Tenth anniversary edition • With a new Introduction by the author In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Lou Arrendale, a high-functioning autistic adult, is a member of the lost generation, born at the wrong time to reap the rewards of medical science. He lives a low-key, indep...(展开全部)

Speed and Politics (first published in France in 1977) is the matrix of Virilio's entire work. Building on the works of Morand, Marinetti, and McLuhan, Virilio presents a vision more radically political than that of any of his French contemporaries: speed as the engine of destruction. Speed and Politics presents a topological account of the entire history of humanity, honing in...(展开全部)

In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Unfortunately, there will be a generation left behind. For members of that missed generation, small advances will be made. Through various programs, they will be taught to get along in the world despite their differences. They will be made ac...(展开全部)

The Speed of Dark is a near-future science fiction novel by American author Elizabeth Moon, first published as a paperback in 2002. The story is told from the first person viewpoint of an autistic computer programmer. It won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2003, and was also an Arthur C. Clarke Award finalist. Plot summary Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow. Lou ...(展开全部)

In a team that included some famously heavy drinkers, and players who did not always set the highest standards in their behaviour, Dennis Bergkamp arrived at Arsenal and soon everything changed. Along with the likes of Thierry Henry, Robert Pires and Patrick Vieira, he provided an inspirational cutting edge to the Gunners' play and set them on the way to becoming one of the mos...(展开全部)

As a web designer, you encounter tough choices when it comes to weighing aesthetics and performance. Good content, layout, images, and interactivity are essential for engaging your audience, and each of these elements have an enormous impact on page load time and the end-user experience. In this practical book, Lara Hogan helps you approach projects with page speed in mind, sho...(展开全部)

Accelerationism is the bastard offspring of a furtive liaison between Marxism and science fiction. Its basic premise is that the only way out is the way through: to get beyond capitalism, we need to push its technologies to the point where they explode. This may be dubious as a political strategy, but it works as a powerful artistic program. Other authors have debated the pros ...(展开全部)

This fourth edition of Triple Your Reading Speed does just that -- with self-quizzes and tests that make it fun and simple to acquire the skills that will give you an edge in school and on the job. The renowned Acceleread Method helps you to break old habits that may be slowing you down, and develop strategies for increased comprehension in less time, with eye exercises ...(展开全部)

"本书凝聚了作者 26 年的职场实践经验，精心打磨出一套极具价值的方法论—SPEED高效能管理系统。该系统涵盖规划、计划、执行与交付四个环节，助力读者达成目标,收获成果，提升效能，持续精进，塑造内驱力、执行力、专注力与抗压力等核心竞争力，在职场中脱颖而出。 本书不仅理论深厚、案例生动，而且非常实用、适用面广。其独特之处在于，为读者精心准备了一系列实操工具与配套练习。无论是职场人士自我提升，还是管理者培养团队人才；无论是职场新人夯实基础，还是资深员工职业跃迁，本书都能为不同阶段的职场人提供支持与指导。"

罗闻全（Andrew W. Lo） 美国MIT斯隆管理学院金融学教授、MIT金融工程中心主任，生物金融学创始人，对冲基金Alpha Simplex Group的创立者兼合伙人。致力于从生物学进化论解释人类行为选择。 他很著名的贡献包括：于1988年提出方差比检验，并实证地指出股价即使对于广义的随机游走假设而言也是不满足的；指出金融学中的经典教条——有效市场假说是不成立的，并提出了适应性市场假说；开创了生物金融学；发展了马科维茨的均值—方差分析框架，提出了均值—方差—流动性分析框架等。