Darkly funny account of the office worker’s mindset by the celebrated French novelist A long-suffering employee in a big corporation has summoned up the courage to ask for a raise. But as he runs through the looming encounter in his mind, his neuroses come to the surface: What is the best day to see the boss? What if he doesn’t offer you a seat when you go into his office? The ...(展开全部)

提姆•冈恩（Tim Gunn），时尚导师，曾任纽约帕森（Parson）设计学院服装设计系主任，现为美国知名中产阶级服装品牌丽诗•卡邦（Liz Claiborne）的创意总监，美国时尚真人秀“天桥骄子”（Project Runway）里的灵魂人物。 在节目中，他是时装设计参赛者们的艺术指导，他鼓励新的时装设计师竞逐登上纽约时装周的展示台，并提供设计上的智慧箴言。他总是穿着一袭合身的深色西装，举止谈吐散发绅士气质，他本身就是高格调、时尚和优雅的样板。他在节目中的口头禅是Make it work!(化腐朽为神奇！)和Carry on!(继续加油！) 也成为该节目的特色之一。 提姆·冈恩以对风格和时尚妆扮的独到品评而著称，在美国时尚评论界拥有非比寻常的发言权。《Advocate》杂志赞誉他是“电视节目中头脑最清楚的人”；《娱乐周刊》（Entertainmen...(展开全部)

Roger Penrose, one of the most accomplished scientists of our time, presents the only comprehensive and comprehensible account of the physics of the universe. From the very first attempts by the Greeks to grapple with the complexities of our known world to the latest application of infinity in physics, The Road to Reality carefully explores the movement of the smallest atomic...(展开全部)

From one of our greatest living scientists, a magnificent book that provides, for the serious lay reader, the most comprehensive and sophisticated account we have yet had of the physical universe and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory. Since the earliest efforts of the ancient Greeks to find order amid the chaos around us, there has been continual accelerat...(展开全部)

The most exciting view of prehistoric life. ""Comprehensive, illustrated encyclopedia to prehistoric animals... lifelike detail... this easily readable book should appeal to dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages."" -Science News The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life. The book's concise, jargon-free text and full color illustrations bring the primordial world to vivid photo-realist...(展开全部)

巅峰表现教练D.C.冈萨雷斯是少数几位有幸跟随世界著名运动与巅峰表现权威彼得·西格尔学习的人之一。 自1988年以来，作者一直在帮助顶尖运动员、高管、演员、职业拳击手、音乐家、士兵、医生以及其他来自各行各业的来访者将自身的成就和表现提升到新的层级。

How do video games resonate with players to become worldwide hits? This practical book shows you how the right combination of story elements, psychology, and game theory can generate emotionally charged experiences that take players beyond mindless entertainment. Author and experienced game designer Tynan Sylvester takes you through everything from narrative to motivation, usin...(展开全部)

萨古鲁（Sadguru），全名：萨古鲁‧贾吉‧瓦殊戴夫（Sadguru Jaggi Vasudeva，1957年9月3日－），出生于印度迈索尔(Mysore)，是一位瑜伽大师、作家，也是“Isha瑜伽”以及Isha基金会的创始人。 萨古鲁于1992年成立Isha基金会（Isha Foundation），1994年成立了艾萨瑜伽中心，是传授正统瑜伽的非盈利组织，其瑜伽传播范围遍及印度、美国、英国、黎巴嫩、新加坡、加拿大、马来西亚、乌干达和澳大利亚。Isha基金会同时也参加各种社会、社区发展活动，联合国经济与社会理事会因此授与它特殊咨商地位。 2006年，萨古鲁发起绿手计划（Green Hands），力图防止和扭转环境恶化，目标是要在淡米尔纳德邦增加10％的绿化率。2006年10月，256289名志愿者在淡米尔纳德邦的27个区的6284地点，种下了共计8...(展开全部)

The Encyclopedia of Animals is a lavishly illustrated, authoritative, and comprehensive exploration of the rich and intriguing world of animals. Written by an international team of specialists, spectacularly adorned with a gallery of more than 2,000 color illustrations, and supplemented with distribution maps, detailed and beautifully rendered diagrams, and some of the world's ...(展开全部)