Let's face it. In this chaotic world of teams, matrix management, and horizontal organizations, it's tougher than ever to get things done. How do you lead when you're not the one in charge? How can you be effective when joint action is needed? You need an edge in order to reach solutions and effectively work with others.

When she was a toddler in Omaha, her parents called her Mary Sunshine. Warren Buffett's big sister Doris has never lost that quality, despite personal problems that would have soured others on the world. The "retail" philanthropist known as the Sunshine Lady derives such joy from helping others on a one on one basis that emotional abuse by a mother who may have been bipolar, a ...(展开全部)

"I am sure her books will live on and on in American Literature" --Elizabeth Bishop "There is very little contemporary fiction which touches the level of Flannery O'Connor at her best." --Alan Pryce-Jones

An exceptional book for children about emotional intelligence and learning to deal with the many ranges of human emotions. Some days I feel mad. Some days I feel sad. Some days I feel smiling-ear-to-ear glad...Emotions can be strange, sudden, and even overwhelming at times. Through thoughtful words and expressive images, this book guides us on a journey through our imagination....(展开全部)

An exceptional book for children about emotional intelligence and learning to deal with the many ranges of human emotions. Some days I feel mad. Some days I feel sad. Some days I feel smiling-ear-to-ear glad...Emotions can be strange, sudden, and even overwhelming at times. Through thoughtful words and expressive images, this book guides us on a journey through our imagination....(展开全部)

First published in 1955, The Violent Bear It Away is now a landmark in American literature. It is a dark and absorbing example of the Gothic sensibility and bracing satirical voice that are united in Flannery O'Conner's work. In it, the orphaned Francis Marion Tarwater and his cousins, the schoolteacher Rayber, defy the prophecy of their dead uncle--that Tarwater will become ...(展开全部)

《不夏》讲述了三位少年高中毕业以后的三种不同生活走向，以及在不同的生活背景下，各自内心仍然坚持不懈地追求着梦想的过程。映射着在现实生活的压迫下，却怀揣着“梦想”而不断反抗和挣扎的人们，在接近和实现梦想的道路上历尽的坎坷。回忆与现实时而重叠，时而分离。世事更迁，棹移人远，生活和命运将最初的梦想与最真的情意定格在主人公的回忆里，年少时肆无忌惮地膨胀、疯长的梦想，随着盛夏的远去结成仅存于记忆里的一道痂。

On a day trip to the seaside Mum and Dad settle down in their deckchairs to snooze the day away while for Shirley it is a chance to set sail for uncharted seas, adventure and buried treasure. But not before her Mum has warned her off the dangers of tar, stray dogs and cold water. . . With the alternative pictures giving both sides of the story, children and adults alike will ap...(展开全部)

本书作者是在国际上屡获殊荣的英国图画大师约翰·伯宁罕。通过已经出版的启发精选国际大师名作绘本《和甘伯伯去游河》、《外公》、《宝儿——一只没有羽毛的大雁》，中国的读者认识了伯宁罕的作品。 伯宁罕之所以在国际上享有当之无愧的大师声誉，不仅仅是由于多项大奖光环的环绕，更因为他的作品深受世界各地小朋友乃至成人读者的喜爱。他的每一部作品都是一经出版就成为脍炙人口的佳作。 英国《泰晤士报教育特刊》、《财经时报》，美国《纽约时报》、《波士顿环球时报》都曾用“最值得尊敬、最具商业价值、最值得留恋”等溢美之词，对伯宁罕本人及其作品作出评价。

《不夏》讲述了三位少年高中毕业以后的三种不同生活走向，以及在不同的生活背景下，各自内心仍然坚持不懈地追求着梦想的过程。映射着在现实生活的压迫下，却怀揣着“梦想”而不断反抗和挣扎的人们，在接近和实现梦想的道路上历尽的坎坷。回忆与现实时而重叠，时而分离。世事更迁，棹移人远，生活和命运将最初的梦想与最真的情意定格在主人公的回忆里，年少时肆无忌惮地膨胀、疯长的梦想，随着盛夏的远去结成仅存于记忆里的一道痂。