What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think. Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up to the people who got a head start. But a close...(展开全部)

“Range is an urgent and important book, an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.” —Daniel H. Pink What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think. Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, ...(展开全部)

著者简介 大卫·爱泼斯坦（David Epstein），《纽约时报》No.1畅销书作家，前作受美国前总统贝拉克·奥巴马及前国务卿康多莉扎·赖斯盛赞。大卫拥有环境科学硕士学位，目前在非盈利新闻调查网站ProPublica担任调查记者，同时也是《体育画报》的资深撰稿人。他的作品受到了一系列组织的表彰，并被收入最佳科学与自然写作选集。 译者简介 范雪竹，北京外国语大学英语专业，译作有《媒介伦理》和《全球电视产业：跨文化传播译丛》。

HOW SIMPLICITY TRUMPS COMPLEXITY IN NATURE, BUSINESS, AND LIFE Complexity surrounds us. We have too much email, juggle multiple remotes, and hack through thickets of regulations from phone contracts to health plans. But complexity isn’t destiny. Sull and Eisenhardt argue there’s a better way. By developing a few simple yet effective rules, people can best even the most complex...(展开全部)

斯蒂芬·R. 鲍恩（Stephen R. Bown），加拿大当代著名畅销书作家，专注于科学史、探险史领域的非虚构题材，已出版十余部作品，屡获好评。其作品《白色爱斯基摩人》2016年获得表彰极地主题最佳非虚构图书的威廉·米尔斯奖（William Mills Prize for Polar Books），《最后的维京人》2012年获评“《科克斯书评》年度图书”。 唐奇，就职于南开大学图书馆，热爱文字工作，翻译人文、经管、写作类图书20余部。

How to harness your ADHD “hunter” strengths to start your own business and prosper in the workplace • Provides organizational strategies, tips to maintain focus, and tools to set goals, build a business plan, and discover the right project to keep you motivated • Shares ADHD success stories from Fortune 500 CEOs, inventors, small business owners, and the author’s own experience...(展开全部)

"This is a starry love story, a tale of seething jealousies and subterfuge, a political imbroglio, and religious cruelties. It sounds like Shakespeare and it could have very well been the plot of one of his plays." --Toronto Star In 1494, award-winning author Stephen R. Bown tells the untold story of the explosive feud between monarchs, clergy, and explorers that split the glob...(展开全部)

Emmanuel Guibert's first graphic biography, Alan's War, followed the wartime adventures of Alan Cope, a friend of the artist who served as an American GI in France during World War II. In How the World Was, Guibert revisits Cope's story, this time focusing on his childhood in California during the Great Depression. This remarkable graphic novel details the little moments that m...(展开全部)

From Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen, a long-awaited memoir about home, belonging, inequality, and identity, recounting a singular life devoted to betterment of humanity. For Amartya Sen, “home” has been many places, including Dhaka, in modern Bangladesh, where he grew up; Calcutta, where he studied economics; and Cambridge, where he engaged with the greatest minds of the twenti...(展开全部)

This engaging text introduces students to the world of media through a unique structure that makes the material easily intelligible and meaningful to their lives. Each chapter is divided into three-part narrative sections, including: history, industry, and controversy. The Third Edition features updated statistics and current examples.