Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

Lori Gottlieb
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

"An irresistibly addictive tour of the human condition."--Kirkus, starred review

"Wise, warm, smart, and funny. You must read this book."--Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet

From a New York Times best-selling author, psychotherapist, and national advice columnist, a hilarious, thought-provoking, and surprising new book that takes us behind the scenes of a therapist's world--where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she).

One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but.

As Gottlieb explores the inner chambers of her patients' lives -- a self-absorbed Hollywood producer, a young newlywed diagnosed with a terminal illness, a senior citizen threatening to end her life on her birthday if nothing gets better, and a twenty-something who can't stop hooking up with the wrong guys -- she finds that the questions they are struggling with are the very ones she is now bringing to Wendell.

With startling wisdom and humor, Gottlieb invites us into her world as both clinician and patient, examining the truths and fictions we tell ourselves and others as we teeter on the tightrope between love and desire, meaning and mortality, guilt and redemption, terror and courage, hope and change.

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone is rev­olutionary in its candor, offering a deeply per­sonal yet universal tour of our hearts and minds and providing the rarest of gifts: a boldly revealing portrait of what it means to be human, and a disarmingly funny and illuminating account of our own mysterious lives and our power to transform them.

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大武山下

龍應台
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★ 本書為龍應台的首部長篇小說，超越政治與社會議題，直探生命的本質。
★ 本書所描述的動、植物多為台灣特有種與原生種，是龍應台最貼近土地的創作。
★ 本書插畫為龍應台親筆手繪，呈現創作軌跡與多元的創作能量。

龍應台以孩童似的無止盡的好奇、田野調查者追根究柢的執著、文學家時而空靈婉轉、時而深沉大氣的文字，刻畫出大武山的世界，既是煙火人間，又是冷月無聲。

自覺身心「脫臼」的不知名作家，彷彿命運牽引，回到闊別五十年的鄉間，與一位停格在十四歲的失蹤少女相遇。一段光影交織的魔幻旅程，讓生命和土地、植物、動物、歷史，相互因緣見證。一樁塵封的謀殺案，把遺憾和思念、擁抱和捨下，層層打開，像打開一條密密折疊、藏著香氣的手帕。

深山有野獸，小鎮有鬼神，
植物有記憶，動物有靈魂，
《大武山下》，是一次對於愛和生命的思辨跋涉……

「書中所有的人物都是虛構的，唯一真實的是人物的精神，所以不必對號入座。只是下回走進任何一個鄉間小鎮，你知道，馬路上走著的、市場裡蹲著的、田裡頭跪著的，斗笠和包頭布蒙著的，皮膚黑到你分不出眉目的，每一個人，都有他生命的輕和重、痛和快，情感負荷的低迴和動盪。」 ──龍應台

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Caste : The Origins of Our Discontents

Isabel Wilkerson
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST • “An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times

The Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.

Winner of the Carl Sandberg Literary Award • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Finalist • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Longlist

“As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power—which groups have it and which do not.”

In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings.

Beyond race, class, or other factors, there is a powerful caste system that influences people’s lives and behavior and the nation’s fate. Linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations, including divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and more. Using riveting stories about people—including Martin Luther King, Jr., baseball’s Satchel Paige, a single father and his toddler son, Wilkerson herself, and many others—she shows the ways that the insidious undertow of caste is experienced every day. She documents how the Nazis studied the racial systems in America to plan their out-cast of the Jews; she discusses why the cruel logic of caste requires that there be a bottom rung for those in the middle to measure themselves against; she writes about the surprising health costs of caste, in depression and life expectancy, and the effects of this hierarchy on our culture and politics. Finally, she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions, toward hope in our common humanity.

Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today.

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社會‧作家‧文本: 南來文人的香港書寫

沈海燕
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南來文人與香港文化

一九四九年後的香港文學與一九四九年前的香港文學有很大的差別，「和平文藝」產生的影響，不論好壞，都是值得注意的，因為它確是帶來了影響。——劉以鬯〈香港文學中的「和平文藝」〉

一九三、四○年代，中國一批文人在《和平日報》工作，並於1949 年前後南來香港，從事文藝創作。共同擁有「和平文藝」這個背景的諸位南來文人，稱為「和平文人」。劉以鬯一再確認「和平文藝」對1949年後的香港文學具重要影響。

若要勾勒一九五、六○年代的香港文壇面貌，不能不論及報紙連載，更要兼顧作家、作品及刊登園地等三方面。《星島晚報‧ 星晚》編輯歐陽天，號召一眾「和平文人」相繼發表重要的連載小說︰徐訏〈彼岸〉、易文〈閨怨〉、南宮搏〈李後主〉，劉以鬯〈酒徒〉、〈寺內〉和〈對倒〉等。佳作不但提高報紙銷售量，更可結集出版，改編為電影，香港文化產業的緊密相連由此可見。歐陽天、徐訏和劉以鬯在「星晚」的連載小說具跨界特點，是研究當時文化產業的重要例子。

