A timely examination by a leading scientist of the physical, psychological, and moral effects of inequality. The levels of inequality in the world today are on a scale that have not been seen in our lifetimes, yet the disparity between rich and poor has ramifications that extend far beyond mere financial means. In The Broken Ladder psychologist Keith Payne examines how inequali...(展开全部)

A timely examination by a leading scientist of the physical, psychological, and moral effects of inequality. The levels of inequality in the world today are on a scale that have not been seen in our lifetimes, yet the disparity between rich and poor has ramifications that extend far beyond mere financial means. In The Broken Ladder psychologist Keith Payne examines how inequali...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 'Trollope did not write for posterity,' observed Henry James. 'He wrote for the day, the moment; but these are just the writers whom posterity is apt to put into its pocket.' Considered by contemporary critics to be Trollope's greatest novel, The Way We Live Now is a satire of the literary world of London in the 1870s and a bold indictment of the new power of specul...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 'Trollope did not write for posterity,' observed Henry James. 'He wrote for the day, the moment; but these are just the writers whom posterity is apt to put into its pocket.' Considered by contemporary critics to be Trollope's greatest novel, The Way We Live Now is a satire of the literary world of London in the 1870s and a bold indictment of the new power of specul...(展开全部)

'Trollope did not write for posterity,' observed Henry James. 'He wrote for the day, the moment; but these are just the writers whom posterity is apt to put into its pocket.' Considered by contemporary critics to be Trollope's greatest novel, The Way We Live Now is a satire of the literary world of London in the 1870s and a bold indictment of the new power of speculative finan...(展开全部)

At first savagely reviewed, The Way We Live Now (1875) has since emerged as Trollope's masterpiece and the most admired of his works. When Trollope returned to England from the colonies in 1872 he was horrified by the immorality and dishonesty he found. In a fever of indignation he sat down to write The Way We Live Now, his longest novel. Nothing escaped the satirist's whip: p...(展开全部)

'Trollope did not write for posterity,' observed Henry James. 'He wrote for the day, the moment; but these are just the writers whom posterity is apt to put into its pocket.' Considered by contemporary critics to be Trollope's greatest novel, The Way We Live Now is a satire of the literary world of London in the 1870s and a bold indictment of the new power of speculative finan...(展开全部)

At first savagely reviewed, The Way We Live Now (1875) has since emerged as Trollope's masterpiece and the most admired of his works. When Trollope returned to England from the colonies in 1872 he was horrified by the immorality and dishonesty he found. In a fever of indignation he sat down to write The Way We Live Now, his longest novel. Nothing escaped the satirist's whip: p...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·弗拉霍斯（James Vlahos） 《纽约时报》《连线》《大众科学》《科学美国人》《大西洋》《智族GQ》和《国家地理》等杂志著名记者，美国鬼才科普作家，以兴趣盎然、发人深省的方式来讨论复杂难懂的科学问题见长。 弗拉霍斯从20世纪80年代开始跟踪和报道智能语音技术，30多年来，他零距离地见证和细致地观察了这一领域的研究进展，曾与这一领域中的许多杰出人物直接对话，本书中的许多观点就是来自于他对一手访谈资料的提炼。

詹姆斯·弗拉霍斯（James Vlahos） 《纽约时报》《连线》《大众科学》《科学美国人》《大西洋》《智族GQ》和《国家地理》等杂志著名记者，美国鬼才科普作家，以兴趣盎然、发人深省的方式来讨论复杂难懂的科学问题见长。 弗拉霍斯从20世纪80年代开始跟踪和报道智能语音技术，30多年来，他零距离地见证和细致地观察了这一领域的研究进展，曾与这一领域中的许多杰出人物直接对话，本书中的许多观点就是来自于他对一手访谈资料的提炼。