This book offers a revealing—and troubling—view of today's high school students and the ways they pursue high grades and success. Veteran teacher Denise Pope follows five highly regarded students through a school year and discovers that these young people believe getting ahead requires manipulating the system, scheming, lying, and cheating.

赫曼特·塔内佳 (Hemant Taneja)，著名风投公司通用催化风投（General Catalyst）的董事总经理。 去规模化正是推动他对条码支付（Stripe）、色拉布（Snapchat）、爱彼迎和瓦尔比·派克(Warby Parker)等突破性公司进行投资的核心理念。 赫曼特是先进能源经济的联合创始人，该组织致力于改变美国的能源政策；也是非营利性教育组织可汗学院的董事会成员；除此之外，他还是斯坦福大学医学院的董事会成员。赫曼特在斯坦福大学开授了一门关于AI、创业和社会的课程，是**在《哈佛商业评论》上发表去规模化现象的人。他在麻省理工学院获得了六个学位。 ／ 凯文·梅尼 (Kevin Maney)是《新闻周刊（Newsweek）》的一名专栏作家，著有多本关于科技与社会的著作。

赫曼特·塔内佳 (Hemant Taneja)，著名风投公司通用催化风投（General Catalyst）的董事总经理。 去规模化正是推动他对条码支付（Stripe）、色拉布（Snapchat）、爱彼迎和瓦尔比·派克(Warby Parker)等突破性公司进行投资的核心理念。 赫曼特是先进能源经济的联合创始人，该组织致力于改变美国的能源政策；也是非营利性教育组织可汗学院的董事会成员；除此之外，他还是斯坦福大学医学院的董事会成员。赫曼特在斯坦福大学开授了一门关于AI、创业和社会的课程，是**在《哈佛商业评论》上发表去规模化现象的人。他在麻省理工学院获得了六个学位。 ／ 凯文·梅尼 (Kevin Maney)是《新闻周刊（Newsweek）》的一名专栏作家，著有多本关于科技与社会的著作。

Madeline Levine has been a practicing psychologist for twenty-five years, but it was only recently that she began to observe a new breed of unhappy teenager. When a bright, personable fifteen-year-old girl, from a loving and financially comfortable family, came into her office with the word empty carved into her left forearm, Levine was startled. This girl and her message se...(展开全部)

In recent years, numerous studies have shown that bright, charming, seemingly confident and socially skilled teenagers from affluent, loving families are experiencing epidemic rates of depression, substance abuse, and anxiety disorders—rates higher than in any other socioeconomic group of American adolescents. Materialism, pressure to achieve, perfectionism, and disconnection a...(展开全部)

Two summers ago, scientists removed a tiny piece of flesh from Philip Ball’s arm and turned it into a rudimentary “mini-brain.” The skin cells, removed from his body, did not die but were instead transformed into nerve cells that independently arranged themselves into a dense network and communicated with each other, exchanging the raw signals of thought. This was life—but whos...(展开全部)

Two summers ago, scientists removed a tiny piece of flesh from Philip Ball’s arm and turned it into a rudimentary “mini-brain.” The skin cells, removed from his body, did not die but were instead transformed into nerve cells that independently arranged themselves into a dense network and communicated with each other, exchanging the raw signals of thought. This was life—but whos...(展开全部)

To imagine – to see that which is not there – is the startling ability that has fuelled human development and innovation through the centuries. As a species we stand alone in our remarkable capacity to refashion the world after the pictures in our minds. Traversing the realms of science, politics, religion, culture, philosophy and history, Felipe Fernández-Armesto reveals the t...(展开全部)

Most of us understand that a person’s place in society can close doors to opportunity, but anything is possible when we dream about what might be, or so we think. Dreams of a Lifetime reveals that what and how we dream—and whether we believe our dreams can actually come true—are tied to our social class, gender, race, age, and life events. Karen Cerulo and Janet Ruane argue tha...(展开全部)

Most of us understand that a person’s place in society can close doors to opportunity, but anything is possible when we dream about what might be, or so we think. Dreams of a Lifetime reveals that what and how we dream—and whether we believe our dreams can actually come true—are tied to our social class, gender, race, age, and life events. Karen Cerulo and Janet Ruane argue tha...(展开全部)