Benny Lewis, who speaks ten languages and counting—all self-taught—runs the largest language-learning blog in the world, Fluent In 3 Months. Lewis is a full-time "language hacker," someone who devotes all of his time to finding better, faster, and more efficient ways to learn languages. Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in t...(展开全部)

The ultimate rapid language-learning guide! For those who’ve despaired of ever learning a foreign language, here, finally, is a book that will make the words stick. At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school -- who does? -- rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using...(展开全部)

Japanese has a term that covers both green and blue. Russian has separate terms for dark and light blue. Does this mean that Russians perceive these colors differently from Japanese people? Does language control and limit the way we think? This short, opinionated book addresses the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which argues that the language we speak shapes the way we perceive the wo...(展开全部)

Communication is an art, and anyone--whether shy or outgoing--can improve his or her conversational skills. In "Confident Conversation," Mike Bechtle offers a straightforward guide to making good conversation that works for any personality type. He highlights the art of give and take, stresses the importance of listening, and gives confidence to those who hesitate to strike up...(展开全部)

Mentoring is integral to how academics are formed and what trajectories their careers will take. Yet until recently, no one was trained to do it, and many academics have ingrained assumptions about mentorship that no longer fit the lives, needs, and aspirations of mentees. How to Mentor Anyone in Academia shares proven techniques for the professional development of junior facul...(展开全部)

''It is now time to break down the ideology of exceptionalism in the United States and other Anglo-American nations, if we are to develop reforms that will truly inspire our teachers to improve learning for all our students -- especially those who struggle the most. In that essential quest, Pasi Sahlberg is undoubtedly one of the very best teachers of all.'' --From the Foreword...(展开全部)

作者 比尔·胡戈特伯 世界上最受追捧的公共演讲导师之一。他创建了主宰讲坛项目，突破了传统的训练方法，力图在短时间内提高商务人士的公共演讲技巧。从首席执行官到社会名流，从德国工程师到好莱坞代理人，比尔和他的世界级导师团队为来自五大洲的企业高管、行业执行官和商务人士提供了培训。培训项目采用多语言授课，项目包括交流话题、领导力和管理。 了解更多信息，请登录网站：www.owntheroom.com，或者关注比尔的推特账号：@billhoogterp。 译者 张 萌 北京师范大学英国语言文学与经济学双学位，保送直博攻读功能语言学与脑认知心理学博士学位。现任智能共享空间——“极北咖啡”创始人兼CEO，职场的黄埔军校——“极北学院”创始人兼院长，GYL创始人兼秘书长。 北京市工商业联合会会员、朝阳区青联委员、北京CBD团工委副书记、2008年北京奥运会火炬手、被...(展开全部)

ARE THERE ANY? Many of us have our own canonic texts - the kind that won't go away. We tell them that their time has passed, that it's embarrassing they're still around, but they turn up repeatedly on our reading lists and in our bibliographies. They inspire us, haunt us, argue with us -- but they won't leave. Typically, we keep them to ourselves. SHOULD ...(展开全部)

ARE THERE ANY? Many of us have our own canonic texts - the kind that won't go away. We tell them that their time has passed, that it's embarrassing they're still around, but they turn up repeatedly on our reading lists and in our bibliographies. They inspire us, haunt us, argue with us -- but they won't leave. Typically, we keep them to ourselves. SHOULD THERE BE? Of course the...(展开全部)