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The greatest managers in the world seem to have little in common. They differ in sex, age, and race. They employ vastly different styles and focus on different goals. Yet despite their differences, great managers share one common trait: They do not hesitate to break virtually every rule held sacred by conventional wisdom. They do not believe that, with enough training, a person...(展开全部)

The greatest managers in the world seem to have little in common. They differ in sex, age, and race. They employ vastly different styles and focus on different goals. Yet despite their differences, great managers share one common trait: They do not hesitate to break virtually every rule held sacred by conventional wisdom. They do not believe that, with enough training, a person...(展开全部)

America’s most trusted and best-known film critic Roger Ebert presents one hundred brilliant essays on some of the best movies ever made. For the past five years Roger Ebert, the famed film writer and critic, has been writing biweekly essays for a feature called "The Great Movies," in which he offers a fresh and fervent appreciation of a great film. The Great Movies c...(展开全部)

During the seventeenth century, Holland created the world’s most dynamic colonial empire, outcompeting the British and capturing Spanish and Portuguese colonies. Yet, in the Sino-Dutch War—Europe’s first war with China—the Dutch met their match in a colorful Chinese warlord named Koxinga. Part samurai, part pirate, he led his generals to victory over the Dutch and captured one ...(展开全部)

During the seventeenth century, Holland created the world’s most dynamic colonial empire, outcompeting the British and capturing Spanish and Portuguese colonies. Yet, in the Sino-Dutch War—Europe’s first war with China—the Dutch met their match in a colorful Chinese warlord named Koxinga. Part samurai, part pirate, he led his generals to victory over the Dutch and captured one ...(展开全部)

欧阳泰（Tonio Andrade） 耶鲁大学历史学博士，师承西方汉学巨擘史景迁（Jonathan D. Spence）和17至18世纪欧洲史专家帕克（Geoffrey Parker）。现任埃默里大学历史系教授，主要研究领域为中国史、全球史以及殖民主义比较研究。著有《福尔摩沙如何变成台湾府？》。 陈信宏 资深译者，毕业于台湾大学外语系，曾获梁实秋文学奖等多个翻译奖项，并以《好思辨的印度人》入围2009年台湾金鼎奖最佳翻译人奖。其他译著包括《胡若望的疑问》《落脚城市》《机场里的小旅行》《宗教的慰藉》等。

【作者简介】 皮特·康拉狄（Peter Conradi），毕业于英国牛津大学，现任《星期日泰晤士报》外文副主编。康拉狄著有小说《国王的演讲》(The King’s Speech)，讲述了已故英国女王伊丽莎白二世的父亲——乔治六世国王的故事，被改编为广为人知的电影，包揽了包括奥斯卡最佳影片在内的多项重量级大奖。 【译者简介】 石靖 地区研究学者，清华大学政治学博士，曾在牛津大学圣安东尼学院从事博士后研究工作，关注高加索及东欧地区国家政治议题。 袁婕 高校教师，西安交通大学翻译硕士，曾参与《中欧非三方合作可行性研究》一书翻译工作，及中国大学慕课系列国际在线课程《音乐鉴赏》字幕翻译工作。

The extraordinary history of Ancient Egyptian civilization - from its earliest origins to the creation of its greatest monument - from specialist John Romer This exceptional book draws on a lifetime of research and thought to recreate the previously untold story of how a civilization which began with handfuls of semi-itinerant fishermen settled, spread and created a rich, vivid...(展开全部)

英国埃及学家、历史学家、考古学家约翰·罗默根据自己半个多世纪的学术研究和实地考察经历，基于曾被弃之一旁的证据，以及近二十年来的全新考古发现成果，撰写了一套三卷本古埃及史作品，重新构建了我们对世界上已知最早文明之一的理解。