First introduced in Freakonomics , here is the full story of Sudhir Venkatesh, the sociology grad student who infiltrated one of Chicago's most notorious gangs The story of the young sociologist who studied a Chicago crack-dealing gang from the inside captured the world's attention when it was first described in Freakonomics . Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating fu...(展开全部)

六年时间记录的芝加哥底层生活的第一手资料娓娓铺开：沉毅机智将自己幻想成社区保护神的黑帮老大，边贩毒边攒钱读书希望有朝一日脱离黑帮但终于身死狱中的年轻黑帮财务主管（《魔鬼经济学》中那篇黑帮经济学的数据就来自这位主管，他在对自己的命运绝望之后将手里的黑帮财务记录交给了Venkatesh教授），老谋深算有时狡猾毒辣但用尽全力保护社区中妇女儿童的贫民窟房屋主管老太太，为扶养孩子不惜和任何人睡觉的各种年轻黑人母亲，喜好洗劫黑帮成员随意欺压黑人的更可怕的警察，各色流落街头在夹缝中挣扎的流浪汉。。。比任何的小说电影更加真实精彩。而作者，本来做为一个客观的观察记录者，后来也不由得深陷其中。就像一直罩着他的黑帮大哥反复说的那句话：“在这个世界里，记住，你要不和我们一伙，要不和别人一伙。”

The 50th-anniversary edition of the German general's legendary memoir. When published in 1952, Panzer Leader quickly became a best seller, but over the half-decade that followed, it also established itself as a classic, lauded by Stephen Ambrose as "a mesmerizing read." A dramatic first-person account by the father of modern tank warfare, it is also a searing group portrait of ...(展开全部)

You aspire to lead with greater impact. The problem is you’re busy executing on today’s demands. You know you have to carve out time from your day job to build your leadership skills, but it’s easy to let immediate problems and old mind-sets get in the way. Herminia Ibarra—an expert on professional leadership and development and a renowned professor at INSEAD, a leading interna...(展开全部)

The book includes fresh information on the unique challenges faced by introverted women, how leaders can shape a more introvert-friendly workplace, customized hiring and coaching strategies for introverts, and the positive correlation between introverted leadership and company performance.

珍妮弗·康维勒（Jennifer Kahnweiler），美国著名职场人力资源开发专家，激发无数内向者潜能的“务实博士”，畅销书作者，被誉为“内向型人格之王”，曾荣获美国职业发展协会“年度最佳从业人员奖”。作为内向者领导力的思想领袖，她擅长把深奥的领导力理论转化为实际操作方法，通过极富魅力的演讲、培训，让成千上万的内向者坚定了信心。此外，她还为数百家政府机构和著名企业提供咨询服务，包括通用电气（GE）、美国航空航天局（NASA）、美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）以及美国疾病控制中心（CDC）等。 魏瑞莉，北京外国语大学硕士，擅长文学、传记翻译。已出版译作《设计冲刺》《克莱尔的抉择》《阅读的乐趣》《美国中情局教父》等。

In our extroverted business culture, introverts can feel excluded, overlooked, or misunderstood. But being an introvert doesn't mean you can't be a great leader. Citing examples of highly successful leaders like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, Jennifer Kahnweiler shows that introverts can build on their quiet strength and make it a source of great power. Highlighting the common ...(展开全部)

The book includes fresh information on the unique challenges faced by introverted women, how leaders can shape a more introvert-friendly workplace, customized hiring and coaching strategies for introverts, and the positive correlation between introverted leadership and company performance.

1920s Paris: Birthplace of the graphic novel?! F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, and James Joyce walk into a Parisian bar... no, it's not the beginning of a joke, but the premise of Jason's unique new graphic novel. Set in 1920s Paris, The Left Bank Gang is a deliciously inventive re-imagining of these four literary figures as not only typical Jason anthropom...(展开全部)

From Analyst to Leader: Elevating the Role of the Business Analyst uncovers the unique challenges for the business analyst to transition from a support role to a central leader serving as change agent, visionary, and credible leader.