First published in 1975, this book has established itself as an authentic source for those interested in Gurdjieff's ideas and his approach to practical "work on oneself".

葛吉夫（G. I. Gurdjieff ,1866～1949），曾经游学印度、西藏、埃及、麦加、苏丹、伊拉克，1912年在莫斯科与圣彼得堡成立修行团体，1917年俄国大革命，葛吉夫率领弟子到土耳其的君士坦丁堡，成立修行机构。1922年定居法国巴黎枫丹白露。他宣称“第四道”并非他发明的，而是渊自久远的古老智慧。葛吉夫博杂广大的密意知识经由大弟子邬斯宾斯基整理后，体系更加条理分明。

Great changes have taken place in the Quarter-century since the death of George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, yet much of the mystery that surrounded him in his lifetime remains. This book satisfies the demand to "hear" his actual voice and direct instructions--in the form of conversations between Gurdjieff and his pupils. <br /> That any record of these lectures exists at all is due t...(展开全部)

For the new college graduate who's not quite ready to join the ranks of the entry-level, here's a guide to help them "think outside the cubicle" as it presents a wide range of job and travel opportunities for the free-spirited twentysomething who yearns to create a long- or short-term adventure. By highlighting job opportunities appropriate for young people because of the time,...(展开全部)

From Publishers Weekly: Olsen's thesis is that these three European capitals were each deliberately conceived as a unified work of art to reinforce the values of the dominant class and to serve their leisure pursuits. This is "a delightful and gripping, richly illustrated social history," noted PW. From Library Journal: A sweeping comparative analysis of three great European me...(展开全部)

From New York to Singapore, from Chicago to London, the trading floors of the world’s financial markets are icons of global capitalism. Images of them are used on the news all the time—traders burying their heads in their hands when the market is down, their arms flailing in a frenzy when fortunes are rising—to convey the current state of the economy. But these marketplaces, an...(展开全部)

London and Paris, the world's two leading financial centres in the nineteenth century, experienced differing fortunes during the twentieth century. While London remained an international financial centre, Paris' influence declined. Yet over the last twenty years deregulation, internationalization, and the advent of the single currency have reactivated their competition in ways ...(展开全部)

What happened to homosexuals during and after World War II has been described in other books; here, Florence Tamagne traces the different trends in Germany, England and France in the period leading up to that cataclysm and provides important background to any understanding of the later events. The period between the two world wars was crucial in the history of homosexuality in ...(展开全部)

Fifty of the world’s greatest writers share their views in collaboration with the artist Matteo Pericoli, expanding our own views on place, creativity, and the meaning of home All of us, at some point in our daily lives, have found ourselves looking out the window. We pause in our work, tune out of a conversation, and turn toward the outside. Our eyes simply gaze, without seein...(展开全部)