Rubin: 435 books

Mysterious Ways is a story that follows a brutal yet reluctant serial killer convinced that he is doing God's work by wantonly slaughtering innocent women.  We follow our executioner as he comes to grips with what he believes is his gruesome responsibility, searches for clues to his obsession, performs...

Mysterious Ways is a story that follows a brutal yet reluctant serial killer convinced that he is doing God's work by wantonly slaughtering innocent women.  We follow our executioner as he comes to grips with what he believes is his gruesome responsibility, searches for clues to his obsession, performs...

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is one of the most famous pieces of civic architecture in the world. But most people are not as familiar with the reserved college student who entered and won the design competition to build it. This accessible biography tells the story of Maya Lin,...

A young ninja and his adorable younger sister who wants to be just like him are in for the Halloween of their lives in this tender sibling story with graphic novel–inspired illustrations, Samurai style. It is Halloween, and Yukio is excited to celebrate! But whatever Yukio does, his younger...

Awe-inspiring works by contemporary masters, along with the secrets behind its creation. Drawing is the most intimate and immediate form of self-expression, fundamental to every artist's ability to communicate with a viewer. The sense of energy and expression that can be captured in mere strokes...

Fifty famous, accomplished, determined women celebrate, reflect upon, & embrace life at 50 & beyond.

The Potential of Watercolor Revealed Luminous, dynamic and expressive, watercolor is an intriguing medium for artist and viewer alike. Splash 9: Watercolor Secrets invites you to push your own creative potential to new heights as you explore the work of more than 100 of today's best watercolor...

From Land's End to John O'Groats, this Sceptred Isle is riddled with what are laughably referred to as 'attractions'. Rubbish tourism is a proud British tradition, and from Stonehenge to Madam Tussaud's, Shakespeare's birthplace to the Harry Potter Tour, and model villages to a museum dedicated to...

A rich, fact-filled collectible, packed with vibrant history, amazing trivia, and rare photographs, The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia, assembled with the full cooperation of the Rod Serling estate, includes biographies of every principal actor involved in the series and hundreds who toiled behind the...

Sometimes, life can get boring and you have to look a little harder to be entertained. Perhaps working in a candy-filled dungeon-like wharehouse, attending a NASCAR race in the pouring rain or even melting action figures and setting fire to a public park is where you might find some sought after fun....

Every now and then, a song inspires a cultural conversation that ends up looking like a brawl. Merle Haggard's Okie from Muskogee, released in 1969, is a prime example of that important role of popular music. Okie immediately helped to frame an ongoing discussion about region and class, pride and...

AMERICAN EMPRESS is the best-selling history of the dramatic life of heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, daughter of breakfast-cereal magnate C.W. Post, founder of the Postum Cereal Company. As a girl growing up in the Midwest, young Marjorie Post helped glue cereal boxes in her father’s...

This critical text offers a behind-the-scenes look at fifteen of the most important American war films of the last 60 years. Based on original interviews and archival research and featuring rare photographs, this book covers films considered unusually realistic for the genre. The original edition...

