作者与身患绝症的母亲关于书、关于书背后的生命的对话 Mary Anne Schwalbe is waiting for her chemotherapy treatmentswhen Will casually asks her what she's reading. The conversationthey have grows into tradition: soon they are reading the samebooks so they can have something to talk about in the hospitalwaiting room. Their choices range from classic (Howards End) topopular (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), from fantastic (TheHobbit) to spiritual (Jon Kabat-Zinn), with many in between. Wehear their passion for reading and their love for each other intheir intimate and searching discussions. A profoundly moving testament to the power of love between achild and parent, and the power of reading in our lives. Mary Anne Schwalbe is waiting for her chemotherapy treatmentswhen Will casually asks her what she's reading. The conversationthey have grows into tradition: soon they are reading the samebooks so they can have something to talk about in the hospitalwaiting room. Their choi
这本书已经由德语翻译成20多种语言，是2012年德国畅销的非小说类图书。本书意在指导人们在面对抉择时，该如何清楚地做出正确合理的决定。TheArt of ThinkingClearly没有大段的专业心理学理论，但包含了很多来自于日常生活的案例，使得这本书更适合普通读者阅读。而且Hodder版本价格很好，适合销售。 THE SECRETS OF PERFECT DECISION-MAKING Have you ever... Invested time in something that, with hindsight, just wasn'tworth it? Overpayed in an Ebay auction? Continued doing something you knew was bad for you? Sold stocks too late, or too early? Taken credit for success, but blamed failure on externalcircumstances? Backed the wrong horse? These are examples of cognitive biases, simple errors we allmake in our day-to-day thinking. But by knowing what they are andhow to spot them, we can avoid them and make better choices -whether dealing with a personal prob
No athlete has changed his sport the way Tiger Woods has transformed the world of golf. The Tiger phenomenon has created a new legion of golfers, seduced by Woods's almost effortless mastery of this most difficult game. In How I Play Golf Woods reveals the many facets of his game and offers a plethora of tips and advice aimed at all levels of play. Unlike most golf guides, and perhaps somewhat surprising from a player best known for his long game, How I Play Golf begins with the short game--putting, chipping, and pitching--before moving onto swing mechanics and hitting off the tee. Produced in conjunction with the editors of Golf Digest, the book is lavishly photographed and illustrated and offers a gold mine of useful ideas and mental images Tiger has collected over the years. Throughout, Tiger recounts memorable shots from his relatively brief for example, his only "perfect" shot （a 3-wood on No. 14 at St. Andrews）and his first putt at the 1995 Masters （a 20-footer for birdie on No. 1 that missed and
THESECRETSOFPERFECTDECISION-MAKING Haveyouever... Investedtimeinsomethingthat,withhindsight,justwasn'tworthit? OverpayedinanEbayauction? Continueddoingsomethingyouknewwasbadforyou? Soldstockstoolate,ortooearly? Takencreditforsuccess,butblamedfailureonexternalcircumstances? Backedthewronghorse? Theseareexamplesofcognitivebiases,simpleerrorsweallmakeinourday-to-daythinking.Butbyknowingwhattheyareandhowtospotthem,wecanavoidthemandmakebetterchoices-whetherdealingwithapersonalproblemorabusinessnegotiation;tryingtosavemoneyormakemoney;workingoutwhatwedoordon'twantinlife,andhowbesttogetit. Alreadyaninternationalbestseller,THEARTOFTHINKINGCLEARLYisessentialreadingforanyonewithimportantdecisionstomake.Itreveals,in100shortchapters,themostcommonerrorsofjudgement,andhowtoavoidthem.Simple,clearandalwayssurprising,thisindispensablebookwillchangethewayyouthinkandtransformyourdecision-making-atwork,athome,everyday. 《清醒思考的艺术》作者罗尔夫·多贝里讲到自己曾与一名美国友人分享发现—
The final and conclusive book in the groundbreaking series onboys and their development In this climax to his series of landmark books about boys,Michael Gurian offers a powerful new program to help us give oursons a core purpose–a program based on building morality,character, career goals, the ability to form intimaterelationships, selflessness, personal and community responsibility,and an accelerated process of developmental maturity. Gurianreveals how important purpose is for the success and happiness ofboys and explains how a boy's core personality, nature, and geneticpredisposition functions to create both strengths and weaknesses intheir journey towards maturity. Includes an innovative program for support and interventionsaccording to the unique needs, weaknesses, and strengths of eachindividual young man. This book is the follow-up to Gurian's bestselling The Mindsof Boys Draws on the latest science and field research on how boysdevelop neurologically Guri
