卡尔·雅斯贝斯，20世纪德国著名哲学家、德国存在主义哲学奠基人之一。他主张哲学是对存在的主观解释, 认为哲学应当为人的自由而呼吁, 应当注重人的生存, 并以此作为一切现实的核心。《时代的精神状况》是其重要著作。 王德峰，复旦大学哲学学院教授。

A tender, merciless portrait of a life going to pieces by the internationally acclaimed author of Out Stealing Horses. Men in My Situation, Per Petterson’s evocative and moving new novel, finds Arvid Jansen in a tailspin, unable to process the grief of losing his parents and brothers in a tragic ferry accident. In the aftermath, Arvid’s wife, Turid, divorced him and took their ...(展开全部)

Tied to the profundity of life and death, media are and have always been existential. Yet, as they are deeply embedded in the life-world on both individual and global scales, they currently capitalize on human existence seemingly without limit, while being mythologized as boundless harbingers of the future and as solutions to the predicaments of a world now poised on the edge. ...(展开全部)

李·罗斯（Lee Ross） 斯坦福大学教授，具有影响力的社会心理学家，2008年获得实验社会心理学学会杰出科学家奖。他是斯坦福大学国际冲突与谈判中心（Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation，SCICN）的联合创始人。他的主要研究方向为归因偏见、判断和决策缺陷以及解决冲突的障碍，包括态度形成与改变、社会认知、判断与决定、影响、群体间关系和政治心理学等。 理查德·E.尼斯贝特（Richard E. Nisbett） 密歇根大学心理学荣誉教授，世界著名心理学家之一。他的研究集中在社会心理学和认知科学方面。他曾获得美国心理学会杰出科学贡献奖和许多其他国际奖项。他是美国国家科学院和美国艺术与科学学院的成员。著有《逻辑思维》（Mindware: Tools for Smart Thin...(展开全部)

How does the situation we're in influence the way we behave and think? Professors Ross and Nisbett eloquently argue that the context we find ourselves in substantially affects our behavior in this timely reissue of one of social psychology's classic textbooks. With a new foreword by Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point.

Communication is an art, and anyone--whether shy or outgoing--can improve his or her conversational skills. In "Confident Conversation," Mike Bechtle offers a straightforward guide to making good conversation that works for any personality type. He highlights the art of give and take, stresses the importance of listening, and gives confidence to those who hesitate to strike up...(展开全部)

A total institution is defined by Goffman as a place of residence and work where a large number of like-situated, individuals, cut off from the wider society for an appreciable period of time, together lead an enclosed, formally administered round of life. Prisons serve as a clear example, providing we appreciate that what is prison-like about prisons is found in institutions w...(展开全部)

You’re about to have an uncomfortable meeting with your boss. The principal just called about your middle-schooler. You had a fight with your partner and it’s an hour before bed. You know your next move will go a long way toward defining your relationships with these individuals. So what do you do? We all find ourselves in situations similar to these and too often resort to the...(展开全部)

For anyone who has ever searched for the right word at a crucial moment, the revised third edition of this bestselling guide offers a smart and succinct way to say everything One million copies sold! How to Say It® provides clear and practical guidance for what to say--and what not to say--in any situation. Covering everything from business correspondence to personal letters, t...(展开全部)