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[英文原版]The RoadLess Traveled 少有人走的路 基本信息 出版社: Holiday House;Intl edition; Export (1997年9月1日) 外文书名: 少有人走的路 平装: 320页 语种： 英语 ISBN: 068485015X 条形码: 9780684850153 商品尺寸: 2.2 x 10.8 x16.9 cm 商品重量: 150g 图书描述 这是一本震惊世界的名著，出版后虽未作任何宣传，但经人们口耳相传，迅速畅销起来，它曾在美国著名的《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜上连续上榜近二十年，创下了出版史上的一大奇迹。 这是一部罕见的心理学杰作，早在1983年，它便成为有口皆碑的超级畅销读物。作者灵活运用传统心理分析方法去解决人生的冲突和难题。它的有效和实用，产生了前所未有的轰动响应。 《出版者周刊》 本书处处透露出沟通与理解的意味，它跨越时代限制，帮助我们探索爱的本质，引导我

In all his years in the Chicago Fire Department, LieutenantReed Solliday has never experienced anything like this recentoutbreak of house fires--devastating, vicious, and,in one case,homicidal. He has another problem--his new partner, Detective MiaMitchell. She's brash, bossy, and taking the case in a direction henever imagined. Mia's instincts tell her the arsonist is making this personal.And as the infernos become more deadly, one look at the victims'tortured faces convinces her and Reed that they must work closer tocatch the killer. With each new blaze, the villain ups the ante,setting firetraps for the people Reed and Mia love. The truth isalmost too hot to handle: This monster's desire for death anddestruction is unquenchable...and for Mia he's started thecountdown to an early grave.

Created in 1959, Amway has had an integralpart in shaping and improving the lives and lifestyles of millions of people around the world. Not just a business, but an opportunity for personal success and achievement, it has spread the old-fashioned American dream across the globe--from South America to the Pacific Rim. This definitive history of Amway delves deep into the heart and soul of the organization.It is an inspirational,motivational chronicle of the company as a whole—its ideology,goals,beliefs,ethics,and sense of values.With provo cative insights, into the first four decades of Amway,this valuable book shows where the company satnds at the dawn of the nes millennium——and how it will continue to move forward in the twenty-first century. In addition to the actual history of Amway,you'll read the uplifting stories of people around the world whose lives have been totally transformed by its philosophy-astonishing accounts of personal success that will motuvate you to improve your own life by

In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of ''outliers'' the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. De*ion in Spanish: Que diferencia a quienes hacen algo especial en la vida de quienes no lo hacen? Fueras de serie explora las curiosas historias de los grandes jugadores de futbol; bucea en la peculiar infancia de Bill Gates; busca que convirtio a los Beatles en el mejor grupo de rock; y se pregunta que distingue a los pilotos que estrellan aviones de los que no. A traves de su viaje por el mundo de los ''fueras de serie'', los mejores, los mas brillantes y famosos, nos convence de que nuestro modo de pensar en el exito es erroneo. Pr

Robert Kiyosaki firmly believes that the best investment one canever make is in taking the time to truly understand how one'sfinances work. Too many people are much more interested inquick-hitting schemes, or trying to find a short-cut to realwealth. Kiyosaki lays out his 5 key principles of FinancialIntelligence for all to understand and provides real insights onthese key steps to wealth: How to increase your money - how toassess what you're really worth now, what your prospects are andhow to start mapping out your financial future. How to protect yourmoney - for better or for worse, taxes are a way of life. Kiyosakishows you that 'it's not what you make...it's what you keep'. Howto budget your money - everybody wants to live well, but you haveto learn how to live within your budget. How to leverage your money- as you build your financial IQ, knowing how to put your money towork for you is a crucial step. How to improve your financialinformation - Kiyosaki shows you how to accelerate your wealth asyou learn

This book is important because it is about finding your pathin life. As you know, most people are programmed early in life to"Go to school and get a job."

