The many ramifications of Bach's comprehensive essay have been neatly explained and annotated in a manner that makes the Essay a valuable reference work and an interesting venture in musical literature and history. The translator, William J. Mitchell, brought to his task a long standing familiarity with C. P. E. Bach.

An exploration of why we play video games despite the fact that we are almost certain to feel unhappy when we fail at them. We may think of video games as being "fun," but in The Art of Failure, Jesper Juul claims that this is almost entirely mistaken. When we play video games, our facial expressions are rarely those of happiness or bliss. Instead, we frown, grimace, and shout ...(展开全部)

Summary An exploration of why we play video games despite the fact that we are almost certain to feel unhappy when we fail at them. We may think of video games as being "fun," but in The Art of Failure, Jesper Juul claims that this is almost entirely mistaken. When we play video games, our facial expressions are rarely those of happiness or bliss. Instead, we frown, grimace, an...(展开全部)

An exploration of why we play video games despite the fact that we are almost certain to feel unhappy when we fail at them. We may think of video games as being "fun," but in The Art of Failure, Jesper Juul claims that this is almost entirely mistaken. When we play video games, our facial expressions are rarely those of happiness or bliss. Instead, we frown, grimace, and shout ...(展开全部)

Summary An exploration of why we play video games despite the fact that we are almost certain to feel unhappy when we fail at them. We may think of video games as being "fun," but in The Art of Failure, Jesper Juul claims that this is almost entirely mistaken. When we play video games, our facial expressions are rarely those of happiness or bliss. Instead, we frown, grimace, an...(展开全部)

海因里希.涅高兹（Heinrich Neuhaus 1888-1964），乌克兰著名钢琴家,1902年首次登台,1904年到德国旅行演奏,后到维也纳音乐学院从戈多夫斯基学琴,回国后,1915年在彼得堡音乐学院毕业,从1922年起一直在莫斯科音乐学院任钢琴教授。他的儿子斯塔尼斯拉夫·涅高兹(Stanislav Neuhaus,1927- ),1964年接替其父在莫斯科音乐学院任教,其录制的斯克里亚宾和肖邦的作品亦获好评. 涅高兹是举世公认的俄罗斯钢琴学派的创始人和卓越的音乐教育家。他以学识渊博、演 奏富有情感、诗意和独特的见解而著称于世。涅高兹擅长演奏舒曼、肖邦和斯克里亚宾的 钢琴作品，曾在一场音乐会上演奏德彪西的24首前奏曲而被后人广为传颂。特别是他在莫 斯科音乐学院任教的42年中，辛勤的耕耘，为前苏联乃至世界培养了一批著名的世界级钢琴家，里希...(展开全部)

韩炳哲（Byung-Chul Han） 德国新生代思想家。1959年生于韩国首尔，80年代在韩国学习冶金学，之后远渡重洋到德国学习哲学、文学和天主教神学。1994年，以研究海德格尔的论文获得弗莱堡大学博士学位。2000年任教于瑞士巴塞尔大学，2010年任教于卡尔斯鲁厄建筑与艺术大学，2012年任教于德国柏林艺术大学。 西班牙《国家报》（El País）誉其为“德国哲学界的一颗新星”。作品被译成十几种语言，在世界范围内引起广泛关注。 清新的文风，清晰的思想，深察洞识，切确而犀利的论述，让韩炳哲对于数字时代人类精神状况的批判，显得尤为重要且富于启发。

"Introduction by Edward F. Fry. Sponsored by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum." Includes bibliographical references.

Excerpt from On the Art of the Theatre Then there are other surprises, those engineers, those directors of journals, those managers of stores, those sea captains, men who startle one by suddenly putting in an appearance and expressing a sincere and hearty desire to join in the festivities.