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内容简介：埃隆之书 The Book of Elon: A Guide to Purpose and SuccessDo you have a nagging fear that your work isn't truly important? Or that your potential greatness will wither, unrealized?Most people never feel purpose in their work. They never bring their full energy to a meaningful mission.Purpose and intensity are Elon Musk's superpowers. He chooses colossal missions. Then he is maniacal......阅读全文

内容简介：The definitive work on the subject, mapping a complete history of women artists from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to todayThis acclaimed study challenges the assumption that great women artists are exceptions to the rule who “transcended” their sex to produce major works of art. While acknowledging the many women whose contributions to visual culture have often been negl......阅读全文

内容简介：The Academy Award–winning director of Free Solo and National Geographic photographer presents the first collection of his iconic adventure photography, featuring some of the greatest moments of the most accomplished climbers and outdoor athletes in the world, and including more than 200 extraordinary photographs.Filmmaker, photographer, and world-class mountaineer Jimmy Chin goes whe......阅读全文

内容简介：Making creates knowledge, builds environments and transforms lives. Anthropology, archaeology, art and architecture are all ways of making, and all are dedicated to exploring the conditions and potentials of human life. In this exciting book, Tim Ingold ties the four disciplines together in a way that has never been attempted before. In a radical departure from conventional studies that tr......阅读全文

内容简介：For the last fifty years, the trees of the boreal forest have been moving north. Ben Rawlence's The Treeline takes us along this critical frontier of our warming planet from Norway to Siberia, Alaska to Greenland, Canada to Sweden to meet the scientists, residents and trees confronting huge geological changes. Only the hardest species survive at these latitudes including the ice-loving......阅读全文

内容简介：Trees are keen to tell us so much. They’ll tell us about the land, the water, the people, the animals, the weather, and time. And they will tell us about their lives, the good bits and bad. Trees tell a story, but only to those who know how to read it. In Gooley uncovers the clues hiding in plain sight: in a tree’s branches and leaves; its bark, buds, and flowers; even its stum......阅读全文

内容简介：“Hot and Bothered removes the shame, disdain, and mystery that’s surrounded menopause….An informative, entertaining and desperately needed book.” —Jen Sincero, author of You Are a BadassWhen Jancee Dunn hit her mid-forties, she was bombarded by seemingly random symptoms: rampant insomnia, spring-loaded nerves, weirdly dry mouth, and Rio Grande-level periods. ......阅读全文

内容简介：When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave.In Entangled Life, the b......阅读全文

内容简介：Winner of the American Book Award, the Palestine Book Award and Arrowsmith Press's 2023 Derek Walcott Poetry PrizeNational Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry Finalist"Written from his native Gaza, Abu Toha's accomplished debut contrasts scenes of political violence with natural beauty."-The New York TimesIn this poetry debut Mosab Abu Toha writes about his life under siege in Gaz......阅读全文

内容简介：《西厢记》是元代王实甫创作的一部杂剧，和西方戏剧一样，分为叙事部分和戏文部分，共有五个场景和二十幕，主要讲述了张生和崔莺莺冲破各种封建礼教的束缚和现实生活的困难险阻，有情人终成眷属的故事。本书为汉英对照版，翻译过程中尽量保持了作者王实甫的原意，帮助英文母语的读者更好地了解中国古代悠扬磅礴的文化。作者简介：王实甫(公元1260年—公元1336年)，元代著名杂剧作家，是中国戏曲史上的杰出代表，与关汉卿、白朴、马致远齐名......阅读全文

内容简介：《天方夜谭》(又名《一千零一夜》)是古代阿拉伯的一部民间故事集。故事的起因是阿拉伯的某位国王因王后行为不端，便每天晚上娶一个妻子，次日早晨便把她杀死。沙赫拉查德为了制止国王的残暴行为，决心嫁给他，并开始每晚给国王讲一个故事，讲了一千零一夜。终于，国王被她的故事感化。全书共二百多个故事，本书精选了其中十九个脍炙人口的篇章，其内容包罗万象，情节奇幻诡异，令人叹为观止。......阅读全文

内容简介：“A timely masterclass for anyone interested in the future of learning in the AI era.”—Bill Gates“This book is required reading for everyone who cares about education.”—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential and Think Again, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking“Read this book. It’s the most fascinating and importan......阅读全文

内容简介：For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite allour discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomp......阅读全文

内容简介：A practical guide to help authors authentically write and edit a character whose identity is different than their own.Do you have the tools to authentically write and edit a character whose identity is different than your own? It’s not a subject that’s generally taught in creative writing programs, and there are so few craft books and online resources on the subject. Even if yo......阅读全文

内容简介："A valuable reassessment of America's educational system." —PUBLISHERS WEEKLYWhat if you didn't have to go to college?You may have heard that a college degree is the only path to success. But many college graduates end up mired in debt and underemployed, working jobs that don't even require a degree. The good news? There are many promising career options for those who don......阅读全文