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William Zinsser / HarperCollins Publishers, New / 2008

第35页

In fact, you will never make your mark as a writer unless you develop a respect for words and a curiosity about their shades of meaning that is almost obsessive.
第27页

One (*my note:simplification for the readers)is craft, the other(*my note: writing for yourself) is attitude. The first is a question of mastering a precise skill; the second is a question of how you ...
第13页

Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or the third. Keep thinking and rewriting until you say what you want to say.

朱光潜 / 中华书局 / 2010-8 / 15.00元

Dan Ariely / Harper Collins / 2008 / USD 25.95

第115页

Once pollution is a market and companies pay for their right to pollute, morality and concern for the environment are nonissues. On the other hand, if poluution is something that cannot be purchased o...
第199页

As it turns out, we are caring social animals, but when the rules of the game involve money, this tendency is muted.
The Cost of Social Norms

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George Orwell / Signet Classic

在地铁上磕磕碰碰地把这本书读完了。真心希望解禁是想要借鉴，而不是模仿吧。

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