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TED Books Box Set: The Completist The Terrorist

内容简介

Thiswide-rangingboxedsetoftenTEDBookstitlescoverseverythingfromarchitecturetobusiness,spacetraveltolove:TheTerrorist’sSon,TheMathematicsofLove,TheArtofStillness,TheFutureofArchitecturein100Buildings,BeyondMeasure,JudgeThis,HowWe’llLiveonMars,WhyWeWork,TheLawsofMedicine,andFollowYourGut.

Provocative,intelligent,andforward-thinking,thefirsttenTEDBooksisperfectforanycuriousreaderinterestedintechnology,design,andcreativethinking.

TheTerrorist’sSonisthestoryofthemanwhoplannedthe1993WorldTradeCenterbombing—andthesonwhochoseadifferentpath.

TheMathematicsofLoveisamust-haveforanyonewhowantstobetterunderstandthepatternsoftheirlovelife.

InTheArtofStillness,travelwriterPicoIyerrevealsacounterintuitivetruth:Themorewayswehavetoconnect,themoreweseemdesperatetounplug.

TheFutureofArchitecturein100Buildingscapturesthethoughtfulintelligenceandthesheerwhimsyoftheworld’smostinspiredandfuture-lookingbuildings.

BeyondMeasurerevealshoworganizationscanmakehugechangeswithsurprisinglysmallstepsandultimatelytransformtheircompanyculture.

ChipKidd’sJudgeThisisaplayfullookattheimportanceoffirstimpressions—indesignandinlife—exposingtheofteninvisiblebeautyandbetrayalinsimpledesignchoicesonesmostofusnevereventhinktonotice.

InHowWe’llLiveonMarsaward-winningjournalistStephenPetranekmakesthecasethatlivingonMarsisanessentialback-upplanforhumanityandwillhappenfarsoonerthanweimagine.

InthegroundbreakingWhyWeWorkBarrySchwartzdispelsadeeplyingrainedmyth:Thereasonweworkisprimarilytogetapaycheck.

PulitzerPrize–winningauthorSiddharthaMukherjeerevealsanurgentphilosophyinTheLawsofMedicineonthelittle-knownprinciplesthatgovernmedicine.

InFollowYourGutscientistRobKnightandjournalistBrendanBuhlerexplainwhythemicroscopiclifeinsideusmatterstoeveryone.

