An innovative, groundbreaking book that will captivate readers of Malcolm Gladwell, Daniel Pink, The Power of Habit, and Quiet For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But today, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. It turns out that at work, most people operate as either takers, ma...(展开全部)

These renowned authors come together to support a national movement to Take Back Your Time, and they propose personal corporate, and legislative solutions.

What happens when we look at a painting? What do we think about? What do we imagine? How can we explain, even to ourselves, what we see or think we see? And how can art historians interpret with any seriousness what they observe? In six engaging, short narrative "fictions," each richly illustrated in color, Daniel Arasse, one of the most brilliant art historians of our time, cl...(展开全部)

A sequel to the critically acclaimed My First Movie , Stephen Lowenstein once again talks to some of our most celebrated filmmakers about their debut films. Lowenstein interviews ten directors about their career-launching film and how they got the movie off the ground: how they raised the finance, found actors, searched for locations, worked with the crew and saw the project t...(展开全部)

As told, or rather retold second-hand, by the narrator, Take It or Leave It relates the hilarious and amorous adventures of a young Frenchman who has been drafted into the U.S. Army and is being shipped Overseas to fight in Korea. The obsessed narrator retells, as best as he can, what the young man supposedly told him as they sat under a tree. He recounts how the young man esca...(展开全部)

迈克尔•莫波格（Michael Morpurgo）：英国作家、学者、文学家，著有《岛王》《战马》《蝴蝶狮》《柑橘与柠檬啊》等百余部作品，2003年获英国“儿童文学桂冠作家”荣誉。他的作品曾入围卡内基奖、德国青少年文学奖等知名大奖，荣获惠特布莱德图书奖、蓝彼得童书奖、红房子童书奖等多个奖项，被翻译为多国文字广泛传播，也曾被翻拍成电影、电视剧、舞台剧，甚至歌剧，经典代表作品《战马》曾被改编搬上舞台和大银幕。1976 年，他和妻子克莱尔创建慈善项目“城市儿童农庄”，以启发孩子们对大自然的喜爱，并从中学得如何与自然共处。 克莱尔•莫波格 （Clare Morpurgo）：慈善家，英国作家迈克尔•莫波格的妻子。她生于英国伦敦，在德文郡长大，是企鹅图书公司创始人艾伦•莱恩（Allen Lane）的女儿。她早年的经历影响了她的一生，并在很大程度上促使她创建了“城市...(展开全部)

A lavish, keepsake collection of poetry, beautiful artwork, and unforgettable treasures from acclaimed children’s book author Michael Morpurgo, woven around a girl’s adventures on a countryside walk. Pippa loves staying with her Aunty Peggy. She loves going for walks, whether it is sunny or cold — long, wandering walks where her wellies take her. Follow Pippa into the bea...(展开全部)