In the year 2014, Google fired a shot heard all the way to Detroit. Google’s newest driverless car had no steering wheel and no brakes. The message was clear: cars of the future will be born fully autonomous, with no human driver needed. In the coming decade, self-driving cars will hit the streets, rearranging established industries and reshaping cities, giving us new choices i...(展开全部)

The Road Ahead is for people with disabilities and their families and those who help them transition to a quality adult life. This new edition adds fifty pages to a book that has received rave reviews from a wide range of readers. Covering key areas in the transition from school to adult life, it is edited by Keith Storey, Paul Bates, and Dawn Hunter, nationally recognized tran...(展开全部)

The Road Ahead is for people with disabilities and their families and those who help them transition to a quality adult life. This new edition adds fifty pages to a book that has received rave reviews from a wide range of readers. Covering key areas in the transition from school to adult life, it is edited by Keith Storey, Paul Bates, and Dawn Hunter, nationally recognized tran...(展开全部)

Book Description Completely revised and up-to-date. Gates shows how the new tools of the Information Age are transforming forever the way we buy, work, learn, communicate, and have fun together. Paper. CD ROM included. DLC: Information superhighway - U.S. Amazon.com Love him or loathe him, Mr. Microsoft is certainly an influential voice in the modern business world and The...(展开全部)

Book Description Completely revised and up-to-date. Gates shows how the new tools of the Information Age are transforming forever the way we buy, work, learn, communicate, and have fun together. Paper. CD ROM included. DLC: Information superhighway - U.S. Amazon.com Love him or loathe him, Mr. Microsoft is certainly an influential voice in the modern business world and The...(展开全部)

迈克尔•佩蒂斯（Michael Pettis），北京大学光华管理学院金融和经济学教授，卡内基亚洲项目驻北京高级研究员，具有华尔街及欧洲的金融从业经历，主要研究领域为中国金融市场。迈克尔•佩蒂斯自1987年起开始在华尔街工作，当时受雇于汉华银行（现合并为摩根大通银行）的政府债务项目，工作领域涉及贸易、资本市场以及公司财务；1996年至2001年，在贝尔斯登公司任拉丁美洲资本市场及债务管理组的主管。2002年至2004年曾任教于清华大学经济管理学院，著有《波动的机器：新兴经济体和金融崩溃的威胁》（The Volatility Machine: Emerging Economies and the Threat of Financial Collapse）（牛津大学出版社，2001） 。

China's economic growth is sputtering, the Euro is under threat, and the United States is combating serious trade disadvantages. Another Great Depression? Not quite. Noted economist and China expert Michael Pettis argues instead that we are undergoing a critical rebalancing of the world economies. Debunking popular misconceptions, Pettis shows that severe trade imbalances spurr...(展开全部)

A computer beats the reigning human champion of Go, a game harder than chess. Another is composing classical music. Labs are creating life-forms from synthetic DNA. A doctor designs an artificial trachea, uses a 3D printer to produce it, and implants it and saves a child's life.

The King’s Road offers a new interpretation of the history of the Silk Road, emphasizing its importance as a diplomatic route, rather than a commercial one. Tracing the arduous journeys of diplomatic envoys, Xin Wen presents a rich social history of long-distance travel that played out in deserts, post stations, palaces, and polo fields. The book tells the story of the everyday...(展开全部)

The King’s Road offers a new interpretation of the history of the Silk Road, emphasizing its importance as a diplomatic route, rather than a commercial one. Tracing the arduous journeys of diplomatic envoys, Xin Wen presents a rich social history of long-distance travel that played out in deserts, post stations, palaces, and polo fields. The book tells the story of the everyday...(展开全部)