拉斯基（Harold Joseph Laski，1893-1950），政治学家，英国工党领导人之一，西方“民主社会主义”重要理论家。拉斯基一生著述三十多部，此外尚有大量的小册子、论文、演讲稿等，内容涉及社会科学许多领域，鼓吹民主社会主义，主张“一步推动，一点一滴改良”的费边主义，反对无产阶级专政。拉斯基在欧美思想界有着重大的影响，被誉为与罗素、林赛并列的英国三大思想领袖之一。 朱曾汶，我国著名翻译家，共计为商务印书馆翻译了包括“汉译世界学术名著丛书”在内的14本专著。

A look at the extraordinary ways the brain turns thoughts into actions--and how this shapes our everyday lives From making a cup of coffee to buying a house to changing the world around them, humans are uniquely able to execute necessary actions. How do we do it? Or in other words, how do our brains get things done? In On Task, cognitive neuroscientist David Badre presents the ...(展开全部)

Setting Out on the Great Way brings together different perspectives on the origins and early history of Mahāyāna Buddhism and delves into selected aspects of its formative period. As the variety of the religion which conquered East Asia and also provided the matrix for the later development of Buddhist Tantra or Vajrayāna, Mahāyāna is regarded as one of the most significant for...(展开全部)

A grieving widow discovers a most unexpected form of healing—hunting for mushrooms. “Moving . . . Long tells the story of finding hope after despair lightly and artfully, with self-effacement and so much gentle good nature.”—The New York Times Long Litt Woon met Eiolf a month after arriving in Norway from Malaysia as an exchange student. They fell in love, married, and settled...(展开全部)

From a one-car-garage company to a multibillion-dollar industry, the rise of Hewlett-Packard is an extraordinary tale of vision, innovation and hard work. Conceived in 1939, Hewlett-Packard earned success not only as a result of its engineering know-how and cutting-edge product ideas, but also because of the unique management style it developed -- a way of doing things called "...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Much more personal than standard corporate histories, David Packard's The HP Way provides insights into managing and motivating people and inspiration for would–be entrepreneurs. This bestselling classic joins the Collins Business Essentials line–up with a new Note from Steve Jobs. From a one–car–garage company to a multibillion–dollar industry, the rise of Hewlet...(展开全部)

A deep dive into the evolutionary science behind why humans love to get drunk, and how alcohol and other intoxicants catalyzed and shaped civilization. Alcohol is tightly woven into the fabric of our lives. We use it to bond with friends and coworkers, and it’s a fixture at weddings, funerals, religious ceremonies, and just about every other social event imaginable. And this i...(展开全部)

A philosophical guide to facing life’s inevitable hardships. There is no cure for the human condition: life is hard. But Kieran Setiya believes philosophy can help. He offers us a map for navigating rough terrain, from personal trauma to the injustice and absurdity of the world. In this profound and personal book, Setiya shows how the tools of philosophy can help us find our wa...(展开全部)

How do imperceptibly small differences in the environment change one's behavior? What is the anatomy of a bad mood? Does stress shrink our brains? What does People magazine's list of America's "50 Most Beautiful People" teach us about nature and nurture? What makes one organism sexy to another? What makes one orgasm different from another? Who will be the winner in the geneti...(展开全部)

纳丁•戈迪默（Nadine Gordimer，1923—2014），南非国宝级作家，1991年因其“壮丽宏伟的史诗创作对人类的贡献”而成为首位获得诺贝尔文学奖的南非作家。著有《我儿子的故事》《七月的人民》《无人伴随我》《偶遇者》等二十多部长篇小说和短篇小说集。戈迪默不仅是世界知名的作家，更是反种族隔离的社会活动家、非洲国民大会成员以及公众人物。