時尚／LV；運動／Nike；電腦／IBM……，眼下我們生存的時代，品牌形象代表一切，連小學生也懂得要用名牌。要表現自己的專業、品味、社經地位，就要消費特定的產品，不管你是否真喜歡其品質。獲得消費者的品牌認同，就等於獲利的保證，於是新創的品牌虎視眈眈，欲取市場第一品牌之位而代之。至於沒有顯赫招牌的產品，往往價美物廉還是乏人問津。 知名品牌挾著雄厚的資本、強勢的行銷能力、全球運籌（global logistics）的經營觀念，令其產品席捲全世界。一種產品行銷全球，創造了後現代的國際風格，統一了世人的消費觀，卻斲傷了異文化的豐富性。全球性的公司聲稱要支持文化的多樣性，其實他們所謂的「多元文化主義」只是生產更多的產品，讓消費者有較多的購買選擇。 而在知名品牌風光行銷全球的背後，是許多不為人注意的勞工。他們其中的大多數人無法分享公司的鉅額利...(展开全部)

時尚／LV；運動／Nike；電腦／IBM……，眼下我們生存的時代，品牌形象代表一切，連小學生也懂得要用名牌。要表現自己的專業、品味、社經地位，就要消費特定的產品，不管你是否真喜歡其品質。獲得消費者的品牌認同，就等於獲利的保證，於是新創的品牌虎視眈眈，欲取市場第一品牌之位而代之。至於沒有顯赫招牌的產品，往往價美物廉還是乏人問津。 知名品牌挾著雄厚的資本、強勢的行銷能力、全球運籌（global logistics）的經營觀念，令其產品席捲全世界。一種產品行銷全球，創造了後現代的國際風格，統一了世人的消費觀，卻斲傷了異文化的豐富性。全球性的公司聲稱要支持文化的多樣性，其實他們所謂的「多元文化主義」只是生產更多的產品，讓消費者有較多的購買選擇。 而在知名品牌風光行銷全球的背後，是許多不為人注意的勞工。他們其中的大多數人無法分享公司的鉅額利...(展开全部)

~Review~ An original, innovative, ground-breaking, interdisciplinary study, The Economics of Sin is scholarly and very highly recommended reading. -- Midwest Book Review ~Product Description~ "The Economics of Sin" examines the definition and evolution of sin from the perspective of rational choice economics, yet is conscious of the limitations of such an approach. The author a...(展开全部)

American power and a pervasive globalization are the central realities of today's world, and the source of its thorniest dilemmas. Yet while America's unprecedented might should be the source of global security, Americans today feel less secure than ever. Globalization promotes American dominance even as it breeds anti-American resentment. In The Choice, former National Securit...(展开全部)

Novelist, playwright, and biographer Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-80) is widely considered one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. His major works include "No Exit," "Nausea," "The Wall," "The Age of Reason," "Critique of Dialectical Reason," "Being and Nothingness," and "Roads to Freedom," an allegory of man's search for commitment, and not, as the man at the off-...(展开全部)

Novelist, playwright, and biographer Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-80) is widely considered one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. His major works include "No Exit," "Nausea," "The Wall," "The Age of Reason," "Critique of Dialectical Reason," "Being and Nothingness," and "Roads to Freedom," an allegory of man's search for commitment, and not, as the man at the off-...(展开全部)

威廉·斯泰隆（William Styron），一九二五年生于弗吉尼亚州，毕业于杜克大学，曾在美国海军陆战队服役，被誉为继海明威和福克纳之后最伟大的作家之一。一九五一年，长篇小说处女作《躺在黑暗中》一问世就获得美国文学艺术学会的大奖。一九六七年的《纳特·特那的自白》为其赢得当年的普利策文学奖。一九七八年由著名的兰登书屋出版的《苏菲的选择》成为美国当代小说的经典之作，被誉为“西方小说史上的里程碑作品”，为斯泰隆摘得了当年的美国国家图书奖。其小说惯于将死亡与性，残酷与激情融为一体。另著有《漫长的行程》、《纵火焚屋》、《静静的灰尘》和《看得见的黑暗》等。

威廉·斯泰隆（William Styron），一九二五年生于弗吉尼亚州，毕业于杜克大学，曾在美国海军陆战队服役，被誉为继海明威和福克纳之后最伟大的作家之一。一九五一年，长篇小说处女作《躺在黑暗中》一问世就获得美国文学艺术学会的大奖。一九六七年的《纳特·特那的自白》为其赢得当年的普利策文学奖。一九七八年由著名的兰登书屋出版的《苏菲的选择》成为美国当代小说的经典之作，被誉为“西方小说史上的里程碑作品”，为斯泰隆摘得了当年的美国国家图书奖。其小说惯于将死亡与性，残酷与激情融为一体。另著有《漫长的行程》、《纵火焚屋》、《静静的灰尘》和《看得见的黑暗》等。

#1 New York Times bestseller Nicholas Sparks turns his unrivaled talents to a new tale about love found and lost, and the choices we hope we'll never have to make. Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life - boating, swimming , and regular barbecues with his ...(展开全部)