A witty and humane account of one man, multiple jobs and what it means to live Hu AnYan has held nineteen different jobs since he graduated. He’s been a convenience store clerk, a bicycle salesman, a security guard and a delivery driver (among many other things). Every time the work gets punishing or the bosses too bossy, he moves on, from city to city, carrying with him nothin...(展开全部)

A runaway besteller in China, sold in 15+ countries, this delightfully honest and humorous account gives a face and voice to the silent majority. Think Nomadland crossed with Nickel and Dimed through a contemporary lens of Asian philosophy about the nature of work. In 2023, I Deliver Parcels in Beijing became a literary sensation of the year in China. The story of a worker doin...(展开全部)

Major life transitions such as leaving the protected environment of school or starting a new career can be daunting. It is scary to face a wall of choices, knowing that no one is going to tell us whether or not we are making the right decision. There is no clearly delineated path or recipe for success. Even figuring out how and where to start can be a challenge. That is, until ...(展开全部)

[美]凯瑟琳·爱丁（Kathryn J. Edin） 美国权威的贫困问题研究专家，普林斯顿大学公共与国际事务学院教授。著有《在另一个美国长大》《信守承诺》等。 [美]卢克·谢弗 （H. Luke Shaefer） 密歇根大学福特公共政策学院教授，贫困解决方案中心主任。密歇根州卫生与公共服务部反贫困政策特别顾问。

A revelatory account of poverty in America so deep that we, as a country, don’t think it exists Jessica Compton’s family of four would have no cash income unless she donated plasma twice a week at her local donation center in Tennessee. Modonna Harris and her teenage daughter Brianna in Chicago often have no food but spoiled milk on weekends. After two decades of brilliant re...(展开全部)

[美]凯瑟琳·爱丁（Kathryn J. Edin） 美国权威的贫困问题研究专家，普林斯顿大学公共与国际事务学院教授。著有《在另一个美国长大》《信守承诺》等。 [美]卢克·谢弗 （H. Luke Shaefer） 密歇根大学福特公共政策学院教授，贫困解决方案中心主任。密歇根州卫生与公共服务部反贫困政策特别顾问。

A revelatory account of poverty in America so deep that we, as a country, don’t think it exists Jessica Compton’s family of four would have no cash income unless she donated plasma twice a week at her local donation center in Tennessee. Modonna Harris and her teenage daughter Brianna in Chicago often have no food but spoiled milk on weekends. After two decades of brilliant re...(展开全部)

From a dazzling young palaeontologist and literary talent comes the Earth as we've never seen it before What would it be like to experience the ancient landscapes of the past as we experience the reality of nature today? To actually visit the Jurassic or Cambrian worlds, to wander among their spectacular flora and fauna, to witness their continental shifts? In Otherlands, the m...(展开全部)

In the 1990s, as China continues to embrace—and grapple with—the global market economy, Qiu Shui and his friends attend med school, an ambition that has more to do with getting out of the country than with actually becoming doctors. Following the exploits of a young student and his classmates, from drinking binges, sex, and playing video games all night to military training, ho...(展开全部)

"What kind of person do I want my child to be?" There are hundreds of books that give parents advice on everything from weaning to toilet training, from discipline to nutrition. But in spite of this overwhelming amount of information, there is very little research-based advice for parents on how to raise their children to be well rounded and achieve their full potential, ...(展开全部)