How Zoologists Organize Things unveils wild truths and even wilder myths about animals, as perpetuated by zoologists – revealing how much more there is to learn, and unlearn. Long before Darwin, our ancestors were obsessed with the visual similarities and differences between the animals.

There is a true fascination with all things miniature and with the skills involved in creating a miniature work of art. Speaking of such works, anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss remarked that "all miniatures seem to have an intrinsic aesthetic quality." And who could fail to be beguiled by an exquisite Elizabethan miniature painting, an intricately carved Japanese netsuke, the...(展开全部)

"How to Organize Yourself" will help you to dramatically improve the way you work. With great tips on how to determine your goals, prioritize and manage your time, it also includes practical advice on how to: focus on the things that produce results; overcome distractions; build positive work habits; avoid information overload; and make effective use of technology. Now in its f...(展开全部)

约翰•康特是英国的一位自由撰稿人、人生导师和培训师。他曾在继续教育机构担任了15年的高管。

戴维·艾伦（David Allen） 戴维·艾伦有限公司的总裁。作为一名行政管理培训专家和教育家，他拥有20多年丰富的管理经验，被誉为在提高工作效率方面最具建树和影响力的思想家之一，并且一直担任甲骨文公司、世界银行、L.L.Bean户外用品专卖邮购公司和QVC购物频道等企业的高级管理顾问。

戴维·艾伦（David Allen） 戴维·艾伦有限公司的总裁。作为一名行政管理培训专家和教育家，他拥有20多年丰富的管理经验，被誉为在提高工作效率方面最具建树和影响力的思想家之一，并且一直担任甲骨文公司、世界银行、L.L.Bean户外用品专卖邮购公司和QVC购物频道等企业的高级管理顾问。

New insights into the microbiome, epigenetics, and cognition are radically challenging our very idea of what it means to be 'human', while an explosion of neo-materialist thinking in the humanities has fostered a renewed appreciation of the formative powers of a dynamic material environment. The Matter of History brings these scientific and humanistic ideas together to develop ...(展开全部)

New insights into the microbiome, epigenetics, and cognition are radically challenging our very idea of what it means to be 'human', while an explosion of neo-materialist thinking in the humanities has fostered a renewed appreciation of the formative powers of a dynamic material environment. The Matter of History brings these scientific and humanistic ideas together to develop ...(展开全部)

This book uses familiar objects to introduce basic physics concepts, demonstrating the excitement and relevance to professionals in a variety of technical fields. Because its structure is defined by real-life examples, this book explores concepts as they are needed and then revisits them later on when they reappear in other objects. It integrates case studies throughout the cha...(展开全部)

Start with a single shape. Repeat it in some way - translation, reflection over a line, rotation around a point - and you have created symmetry. Symmetry is a fundamental phenomenon in art, science, and nature that has been captured, described, and analyzed using mathematical concepts for a long time. Inspired by the geometric intuition of Bill Thurston and empowered by his own...(展开全部)