The most valued workers today are what the economist Richard Florida calls the Creative Class, skilled individuals ranging from money managers to make–up artists, software programmers to steady–cam operators who are in constant demand around the world. Florida's bestselling The Rise of the Creative Class identified these workers as the source of economic revitalization in Ameri...(展开全部)

For the first time ever, the United States is truly in danger of losing its most crucial economic advantage -- its status as the world's greatest talent magnet -- argues best-selling author and economist Richard Florida. Where America was once the first destination for foreign students and the last stop for scientists, engineers, musicians, and entrepreneurs wishing to engage...(展开全部)

In his compelling follow-up to The Rise of the Creative Class, Richard Florida outlines how certain cities succeed in attracting members of the 'creative class' - the millions of people who work in information-age economic sectors and in industries driven by innovation and talent.

This updated version of "The New Creative Artist" breathes life into a popular North Light Classic, helping artists reach greater levels of creativity, inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Perfect for fans of the original - and anyone who wants to be more creative - this book includes: a fresh, eye-catching design that showcases 50 percent new material; new instruction to addr...(展开全部)

In the seven essays of Cities and the Creative Class - four of which have been previously published - Richard Florida outlines how certain cities succeed in attracting members of the "creative class." This class, roughly speaking, is composed of the millions of people who work in information-age economic sectors and in industries driven by innovation and talent. Cities that su...(展开全部)

克里肴那穆提（1895-1986）20世纪最卓越的心灵导师。1895年生于印度，1925年悟道，他的一生极富传奇色彩。他主张真理纯属个人的了悟，一定要用自己的光照亮自己。他一生的教诲皆在帮助人类从恐惧和无明中解脱，体悟慈与至乐的境界。因此佛教徒肯定他是“中观”的导师，印度教徒认为他是彻底的“觉者”，神智学者则认为他是道道地地的“禅”师。 他的40本著作，全是由空性流露的演讲和谈话集结而成，目前已译成了47国文字，在欧美、印度及澳洲有着广泛而深远的影响。

Study Gods offers a rare look at the ways privileged youth in China prepare themselves to join the ranks of the global elite. Yi-Lin Chiang shows how these competitive Chinese high schoolers first become “study gods” (xueshen), a term describing academically high-performing students. Constant studying, however, is not what explains their success, for these young people appear g...(展开全部)

The New Geography of Innovation tells the story of the rise of new technology companies from across the world through remarkable case-studies from different countries. Its focus is on innovation and breakthroughs: where and why places experience sudden technological advancement and how this is now a global game. For fifty years, Silicon Valley has been spinning out new technolo...(展开全部)

Described by Noam Chomsky as 'a very important book', Guy Standing's The Precariat has achieved cult status as the first account of this emerging class of people, facing lives of insecurity, moving in and out of jobs that give little meaning to their lives. Guy Standing warns that the rapid growth of the precariat is producing instabilities in society. It is a dangerous class b...(展开全部)

First published in 2011 The Precariat is the hugely influential first account of an emerging class of people facing insecurity, moving in and out of precarious work that gives little meaning to their lives. Standing warns that the growth of the precariat is producing instabilities in society. Its internal divisions have led to the villainization of migrants and other vulnerable...(展开全部)