Summary Techno-utopianism is dead: Now is the time to pay attention to the inequality, marginalization, and biases woven into our technological systems. This book sounds an alarm: after decades of being lulled into complacency by narratives of technological utopianism and neutrality, people are waking up to the large-scale consequences of Silicon Valley–led technophilia. This b...(展开全部)

A psychologist with a reputation for penetrating to the heart of complex parenting issues joins forces with a physician and bestselling author to tackle one of the most disturbing and misunderstood trends of our time -- peers replacing parents in the lives of our children. Dr. Neufeld has dubbed this phenomenon peer orientation, which refers to the tendency of children a...(展开全部)

This is simply the world's most useful book for personal investors who want to rely less on the so-called "experts" and more on their own intelligence and knowledge. The author presents systematic value and growth strategies that draw on the best ideas from more than 20 of the world's leading money managers -- and shows you how to implement each strategy step-by-step, using fre...(展开全部)

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan, a radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants—and the equally powerful taboos. Of all the things humans rely on plants for—sustenance, beauty, medicine, fragrance, flavor, fiber—surely the most curious is our use of them to change consciousne...(展开全部)

Why is eating chocolate so pleasurable? Can the function of just one small group of chemicals really determine whether you are happy or sad? Does marijuana help to improve your memory in old age? Is it really best to drink coffee if you want to wake up and be alert? Why is a drug like PCP potentially lethal? Why does drinking alcohol make you drowsy? Do cigarettes help relieve ...(展开全部)

We would all like to build software architecture that yields adaptable and flexible software with low development costs. But, unreasonable deadlines and shortcuts make it very hard to create such an architecture.Get Your Hands Dirty on Clean Architecture starts with a discussion about the conventional layered architecture style and its disadvantages. It also talks about the advantages of the domain-centric architecture styles of Robert C. Martin's Clean Architecture and Alistair Cockburn's Hexagonal Architecture. Then, the book dives into hands-on chapters that show you how to manifest a hexagonal architecture in actual code. You'll learn in detail about different mapping strategies between the layers of a hexagonal architecture and see how to assemble the architecture elements into an application. The later chapters demonstrate how to enforce architecture boundaries. You'll also learn what shortcuts produce what types of technical debt and how, sometimes, it is a good idea to willingly take on those debts.After reading this book, you'll have all the knowledge you need to create applications using the hexagonal architecture style of web development.

Best-selling picture book creator Mo Willems continues his charming Elephant and Piggie first reader series. The books feature two lovable and funny characters: an optimistic (andsometimes reckless) pig and a cautious, pessimistic elephant. Children who sat on their parents' laps to have Pigeon read to them will eagerly take the plunge with these books to start reading o...(展开全部)

Succeeding in an Extroverted Business World 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...(展开全部)

乔尼丝·韦布博士（Dr. Jonice Webb） 童年情感忽视领域开创者，临床心理学博士。临床执业近30年，曾在三个大型诊所出任主任。目前在马萨诸塞州列克星敦开设私人诊所，专门治疗个人、夫妻和家庭的情感忽视问题。 曾登上包括美国国家公共电台在内的30多个广播电台，以及《芝加哥论坛报》《今日心理学》等许多国家级和国际性的报纸和在线媒体。创立首个童年情感忽视在线治疗项目。著有多部畅销书，包括《被忽视的孩子：如何克服童年的情感忽视》《被忽视的孩子2：改善你与伴侣、父母和孩子的关系》等。

多丽丝·莱辛（Doris Lessing，1919—2013） 英国作家。生于波斯（今伊朗），在南罗德西亚（今津巴布韦）父亲的农场上长大。1949 年，带幼子和第一部小说《野草在歌唱》回英国，从此走上文坛。一生著作等身，形式多样，有长篇小说、短篇小说、自传、散文、剧本等。作品涉及二十世纪英属非洲殖民地、南非以及二十世纪后半叶的英国及欧洲局势，着重呈现内心世界的复杂、困惑和彷徨。代表作有《野草在歌唱》（1950）、《金色笔记》（1962）、《特别的猫》（1967）、《第五个孩子》（1988）等。2007 年，荣获诺贝尔文学奖，颁奖词称她为“女性经验史诗的抒写者，以怀疑、激情和远见审视了一个分裂的文明”。