The Accidental is the dizzyingly entertaining, wickedly humorous story of a mysterious stranger whose sudden appearance during a family’s summer holiday transforms four variously unhappy people. Each of the Smarts–parents Eve and Michael, son Magnus, and the youngest, daughter Astrid–encounter Amber in his or her own solipsistic way, but somehow her presence allows them to se ...(展开全部)

Shortlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize! Read by an ensemble cast A chance encounter forever alters a family's understanding of itself. An exhilaratingly inventive, thought-provoking novel from the author of Hotel World.  Barefoot, thirtysomething Amber shows up at the door of a Norfolk cottage that the Smarts are renting for the summer. Amber doesn't know them, but ...(展开全部)

Confronted with the intricate construction details of Italian architect Carlo Scarpa's Querini Stampalia Gallery--steel joined at odd intervals, concrete spilled out of concatenated forms, stone cut in labyrinthine patterns--Michael Cadwell abandoned his attempts to categorize them theoretically and resolved instead to appreciate their idiosyncrasies and evoke their all-embraci...(展开全部)

Confronted with the intricate construction details of Italian architect Carlo Scarpa's Querini Stampalia Gallery--steel joined at odd intervals, concrete spilled out of concatenated forms, stone cut in labyrinthine patterns--Michael Cadwell abandoned his attempts to categorize them theoretically and resolved instead to appreciate their idiosyncrasies and evoke their all-embraci...(展开全部)

How did the great architects of this century reconcile their vision of architecture with the realities of building? This is a crucial question that every student of architecture must confront. The Details of Modern Architecture, the first comprehensive analysis of both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in the development of architecture, provides not one ans...(展开全部)

Not all sales people plan on a career in sales. Often, sales chooses them and suddenly they find themselves in a profession they aren't fully prepared for. "The Accidental Salesperson" is the answer, providing the advice and inspiration they need to master the essentials and hit the ground running. Fully updated to reflect the changes in the marketplace, the second edition prov...(展开全部)

"Author Chris Lytle had modest career aspirations. He merely wanted to be the next Walter Cronkite. But instead of being offered a job in the newsroom, he was offered a job in the sales department. He took the sales job and became an "accidental salesperson." Most people don't choose sales as a career. Sales chooses them - and they end up wondering how to make the most of a pro...(展开全部)

戴维·基尔卡伦（David Kilcullen），世界著名反恐专家，美国国务院首席反恐战略家，曾在皇家澳大利亚军团步兵指挥官的职位上服役20年，在塞浦路斯岛和布干维尔岛执行维和任务，为波斯湾的国家反恐行动提供建议，并指挥一个连队在东帝汶开展反叛乱行动。自2004年起，基尔卡伦在澳大利亚军队总部担任陆军中校，负责为政府撰写反恐政策。他被认为是对阿富汗战争和伊拉克战争理解最深刻的人。

戴维·基尔卡伦（David Kilcullen），世界著名反恐专家，美国国务院首席反恐战略家，曾在皇家澳大利亚军团步兵指挥官的职位上服役20年，在塞浦路斯岛和布干维尔岛执行维和任务，为波斯湾的国家反恐行动提供建议，并指挥一个连队在东帝汶开展反叛乱行动。自2004年起，基尔卡伦在澳大利亚军队总部担任陆军中校，负责为政府撰写反恐政策。他被认为是对阿富汗战争和伊拉克战争理解最深刻的人。