“Charming and erudite,” from the author of Enlightenment Now, “The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem.” —Time.com Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing—and why should we care? From the author of ...(展开全部)

“Charming and erudite,” from the author of Enlightenment Now, “The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem.” —Time.com Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing—and why should we care? From the author of ...(展开全部)

Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing? Why should any of us care? In The Sense of Style, the bestselling linguist and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker answers these questions and more. Rethinking the usage guide for the twenty-first centur...(展开全部)

Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing? Why should any of us care? In The Sense of Style, the bestselling linguist and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker answers these questions and more. Rethinking the usage guide for the twenty-first centur...(展开全部)

史蒂芬·平克（StevenPinker），世界级语言学家，哈佛大学心理学教授，科普畅销书作家，TED演讲人。被《时代周刊》《外交政策》《展望》等多部知名杂志称为“世界上最有影响力的知识分子”。因在视觉认知和心理语言学方面的杰出研究，平克赢得来自美国国家科学院、英国皇家学会、美国心理学会、美国认知神经科学学会、美国人本主义协会的多个奖项。获过四个荣誉博士学位和数个教学奖项，其撰写的8部大众科普图书也屡屡获奖、部部畅销。

史蒂芬·平克（StevenPinker），世界级语言学家，哈佛大学心理学教授，科普畅销书作家，TED演讲人。被《时代周刊》《外交政策》《展望》等多部知名杂志称为“世界上最有影响力的知识分子”。因在视觉认知和心理语言学方面的杰出研究，平克赢得来自美国国家科学院、英国皇家学会、美国心理学会、美国认知神经科学学会、美国人本主义协会的多个奖项。获过四个荣誉博士学位和数个教学奖项，其撰写的8部大众科普图书也屡屡获奖、部部畅销。

Michael Mann is one of the most influential sociologists writing today. His three-volume work The Sources of Social Power, the third volume of which has just been completed, has transformed our way of thinking about power and has rewritten the history of human societies. No one interested in understanding how the modern world was shaped, how we got to where we are today and whe...(展开全部)

We are surrounded by images as never before: on Flickr, Facebook, and YouTube; on thousands of television channels; in digital games and virtual worlds; in media art and science. Without new efforts to visualize complex ideas, structures, and systems, today's information explosion would be unmanageable. The digital image represents endless options for manipulation; images seem ...(展开全部)

For generations, we have defined a corporation as a business run by a capitalist elite, that uses its accumulated wealth to own the means of production and exercise economic power. That is no longer the reality. In the twenty-first century, our most desired goods and services aren't stacked in warehouses or on container ships: they appear on your screen, fit in your pocket or o...(展开全部)

This timely collection of classic readings is a lucid survey for American Political thought courses and will aptly supplement courses in American studies or history. The phenomenon of the conservatism of American Liberalism serves as the thematic framework for the readings. Readings are arranged within interesting themes such as The Power of Wealth, Conservative Laissez-faire C...(展开全部)