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)

Review Baltimore Sun, 5/31/09 “Livingston writes clearly, knowledgeably and with a wry humor as he discusses personality types to avoid (narcissists are No.1), virtues to look for and to inculcate in ourselves (flexibility ranks high) and ways to improve relationships (try reciprocal kindness)…A must-read.” Boston Globe,, 6/7/09 “As gracefully written as Erich Fromm’s classic T...(展开全部)

简介：爱作归来，希望这次不会被那些讨厌的家伙看到（秋欢不是憨憨于是我，之前在那个号，因为不想给那些讨厌的家伙看所以删掉了）

The inspiring story of one man's love for God and his unflinching commitment to present the Gospel of Christ to the Chinese. This book recounts the thrilling story of Hudson Taylor and the eventual formation of the China Inland Mission. Hudson Taylor left England on September 19, 1853, and did not reach China until spring of the following year. The long and arduous voyage, pers...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 "You'll not only break the ice, you'll melt it away with your new skills."--Larry King "The lost art of verbal communication may be revitalized by Leil Lowndes."--Harvey McKay, author of Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Leil Lowndes' How to Talk to Anyone offers101 time-tested hints, tips, and techniques for confidently communicating with others. A bes...(展开全部)

Not all relationships are made to last forever. Sometimes what starts as a beautiful friendship or productive partnership turns toxic, or one-sided, or unhealthy – and the best solution for both parties is to end it. In How to Break Up With Anyone, relationship expert Jamye Waxman has written a much-needed guide to every step of a non-romantic breakup. Drawing from her own expe...(展开全部)

There are six simple steps in INSTANT INFLUENCE, as follows: 1. Why might you change? 2. How ready are you to change? (on a scale of 1 to 10) 3. Why didn't you pick a lower number? 4. Imagine you've changed - what are the positive outcomes? 5. Why are those outcomes important to you? 6. What's the next step? This scientifically tested method succeeds in every area of work and l...(展开全部)

From the editors of Sight Unseen, an anti-decorating book that champions a new approach to interiors-simply surrounding yourself with objects you love. "A refreshing, and necessary, counternarrative to shop-this-look consumerism and the aesthetic sameness that afflicts so many interiors.”-Vulture In the modern home, it matters less whether your interior is perfectly appointed a...(展开全部)

"There is terror in numbers," writes Darrell Huff in How to Lie with Statistics. And nowhere does this terror translate to blind acceptance of authority more than in the slippery world of averages, correlations, graphs, and trends. Huff sought to break through "the daze that follows the collision of statistics with the human mind" with this slim volume, first published in 1954....(展开全部)