Robert Stalnaker draws together in this volume his work in metaphysics. The central theme is the role of possible worlds in articulating our various metaphysical commitments. The book begins with reflections on the general idea of a possible world, and then uses the framework of possible worlds to formulate and clarify some questions about properties and individuals, reference,...(展开全部)

Masterfully combining his understanding of business and American history, Harvard Business School professor Richard S.Tedlow illuminates the professional and personal lives of these nineteenth- and twentieth- century titans, men with penetrating insight whose need to fulfill their destiny outweighed their fear of failure.

Witness seven extraordinary men doing what Americans do best: building new businesses. These entrepreneurs broke old rules and made their own, mastering the future by shaping it. They overcame seemingly impossible obstacles to achieve enormous success and, in the process, played a role in the creation of the modern world.</p> Masterfully combining his understanding of busine...(展开全部)

Masterfully combining his understanding of business and American history, Harvard Business School professor Richard S.Tedlow illuminates the professional and personal lives of these nineteenth- and twentieth- century titans, men with penetrating insight whose need to fulfill their destiny outweighed their fear of failure.

Witness seven extraordinary men doing what Americans do best: building new businesses. These entrepreneurs broke old rules and made their own, mastering the future by shaping it. They overcame seemingly impossible obstacles to achieve enormous success and, in the process, played a role in the creation of the modern world.</p> Masterfully combining his understanding of busine...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·P. 霍根（1941-2010），生于伦敦，英国著名科幻作家，长期跻身《纽约时报》畅销书榜单。霍根十六岁辍学，在社会上摸爬滚打多年后获得奖学金，进入法恩伯勒机场皇家航空研究院学习电气和机械工程，之后，他曾担任多家公司的设计工程师，并最终在1960年代担任销售员，以霍尼韦尔销售工程师身份环游欧洲。 1977年，霍根的处女作、也是他一生最负盛名的作品《星之继承者》问世。两年后，霍根辞职开始全职写作。霍根擅长将前沿科技与推理相结合，笔下故事悬念丛生，人物形象鲜活立体，深受读者喜爱。 霍根曾在看完《2001：太空漫游》后打赌说他能写出更好的结尾，后来他见到阿瑟·克拉克本人，克拉克真的由衷感叹说：“《星之继承者》的结尾确实更为合理。”

Upon an immense stretch of flat ground at the mouth of a river bathed in sunlight rises Hyperpolis. It stands there, surrounded by its four asphalt car-parks, to condemn us - a huge enveloping supermarket. Each of us will see ourselves reflected in the characters who move mindlessly about Hyperpolis, but "The Giants" is a call to rebellion. This bold and inventive novel is the ...(展开全部)

Vernon Deyre is a sensitive and brilliant musician, even a genius. But there is a high price to be paid for his talent, especially by his family and the two women in his life. His sheltered childhood in the home he loves has not prepared Vernon for the harsh reality of his adult years, and in order to write the great masterpiece of his life, he has to make a crucial decision wi...(展开全部)

埃米莉·韦普尼克是一位演讲者、职业教练、博客写手及社群创始人。她是Puttylike.com的创始人及创意总监，在那里，她帮助多相潜能者整合他们的多种兴趣，形成充满活力的、令人满意的、硕果累累的职业和人生。由于无法满足于单一的职业发展道路，埃米莉学习过音乐、艺术、电影制作及法律，并于2011年从加拿大麦吉尔大学法律系毕业。埃米莉是一位TED演讲者，她曾受到《快公司》《福布斯》《金融时报》《赫芬顿邮报》《生活骇客》的专题报道。她的TED演讲“为什么我们中的一些人没有命中注定的职业”（Why Some of Us Don’t Have One True Calling）已经被点击观看了560万次，并被翻译成36种语言。她曾受雇成为多所大学、高中和其他组织的演讲嘉宾与研讨会推动者。

在线阅读本书 How maverick companies have passed up revenue growthand focused on greatness instead Most books about successful businesses focus on public companies, where the definition for success is steady growth in revenue and profits. Yet there are many excellent, privately held companies marching to the beat of a different drum; they have stricken revenue and profit growt...(展开全部)