【保罗·图赫（Paul Tough）】 《纽约时报杂志》（The New York Times Magazine）特约撰稿人以及公共广播节目《美国人的生活》（This American Life）定期撰稿人。他的作品经常刊登在《纽约客》（The New Yorker）、《大西洋月刊》（The Atlantic）、《绅士季刊》（GQ）和 《君子杂志》 （Esquire）等刊物上。他曾担任过《纽约时报杂志》和《哈泼斯杂志》（Harper's Magazine）的编辑以及《美国人的生活》节目监制。他与妻子及两个孩子一起住在纽约蒙托克小镇。登录paultough.com网站或访问Twitter@paultough了解更多关于他的信息。

Many claims are made about how certain tools, technologies, and practices improve software development. But which claims are verifiable, and which are merely wishful thinking? In this book, leading thinkers such as Steve McConnell, Barry Boehm, and Barbara Kitchenham offer essays that uncover the truth and unmask myths commonly held among the software development community. Mak...(展开全部)

"This book will help managers in any type of organization, including nonprofits and the public sector, do their jobs better." <BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE>-- Michael E. Porter Harvard Business School</BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> Whether you're new to the field or a seasoned executive, this book will give you a firm grasp on what it takes to make an organization perform. It presen...(展开全部)

Presents the political and economic case for a global market economy and analyses the history of globalization. Puts into perspective the threats to globalization, including terrorism, and suggests a way towards a better global market economy. DLC: Globalization--Economic aspects.

Hailed as the “patron saint of farmers’ markets” by the Guardian and called one of the “great food activists” by Vanity Fair’s David Kamp, Nina Planck is single-handedly changing the way we view “real food.” A vital and original contribution to the hot debate about what to eat and why, Real Food is a thoroughly researched rebuttal to dietary fads and a clarion call for the retu...(展开全部)

保罗•图赫(Paul Tough)，《纽约时报周刊》(New York Times Magazine)的编辑，他长期以来深入研究并撰写了大量教育、儿童性格开发、贫困与政治方面的文章，其中包括《纽约时报周刊》的封面文章“性格教育”“收入差距”“奥巴马的反贫困政策”等。同时，他还身兼美国公共广播电台“美国人的生活”栏目的记者、Open Letters的创刊编辑。他的作品也经常出现在《纽约客》（New Yorker）, 美国知名网络杂志Slate, 《绅士季刊》（GQ）,《时尚先生》 （Esquire）等杂志上。

“Drop the flashcards—grit, character, and curiosity matter even more than cognitive skills. A persuasive wake-up call.”—People Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. But in How Children Succeed, Paul ...(展开全部)

Since the release of the First Edition in 1995, this critically acclaimed resource has become the standard reference work on urban planning and design, providing proven strategies for professionals and priceless "real world" insight for students. This new Second Edition offers detailed, expert coverage of all the latest trends, projects, and programs in the ever-changing world ...(展开全部)

Medea Georgievna Sinoply Mendez is an iconic figure in her Crimean village, the last remaining pure-blooded Greek in a family that has lived on that coast for centuries. Childless Medea is the touchstone of a large family, which gathers each spring and summer at her home. There are her nieces (sexy Nike and shy Masha), her nephew Georgii (who shares Medea’s devotion to the Crim...(展开全部)