Monday, April 29, 2019

Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe

by Roger McNamee
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The New York Times bestseller about a noted tech venture capitalist, early mentor to Mark Zuckerberg, and Facebook investor, who wakes up to the serious damage Facebook is doing to our society - and sets out to try to stop it.

If you had told Roger McNamee even three years ago that he would soon be devoting himself to stopping Facebook from destroying our democracy, he would have howled with laughter. He had mentored many tech leaders in his illustrious career as an investor, but few things had made him prouder, or been better for his fund's bottom line, than his early service to Mark Zuckerberg. Still a large shareholder in Facebook, he had every good reason to stay on the bright side. Until he simply couldn't.

ZUCKED is McNamee's intimate reckoning with the catastrophic failure of the head of one of the world's most powerful companies to face up to the damage he is doing. It's a story that begins with a series of rude awakenings. First there is the author's dawning realization that the platform is being manipulated by some very bad actors. Then there is the even more unsettling realization that Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg are unable or unwilling to share his concerns, polite as they may be to his face.

And then comes the election of Donald Trump, and the emergence of one horrific piece of news after another about the malign ends to which the Facebook platform has been put. To McNamee's shock, even still Facebook's leaders duck and dissemble, viewing the matter as a public relations problem. Now thoroughly alienated, McNamee digs into the issue, and fortuitously meets up with some fellow travelers who share his concern, and help him sharpen its focus. Soon he and a dream team of Silicon Valley technologists are charging into the fray, to raise consciousness about the existential threat of Facebook, and the persuasion architecture of the attention economy more broadly -- to our public health and to our political order.

Zucked is both an enthralling personal narrative and a masterful explication of the forces that have conspired to place us all on the horns of this dilemma. This is the story of a company and its leadership, but it's also a larger tale of a business sector unmoored from normal constraints, just at a moment of political and cultural crisis, the worst possible time to be given new tools for summoning the darker angels of our nature and whipping them into a frenzy. Like Jimmy Stewart in Rear Window, Roger McNamee happened to be in the right place to witness a crime, and it took him some time to make sense of what he was seeing and what we ought to do about it. The result of that effort is a wise, hard-hitting, and urgently necessary account that crystallizes the issue definitively for the rest of us.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

香港·人

羅國洪, 朱少璋
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本書是匯智出版有限公司成立二十周年的紀念之作,以「香港人物」為主題,由二十七位香港著名作家執筆,為讀者刻畫各式各樣的香港人。書中所寫的既有畫家、歌手或學者等城中名人,也有不具名的牙醫、侍應或老闆,更有描寫親友的文章,內容豐富。二十七位作家筆下不同年代以至不同階層的人物在本書中一一亮相,都各具獨特的面貌與性格,每一篇文章均展現作者個人的寫作風格與敘事心思,值得讀者細味。

(摘錄自cp1897.com.hk)


Monday, April 22, 2019

Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference

Richard Stim Attorney
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Whether you are in the world of business or creative arts, you need to understand the laws that govern your work. But given the convoluted terminology that surrounds patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights, this isn't easy. Enter, Patent, Copyright & Trademark, which explains:

• what legal rights apply to your creations, products, or inventions
• the scope of copyright protection
• how trademark law works, and
• what trade-secret law protects.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

World Intellectual Property Day (April 26) 
Every April 26, the World Intellectual Property Organization celebrate World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that intellectual property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity. READ MORE

霓虹黯色――香港街道視覺文化記錄

郭斯恆
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透過攝影實地記錄還未拆卸的霓虹招牌,好讓讀者從霓虹招牌照片中,窺探各行各業的視覺文化和本土美學特色,從而了解招牌如何建構香港街道想像和消費文化。總括來說,書中將集中分析現存霓虹招牌的視覺美學,並從中所催生的香港消費文化,也帶出每區的消費模式轉變,並探討霓虹招牌如何豐富我城的街道空間,並延伸我們的集體回憶。

(摘錄自cp1897.com.hk)


Monday, April 15, 2019

Becoming

Michelle Obama
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An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States

In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare.

In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it—in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations—and whose story inspires us to do the same.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

漢字樹 : 從圖像解開人的奧妙 = Hanzi Tree

廖文豪
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500個與「人」有關的漢字+超過5,000個甲骨文、金文、篆文 收納在2張漢字樹狀圖!

