The Devil's Dinner is the first authoritative history of chili peppers. There are countless books on cooking with chilies, but no book goes into depth about the biological, gastronomical, and cultural impact this forbidden fruit has had upon people all over the world. The story has been too hot to handle. A billion dollar industry, hot peppers are especially popular in the Unit...(展开全部)

.,."that rare thing, a piece of careful scholarship that is also superby entertaining...Starr, who is president of Oberlin College and has been associated with the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies, is also a professional jazz musician, and his knowledgeable affection for the music shines through the text." - Andrea Lee, New York Times Book Review

"A modern classic that continues to prove no color is finer." Young Kelly's mom doesn't understand about red. Sure, the brown mittens are warmer, but the red mitts make better snowballs. And the red boots aren't just for rain; they take bigger steps in any weather. And, yes, a red cup does make a difference... juice just doesn't taste as good in a green one. No doubt about it,...(展开全部)

"A modern classic that continues to prove no color is finer." Young Kelly's mom doesn't understand about red. Sure, the brown mittens are warmer, but the red mitts make better snowballs. And the red boots aren't just for rain; they take bigger steps in any weather. And, yes, a red cup does make a difference... juice just doesn't taste as good in a green one. No doubt about it,...(展开全部)

马克斯•巴泽曼 ●哈佛大学工商管理专业杰西•伊西多•斯特劳斯（Jesse Isidor Straus）教席教授，肯尼迪政府学院公共领导中心联合主任。 ●在全球30多个国家的顶尖商学院和大型公共组织担任顾问，做授课与辅导工作。 ●获得过许多专业机构的肯定与表彰，包括：伦敦大学的荣誉博士学位、亚斯本研究所商业暨社会类终身成就奖、管理学院杰出教育奖、哈佛大学肯尼迪政府学院年度顾问等。 ●著有畅销书《哈佛经典谈判术》《管理决策中的判断》等。

马克斯•巴泽曼 ●哈佛大学工商管理专业杰西•伊西多•斯特劳斯（Jesse Isidor Straus）教席教授，肯尼迪政府学院公共领导中心联合主任。 ●在全球30多个国家的顶尖商学院和大型公共组织担任顾问，做授课与辅导工作。 ●获得过许多专业机构的肯定与表彰，包括：伦敦大学的荣誉博士学位、亚斯本研究所商业暨社会类终身成就奖、管理学院杰出教育奖、哈佛大学肯尼迪政府学院年度顾问等。 ●著有畅销书《哈佛经典谈判术》《管理决策中的判断》等。

马克斯•巴泽曼 ●哈佛大学工商管理专业杰西•伊西多•斯特劳斯（Jesse Isidor Straus）教席教授，肯尼迪政府学院公共领导中心联合主任。 ●在全球30多个国家的顶尖商学院和大型公共组织担任顾问，做授课与辅导工作。 ●获得过许多专业机构的肯定与表彰，包括：伦敦大学的荣誉博士学位、亚斯本研究所商业暨社会类终身成就奖、管理学院杰出教育奖、哈佛大学肯尼迪政府学院年度顾问等。 ●著有畅销书《哈佛经典谈判术》《管理决策中的判断》等。

马克斯•巴泽曼 ●哈佛大学工商管理专业杰西•伊西多•斯特劳斯（Jesse Isidor Straus）教席教授，肯尼迪政府学院公共领导中心联合主任。 ●在全球30多个国家的顶尖商学院和大型公共组织担任顾问，做授课与辅导工作。 ●获得过许多专业机构的肯定与表彰，包括：伦敦大学的荣誉博士学位、亚斯本研究所商业暨社会类终身成就奖、管理学院杰出教育奖、哈佛大学肯尼迪政府学院年度顾问等。 ●著有畅销书《哈佛经典谈判术》《管理决策中的判断》等。

The author of the best-selling book What the Best College Teachers Do is back with more humane, doable, and inspiring help, this time for students who want to get the most out of college--and every other educational enterprise, too. The first thing they should do? Think beyond the transcript. The creative, successful people profiled in this book--college graduates who went on t...(展开全部)

What makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators. The short answer is - it's not what teachers do, it's what they understand. Lesson plans and lecture not...(展开全部)