The classic book on the development of human language by the world’s leading expert on language and the mind.

In this classic, the world's expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a human instinct, wired into our brains by evolution.  The Language Instinct  received the William James Book Prize from the American Psychological Association and the Public Interest Award from the Linguistics Society of America. This edition includes an update on advances in the science of language since  The Language Instinct  was first published.

A Common-Sense Guide to Living Rich….Instead of Dying Rich

Imagine if by the time you died, you did everything you were told to. You worked hard, saved your money, and looked forward to financial freedom when you retired.
 
The only thing you wasted along the way was…your life.
 
Die with Zero presents a startling new and provocative philosophy as well as practical guide on how to get the most out of your money—and out of your life. It’s intended for those who place lifelong memorable experiences far ahead of simply making and accumulating money for one’s so-called Golden Years.
 
In short, Bill Perkins wants to rescue you from over-saving and under-living. Regardless of your age, Die with Zero will teach you Perkins’ plan for optimizing your life, stage by stage, so you’re fully engaged and enjoying what you’ve worked and saved for.
 
You’ll discover how to maximize your lifetime memorable moments with “experience bucketing,” how to convert your earnings into priceless memories by following your “net worth curve,” and find out how to navigate whether to invest in, or delay, a meaningful adventure based on your “spend curve” and “personal interest rate.”
 
Using his own life experiences as well as the inspiring stories and cautionary tales of others—and drawing on eye-opening insights about time, money, and happiness from psychological science and behavioral finance —Perkins makes a timely, convincing, and contrarian case for living large.

Millions of lives are damaged by the legacy of parental abuse. Parents who ignored their children's needs or overburdened them with guilt. Parents who were alcoholic or addicted to drugs. Parents who were exploitative and cruel, or simply indifferent and inadequate. When these children reach adulthood the damage done by their toxic parents manifests itself in depression, or difficulties with relationships, careers and decision-making. This book confronts this painful legacy and shows why it is so difficult to put the past behind you. She offers alternatives for achieving inner peace and for freeing yourself from the frustrating patterns of your relationships with your parents. Filled with case histories and testimony from adult children of toxic parents, this book also offers the self-help techniques Dr Forward has developed to change the lives of her patients.

实业之日本社海外版编辑部编*的《马来西亚》是一部内容丰富、资讯翔实的马来西亚自助旅行指南。本书*突出的特色就是对整个马来西亚旅游进行了分区分块的详细介绍，除了整体概述马来西亚魅力的特别专辑外，重点就吉隆坡等区域进行具体介绍，让读者对马来西亚旅游有深度的了解。除此之外，资讯篇里还详尽地介绍了行前达后的旅游准备工作、注意事项，信息实用、参考性强。本书还特别制作了超大便携版吉隆坡剪切地图，可方便实地游逛马来西亚的读者随时随地参考

水作为生命之源，直接关系到大众的生活健康，甚至是生命安全。水对人体健康是很重要的因素，但却是容易被人们忽视的因素。调查显示，我国有90%的人喝水量不够，有80%的人不知道怎么喝水。足以说明我国“水盲”比文盲还要多。俗话说，民以食为天，食以水为先。要想身体健康，首先要饮用好水。李复兴教授是我国著名的水营养学家，30年来一直从事水营养及健康饮用水研究，是我国水生理学科的开拓者。本书他携手同是水营养学家的夫人，用浅显易懂的语言，从多角度带领读者从初步认识水到深入了解水，最后让读者明白如何才能健康安全的科学饮水。
●本书告诉你：你喝的水健康吗
●本书告诉你：什么样的水是好水
●本书告诉你：健康好水在哪里

《无印良品高效收纳法则》是一本简单、实用的收纳秘籍。整理收纳顾问须原浩子女士采访了多位收纳达人，其中还包括许多热门人气博主，本书将这些收纳达人的宝贵经验整理并解析，为读者展现全新的收纳理念。
现代人忙于工作和社交，生活节奏极快，没有时间整理房间。但拥有一个干净整洁的生活空间是每个人都向往的。本书作者是在日本被评为“收纳女王”的须原浩子，在本书中详细介绍了收纳的要领，特别是使用无印良品商品收纳、整理、装饰的诀窍。结合具体案例，图文并茂，为不同居住条件的读者提供有针对性的方案。最终目的是使更多人的生活空间变得更加干净整洁，从而提高生活质量和幸福感。
本书的收纳用品全部出自无印良品，对于不同格局、不同用途的房屋，有多种收纳产品可供选择。技巧与产品搭配使用，打造个性化收纳空间。