...... 部首是一個字組成的構件之一,因為有許多字都有,因而成為漢字分類的標記。但是,屬於同一個部首的字,彼此之間卻未必有關連。反之,有些看似不同的字,從漢字的演化發展來看,卻是關係密切。

作者長年浸淫在文字學的天地,尋索字與字之間的邏輯關連,濃縮在書中的「漢字樹狀圖」中。再透過作者清晰簡要的說明,即使對於在文字學毫無根基的讀者,也可以憑著自身對中文母語的使用經驗,得到許多新奇的發現與樂趣。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)


四月二十日聯合國中文日。多年來,聯合國中文日已經成為人們瞭解中國文化的一個視窗。 今年的中文日將從4月初起,在紐約聯合國總部推出一系列豐富多彩的活動,內容涵蓋畫展、中文學習論壇、專題講座、時尚與傳統戲曲展等。 詳情

Monday, April 8, 2019

The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future

Ryder Carroll
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The Bullet Journal Method is about much more than organizing your notes and to-do lists. It's about what Carroll calls "intentional living": weeding out distractions and focusing your time and energy in pursuit of what's truly meaningful, in both your work and your personal life. It's about spending more time with what you care about, by working on fewer things. His new book shows you how to...

* Track the past: Using nothing more than a pen and paper, create a clear and comprehensive record of your thoughts.

* Order the present: Find daily calm by tackling your to-do list in a more mindful, systematic, and productive way.

* Design the future: Transform your vague curiosities into meaningful goals, and then break those goals into manageable action steps that lead to big change.

Carroll wrote this book for frustrated list-makers, overwhelmed multitaskers, and creatives who need some structure. Whether you've used a Bullet Journal for years or have never seen one before, The Bullet Journal Method will help you go from passenger to pilot of your own life.

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研究生完全求生手冊 : 方法, 秘訣, 潛規則

彭明輝
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彭明輝《研究生完全求生手冊》的寫作目標聚焦在碩、博士生所需要的基本能力,以及畢業前所需要的研究方法、訣竅與潛規則......   

此外,為了讓這些方法易學、易用,彭明輝還把不可捉摸的研究方法與創意精煉成一套「研究工作DIY」的分解動作,引導讀者由淺入深,逐步掌握文獻回顧、批判性思考與創新的要領,讓他們可以只靠前人的智慧就生產出不錯的碩士論文,但又為讀者的個人天分保留充分的發揮餘地。   

最重要的是這項研究能力還可以轉化為終生受用的核心能力,讓你的工作、人生邁向更高的境界。

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Monday, April 1, 2019

You Are a Badass Every Day: How to Keep Your Motivation Strong, Your Vibe High, and Your Quest for Transformation Unstoppable

Jen Sincero
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, reach your goals with this pocket-size inspiration and guidance to keep your transformation on track.

For anyone who has ever had trouble staying motivated while trailblazing towards badassery, You Are a Badass Every Day is the companion to keep you fresh, grateful, mighty, and driven. In one hundred exercises, reflections, and cues that you can use to immediately realign your mind and keep your focus unwavering, this guide will show you how to keep the breakthroughs catalyzed by Sincero’s iconic books You Are a Badass and You Are a Badass at Making Money going. Owning your power to ascend to badassery is just the first step in creating the life you deserve—You Are A Badass Every Day is the accountability buddy you can keep in your back pocket to power through obstacles, overcome the doubts that hold you back from greatness, and keep the fires of determination roaring while you reach your goals.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

時間之書

呂迪格.薩弗蘭斯基 (Rüdiger Safranski)
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「這本書具有魔力,遠勝近期所有討論時間的出版品。」──德國《焦點》雜誌
時間是什麼?從哪裡來、又要流向何方?
德國當代哲學大師邀你走入這場如詩如畫的時光之旅,一探最難解的永恆之謎

★《明鏡週刊》、《法蘭克福匯報》、《時代週報》等眾家媒體評論一致盛讚
★國際尼采學會大獎、托瑪斯‧曼獎、各大文學獎得主 最新暢銷力作
★耿一偉︱臺北藝術大學戲劇系兼任助理教授 專文導讀

「時間究竟是什麼?沒有人問我,我倒清楚,有人問我,我想說明,便茫然不解了。」──奧古斯丁,《懺悔錄》
為什麼無聊的時候,總是度秒如年,快樂的時候,時間卻又倏忽即逝?
時鐘的刻度呈現的只是客觀的時間衡量標準,
是其中發生的事件改變了我們對時間的主觀感受,
而時間的社會化與金錢化,更讓我們的世界彷彿不斷加速快轉。

德國當代哲學大師薩弗蘭斯基帶領我們走進時間的迷宮,
巧妙交織哲學、文學、歷史、藝術、科學和個人省思,以生命的各個切面來了解時間,
從無聊、憂慮的時間,一直到社會化、世界、宇宙的時間,
探索時間到底對我們做了什麼,而我們又用時間創造出什麼。
人類縱然無法左右時間的流向,卻能與時間玩場遊戲,
用創作的靈光來留住永恆的瞬間。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)


香港賽馬會呈獻系列:匠心獨運-鐘錶珍寶展 (Treasures of Time)」融合了科學、歷史和藝術,讓大家在欣賞精美的機械鐘錶之餘,可同時從科學角度認識時間的意義、鐘錶的操作原理,以及鐘錶背後的文化交流、歷史意義和科技成就。展覽於香港科學館舉行,展期至2019年4月10日。