In this provocative inquiry into the status of animals in human society from the fifth century BC to the present, Rod Preece provides a wholly new perspective on the human–animal relationship. Brute S
Brian Patton, a regular guy rather than a celebrity chef, began posting videos on YouTube as his witty, ukulele-playing alter ego, ?the Sexy Vegan.” Celebrity status ensued. When Patton fell in love,
From modest beginnings as a simple character sketch adorning t-shirts and schoolbags, Hello Kitty has become one of the world’s most recognizable It” Girls. As a never-static status
Alice對生活並無不滿，擁有好的工作、穩定的人際關係，與重病的父親漸行漸遠是心中唯一的遺憾。40歲生日前夕，陷入離奇的時光旅行，重返青春期，以成年人的視角審視青春時代，人生能否有所改變？Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Harper's Bazaar, Oprah Daily, Glamour, Entertainment Weekly, Good Housekeeping, Parade, Bustle, Marie Claire, PopSugar, Thrillist, Lit Hub and more! What if you could take a vacation to your past?With her celebrated humor, insight, and heart, beloved New York Times bestseller Emma Straub offers her own twist on traditional time travel tropes, and a different kind of love story.On the eve of her 40th birthday, Alice's life isn't terrible. She likes her job, even if it isn't exactly the one she expected. She's happy with her apartment, her romantic status, her independence, and she adores her lifelong best friend. But her father is ailing, and it feels to her as if something is missing. When she wakes up the next morning she finds herself back in 1996, reliving her 16th birthday. But it isn't just her adolescent body that shocks her, or seeing her high sc
Gaming legend and boss level disruptor Reggie Fils-Aim? former CEO of Nintendo America, shares leadership lessons and inspiring stories from his unlikely rise to success to help you use your own underdog status as the springboard to your ultimate success and happiness.Although he's best known as Nintendo's iconic president--immortalized in a meme for opening his E3 2004 presentation with, "My name is Reggie, I'm about kicking ass, I'm about taking names, and we're about making games."-- Reggie Fils-Aim?is the ultimate inspirational underdog story for gamers and business leaders alike.Learn from Reggie's inspiring story to pinpoint the career that makes you truly happy; conquer all negative perceptions from those who underestimate or outright dismiss you; and master the grit, perseverance, and resilience it takes to dominate in the corporate world and reach your professional dreams.As close to sitting one-on-one with the gaming legend as it gets, you will learn: About the challenges Reg
本書特色★從西廂記繪畫開始，進入中國版畫、年畫、「西洋鏡」畫片世界★國內外公私典藏機構授權，上百幅彩色圖版見證明清以來中西藝術、文化交流序PREFACEThe Romance of the Western Chamber, Xixiangji, has the iconic status in China that Romeo and Juliet has in the West. Both plays center around star-crossed lovers and feature protective parents and secret meetings facilitated by wily maids. But the most striking similarity lies in the extent to which both works have captured―and held―the public imagination over several hundred years. However, if both plays have been performed, adapted, and reimagined countless times, The Romance of the Western Chamber parts ways with its Shakespearean descendant by having also become an established resident of the visual arts.All of the key scenes in this tense (but ultimately happy) 21-act play have made their way onto porcelain and lacquer, and into paintings, printed books, and single sheet prints. We will perhaps never completely understand why the love story between the young scholar Zhang Sheng and the beautiful Yingying,
Why do consumers make the purchases they do, and which ones make them truly happy? Why are consumers willing to spend huge sums of money to appear high status? This Handbook addresses these key questions and many more. It provides a comprehensive overview of consumer psychology, examining cutting-edge research at the individual, interpersonal, and societal levels. Leading scholars summarize past and current findings, and consider future lines of inquiry to deepen our understanding of the psychology behind consumers' decision making, their interactions with other consumers, and the effects of societal factors on consumption. The Cambridge Handbook of Consumer Psychology will act as a valuable guide for faculty as well as graduate and undergraduate students in psychology, marketing, management, sociology, and anthropology.
Why do consumers make the purchases they do, and which ones make them truly happy? Why are consumers willing to spend huge sums of money to appear high status? This Handbook addresses these key questions and many more. It provides a comprehensive overview of consumer psychology, examining cutting-edge research at the individual, interpersonal, and societal levels. Leading scholars summarize past and current findings, and consider future lines of inquiry to deepen our understanding of the psychology behind consumers' decision making, their interactions with other consumers, and the effects of societal factors on consumption. The Cambridge Handbook of Consumer Psychology will act as a valuable guide for faculty as well as graduate and undergraduate students in psychology, marketing, management, sociology, and anthropology.
Jace has it all—money, cars and status. What he doesn’t have is a happy home life. Forced to protect his brother from an abusive father and a neglectful mother, Jace lives a double life on the wrong s
THE NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, WITH OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLDNow a major Apple TV series starring Brie Larson'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've read in ages' Sunday Times'Thought-provoking and stylish' Guardian___________Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts hereChemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, she would be the first to point out that there is no such thing.But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality.Forced to leave her job at the institute, she soon finds herself the reluctant star of America's most beloved cooking show, Supper at Six.But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn't just teaching women to cook.She's daring them to change the status quo. One molecule at a time.__________A Book of the Year for:Guardian, Times, Sunday Times, New York Times, Good Housekeeping, Woman &
