Million-dollar birthday parties, megayachts on the French Riviera, and $40,000 bottles of champagne. In today’s New Gilded Age, the world’s moneyed classes have taken conspicuous consumption to new extremes. In Very Important People, sociologist, author, and former fashion model Ashley Mears takes readers inside the exclusive global nightclub and party circuit—from New York Cit...(展开全部)

作者简介 阿什利·米尔斯（Ashley Mears），荷兰阿姆斯特丹大学文化社会学和新媒体教授兼系主任，曾就职于波士顿大学社会学系。主要致力于经济社会学、文化社会学与性别研究的交叉领域，包括劳动市场、审美价值、无偿资源、精英阶层、消费文化及社交媒体等场景中的价值生产与交换逻辑。著有《美丽的标价：模特行业的规则》《VIP世界》等作品。 译者简介 时川萌，生于北京。哈佛大学文理学院区域国别研究方向文学硕士，埃默里大学社会学学士。关注文化社会学、时尚与艺术。

杰玛·埃尔文·哈里斯（Gemma Elwin Harris） 久负盛名的职业撰稿人，主要撰写社论和杂志专栏文章。曾工作于《消费导刊》(Time Out)、《魅力杂志》(Glamour)、《星期日泰晤士报》(The Sunday Times)。 她有一个儿子和三个侄女，正是这些孩子的好奇心激发了她出版此书的想法。她联手英国防止虐待儿童学会（NSPCC）——英国首屈一指的儿童保护慈善机构，邀请世界顶级专家，解答孩子们提出的问题。

The important thing about" The Important Book" -- is that you let your child tell you what is important about the sun and the moon and the wind and the rain and a bug and a bee and a chair and a table and a pencil and a bear and a rainbow and a cat "(if he wants to)." For the important thing about" The Important Book" is that the book goes on long after it is closed.What is mos...(展开全部)

The important thing about" The Important Book" -- is that you let your child tell you what is important about the sun and the moon and the wind and the rain and a bug and a bee and a chair and a table and a pencil and a bear and a rainbow and a cat "(if he wants to)." For the important thing about" The Important Book" is that the book goes on long after it is closed.What is mos...(展开全部)

In a playful voice that is uniquely Margaret Wise Brown's comes this delightful picture book about just what it means to be six, five, four, three, two and -- most importantly -- you. Caldecott Honor Medalist Chris Raschka's innovative illustrations burst with energy and literally dance along with Brown's whimsical verses of discovery. A sturdy mirror fixed to the last page all...(展开全部)

"This is that rarity, a useful book."--Warren Buffett Howard Marks, the chairman and cofounder of Oaktree Capital Management, is renowned for his insightful assessments of market opportunity and risk. After four decades spent ascending to the top of the investment management profession, he is today sought out by the world's leading value investors, and his client memos brim wi...(展开全部)

Based on the contention that we do not utillize speech to its fullest extent, this guide is an essential aide to unlocking our "passive" vocabularies and developing a keener appreciation of the richness of language. Indispensable For Writers, Speakers, Teachers! -- Enrich your vocabulary -- Express yourself clearly -- and beautifully -- Fun and easy to use!

Rhett Butler’s People fulfills the dreams of those whose imaginations have been indelibly marked by America’s greatest novel , Gone With The Wind . Here you’ll meet Rhett as a boy, a free spirit who loved the marshes and tidewaters of the Low Country, and learn of the ruthlessness of Rhett’s father, whose desire for control resulted in unspeakable. Through Rhett’s eyes, you’l...(展开全部)