frustrated with his living quarters and day job, wrote in a letter to Felice Bauer in 1912, “time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle maneuvers.” Kafka is one of 161 inspired—and inspiring—minds, among them, novelis...(展开全部)

Franz Kafka, frustrated with his living quarters and day job, wrote in a letter to Felice Bauer in 1912, “time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle maneuvers.” Kafka is one of 161 inspired—and inspiring—minds, among them, novelists,...(展开全部)

More of Mason Currey’s irresistible Daily Rituals, this time exploring the daily obstacles and rituals of women who are artists–painters, composers, sculptors, scientists, filmmakers, and performers. We see how these brilliant minds get to work, the choices they have to make: rebuffing convention, stealing (or secreting away) time from the pull of husbands, wives, children, obl...(展开全部)

The much-anticipated follow-up to the acclaimed and resoundingly fascinating Daily Rituals. Filled with the innovative, inspiring and wonderfully prolific accounts of some of the world's best female creators, Daily Rituals: Women at Work is the powerful and championing sequel to Mason Currey's first book, Daily Rituals. Barbara Hepworth sculpted outdoors and Janet Frame wore ea...(展开全部)

作者：大卫 麦考利是《机械运转的秘密》的作者，凯迪克金奖、波士顿环球报号角图书奖、德国青少年文学奖、安徒生大奖两度提名奖获得者，著名的教育家、作家、画家、建筑师。他在30多年的图书创作生涯中，已出版了近20部作品，获得了华盛顿知识类儿童读物奖、德国青少年读物图书奖等十余项国际大奖，并两度被提名国际安徒生大奖，多部作品已被制作成电视节目。对于少儿读物来讲，麦考利的书显得相当奢华，书中的插图每一幅都近乎设计师的图纸。年逾60的麦考利至今还像孩子玩玩具般驰骋在创意的空间里。 译者：吕梦佳，男，首都师范大学信息工程（光电信息）专业工学学士、应用英语专业文学学士和科学技术史专业理学硕士。曾就读于美国马萨诸塞州Pioneer Valley Regional School，美国国家高中荣誉生会(NHS)成员。团中央第十五届、首都师范大学第十二届研究生支教团团长，于...(展开全部)

How Pathogenic Viruses Work is a concise summary of the basics of virology written in an understandable and entertaining manner. The book is composed of nine lectures covering the essential elements of virus-host interactions with descriptive graphics, helpful mnemonic tactics for retaining the concepts, and brief lecture reviews. This is an ideal text for medical, science, and...(展开全部)

How Pathogenic Viruses Work is a concise summary of the basics of virology written in an understandable and entertaining manner. The book is composed of nine lectures covering the essential elements of virus-host interactions with descriptive graphics, helpful mnemonic tactics for retaining the concepts, and brief lecture reviews. This is an ideal text for medical, science, and...(展开全部)

What could Greek poets or Roman historians say in their own language that would be lost in translation? After all, different languages have different personalities, and this is especially clear with languages of the ancient and medieval world. This volume celebrates six such languages - Ancient Greek, Latin, Old English, Sanskrit, Old Irish, and Biblical Hebrew - by first intro...(展开全部)

Every day we work with others to solve problems and make decisions, but the experience is often stressful, frustrating, and inefficient.How to Make Collaboration Work shows how collaboration can become a joy rather than a chore-a kind of chemical reaction that releases energy than it consumes.

All of us are drug users, in the broadest sense of the word. Drugs can be medicines, they can be used for pleasure, and they can also be used to protect our long-term health. It is important that we are well informed about the drugs we use - how they work, their benefits and their risks. This book is a unique guide for the general science reader to the drugs of everyday life - ...(展开全部)