' Whenever I resolve to write less and do something healthful instead, like ice dancing - some honey-tongued editor is sure to call me up and make me an offer I can't refuse. So in some ways this book is simply the result of an under-developed ability to say no.' Collected and published in the UK for the first time, here are essays and journalism from the brilliant novelist and...(展开全部)

作者简介： 玛格丽特.阿特伍德发表了四十多部著作，包括小说、诗歌和评论集。其中，《使女的故事》、《猫眼》、《别名格蕾丝》和《羚羊与秧鸡》均被列入布克奖候选名单，2000年她凭借《盲人刺客》获得布克奖。 封 底 语： 每当我下决心少写一点儿，做些更健康的事，比如冰上舞蹈----某位嘴上抹了蜜的编辑就会给我打电话，给我一个无法拒绝的提议。因此，在某种意义上，这本书只是我缺少说“不”的能力的结果。 为什么该选集命名为《好奇的追寻》？“好奇”指我惯常的精神状态----换个不好听的词就是“爱管闲事”----也指一些文章的主题使我好奇。如爱丽丝一般，我越来越好奇，而世界则越来越奇怪。换一种说法，没有引起我的好奇心的东西，我是不太会写的。尽管“好奇”一词的份量很轻，我的“好奇心”也不懒散（我希望如此）。“激情”或许是更准确的描写，不过这也许会误导某些人，令一些穿...(展开全部)

Fifteen years ago, psychologist and educator Howard Gardner introduced the idea of multiple intelligences, challenging the presumption that intelligence consists of verbal or analytic abilities onlythose intelligences that schools tend to measure. He argued for a broader understanding of the intelligent mind, one that embraces creation in the arts and music, spatial reasoning, ...(展开全部)

Illus. in full color. While taking a walk, three frogs discover what they believe to be a chicken egg and eagerly wait for it to hatch. When a scaly, four-legged creature with a long snoutful of teeth emerges a few days later, the frogs are still convinced it's a chicken and are thrilled to have a new friend. Soon the frogs and "chicken" are inseparable, at least until the day ...(展开全部)

[美] 李欧•李奥尼 1910年5月出生于荷兰阿姆斯特丹，父亲是比利时犹太商人，母亲是女高音歌唱家。因家在美术馆附近，舅舅们又是建筑师、画家和艺术品收藏家，所以他从小就得以浸润在浓郁的艺术氛围之中。13岁起，他随家人辗转美国、意大利。1935年获得经济学博士学位。1945年，欧洲掀起反犹太浪潮，他们被迫举家走避美国。 李奥尼是一个才华横溢、不受拘束的艺术天才，绘画、雕刻、平面设计、印刷、陶艺、摄影......样样精通，曾任美国《财富》杂志设计主管长达10年。其间，他多次在欧洲和美国举办个人画展、设计展，并曾担任美国平面造型艺术学会主席、1953年度国际设计大会主席。1955年获美国平面造型艺术协会最佳广告制作美术指导奖、1956年获建筑联盟金牌奖。1984年获颁美国平面造型艺术学会奖时，他受到这样的评价 ：他通过自己的艺术创作、设计创作，对设计领域的...(展开全部)

Here is four-time Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni's funniest book ever--a colorful animal fable featuring three frogs and an alligator in a hilarious case of mistaken identity. Children will delight in the silly humor and vivid cut-paper artwork. Full color.

During the 30's and 40's, Hollywood produced a genre of madcap comedies that emphasized reuniting the central couple after divorce or separation. And the female protagonists were strong, independent, and sophisticated. Here, Stanley Cavell examines seven of those classic movies for their cinematic techniques, and for such varies themes as feminism, liberty and interdependence. ...(展开全部)

Anthropology has long shied away from examining how human beings may lead happy and fulfilling lives. This book, however, shows that the ethnographic examination of well-being defined as the optimal state for an individual, a community, and a society and the comparison of well-being within and across societies is a new and important area for anthropological inquiry. Distinctly ...(展开全部)

What is it about the top tech product companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Netflix and Tesla that enables their record of consistent innovation? Most people think it’s because these companies are somehow able to find and attract a level of talent that makes this innovation possible. But the real advantage these companies have is not so much who they hire, but rather how the...(展开全部)