In his latest book, Geoff Dyer returns to his favourite subject - himself. In his very distinctive, neurotic, and quirkily humorous voice that has gained him a passionate fan base including Bryan Ferry and Steve Martin, Dyer writes about an accumulation of his experiences as a traveller, from the extraordinary Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert to getting drastically sto...(展开全部)

杰夫•戴尔，1958年出生于英国切尔滕纳姆, 被《每日电讯报》称为“很可能是当今最好的英国作家。”他的写作风格极其独特，涉及音乐、摄影、电影等多个领域，并将小说、游记、传记、评论、回忆录等体裁融为一体，形成了奇异而迷人的“杰夫•戴尔文体”。其主要作品包括小说《寻找马洛里》、《杰夫在威尼斯，死亡在瓦拉纳西》，跨文体作品《然而，很美：爵士乐之书》（获得1992年毛姆文学奖）、《一怒之下：与D.H.劳伦斯搏斗》（入围美国国家图书评论奖）、《懒人瑜伽》（获得2004年W.H.史密斯最佳旅行书籍奖）、《此刻》（获得国际摄影中心摄影写作奖）等。2005年入选英国皇家文学学会，2006年获得由美国艺术文学院颁发的E.M.福斯特奖。他与妻子现居伦敦。

This isn’t a self-help book; it’s a book about how Geoff Dyer could do with a little help. In mordantly funny and thought-provoking prose, the author of Out of Sheer Rage describes a life most of us would love to live—and how that life frustrates and aggravates him. As he travels from Amsterdam to Cambodia, Rome to Indonesia, Libya to Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert, Dy...(展开全部)

Now in its Seventh Edition, Neil J. Salkind’s bestselling Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics with new co-author Bruce B. Frey teaches an often intimidating subject with a humorous, personable, and informative approach that reduces statistics anxiety. With instruction in SPSS®, the authors guide students through basic and advanced statistical procedures, from...(展开全部)

Now in its Seventh Edition, Neil J. Salkind’s bestselling Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics with new co-author Bruce B. Frey teaches an often intimidating subject with a humorous, personable, and informative approach that reduces statistics anxiety. With instruction in SPSS®, the authors guide students through basic and advanced statistical procedures, from...(展开全部)

The bestselling text Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics teaches an often intimidating and difficult subject in a way that is informative, personable, and clear. Researchers and students who find themselves uncomfortable with the analysis portion of their work will appreciate this book’s unhurried pace and thorough, friendly presentation. Salkind takes studen...(展开全部)

For a civilisation so fixated on achieving happiness, we seem remarkably incompetent at the task. Self-help books don't seem to work. Few of the many advantages of modern life seem capable of lifting our collective mood. Wealth - even if you can get it - doesn't lead to happiness. Romance, family life and work often seem to bring stress as much as joy. We can't even agree on wh...(展开全部)

A new edition of Devora Zack's classic bestseller (over 120,000 sold in 15 languages) on networking techniques that leverage the strengths of the mingling-averse, updated throughout, with two new chapters.

Praise from students for Neil Salkind's Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics: "Your book has changed my perception and attitude towards statistics. It is very well written, the language is completely user friendly and the progression of new concepts within each chapter is fantastic. Although my class is only on chapter 5 at this point, I have found my interest...(展开全部)

A new edition of Devora Zack's classic bestseller (over 120,000 sold in 15 languages) on networking techniques that leverage the strengths of the mingling-averse, updated throughout, with two new chapters.