安德鲁·路米斯（Andrew Loomis） 著名美国插画家、作家、美术教育家。他曾就读于美国艺术学生联盟，19岁时师从乔治·伯里曼学习绘画，随后发展并且延伸了乔治·伯里曼的素描绘画体系，以独特的视角撰写了多本简单易懂的经典绘画教程，对当代素描教育产生了巨大影响。此外，他还是漫威、DC众多画师的启蒙导师，影响广泛而深远。 路米斯认为：好素描必须具有说服力和感染力。因此他从绘画原理方面训练读者，使之创作出“真实的”艺术作品。各绘画技法环节，他都主张作品应尽可能源于观察、实景写生和模特动态。正是由于其独特、着实有效的艺术理念，在他去世后很长一段时间，其绘画风格仍继续影响这一大批艺术家。

Tony Fadell led the teams that created the iPod, iPhone and Nest Learning Thermostat and learned enough in 30+ years in Silicon Valley about leadership, design, startups, Apple, Google, decision-making, mentorship, devastating failure and unbelievable success to fill an encyclopedia. So that’s what this book is. An advice encyclopedia. A mentor in a box. Written for anyone who ...(展开全部)

This book is for architects, system designers, technologists, and technology managers who want to understand the IoT ecosphere, various technologies, and tradeoffs and develop a 50,000-foot view of IoT architecture.

Les Gold has been in business since age twelve, when he started selling used golf clubs from his dad’s basement. Now he owns Detroit’s biggest pawnshop, American Jewelry and Loan, and is the star of the hit reality TV show Hardcore Pawn. As a third-generation pawnbroker, Gold grew up in the business, dealing with customers who could be unruly and violent as often as they were ...(展开全部)

Conversations can be critical and destructive, or they can be generative and productive. This book shows how to guarantee your conversations will help people, organizations, and communities flourish.Conversations are at the core of how we interact.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A GIRL ON THE FRINGE ENTERS THE REALM OF NEW YORK S CHIC， PARTY-HOPPING ELITE?Soon after Bette Robinson quits her horrendous Manhattan banking job like the impulsive girl she s never been， the novelty of walking her four-pound dog around her unglamorous Murray Hill neighborhood wears as thin as the "What are you going to do with your life?" phone calls from he...(展开全部)

Bette is 27, smart, pretty, fun – and bored. When she splits up with her long–term boyfriend, she decides it's time for a change. A chance meeting propels her into a new role as a party planner. Running with the cool Manhattan pack, Bette can hardly believe her luck. Suddenly, the greatest city in the world is her own personal playground and boy, the toys are incredible! But qu...(展开全部)

What happens when a girl on the fringe enters the realm of New York's chic, party-hopping elite? Soon after Bette Robinson quits her horrendous Manhattan banking job like the impulsive girl she's never been, the novelty of walking her four-pound dog around the unglamorous Murray Hill neighborhood wears as thin as the "What are you going to do with your life?" phone calls fr...(展开全部)