What is it that persuades us to camp outside Apple stores to be the first to buy an iPhone? Why is it that a generation ago a typewriter might have lasted someone a lifetime, but now we write on computers that we upgrade every couple of years to shinier, faster, sleeker models? Why do the clicks of some car doors sound “expensive”? We live in a world drowning in objects. But wh...(展开全部)

A brilliant exposé of the interaction between art, design, and commerce. What is it that persuades us to camp outside Apple stores to be the first to buy an iPhone? Why is it that a generation ago a typewriter might have lasted someone a lifetime, but now we write on computers that we upgrade every couple of years to shinier, faster, sleeker models? Why do the clicks of some ca...(展开全部)

Dazzling in scale, diversity and detail, the world never ceases to open our eyes and captivate our curiosity. Ever since the earliest cave paintings, humans have looked at this Earth that is our home and endeavored to understand it. This expansive visual atlas presents the most exciting, creative and inspiring ways of explaining the world in information graphics. Divided into f...(展开全部)

Dazzling in scale, diversity and detail, the world never ceases to open our eyes and captivate our curiosity. Ever since the earliest cave paintings, humans have looked at this Earth that is our home and endeavored to understand it. This expansive visual atlas presents the most exciting, creative and inspiring ways of explaining the world in information graphics. Divided into f...(展开全部)

We surround ourselves with material things that are invested with memories but can only stand for what we have lost. Physical objects--such as one's own body--situate and define us; yet at the same time they are fundamentally indifferent to us. The melancholy of this rift is a rich source of inspiration for artists. Peter Schwenger deftly weaves together philosophical and psych...(展开全部)

We surround ourselves with material things that are invested with memories but can only stand for what we have lost. Physical objects--such as one's own body--situate and define us; yet at the same time they are fundamentally indifferent to us. The melancholy of this rift is a rich source of inspiration for artists. Peter Schwenger deftly weaves together philosophical and psych...(展开全部)

"The World Atlas of Language Structures" is a book and CD combination displaying the structural properties of the world's languages. 142 world maps and numerous regional maps - all in colour - display the geographical distribution of features of pronunciation and grammar, such as number of vowels, tone systems, gender, plurals, tense, word order, and body part terminology. Each...(展开全部)

"The World Atlas of Language Structures" is a book and CD combination displaying the structural properties of the world's languages. 142 world maps and numerous regional maps - all in colour - display the geographical distribution of features of pronunciation and grammar, such as number of vowels, tone systems, gender, plurals, tense, word order, and body part terminology. Each...(展开全部)

【美】山姆·高斯林（Sam Gosling） 美国心理学会（APA）青年心理学家年度杰出贡献奖得主、柏克莱大学心理博士、得克萨斯大学心理学副教授。 他的作品广泛出现于各大媒体上，比如《纽约时报》《今日心理》《华盛顿邮报》《早安美国》等。他的首部著作就被知名科学杂志New Sci entist选为年度好书，受到广大报纸、广播、电视等一流媒体的好评。高斯林博士的研究领域为性格差异，以及人们在日常生活中如何形塑对他人的印象。 首次创造的“房间研究”，由整体环境、摆放物品的特点精准判断物品主人的性格，被广大媒体赞誉为“观察教父”，受到广大报纸、广播、电视等一众媒体的好评。

【美】山姆·高斯林（Sam Gosling） 美国心理学会（APA）青年心理学家年度杰出贡献奖得主、柏克莱大学心理博士、得克萨斯大学心理学副教授。 他的作品广泛出现于各大媒体上，比如《纽约时报》《今日心理》《华盛顿邮报》《早安美国》等。他的首部著作就被知名科学杂志New Sci entist选为年度好书，受到广大报纸、广播、电视等一流媒体的好评。高斯林博士的研究领域为性格差异，以及人们在日常生活中如何形塑对他人的印象。 首次创造的“房间研究”，由整体环境、摆放物品的特点精准判断物品主人的性格，被广大媒体赞誉为“观察教父”，受到广大报纸、广播、电视等一众媒体的好评。