When, how, and why did the Himalaya become the highest mountains in the world? In 1800, Chimborazo in South America was believed to be the world's highest mountain, only succeeded by Mount Everest in 1856. Science on the Roof of the World tells the story of this shift, and the scientific, imaginative, and political remaking needed to fit the Himalaya into a new global scientifi...(展开全部)

When, how, and why did the Himalaya become the highest mountains in the world? In 1800, Chimborazo in South America was believed to be the world's highest mountain, only succeeded by Mount Everest in 1856. Science on the Roof of the World tells the story of this shift, and the scientific, imaginative, and political remaking needed to fit the Himalaya into a new global scientifi...(展开全部)

不要懷疑，所有的問題都可以用圖畫來釐清。你不用具備什麼繪畫技巧，只要會畫圓圈、方塊、箭頭，然後按照作者的指示，一步一步，就可以學會「視覺化思考」的技巧，終身受用！你只需要3樣東西，就可以開始：用肉眼觀察、打開「內心的眼睛」，還有你的雙手。 完整的視覺化思考過程有4個環節：觀看、觀察、設想、展示。有5個架構指標，能幫我們打開內心的眼睛，用SQVID來代表：簡單∕精細、重質／重量、想法∕做法、個別／比較、變化／現狀。6種觀察和呈現的方式：6個W：誰／什麼、多少、何處、何時、如何、為何。

不要懷疑，所有的問題都可以用圖畫來釐清。你不用具備什麼繪畫技巧，只要會畫圓圈、方塊、箭頭，然後按照作者的指示，一步一步，就可以學會「視覺化思考」的技巧，終身受用！你只需要3樣東西，就可以開始：用肉眼觀察、打開「內心的眼睛」，還有你的雙手。 完整的視覺化思考過程有4個環節：觀看、觀察、設想、展示。有5個架構指標，能幫我們打開內心的眼睛，用SQVID來代表：簡單∕精細、重質／重量、想法∕做法、個別／比較、變化／現狀。6種觀察和呈現的方式：6個W：誰／什麼、多少、何處、何時、如何、為何。

Two Economist writers show how and why religion is booming around the world and reveal its vast effects on the global economy, politics, and more On the street and in the corridors of power, religion is surging worldwide. From Russia to Turkey to India, nations that swore off faith in the last century—or even tried to stamp it out—are now run by avowedly religious leaders. ...(展开全部)

A landmark examination of the resurgence of faith around the globe The Editor in Chief of The Economist and its Lexington columnist show how the global rise of religion will dramatically impact our century in God Is Back . Contrary to the popular assumption that modernism would lead to the rejection of faith, American-style evangelism has sparked a global revival. On the ...(展开全部)

On the street and in the corridors of power, religion is surging all over the world. From Russia to Turkey to India, nations that swore off faith in the last century, or even tried to stamp it out, are now run by avowedly religious leaders, and the destabilising effects of religion can be seen far from Iraq or the ruins of the World Trade Centre. Formerly secular conflicts like...(展开全部)

As the world becomes more modern, it is not becoming more secular. Instead, on the street and in the corridors of power, religion is surging. As "God is Back" shows, for better or for worse, faith is on the increase - fuelled by an American-style model of personal, customer-driven, aggressively marketed religion. Shining a light on this huge, hidden world of faith, from Califor...(展开全部)

Two Economist writers show how and why religion is booming around the world and reveal its vast effects on the global economy, politics, and more On the street and in the corridors of power, religion is surging worldwide. From Russia to Turkey to India, nations that swore off faith in the last century—or even tried to stamp it out—are now run by avowedly religious leaders. ...(展开全部)

When Dad loses his car keys, little Mary suggests they might be down the back of the chair. Join in the fun as Dad begins the search, finding everything from a hairy string to a diamond ring--and much, much more Could the solution to all the family's problems be down the back of the chair? A lively rhyming text and quirky art come together in this visual explosion of fun and i...(展开全部)