'An engrossing story of audacious entrepreneurism' -- Charles Duhigg 'Captures the remarkable journey of Airbnb exceedingly well' -- Reid Hoffman 'fast paced, fun dive into one of the seminal firms of our time' -- Rana Foroohar In 2008, two broke art school graduates and their coder-whiz friend set up a platform that – in less than a decade – became one of the largest provider ...(展开全部)

利·加拉格尔（Leigh Gallagher） 美国资深商业分析专家，《财富》杂志执行副主编，“全球影响力女性峰会”联合主席，美国外交关系委员会成员。她撰写的《爱彼迎传》深入挖掘了产品收获用户热爱的7大产品原则，引发了全球关注，也使这部作品登上了全球十余个国家的畅销排行榜。

This is the remarkable behind-the-scenes story of the creation and growth of Airbnb, the online lodging platform that has become, in under a decade, the largest provider of accommodations in the world. At first just the wacky idea of cofounders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nathan Blecharczyk, Airbnb has disrupted the $500 billion hotel industry, and its $30 billion valuation i...(展开全部)

“Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death.” American short-story writer Kate Chopin’s tale “The Story of an Hour” was first published in Vogue in 1894 and has endured to become one of her most beloved works. Upon learning of her husband’s death, Louise Mallard conside...(展开全部)

“Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death.” American short-story writer Kate Chopin’s tale “The Story of an Hour” was first published in Vogue in 1894 and has endured to become one of her most beloved works. Upon learning of her husband’s death, Louise Mallard conside...(展开全部)

How Music Got Free is a riveting story of obsession, music, crime, and money, featuring visionaries and criminals, moguls and tech-savv y teenagers. It’s about the greatest pirate in history, the most powerful executive in the music business, a revolutionary invention and an illegal website four times the size of the iTunes Music Store. Journalist Stephen Witt traces the secret...(展开全部)

【美】卡尔·萨根（Carl Sagan） 美国天文学家、科普作家、科幻作家。 艾萨克·阿西莫夫说生平只遇过两个人比他更为聪明，一个是计算机科学家马文·闵斯基，另一个就是卡尔·萨根，并推崇萨根为“历史中成功的科学普及家”。萨根提出让探测器搭载镌刻有人类问候信息的金属板和金唱盘，后者就是广为人知的“旅行者一号”和“旅行者二号”携带的“地球之音”唱片。康内尔大学荣誉校长评价说：萨根讲的题目是宇宙，而他的课堂是世界。萨根激发了无数人对科学和理性的热爱，为此他的墓志铭上写着：卡尔，你是我们在黑暗中的蜡烛。 译者简介： 丘宏义，普林斯顿高等研究院担任教授，尔后任职于美国国家航空航天局（NASA）担任天文物理与太空科学家长达35年，1969年荣获NASA荣誉杰出成就奖。

威廉·布莱兹（William Blades，1824—1890），英国著名的印刷商、藏书家、书目学家，热衷于收藏旧书与版画。出于对印刷的兴趣，布莱兹对英国印刷出版界名人卡克斯顿出版的作品颇有研究，对英国早期的印刷历史也了如指掌。代表作有《书之大敌》《威廉·卡克斯顿的生平与印刷术》等。

‘Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.’ Bestselling author Bernard Cornwell is celebrated for his ability to bring history to life. Here, in his first work of non-fiction, he has written the true story of the epic battle of Waterloo – a momentous turning point in European history – a tale of one campaign, four days and three armies. He focuses on what...(展开全部)

‘Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.’ Bestselling author Bernard Cornwell is celebrated for his ability to bring history to life. Here, in his first work of non-fiction, he has written the true story of the epic battle of Waterloo – a momentous turning point in European history – a tale of one campaign, four days and three armies. He focuses on what...(展开全部)