作者简介

ZakEbrahimwasborninPittsburgh,Pennsylvania,onMarch24,1983,thesonofanEgyptianindustrialengineerandanAmericanschoolteacher.WhenEbrahimwasseven,hisfathershotandkilledthefounderoftheJewishDefenseLeague,RabbiMeirKahane.Frombehindbarshisfather,El-SayyidNosair,co-mastermindedthe1993bombingoftheWorldTradeCenter.Ebrahimspenttherestofhischildhoodmovingfromcitytocity,hidinghisidentityfromthosewhoknewofhisfather.Henowdedicateshislifetospeakingoutagainstterrorismandspreadinghismessageofpeaceandnonviolence.,Dr.HannahFryisamathematicianandcomplexityscientistfromUniversityCollegeLondon’sCenterforAdvancedSpatialAnalysis.FryalsoregularlypresentstheNumberHubstrandofBBCWorldwide’sYouTubechannel,Headsqueeze.HerfirstTEDtalkattractedmorethan500,000viewsacrossallTEDchannelsandevolvedintoherfirstbook,TheMathematicsofLove.,PicoIyerisaBritish-bornessayistandnovelistlongbasedinbothCaliforniaandJapan.Heistheauthorofnumerousbooksaboutcrossingcultures,amongthemVideoNightinKathmandu,TheLadyandtheMonk,andTheGlobalSoul.AnessayistforTimesince1986,healsopublishesregularlyinHarper’s,TheNewYorkReviewofBooks,TheNewYorkTimes,andmanyotherpublicationsacrosstheglobe.,MarcKushnerisapracticingarchitectwhosplitshistimebetweendesigningbuildingsatHWKN,thearchitecturefirmhecofounded,andamassingtheworld’sarchitectureonthewebsiteheruns,Architizer.com.Bothhavethesamemission:toreconnectthepublicwitharchitecture.Kushner’scorebeliefisthatarchitecturetoucheseveryone—andeveryoneisafanofarchitecture—eveniftheydon’tknowityet.Newformsofmediaempowerpeopletoshapethebuiltenvironment,andthatmeansbetterbuildingsthatmakebettercitiesthatmakeabetterworld.,MargaretHeffernanisanentrepreneur,chiefexecutive,andauthor.ShewasborninTexas,raisedinHolland,andeducatedatCambridgeUniversity.SheworkedfortheBBCanddevelopedinteractivemultimediaproductswithPeterLynch,TomPeters,Standard&Poors,andTheLearningCompany.ShehasservedasChiefExecutiveOfficerforInfoMationCorporation,ZineZoneCorporation,andiCASTCorporation.TheauthorofWillfulBlindnessandABiggerPrize,amongothers,sheblogsfortheHuffingtonPost,CBSMoneywatch,andInc.com.,ChipKiddisadesigner/writerinNewYorkCity.HisbookcoverdesignsforAlfredA.Knopf,wherehehasworkednonstopsince1986,havehelpedcreatearevolutionintheartofAmericanbookpackaging.HeistherecipientoftheNationalDesignAwardforCommunications,aswellastheUseofPhotographyinDesignawardfromtheInternationalCenterofPhotography.Kiddhaspublishedtwonovels,TheCheeseMonkeysandTheLearners,andisalsotheauthorofBatman:DeathByDesignandthecoauthoranddesignerofTruePrep,thesequeltothebelovedOfficialPreppyHandbook.His2012TEDTalkhasbeenviewed1.2milliontimesandiscitedasoneofthe“funniestoftheyear.”HeismostrecentlytheauthorofthebestsellingGO:AKidd’sGuideToGraphicDesign.,StephenPetranek’scareerofmorethanfortyyearsinthepublishingworldismarkedbynumerousprizesandawardsforexcellentwritingonscience,nature,technology,politics,economics,andmore.Hehasbeeneditor-in-chiefoftheworld’slargestsciencemagazine,Discover,theeditorofTheWashingtonPost’smagazine,foundingeditorandeditor-in-chiefofThisOldHousemagazineforTimeInc.,senioreditorforscienceatLifeMagazine,andgroupeditor-in-chiefofWeiderHistoryGroup’stenhistorymagazines.HisTEDtalk,10WaystheWorldCouldEnd,hasbeenviewedoveramilliontimes.HeisnowtheeditorofBreakthroughTechnologyAlert,forwhichhefindstheinvestmentopportunitiesthatcreatetruevalueandmovethehumanraceforward.,BarrySchwartzisaprofessorofpsychologyatSwarthmoreCollegeandtheauthorofWhyWeWork,TheParadoxofChoice,andPracticalWisdom.HisarticleshavebeenpublishedinTheNewYorkTimes,TheNewYorkTimesMagazine,theChronicleofHigherEducation,ParadeMagazine,USATODAY,AdvertisingAge,Slate,ScientificAmerican,TheNewRepublic,HarvardBusinessReview,andTheGuardian,andhehasappearedondozensofradioshows,includingMorningEdition,TalkoftheNation,AndersonCooper360,andCBSSundayMorning.,SiddharthaMukherjeeistheauthorofTheEmperorofAllMaladies:ABiographyofCancer,winnerofthe2011PulitzerPrizeingeneralnonfiction,andTheLawsofMedicine.HeistheeditorofBestScienceWriting2013MukherjeeisanassistantprofessorofmedicineatColumbiaUniversityandacancerphysicianandresearcher.ARhodesscholar,hegraduatedfromStanfordUniversity,UniversityofOxford,andHarvardMedicalSchool.HehaspublishedarticlesinNature,TheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,TheNewYorkTimes,andCell.HelivesinNewYorkwithhiswifeanddaughters.,RobKnightisaProfessorofPediatricsandComputerScience&EngineeringandDirectoroftheMicrobiomeInitiativeattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.HeiscofounderoftheAmericanGutProjectandtheEarthMicrobiomeProject.,,

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