一個簡單問題的背後， 隱藏著徹底顛覆你在家中、工作以及生活行為的答案。 繼《過得還不錯的一年》、《待在家裡也不錯》、《烏托邦的日常》後， 「美好生活大使」葛瑞琴．魯賓最新力作！ ◆美國Amazon近五顆星好評 ◆逾1,000,000網友熱烈響應，下載次數破6,000,000次，風靡全美的線上人格測驗 ◆一套認識自我與他人的新方法，打開人生無限可能！ 「為什麼我總是改不了壞習慣？」 「為什麼他總是叫不動？」 只要了解自我與他人的人格傾向，就能找到改變自我與他人的方法， 讓生活更輕鬆！ 葛瑞琴．魯賓在《過得還不錯的一年：我的快樂生活提案》、《待在家裡也不錯：過得還不錯的一年2》、《烏托邦的日常：習慣改變了，生活就輕鬆了》中，透過親身實踐與分享，告訴大家「快樂」與「習慣」之間的關聯。 然而，隨著許多讀者回饋「我沒辦法養成習慣怎麼辦？」、「就算我改變自己的習慣，但別人的行為不改變有什麼用？這樣生活根本無從改善。」，於是她逐漸發現，其實每個人與生俱來的特質，似乎是決定一切行為的關鍵。而就在某一天，她突然想通了這個核心分類法是什麼——那就是我們如何面對「期待（Expectation）」。 經由將「期待」分為外部期待（例如老闆交辦的事項）和自我內部期待（你自己想做的事）兩種。葛瑞琴得出了四種人格傾向： ．自律者Upholder：對外部期待和自我期待同樣看重 ．質疑者Questioner：不理會外部期待，只在意自我期待 ．盡責者Obliger：先達成外部期待，在考慮自我期待 ．叛逆者Rebel：排拒接受外部期待，對自我也沒有特定期待 面對任務時，這些人內心的OS通常是…… 「人就是要有紀律，做好自己該做的事是自然的，沒什麼好討價還價的。」→自律者 「我會願意做，但你得先給我一個合理的說法。」→質疑者 「我的看法不重要，你要我做什麼我都會做。」→盡責者 「規矩就是要來被打破的，你又不是我媽，我想幹嘛就幹嘛！」→叛逆者 只要搞懂自己與他人屬於何種傾向，在此架構下， 僅僅是微妙的用詞或些許的行為改變， 都足以全盤改變一個人的行為模式， 幫助你做出更好的決策、快又有效地完成工作，並且與他人的互動更加和諧！ 例如以下這個有趣的例子： ．要怎麼讓自律者換燈泡？ →你不用叫，他已經換好了。 ．要怎麼讓質疑者換燈泡？ →你必須先回答他的問題：「我們到底為什麼需要那個燈泡？」 ．要怎麼讓盡責者換燈泡？ →直接要求他去做就對了。 ．要怎麼讓叛逆者換燈泡？ →別指望他了，你自己來吧！ 目前有超過百萬人在網路上接受過她所提出的傾向測驗，幫助他人做出長期改變。最重要的是，讀者可透過認識傾向深入了解自己，打造自己想要的人生。 【名家盛讚】 能夠找到人生中想做的事是幸福的，說甚麼也要堅持下去。 ——宛志蘋│正聲電台主持人 看了這本書才知道，我這一生，都在與外界對我以及我對自己的期待在鬥爭。但，最高明的生存方式並不是鬥爭，而是兼容與自律，並且在了解自我的同時，也體諒他人，這樣才能促進良好的溝通，也達到理想人生的目的！ ——鄭匡宇│激勵達人、演講家 除了NLP神經語言學的四種人格模式外，又多了一種「認識自己｣的有趣方式，讀來不忍釋卷，推薦給對自己有興趣的你。 ——駱亭伶│專欄作家 「通往快樂的道路始於你的性格。在本書中，作者顛覆了將人性一言以蔽之的普遍認知，她為每個人量身打造一條通往健康、幸福的道路。這是一本由世界上最棒的說書人所寫的必讀之作。」 ——《你的電，充飽了嗎？》與《尋找優勢2.0》作者湯姆．雷斯（質疑者） 「這本書讓某位叛逆者選擇順從眾人的聲音：你一定要閱讀本書！不只是因為線上傾向測驗非常熱門，本書還將帶給讀者意外收穫，影響深遠。你將知道該如何依據個人情況做出最好的決定——無須順著他人的期待或要求行事。」 ——《你可以不只是上班族》作者克里斯．古利博（叛逆者） 「如果你曾覺得自己的人際關係、職業發展、健康情況或是個人自信停滯不前，只要能認識個人傾向並且善加利用，你將會得到想要的一切。」 ——《30天全食療法》作者瑪莉薩．哈維格（自律者） 「本書思緒縝密、發人深省。作者讓身為叛逆者的我知道，為何我經常與他人的期待格格不入，並且幫助我發展出一套更全面的觀點。更棒的是，本書提供了有力的方法，幫助所有讀者完善人生中的人際關係。」 ——《混蛋生存指南》作者羅伯特．薩頓（叛逆者） 【讀者好評】 「這是一本讓我們能夠「心想事成」的書。」 ——讀者Wally...