We hear it all the time: “Sorry, it was just an accident.” And we’ve been deeply conditioned to just accept that explanation and move on. But as Jessie Singer argues convincingly: There are no such things as accidents. The vast majority of mishaps are not random but predictable and preventable. Singer uncovers just how the term “accident” itself protects those in power and leav...(展开全部)

阿曼达·里普利，作为《时代》杂志的一位资深作家，阿曼达·里普利曾撰写过大量该杂志关于“年度人物”的封面故事，现在则正在写作关于华盛顿特区的国土安全和危险方面的文章。最近，她的有关灾难的报道，帮助《时代》杂志赢得了两项全国杂志奖（National Magazine Awards）。想知道阿曼达·里普利和这本书的更多信息，请登陆：www.TheUnthinkable.com.。

Discover how human beings react to danger–and what makes the difference between life and death Today, nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. Tomorrow, some of us will have to make split-second choices to save ourselves and our families. How will we react? What will it feel like? Will we...(展开全部)

凯瑟琳·瓦伦特（Catherynne M. Valente），1979年生于美国西雅图，在加州大学圣地亚哥分校及爱丁堡大学主修古典文学，特别专研古希腊语言学。做过专业算命师、电话推销员、家庭教师、图书馆馆员、酒保以及数据统计员——这些职业对她来说大同小异。把这些工作全部混在一起，再加上营业税，就成了奇幻小说家。凯瑟琳·瓦伦特目前和丈夫、两只狗、一只巨大而友善的猫定居于美国缅因州海外的一座小岛。 译者周沛郁，小时候和九月一样，不晓得长大以后要做什么，在森林里绕了一圈戴上硕士帽，才掉进翻译的奇妙世界，迷途多年不愿醒。译有尼尔·盖曼的《微笑男孩和冰霜巨人》与《莱缇的遗忘之海》、大卫·盖梅尔的《雷霆之盾》与《诸王陨落》、洛伊丝·比约德的《王城暗影》与《灵魂护卫》、丹尼尔·亚伯拉罕的“刀光钱影”系列、凯瑟琳·瓦伦特的“黑眼圈”系列等书。

Ripley, an award-winning writer on homeland security for Time, offers a compelling look at instinct and disaster response as she explores the psychology of fear and how it can save or destroy us. Surprisingly, she reports, mass panic is rare, and an understanding of the dynamics of crowds can help prevent a stampede, while a well-trained crew can get passengers quickly but calm...(展开全部)

德克斯特·迪亚斯（DEXTER DIAS） 英国御用大律师（Queen’s Counsel），在过去25年里接手许多有关谋杀、战争犯罪、恐怖袭击的大案，参与了多起具有国家法律发展分水岭意义的重要案件。他也长期积极推动立法以保护世界各地受割礼威胁的年轻女性，是联合国儿童基金会的人权特别顾问。 他还是哈佛大学的犯罪学研究员与剑桥大学访问学者，研究和探讨影响人性善恶的心理学机制，并活跃在TED、RAS等多个演讲平台上。 媒体赞誉： 作者在世界各地发现关于人性的故事，他的观察对象总是人，是鲜活的血肉之躯，而非案件调查……书中的观点是普通大众进入心理学这个迷人领域的敲门砖，他用一张张面孔拼缀成我们这个物种的杰出肖像。 ——《卫报》（Guardian） 迷人的非虚构作品，结合了惊人的真实故事与尖端的科学调查，意在指明我们究竟是什么样的人。 ——查尔斯·杜希格（C...(展开全部)

An investment banker and professor explains what really drives success in the tech economy Many think that they understand the secrets to the success of the biggest tech companies: Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google. It's the platform economy, or network effects, or some other magical power that makes their ultimate world domination inevitable. Investment banker and p...(展开全部)

From Booklist Human-behavior researcher and author of I Thought It Was Just Me (2007), Brown has made a career out of studying difficult emotions such as fear and shame. In this latest book, she emphasizes that above all other ingredients of living an emotionally healthy life is the importance of loving ourselves. In the grips of what she took to be a breakdown, or midlife cris...(展开全部)