Written in a clear, crisp, accessible style, this book is perfect for beginners as well as professional writers who need a crash course in the down-to-earth basics of storytelling. Talent and inspiration can't be taught, but Frey does provide scores of helpful suggestions and sensible rules and principles. An international bestseller, "How to Write a Damn Good Novel" will enabl...(展开全部)

"Damn good" fiction is dramatic fiction, Frey insists, whether it is by Hemingway or Grisham, Le Carre or Ludlum, Austen or Dickens. Despite their differences, these authors' works share common elements: strong narrative lines, fascinating characters, steadily building conflicts, and satisfying conclusions. Frey's "How to Write a Damn Good Novel" is one of the most widely used ...(展开全部)

Hieroglyphs are pictures used as signs in writing. When standing before an ancient tablet in a museum or visiting an Egyptian monument, we marvel at this unique writing and puzzle over its meaning. Now, with the help of Egyptologists Mark Collier and Bill Manley, museum-goers, tourists, and armchair travelers alike can gain a basic knowledge of the language and culture of ancie...(展开全部)

Art students aspiring to diverse careers that range from book illustration to creating animated films will value this book as a solid, practical tutorial. The author instructs in methods for creating imaginative and atmospheric fairy habitats in watercolor, gouache, acrylic, and other media. She offers a wealth of creative ideas that include step-by-step instruction for transfo...(展开全部)

Originally developed for the treatment of borderline personality disorder, dialectical behaviour therapy, or DBT, has rapidly become one of the most popular and most effective treatments for all mental health conditions rooted in out-of-control emotions. However, there are limited resources for psychologists seeking to use DBT skills with individual clients. "DBT Made Simple" p...(展开全部)

Ayse Birsel有超过20年的获奖产品设计经历。她是纽约一家创新设计工作室Birsel+Seck的联合创始人，该设计工作室的客户包括一些领导性品牌以及世界五百强企业，如通用、赫曼米勒、惠普、 美国强生、东风日产、美国塔吉特、丰田和东陶等。Ayse还因她的工作坊（也是本书的来源）——“设计你所喜爱的人生”而广受赞誉。她和丈夫兼合作伙伴Bibi Seck，以及三个孩子生活在纽约和伊斯坦布尔。他们也是持续激发Ayse人生设计灵感的来源。 译者简介 张凌燕，设计思维与创新创业导师，创新工作坊设计师，自媒体DT创新志创办者。对于组织管理、创新教育、商业设计、创业生态圈等领域都有涉及，是一位整合思考者、跨界创新者，新创思想传播者。 过往曾有7年人力资源管理经验。从2013年开始专注于设计思维在中国的传播和创新人才的培养事业，不但在国内通过写作、工作坊、教育...(展开全部)

Programming in Scala is the definitive book on Scala, the new language for the Java Platform that blends object-oriented and functional programming concepts into a unique and powerful tool for developers.Coauthored by the designer of the Scala language, this authoritative book will teach you, one step at a time, the Scala language and the ideas behind it.The book is carefully c...(展开全部)

Programming in Scala is the definitive book on Scala, the new language for the Java Platform that blends object-oriented and functional programming concepts into a unique and powerful tool for developers.Coauthored by the designer of the Scala language, this authoritative book will teach you, one step at a time, the Scala language and the ideas behind it.The book is carefully c...(展开全部)

If you think you're funny, and you want others to think so too, this is the book for you Greg Dean examines the fundamentals of being funny and offers advice on a range of topics, including: ULLIwriting creative joke materialLIrehearsing and performing routinesLIcoping with stage frightLIdealing with emcees who think they're funnier than you areLIgetting experienceLIand lots m...(展开全部)

罗伯特·布莱，享誉美国广告界的传奇文案写手，被旗下拥有标准普尔的麦格劳·希尔公司评为“ 美国最顶尖的文案人” ，他的写作技巧曾被广告人大卫·奥格威大加赞赏。与他合作过的客户包括： IBM、《福布斯》、朗讯科技、《医疗经济学期刊》等。 布莱亦于纽约大学开设了文案写作课程，并曾经为许多企业、协会等团体主讲营销讲座，常受邀于电台、电视节目与多份期刊，分享营销写作技巧。布莱的著作逾60本，文章亦散见于众多出版物，包括：《柯梦波丹》、《读者文摘》、《商业营销》、《概念分享》在线杂志、《DM新闻》以及《直复营销》。 刘怡女，现任职于媒体，中国台湾中兴大学外文系毕业，英国东安格里亚大学社会经济系硕士。译作包括：《瞬间唤醒思考力！每天都能做的大脑全区活化训练》《这么问，客户真难拒绝你！》等书。 袁婧，现于中国传媒大学攻读国际新闻与传播硕士学位。曾译有佳能5D3教程。...(展开全部)