Smart people don’t just think better, they think differently. This e-book explores the process I used to ace my finals with little studying. It isn’t a quick fix, but it provides a path for other people who want to take control of the learning process. The full-version includes a 228 page e-book and six bonus printouts designed to help you master these techniques.(摘自作者的话)

From Socrates to Thoreau, most philosophers, moralists, and religious leaders have seen frugality as a virtue and have associated simple living with wisdom, integrity, and happiness. But why? And are they right? Is a taste for luxury fundamentally misguided? If one has the means to be a spendthrift, is it foolish or reprehensible to be extravagant? In this book, Emrys Westacott...(展开全部)

Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions -- both big and small -- have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and...(展开全部)

Chris McCord is a programmer with a passion for science and building things. He spends his free time crafting the Phoenix Web Framework, speaking at conferences, and teaching others the tools of the trade. He loves community outreach and helping to grow Elixir’s wonderful community.

In the spirit of Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock , a social critique of our obsession with choice, and how it contributes to anxiety, dissatisfaction and regret. This paperback includes a new P.S. section with author interviews, insights, features, suggested readings, and more. Whether we’re buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, ap...(展开全部)

This book shows readers how to resist this pressure and actually spend less time in the office. John Drake, who successfully downshifted his own work life, examines the frantic pace of today's business environment, helps readers overcome the fear of working less, and how to make the change.

Who says you can't run away from your problems? You are a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding invitation arrives in the mail: your boyfriend of the past nine years is engaged to someone else. You can't say yes--it would be too awkward--and you can't say no--it would look like defeat. On your desk are a series of invitations to half-baked literary events around the wo...(展开全部)

Who says you can't run away from your problems? You are a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding invitation arrives in the mail: your boyfriend of the past nine years is engaged to someone else. You can't say yes--it would be too awkward--and you can't say no--it would look like defeat. On your desk are a series of invitations to half-baked literary events around the wo...(展开全部)

A struggling novelist travels the world to avoid an awkward wedding in this hilarious Pulitzer Prize-winning novel full of "arresting lyricism and beauty" (New York Times Book Review). WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE National Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book of 2017 A Washington Post Top Ten Book of 2017 A San Francisco Chronicle Top Ten Book of 2017 Longlisted for the And...(展开全部)

“少即是多”这个理念和希腊剧作家欧里庇得斯说过的一句话一样：几何是很强大有力的，可是一旦几何和艺术结合起来，它的魅力无人能抗拒。 “少即是多”这个说法最先出现在英国诗人罗伯特•布朗宁1855年写的一首诗中，后来著名的德裔美籍简约派建筑师L u d w i g M i e s v a n d e r R o h e把它变得更为知名。“少即是多”意味着简单、清晰和把多余的外层剥离掉来展示最原本的信息，而不是增加多余的外层，产生迷惑或混乱的信息。 设计拥有一种能力， 能传达文字所无法表达的意思。少即是多则是设计的黄金法则，即更少的表达蕴含更多的想象，更少的设计折射更多的想法。 《少即是多 减法设计》一书就是对这一理念的完美呈现，告诉读者如何以最本质的方式去传达最重要的理念，用视觉传达的观点和削减不必要元素的可持续设计方法达到意想不到的效果。