In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman and leader can finally be fully seen and understood--by the bestselling, award-winning author of Napoleon and The Storm of War When we seek an example of great leaders with unalloyed courage, the person who comes to mind is Winston Churchill: the iconic, vision...(展开全部)

In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman and leader can finally be fully seen and understood--by the bestselling, award-winning author of Napoleon and The Storm of War When we seek an example of great leaders with unalloyed courage, the person who comes to mind is Winston Churchill: the iconic, vision...(展开全部)

Who takes the time these days to climb a tree in bare feet? To stop and observe birds? Play in puddles after a storm? Go down to the sea to return a shell? The Walking Man does as he strolls at random through urban Japan - often silent, usually alone - with his vivid dreams that let time stand still.

The instant Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestseller “While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, I’ve found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above t...(展开全部)

Throughout the world, football is a potent force in the lives of billions of people. Focusing national, political and cultural identities, football is the medium through which the world's hopes and fears, passions and hatreds are expressed. Simon Kuper travelled to 22 countries from South Africa to Italy, from Russia to the USA, to examine the way football has shaped them. ...(展开全部)

The instant Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestseller “While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, I’ve found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above t...(展开全部)

Throughout the world, football is a potent force in the lives of billions of people. Focusing national, political and cultural identities, football is the medium through which the world's hopes and fears, passions and hatreds are expressed. Simon Kuper travelled to 22 countries from South Africa to Italy, from Russia to the USA, to examine the way football has shaped them. ...(展开全部)

艾尔伯特·杰伊·诺克（Albert Jay Nock,1870-1945），颇有影响力的美国自由至上主义作家、教育理论家、二十世纪早期和中叶的社会评论家。他是“人文”（liberal arts）教育的倡导者。他认为“观念是有后果的”，而且，组织也有某种驱动力令其一旦运转就会产生难以预计的后果。他对以下认识论问题拥有持久的兴趣：我们是如何形成造成我们现今所持有的认识的认知方式，我们思维的变化如何引起外在现实世界的变化？

艾尔伯特·杰伊·诺克（Albert Jay Nock,1870-1945），颇有影响力的美国自由至上主义作家、教育理论家、二十世纪早期和中叶的社会评论家。他是“人文”（liberal arts）教育的倡导者。他认为“观念是有后果的”，而且，组织也有某种驱动力令其一旦运转就会产生难以预计的后果。他对以下认识论问题拥有持久的兴趣：我们是如何形成造成我们现今所持有的认识的认知方式，我们思维的变化如何引起外在现实世界的变化？

艾尔伯特·杰伊·诺克（Albert Jay Nock,1870-1945），颇有影响力的美国自由至上主义作家、教育理论家、二十世纪早期和中叶的社会评论家。他是“人文”（liberal arts）教育的倡导者。他认为“观念是有后果的”，而且，组织也有某种驱动力令其一旦运转就会产生难以预计的后果。他对以下认识论问题拥有持久的兴趣：我们是如何形成造成我们现今所持有的认识的认知方式，我们思维的变化如何引起外在现实世界的变化？