What is that makes urban myths so persistent but many everydaytruths so eminently forgettable? How do newspapers set aboutensuring that their headlines make you want to read on? And why dowe remember complicated stories but not complicated facts? In thecourse of over ten years of study, Chip and Dan Heath haveestablished what it is that determines whether particular ideas orstories stick in our minds or not, and "Made to Stick" is thefascinating outcome of their painstaking research.Packed full ofcase histories and thought-provoking anecdotes, it shows, amongother things, how one Australian scientist convinced the world he'ddiscovered the cause of stomach ulcers by drinking a glass filledwith bacteria, how a gifted sports reporter got people to watch afootball match by showing them the outside of the stadium, and howhigh-concept pitches such as 'Jaws on a spaceship' ("Alien") and'Die Hard on a bus' ("Speed") convince movie executives to investvast sums of money in a project on the basis of almost noinformati

What is the difference between choking and panicking?Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard but only one variety of ketchup?What call we learn from football players about how to hire teachers?What does hair dye teU US about the history ofthe twentieth century? In the past decade，Malcolm Gladwell has written three books that have radically changed how we understand our world and ourselves．Now he brings together,for the first time，the best of his writing from The New Yorker over the same period．

Book De*ion In his phenomenal bestseller, Emotional Intelligence, DanielGoleman mapped the territory where IQ meets EQ, where we apply whatwe know to how we live. Spending over a year on the New York Timesbestseller list, Emotional Intelligence provided the evidence forwhat many successful people already knew: being smart isn't just amatter of mastering facts; it's a matter of mastering your ownemotions and understanding the emotions of the people aroundyou.Now, in Working With Emotional Intelligence, Goleman shows whyemotional intelligence has become the new yardstick for success forCEOs and junior hires alike. Drawing on both unparalleled access tobusiness leaders and in-depth research, he documents that starperformance in every field depends more on emotional intelligencethan IQ or technical skills. And the impact of emotionalintelligence is even greater at the top of the leadershippyramid.Goleman vividly shows how self-awareness, motivation,influence, conflict management, and team-building pl

Every decision, from buying a home to grabbing a daily latte,has costs and benefits-personal as well as financial. The Real Costof Living helps you make better decisions, both big and small-decisions that involve money, but aren't all about money.Well-known personal finance expert Carmen Ulrich makespersonal finance personal and takes into account that we all havemotivations that go way beyond number crunching. From marriage andfamily to career, investing, and more, Carmen examines the "realcost" of the choices we all make every day. * Is deciding whether to go back to work full-time after you havea child really all about money? Should it be? * Is prepaying a mortgage a smart-money move, or is it reallyabout craving security and stability-and which means more toyou? * How much do your bad habits really cost you? And is savingthousands of dollars enough of a motivation to get you tostop? * Are college degrees really worthwhile? And if so, how can youmaximize the odds of gaining

Are good manners relevant in this day and age? More so than ever, with cell phones, body piercings, e-mails, and other 21st-century accessories. Now the authors of Things You Need to Be Told offer more advice-pertinent to today's issues, and filled with both hilarious wit and practical common sense.

According to CNBC's veteran market watcher, Ron Insana, they can and do. Every day the world's markets are speaking -- shouting, really -- boldly predicting the future. In fact, they are reflecting information not yet revealed to the general public: events as dramatic as the outcome of a war, as tragic as a nuclear accident in some distant part of the globe, or as mundane but vitally important as the future direction of interest rates. In order to understand what the markets are saying, you have to know how to listen to and interpret the messages they are sending. This is the first book to show readers how to understand the signals put out by the markets, and how to use that information to advantage in their lives. Since ancient times, writes Insana, investors and merchants have met to buy and sell goods -- and to exchange information and gossip. This information is reflected in the prices charged for those goods, whether it is news of war in a far-flung region that will cut off the gold supply or

If you are a baby boomer nearing fifty and you haven't saved adime, don't panic. Charles Schwab, one of America's most trustedand respected names in financial services will help you takecontrol of your financial life.In You're Fifty -- Now What? hewalks even the most inexperienced person through the process ofinvesting money to prepare for tomorrow, while offering solidanswers to tough questions. He helps you figure out exactly whatyou'll need for your retirement, how to maximize the best earningand investing years of your life, and how to work out your wisestbalance of asset allocation by offering straightforward advice thatenables you to put your affairs in order and your mind at ease.