A groundbreaking manifesto for people searching for the kind of insight on leading, thinking, and living that elite schools should be—but aren’t—providing. As a professor at Yale, Bill Deresiewicz saw something that troubled him deeply. His students, some of the nation’s brightest minds, were adrift when it came to the big questions: how to think critically and creatively, and ...(展开全部)

威廉·德雷谢维奇（William Deresiewicz)，毕业于哥伦比亚大学，在耶鲁大学担任过10年英文教授，在哥伦比亚大学担任过5年研究生导师。他的文章《精英教育的劣势》（The Disadvantage of an Elite Education）在网络上点击率超过100万次。除了经常应邀在各个大学发表演讲之外，他还是一名颇有影响力的文学评论家，其文章经常出现在《纽约时报》、《大西洋月刊》、《国家》、《新共和》上。 策划人 & 译者 简介 林杰，16岁赴美留学，获得康奈大学工程学学位和哥伦比亚大学教育硕士学位。为了坚持追随自己的热爱，投身教育事业，曾担任康奈尔大学校友面世招生官，并在美国两所百年寄宿高中从事招生录取、教学及管理工作，同时担任击剑教练。林老师目前从事中美教育交流工作，专注中美留学和国际学校的办学。

A groundbreaking manifesto for people searching for the kind of insight on leading, thinking, and living that elite schools should be—but aren’t—providing. As a professor at Yale, Bill Deresiewicz saw something that troubled him deeply. His students, some of the nation’s brightest minds, were adrift when it came to the big questions: how to think critically and creatively, and ...(展开全部)

"Born to Be Good" demonstrates that humans are not hardwired to lead lives that are nasty, brutish and short - we are in fact born to be good. Dacher Keltner investigates an old mystery of human evolution: why we have evolved positive emotions like gratitude, amusement, awe and compassion that promote ethical action and are the fabric of cooperative societies. By combining stor...(展开全部)

"Born to Be Good" demonstrates that humans are not hardwired to lead lives that are 'nasty, brutish and short' - we are in fact born to be good. Dacher Keltner investigates an old mystery of human evolution: why we have evolved positive emotions like gratitude, amusement, awe and compassion that promote ethical action and are the fabric of cooperative societies. By combining st...(展开全部)

杰西卡·米特福德（Jessica Mitford，1917—1996 ），英国出生的著名作家、记者，以其对美国社会各方面的深入调查和批判闻名。1963年，她的第二本著作《美国式死亡》出版，凭借对于美国殡葬业无情而深入的揭露，成为当年的畅销书。米特福德之后有关美国监狱产业、新生儿护理产业以及民权运动的作品，也获得了巨大的反响。

Here is the classic anatomy of America's funeral practices, revised, expanded, and brought up-to-date for a new generation. Thirty-five years ago, Jessica Mitford's savage and hilarious The American Way of Death was a number one best-seller and occasioned new legislation intended to reform the funeral industry. By the time of her death in 1996, Mitford had almost finished a com...(展开全部)

In the early 1960s this classic work of investigative journalism was a number one bestseller. The savage and hilarious analysis of America's funeral practices rocked the industry and shocked the public. This up-dated edition (revised just before the author's death) shows that if anything the industry has become more pernicious than ever in its assault on our practices and walle...(展开全部)

This is a fun guide to everything American for the English language learner! Written by seasoned ESL instructors, this handy guidebook was designed for people who already have a good grasp of English, but want to improve how they speak the language as it is spoken in the United States. Written in a lighthearted and easy-to-follow style, this book is a great resource for people ...(展开全部)

约翰•伯宁罕(John Burningham) 于1936年生于英国萨里郡。童年就读于夏山学校，在校时大部分时间用来作画。1959年毕业于伦敦中央艺术学院。曾经设计海报、圣诞卡及画漫画。以图画书创作技巧来说，伯宁罕具有纯熟的绘图技巧与设计概念，透过运用不同的媒质，掌握其特色，并加上明暗及线条的运用，在画面上制造许多对比或惊喜等视觉效果，和文字一搭一唱，使故事呈现得更生动丰富，深深吸引全世界无数的读者。 1963年，他的第一本图画书《宝儿》（Borka）出版，即获得英国最高图画书奖项凯特•格林纳威大奖（Kate Greenaway Award)。《宝儿》是一个“丑小鸭”式的故事，是一本关于生命的励志书，跟随宝儿的奇异之旅，读者可以从中感受坚强品格的可贵，领悟到生命的奇遇。 1970年，他以《和甘伯伯去游河》（Mr. Gumpy’s Outing）再度获...(展开全部)