In the vein of Quiet and The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth comes this illuminating look at what it means to be awkward—and how the same traits that make us socially anxious and cause embarrassing faux pas also provide the seeds for extraordinary success. As humans, we all need to belong. While modern social life can make even the best of us feel gawky, for roughly one in five o...(展开全部)

The author behind 1000awesomethings.com celebrates the good things in life- by the sheer power of their awesomeness. Based on the award-winning blog 1000awesomethings.com, The Book of Awesome is a high five for humanity and a big celebration of life's little moments and the underappreciated, simple things that make us happy, from popping bubble wrap to hitting a bunch of ...(展开全部)

本来，尼尔•帕斯理查是加拿大一个生活普通到有点无聊的朝九晚五的白领，经受过两次婚姻破灭，最好的朋友跳楼自杀，每天回家后对着空洞的房子看电视新闻里播放让人绝望的消息…… 可是忽然有一天，他开始觉得生活应该不只是这幅模样。于是，他开始撰写 “1000awesomethings.com”的博客，而这个博客在短短的时间内就影响了越来越多的人，甚至还获得了有互联网奥斯卡之称的威比奖（The Webby Awards）。全世界上百万人加入了博客的讨论中。而尼尔也将这些美妙的小事记录整理成书。 每一件小事都是类似“啤酒+朋友”的灵感，生活中的美好简直信手拈来。 “通过专注于生活中积极的一面,我在最低谷的时候迎来了人生的高峰。” 目前，这本书已经出了它第二册《更多的美妙事情大全》，而尼尔的博客里那些来自全世界所有人们记录下来的美妙时刻还在不断扩大。这一连串美妙的事情...(展开全部)

Let's face it--all birds are fascinating, wonderful, idiotic jerks--no matter where in the world they reside. Following in the footsteps of the bestselling book The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America, this hilarious sequel ventures beyond to identify the stupidest birds around the world. Featuring birds from North and South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, au...(展开全部)

Let's face it--all birds are fascinating, wonderful, idiotic jerks--no matter where in the world they reside. Following in the footsteps of the bestselling book The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America, this hilarious sequel ventures beyond to identify the stupidest birds around the world. Featuring birds from North and South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, au...(展开全部)

In 1986, three visionaries - John Lasseter, Ed Catmull, and Steve Jobs - united to form Pixar Animation Studios. Combining their respective abilities in animation, computer graphics, and entrepreneurship, their goal was to create the very first feature length computer animated film. Against all odds and overcoming myriad obstacles, the tiny studio created "Toy Story" and single...(展开全部)

In 1986, three visionaries - John Lasseter, Ed Catmull, and Steve Jobs - united to form Pixar Animation Studios. Combining their respective abilities in animation, computer graphics, and entrepreneurship, their goal was to create the very first feature length computer animated film. Against all odds and overcoming myriad obstacles, the tiny studio created "Toy Story" and single...(展开全部)

【加拿大】尼尔·帕斯理查 尼尔曾是一位朝九晚五的上班族，他跟全世界任何一个写字楼里的普通白领一样，每天面临着巨大的工作压力和生活压力。经历了两次婚姻破灭和最好的朋友跳楼自杀后，绝望至极的尼尔决定改变自己，重新认识生活，发现生活之美。 于是，他创立了全球第一个记录美好生活的个人网站：生活中1000个美妙时刻（http://www.1000awesomethings.com），这个博客在短短一段时间内形成一股热潮，迅速席卷欧美国家，并获得了被誉为互联网奥斯卡之称的威比奖（The Webby Awards）最佳博客奖，至今已有5200万人点击浏览，每天有50000新人加入。 随着博客的成长和人气的积累，尼尔的影响力越来越大，他提出的全新生活理念“生命中最美好的事都是免费的”，从欧美波及全球，引发了全世界80多个国家数亿人的口碑传播，大学生、都市白领、学校...(展开全部)

【加拿大】尼尔·帕斯理查 尼尔曾是一位朝九晚五的上班族，他跟全世界任何一个写字楼里的普通白领一样，每天面临着巨大的工作压力和生活压力。经历了两次婚姻破灭和最好的朋友跳楼自杀后，绝望至极的尼尔决定改变自己，重新认识生活，发现生活之美。 于是，他创立了全球第一个记录美好生活的个人网站：生活中1000个美妙时刻（http://www.1000awesomethings.com），这个博客在短短一段时间内形成一股热潮，迅速席卷欧美国家，并获得了被誉为互联网奥斯卡之称的威比奖（The Webby Awards）最佳博客奖，至今已有5200万人点击浏览，每天有50000新人加入。 随着博客的成长和人气的积累，尼尔的影响力越来越大，他提出的全新生活理念“生命中最美好的事都是免费的”，从欧美波及全球，引发了全世界80多个国家数亿人的口碑传播，大学生、都市白领、学校...(展开全部)

We have a problem with Stuff. With just 5 percent of the world’s population, we’re consuming 30 percent of the world’s resources and creating 30 percent of the world’s waste. If everyone consumed at U.S. rates, we would need three to five planets! This alarming fact drove Annie Leonard to create the Internet film sensation The Story of Stuff, which has been viewed over 10 mill...(展开全部)