Prefaced by the famous Atlantic Monthly essay of the same name, in which he argues the virtues of the hard-boiled detective novel, this collection mostly drawn from stories he wrote for the pulps demonstrates Chandler's imaginative, entertaining facility with the form.

本书作者是《金钱心理学》和《一如既往》的畅销书作者，本书将教你如何驾驭金钱的力量，过上更幸福的生活。 我们大多数人都不懂得如何花钱。我们追逐那些令他人倾心却又漠然置之的东西。或者，我们无休止地攒钱，却不敢花钱购买那些真正能改善生活的东西。我们混淆了欣赏与嫉妒、安逸与豪奢、功利与地位。 《花钱的艺术》并非提供预算、技巧或一刀切的解决方案。它让你理解你与金钱的关系如何影响你的决策，以及如何重塑这种关系，让金钱为你服务。 摩根·豪塞尔的研究已经帮助数百万人重新思考他们的赚钱、储蓄和投资方式。现在，他将注意力转向了等式的另一边：如何花钱。他以深刻的洞察力和温暖的笔触，阐述了为什么投资有价值的回报是内心的平静，为什么预期比收入更重要，以及为什么理财与电子表格的关系不如自我认知重要。 本书并非关于致富，而是关于如何大限度地利用你已有的财富，并学会去追求值得追求的...(展开全部)

From the bestselling author of The Psychology of Money and Same as Ever, lessons on harnessing the power of money to live a happier life Most of us don’t know how to spend money. We chase things that impress others but leave us cold. Or we save endlessly, afraid to spend on what would actually make life better. We confuse admiration with envy, comfort with excess, and status wi...(展开全部)

A dazzling literary thriller - the story of Sigmund Freud assisting a Manhattan murder investigation. ThinkSHADOW OF THE WINDmeets THE HISTORIAN. THE INTERPRETATION OF MURDERis an inventive tour de force inspired by Sigmund Freud's 1909 visit to America, accompanied by protégé and rival Carl Jung.When a wealthy young debutante is discovered bound, whipped and strangled in a ...(展开全部)

With more than four million copies in print in 14 languages, History of Art has long been considered the indispensable art reference. Now, this classic survey of Western art returns in a thoroughly updated and expanded Sixth Edition with 150 new illustrations, completely redrawn maps, and updated bibliography and website directory. The much-anticipated new edition brings togeth...(展开全部)

西蒙·沙玛（Simon Schama）是一位英国作家、历史学家。1966年，他以“超一等”的成绩毕业于剑桥大学基督学院。 20世纪60年代和70年代沙玛曾先后任教于剑桥大学和牛津大学。在此期间，他完成了他的第一本书《爱国者和解放者》（沃夫森历史奖获奖作品）。1980年，沙玛赴美国，任教于哈佛大学。期间，他完成了《财富的困窘》（《纽约时报》年度最佳图书奖获奖作品）、《市民：法国大革命编年史》（《纽约时报》年度最佳图书奖获奖作品、《约克郡邮报》图书奖）等著作。1995年，沙玛受邀成为《纽约客》杂志的艺术批评家，并转至哥伦比亚大学任历史与艺术史教授。此后他又接连出版了像《风景与记忆》（莱昂内尔·特里林图书奖、W.H.史密斯文学奖获奖作品）、《伦勃朗的眼睛》、《乱世交汇：英国、奴隶与美国革命》（国家书评人协会奖非虚构类优胜作品）这样在学术和商业上均取得成功的...(展开全部)

纳尔逊•古德曼，著名的分析哲学家、逻辑学家、科学哲学家和美学家，现代唯名论、新实用主义的主要代表之一。著有《表象的结构》(1952)、《事实、虚构和预测》(1954)、《艺术的语言》(1968)、《构造世界的多种方式》(1978)、《心灵及其他问题》(1984)等。

Niccolo Machiavelli's Art of War is one of the world's great classics of military and political theory. Praised by the finest military minds in history and said to have influenced no lesser lights than Frederick the Great and Napoleon, Art of War is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the history and theory of war in the West. Christopher Lynch's fluid translatio...(展开全部)

The delicious dishes described in the latest cookbook from Chez Panisse founder Waters, such as a four-ingredient Soda Bread and Cauliflower Salad with Olives and Capers, are simple indeed, though the book's structure is complex, if intuitive. After a useful discussion of ingredients and equipment come chapters on techniques, such as making broth and soup. Each of these include...(展开全部)