The Dutch saying, "a Jan Steen household," originated in the seventeenth century, and has come to refer to a home in disarray, full of rowdy children and boisterous family gatherings. The paintings of Steen, along with those of other Dutch and Flemish genre painters, are the direct inspiration behind the layered, domestic scenes of Julie Blackmon's photographic work. Raised as ...(展开全部)

The Dutch saying, "a Jan Steen household," originated in the seventeenth century, and has come to refer to a home in disarray, full of rowdy children and boisterous family gatherings. The paintings of Steen, along with those of other Dutch and Flemish genre painters, are the direct inspiration behind the layered, domestic scenes of Julie Blackmon's photographic work. Raised as ...(展开全部)

"A man of knowledge is free...he has no honor, no dignity, no family, no home, no country, but only life to be lived." --don Juan In 1961 a young anthropologist subjected himself to an extraordinary apprenticeship to bring back a fascinating glimpse of a Yaqui Indian's world of "non-ordinary reality" and the difficult and dangerous road a man must travel to become "a man of k...(展开全部)

"A man of knowledge is free...he has no honor, no dignity, no family, no home, no country, but only life to be lived." --don Juan In 1961 a young anthropologist subjected himself to an extraordinary apprenticeship to bring back a fascinating glimpse of a Yaqui Indian's world of "non-ordinary reality" and the difficult and dangerous road a man must travel to become "a man of k...(展开全部)

From School Library Journal Grade 9 & Up--The volatile world of male adolescence provides the backdrop for John Knowles' engrossing tale of love， hate， war， and peace. Sharing a room at Devon， an exclusive New England prep school， in the summer prior to World War II， Gene and Phineas form a complex bond of friendship that draws out both the best and worst characteristics of ea...(展开全部)

From School Library Journal Grade 9 & Up--The volatile world of male adolescence provides the backdrop for John Knowles' engrossing tale of love， hate， war， and peace. Sharing a room at Devon， an exclusive New England prep school， in the summer prior to World War II， Gene and Phineas form a complex bond of friendship that draws out both the best and worst characteristics of ea...(展开全部)

In 1961, a young anthropologist subjected himself to an extraordinary apprenticeship with Yaqui Indian spiritual leader don Juan Matus to bring back a fascinating glimpse of a Yaqui Indian's world of "non-ordinary reality" and the difficult and dangerous road a man must travel to become "a man of knowledge." Yet on the bring of that world, challenging to all that we believe, he...(展开全部)

In 1961, a young anthropologist subjected himself to an extraordinary apprenticeship with Yaqui Indian spiritual leader don Juan Matus to bring back a fascinating glimpse of a Yaqui Indian's world of "non-ordinary reality" and the difficult and dangerous road a man must travel to become "a man of knowledge." Yet on the bring of that world, challenging to all that we believe, he...(展开全部)

In this ground-breaking new book, Ram Charan, co-author of the bestselling "Execution", redefines leadership by focusing on eight specific practical skills that, if mastered, are guaranteed to bring success. The eight practical skills include: Positioning - formulating a clear central idea that chimes with your customers' desires and allows the business to be profitable; Detec...(展开全部)

【96年4月好讀推薦】對於組織企業的領導人，我們通常太執迷於表面的個人特質如聰明才智、溝通表 達能力、大膽的遠景和天生的領袖魅力。作者在這本書指出，這些特質誠然重要，但最重要關鍵是領導 人運作企業的Know-how ，缺乏這個關鍵，領導力也無法全面展現；Charan 歸結八項可鍛鍊發展的技巧 ，讓讀者把握成功領導的環節。 ◎推薦理由：作者前作《EXECUTION 執行力》與《Confronting Reality 應變》均對企業界造成一定的影響力。 世界瞬息萬變，改變的幅度與速度超乎我們所想像，一家公司從無中生有，或是改革可能只需短短幾年 的時間。例如：Google或是Apple成長為數十億美元的企業，成為世界最有價值的公司之一。不過這樣 的轉機可能是別家公司的危機，如此快速成長的巨人可能會併吞其他公司。加上世界是平的，人才與資 金很快的速度流通，因...(展开全部)