How do otherwise considerate human beings do cruel things and still live in peace with themselves? Drawing on his agentic theory, Dr. Bandura provides a definitive exposition of the psychosocial mechanism by which people selectively disengage their moral self-sanctions from their harmful conduct. They do so by sanctifying their harmful behavior as serving worthy causes; they ab...(展开全部)

The first English translation of the classic Japanese novel that has sold over 2 million copies—a childhood favorite of anime master Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle), with an introduction by Neil Gaiman. First published in 1937, Genzaburō Yoshino’s How Do You Live? has long been acknowledged in Japan as a crossover classic for young read...(展开全部)

From the editors of Sight Unseen, an anti-decorating book that champions a new approach to interiors-simply surrounding yourself with objects you love. "A refreshing, and necessary, counternarrative to shop-this-look consumerism and the aesthetic sameness that afflicts so many interiors.”-Vulture In the modern home, it matters less whether your interior is perfectly appointed a...(展开全部)

At Home with Books is a visual delight, a helpful resource, and an inspiration for every bibliophile with a growing home library. Includes professional advice on editing and categorizing your library; caring for your books; preserving, restoring, and storing rare books; finding out-of-print books; and choosing furniture, lighting, and shelving. Full-color photographs.

亨利·马什 全球知名神经外科医生 伦敦圣乔治医学院（英国最古老的公立医学院）高级顾问 英国笔会艾克理传记奖得主 皇家外科学院前研究员 亨利·马什谨守“严禁伤害”信条。行医初期，3个月大的儿子威廉罹患脑瘤。这段“魂不守舍”“极度绝望”“砸碎餐椅”“开车碾死黑猫”的经历，让马什医生明白“焦虑暴躁的患者亲属是所有医生必须背负的负担”。自此以后，他长期遵守这一信条，并言传身教实习医生。 亨利·马什拥有30多年丰富从医经验。他先在伦敦皇家自由医院研习医学。1984年，他担任皇家外科学院的研究员。1987年，马什医生受邀担任圣乔治医学院阿特金森-莫雷医院神经外科高级顾问。 两部获奖纪录片主角原型。《你的生命在他们手中》（Your Life in Their Hands）获得皇家电视学会金奖，《英国医生》(The English Surgeon)获得艾美奖最佳纪录...(展开全部)

The Instant New York Times best seller! Riveting. ... [Marsh] gives us an extraordinarily intimate, compassionate and sometimes frighte ning understanding of his vocation. - The New York Times Shortlisted for both the Guardian First Book Prize and the Costa Book Award Longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction A Finalist for the Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize A Finali...(展开全部)

A fascinating, research-based look at the impact of social media on businesses and consumers around the world, and what's in store for the future Social Media. You've heard the term, even if you don't use the tools. But just how big has social media become? Social media has officially surpassed pornography as the top activity on the Internet. People would rather give up the...(展开全部)

This timely book not only helps readers free themselves from controlling people but also seeks to explain the occurrence of verbal abuse, battering, stalking, harassment, hate crimes, gang violence, tyranny, terrorism, and territorial invasion. What the author calls a "compelling force" overcomes these controllers; because they sense the overwhelming "psychic pain, distress, an...(展开全部)

John L. Austin was one of the leading philosophers of the twentieth century. The William James Lectures presented Austin’s conclusions in the field to which he directed his main efforts on a wide variety of philosophical problems. These talks became the classic How to Do Things with Words. For this second edition, the editors have returned to Austin’s original lecture notes, am...(展开全部)

A powerfully and brilliantly crafted novel, Bodily Harm is the story of Rennie Wilford, a young journalist whose life has begun to shatter around the edges.  Rennie flies to the Caribbean to recuperate, and on the tiny island of St.  Antoine she is confronted by a world where her rules for survival no longer apply.  By turns comic, satiric, relentless, and terrifying, Margaret ...(展开全部)