We spend most of our waking lives at work - in occupations often chosen by our unthinking sixteen-year-old selves. And yet we rarely ask ourselves how we got there or what it might mean for us. Equally intrigued by work's pleasures and its pains, Alain de Botton here heads out into the under-charted worlds of the office, the factory, the fishing fleet and the logistics centre, ...(展开全部)

We spend most of our waking lives at work - in occupations often chosen by our unthinking sixteen-year-old selves. And yet we rarely ask ourselves how we got there or what it might mean for us. Equally intrigued by work's pleasures and its pains, Alain de Botton here heads out into the under-charted worlds of the office, the factory, the fishing fleet and the logistics centre, ...(展开全部)

查默斯.约翰逊是美国对日政策研究所所长、加利福尼亚大学圣迭戈分校荣誉退休教授，也是《洛杉矶时报》和《国家》周刊经常性的撰稿人。他此前的著作包括《通产省与日本的奇迹》、《日本：谁统治》和不久前出版的、在美国引起不小反响的《后焰》。

查默斯.约翰逊是美国对日政策研究所所长、加利福尼亚大学圣迭戈分校荣誉退休教授，也是《洛杉矶时报》和《国家》周刊经常性的撰稿人。他此前的著作包括《通产省与日本的奇迹》、《日本：谁统治》和不久前出版的、在美国引起不小反响的《后焰》。

查默斯.约翰逊是美国对日政策研究所所长、加利福尼亚大学圣迭戈分校荣誉退休教授，也是《洛杉矶时报》和《国家》周刊经常性的撰稿人。他此前的著作包括《通产省与日本的奇迹》、《日本：谁统治》和不久前出版的、在美国引起不小反响的《后焰》。

In this engaging and readable book, Dr. Körner describes a variety of lively topics that continue to intrigue professional mathematicians. The topics range from the design of anchors and the Battle of the Atlantic to the outbreak of cholera in Victorian Soho. The author uses relatively simple terms and ideas, yet explains difficulties and avoids condescension. If you are a math...(展开全部)

Life is a great gift and as we reach years of discretion we most of us naturally ask ourselves what should be the main object of our existence.

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support ...(展开全部)

In this engaging and readable book, Dr. Körner describes a variety of lively topics that continue to intrigue professional mathematicians. The topics range from the design of anchors and the Battle of the Atlantic to the outbreak of cholera in Victorian Soho. The author uses relatively simple terms and ideas, yet explains difficulties and avoids condescension. If you are a math...(展开全部)