Acclaimed artist and autobiographical cartoonist David Chelsea and his hollow-headed pupil Mug together explore the many aspects of perspective, the art of rendering the visual effect of distance on objects. In an entertaining, step-by-step comic strip format, David and Mug demonstrate basic concepts of perspective by constructing vivid, spectacular landscapes and architectural...(展开全部)

Reprints a noted landscape painter's early-twentieth-century work detailing the theory and technical aspects of perspective and presenting numerous practice exercises.

Which of us, when finding ourselves in the presence of a painting, has not sensed that we lack the keys to decipher it? We feel an emotional response, but the work still seems to evade our understanding. Francoise Barbe-Gall combines a nuanced understanding of the way viewers respond to paintings with a rich knowledge of their context and circumstances of their creation. The re...(展开全部)

Negotiation is part of every human encounter, and most of us do it badly. Whether dealing with family, a business or diplomacy, people often fail to meet their goals in every country and context. They focus on power and “win-win” instead of relationships and perceptions. They don’t find enough things to trade. They think others should be rational when they should be dealing wit...(展开全部)

If you would like to become a truly great trader --either for yourself or for a proprietary trading firm, this book will help you get there. It is the only book of its kind, based on one of most successful trader training programmes--and the closest thing to signing up for a "trader boot camp". You can watch new traders execute trades and then learn by following their expert in...(展开全部)

Create an oasis of calm and find what sparks your joy with the first full-colour, beautifully photographed guide from Netflix's Marie Kondo. Over a decade on from the launch of her bestselling book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo is back with new wisdom on how to transform your life and home into spaces of calm. This guide introduces the concept of kurashi - ...(展开全部)

"We must all listen to Nina Garcia. Sharp and genuine, her advice can make or break an outfit." --Tim Gunn Believe me--there's pressure when you're deciding what to wear to a meeting with an iconic fashion designer or a member of the press. It can be terrifying. But instead of panicking, I stop, take a deep breath, and remember that I speak "fashion." And by the time you h...(展开全部)

【加】克里斯·贝利 毕业于渥太华卡尔顿大学工商专业，拒绝了两份高薪工作，专注高效能方法的探索，博客累计写作20万字，每天有超过200万人关注和阅读。 《纽约时报》《快速公司》《财富》《纽约杂志》争相报道他的研究成果，著名的TED演讲也邀请他演讲，并称赞他“可能是这个世界上最高效能的人士。” 曾出版的作品，已经成为多个国家的国际畅销书，被翻译成了七种语言。