THE BOOK OF SNOBS (1848) by William Makepeace Thackeray is a masterpiece of British Victorian satire that spares no one, exposing every strata of society to the sublime ridicule that only the author of VANITY FAIR could dole out. The term "snob" was popularized in unmatched fashion through the publication of this classic, part-fiction, part-essay expos, and wholly a detail-ric...(展开全部)

THE BOOK OF SNOBS (1848) by William Makepeace Thackeray is a masterpiece of British Victorian satire that spares no one, exposing every strata of society to the sublime ridicule that only the author of VANITY FAIR could dole out. The term "snob" was popularized in unmatched fashion through the publication of this classic, part-fiction, part-essay expos, and wholly a detail-ric...(展开全部)

威廉·梅克庇斯·萨克雷（William Makepeace Thackeray ）(1811—1863年)，英国作家。早年在英国查特豪斯公学及剑桥大学接受系统教育并赴欧洲大陆游学，离开大学后，曾尝试办报，并在巴黎学习绘画。1833年以后，先后任《弗雷泽》杂志和《笨拙》杂志专栏作者，1859年到1862年，任《康希尔》杂志主编。曾撰写了大量中短篇小说、长篇小说、散文、游记、书评。《名利场》是萨克雷的成名作和代表作。

The Book of Questions may be the only publication that challenges and changes the way readers view the world, without offering a single opinion of its own. Posing 265 questions, "The Book of Questions" is bound to provoke hours and hours of thought.

The Book of Questions may be the only publication that challenges and changes the way readers view the world, without offering a single opinion of its own. Posing 265 questions, "The Book of Questions" is bound to provoke hours and hours of thought.

An insider's view of court life and culture during the Renaissance, here is the handiwork of a 16th-century diplomat who was called upon to resolve the differences in a war of etiquette among the Italian nobility. The ultimate resource on aristocratic manners, it remains the most definitive account of life among the Renaissance nobility.

An insider's view of court life and culture during the Renaissance, here is the handiwork of a 16th-century diplomat who was called upon to resolve the differences in a war of etiquette among the Italian nobility. The ultimate resource on aristocratic manners, it remains the most definitive account of life among the Renaissance nobility.

Stewart Levine demonstrates the superiority of ''agreements for results'' versus ''agreements for protection'' and outlines ten principles for creating agreements that explicitly articulate desired outcomes and provide a roadmap to achieving them.