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内容简介：《面纱ThePaintedVeil》讲述了一个容貌娇美而又爱慕虚荣的英国女子凯蒂，为了避免自己变成一位老姑娘，接受了生性孤僻的医生瓦尔特•费恩的求婚。由于对婚姻感到不满，凯蒂开始与别人偷情。瓦尔特发现妻子的不忠后，要求凯蒂随他前往遥远的中国内地，去平息一场正疯狂流行的霍乱瘟疫。在爱情、背叛与死亡的漩涡中挣扎的凯蒂，亲历了幻想破灭与生死离别之后，终将生活的面纱从她的眼前渐渐揭去，从此踏上了不悔的精神成长之路。《一个陌……阅读全文

内容简介：From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe’s iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following.Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange ques……阅读全文

内容简介：Dr. Kai-Fu Lee—one of the world’s most respected experts on AI and China—reveals that China has suddenly caught up to the US at an astonishingly rapid and unexpected pace. In AI Superpowers, Kai-fu Lee argues powerfully that because of these unprecedented developments in AI, dramatic changes will be happening much sooner than many of us expected. Indeed, as the US-Sino AI……阅读全文

内容简介：After dropping out of the 2016 presidential race, Chris Christie stunned the political world by becoming the first major official to endorse Donald Trump. A friend of Trump's for fifteen years, the two-term New Jersey governor understood the future president as well as anyone in the political arena--and Christie quickly became one of Trump's most trusted advisers. Tapped with runni……阅读全文

内容简介：We live, says Ed Schein, in a culture of Tell. Rather than trying to genuinely relate to other people we tell them what we think they need to know or should do based on assumptions we've made about them. But telling makes people feel inferior - it shuts them down. This is particularly true of interactions between superiors and subordinates, and that's where it's particularly pr……阅读全文

内容简介：From the bestselling authors of The Power of Visual Storytelling comes the highly anticipated follow-up, The Laws of Brand Storytelling―the definitive quick-reading rulebook for how to use the power of storytelling to win over customers’ hearts, minds, and long-term loyaltyWe have been sharing stories from the beginning of human civilization―for good reason. Stories captivate our a……阅读全文

内容简介：From the New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck and Get Your Sh*t Together comes more straight talk about how to stand up for who you are and what you really want, need, and deserve -- showing when it's okay to be selfish, why it's pointless to be perfect, and how to be "difficult."Being yourself should be easy, yet too many of us struggle……阅读全文

内容简介：In the midst of the dramatic seventh-century war between two empires, Muhammad was a spiritual seeker in search of community and sanctuary.Many observers stereotype Islam and its scripture as inherently extreme or violent-a narrative that has overshadowed the truth of its roots. In this masterfully told account, preeminent Middle East expert Juan Cole takes us back to Islam's-and the P……阅读全文

内容简介：From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows, numbers aren’t enough: we need to know how to make those numbers talk. In The Model Thinker, social scientist Scott E. Page shows us the mathematical, statistical, and c……阅读全文

作者简介：这本百科全书囊括了迷人的发现和事实，带孩子们穿越一段奇妙的时光之旅，从石制工具，简单的机器到太空旅行和机器人。易于理解的，说明性的科学发展时间表，探索了在过去三百万年中影响着我们日常生活的思想，实验和技术。凭借1200多幅图像，对关键发明人和创新的深入解释，像玛……阅读全文

作者简介：In his pioneering book Seizing the White Space, Mark W. Johnson argued that business model innovation is the most proven path to transformational growth. Since then, Uber, Airbnb, and other startups have disrupted whole industries; incumbents……阅读全文

作者简介：INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates“Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret s……阅读全文

作者简介：Exact phrases to develop your sense of humor, master witty remarks, make people laugh, and be funnier – even if you’re not naturally funny. Laugh Tactics is full of strategies that dissect, break down, and analyze all of the types……阅读全文

作者简介：Fun and fascinating science is everywhere, and it’s a cinch to learn—just ask a science teacher!We’ve all grown so used to living in a world filled with wonders that we sometimes forget to wonder about them: What creates the……阅读全文

作者简介：Why we need to think more like economists to successfully combat terrorismIf we are to correctly assess the root causes of terrorism and successfully address the threat, we must think more like economists do. Alan Krueger’s What Makes a……阅读全文