Mutual-fund superstar Peter Lynch and author John Rothchild explain the basic principles of investing and business in a primer for all listeners. Many investors, including some with substantial portfolios, have only the sketchiest idea of how the stock market works. The reason, say Lynch and Rothchild, is that the basics of investing aren't taught in school. At a time when ind...(展开全部)

"Public companies are everywhere, and they surround you from morning to night...Nearly everything you eat, wear, read, listen to, ride in, lie on, or gargle with is made by one. Perfume to penknives, hot tubs to hot dogs, nuts to nail polish are made by businesses that you can own." --from the Introduction. McDonald's, The Gap, Circuit City, Gillette, CBS, and thousands more ....(展开全部)

Mutual-fund superstar Peter Lynch and author John Rothchild explain the basic principles of investing and business in a primer that will enlighten and entertain anyone who is high-school age or older. Many investors, including some with substantial portfolios, have only the sketchiest idea of how the stock market works. The reason, say Lynch and Rothchild, is that the basics of...(展开全部)

Based on their extensive experience with teaching R and statistics to applied scientists, the authors provide a beginner's guide to R. To avoid the difficulty of teaching R and statistics at the same time, statistical methods are kept to a minimum. The text covers how to download and install R, import and manage data, elementary plotting, an introduction to functions, advanced ...(展开全部)

作者:(美) Eric Chaisson（艾瑞克.简森），Steve McMillan（史蒂夫.麦克米兰） 译者:孙艳春 Eric Chaisson: 哈佛大学天体物理学博士，曾任太空望远镜科学研究所高级科技人员，约翰?霍普金斯大学和塔夫茨大学教授。现任教于哈佛大学，并在哈佛大学史密斯天体物理中心从事研究工作。出版关于天文学的书籍12本，两次获美国文学奖，两次获美国物理研究奖，一次获哈佛大学Smith-Weld奖。发表论文200余篇，其中一些原创性论文为其赢得了哈佛大学天体物理B. J. Bok奖。 孙艳春: 北京师范大学副教授, 长期从事天文学教学与研究工作, 发表论文多篇, 出版专著1部, 译著多部, 曾多次获教学奖, 研究项目10多项.

It's now easier to learn to write your own computer software than it has ever been before. Now everyone can learn to write programs for themselves--no previous experience is necessary. Chris Pine takes a thorough, but light-hearted approach that teaches you how to program with a minimum of fuss or bother. Starting with small, simple one-line programs to calculate your age in se...(展开全部)

How to be a great online searcher, demonstrated with step-by-step searches for answers to a series of intriguing questions (for example, “Is that plant poisonous?”). We all know how to look up something online by typing words into a search engine. We do this so often that we have made the most famous search engine a verb: we Google it—“Japan population” or “Nobel Peace Prize” o...(展开全部)

China's stunning diversity of natural habitats--from parched deserts to lush tropical forests--is home to more than 10 percent of the world's mammal species. A Guide to the Mammals of China is the most comprehensive guide to all 556 species of mammals found in China. It is the only single-volume reference of its kind to fully describe the physical characteristics, geographic di...(展开全部)