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Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

Adam Grant
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"Think Again is a must-read for anyone who wants to create a culture of learning and exploration, whether at home, at work, or at school.... In an increasingly divided world, the lessons in this book are more important than ever." (Bill and Melinda Gates)

The best-selling author of Give and Take and Originals examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people's minds, which can position you for excellence at work and wisdom in life

Intelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn, but in a rapidly changing world, there's another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn. In our daily lives, too many of us favor the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt. We listen to opinions that make us feel good, instead of ideas that make us think hard. We see disagreement as a threat to our egos, rather than an opportunity to learn. We surround ourselves with people who agree with our conclusions, when we should be gravitating toward those who challenge our thought process. The result is that our beliefs get brittle long before our bones.

We think too much like preachers defending our sacred beliefs, prosecutors proving the other side wrong, and politicians campaigning for approval - and too little like scientists searching for truth.

Intelligence is no cure, and it can even be a curse: Being good at thinking can make us worse at rethinking. The brighter we are, the blinder to our own limitations we can become.

Organizational psychologist Adam Grant is an expert on opening other people's minds - and our own. As Wharton's top-rated professor and the best-selling author of Originals and Give and Take, he makes it one of his guiding principles to argue like he's right but listen like he's wrong. With bold ideas and rigorous evidence, he investigates how we can embrace the joy of being wrong, bring nuance to charged conversations, and build schools, workplaces, and communities of lifelong learners. You'll learn how an international debate champion wins arguments, a Black musician persuades White supremacists to abandon hate, a vaccine whisperer convinces concerned parents to immunize their children, and Adam has coaxed Yankees fans to root for the Red Sox.

Think Again reveals that we don't have to believe everything we think or internalize everything we feel. It's an invitation to let go of views that are no longer serving us well and prize mental flexibility over foolish consistency. If knowledge is power, knowing what we don't know is wisdom.

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以少創多 : 我們如何用更少的資源創造更多產出? (More from Less)

安德魯‧麥克費 (Andrew McAfee)
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21世紀最鼓舞人心的趨勢洞見
資本主義不是環境保護的敵人，而是朋友
我們正進入經濟成長與改善環境並存的世界

★全球暢銷書《第二次機器時代》、《機器，平台，群眾》作者最新力作★

我們都有一個根深柢固的觀念：伴隨著經濟成長，必定會消耗更多資源。然而麥克費發現兩者之間的關係正逐漸脫鉤。證據是自1970年代起，美國人口與經濟正向成長，但使用的資源逐年減少。此外，美國的空氣與水污染逐漸降低，溫室效應氣體排放量減少，瀕臨危機的動物數量再度增加。這些現象不只發生於美國，其他國家也有同樣正面的轉變。

為什麼會有這種轉變？為什麼在經濟成長的同時，我們的環境污染更少？耗費的資源更少？ ...

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The Hidden Habits of Genius: Beyond Talent, IQ, and Grit―Unlocking the Secrets of Greatness

Craig Wright
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“An unusually engaging book on the forces that fuel originality across fields.” --Adam Grant

Looking at the 14 key traits of genius, from curiosity to creative maladjustment to obsession, Professor Craig Wright, creator of Yale University's popular “Genius Course,” explores what we can learn from brilliant minds that have changed the world.

Einstein. Beethoven. Picasso. Jobs. The word genius evokes these iconic figures, whose cultural contributions have irreversibly shaped society.

Yet Beethoven could not multiply. Picasso couldn’t pass a 4th grade math test. And Jobs left high school with a 2.65 GPA. What does this say about our metrics for measuring success and achievement today? Why do we teach children to behave and play by the rules, when the transformative geniuses of Western culture have done just the opposite? And what is genius, really?

Professor Craig Wright, creator of Yale University’s popular “Genius Course,” has devoted more than two decades to exploring these questions and probing the nature of this term, which is deeply embedded in our culture. In The Hidden Habits of Genius, he reveals what we can learn from the lives of those we have dubbed “geniuses,” past and present.

Examining the lives of transformative individuals ranging from Charles Darwin and Marie Curie to Leonardo Da Vinci and Andy Warhol to Toni Morrison and Elon Musk, Wright identifies more than a dozen drivers of genius—characteristics and patterns of behavior common to great minds throughout history. He argues that genius is about more than intellect and work ethic—it is far more complex—and that the famed “eureka” moment is a Hollywood fiction. Brilliant insights that change the world are never sudden, but rather, they are the result of unique modes of thinking and lengthy gestation. Most importantly, the habits of mind that produce great thinking and discovery can be actively learned and cultivated, and Wright shows us how.

This book won't make you a genius. But embracing the hidden habits of these transformative individuals will make you more strategic, creative, and successful, and, ultimately, happier.

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小說的越界

劉劍梅
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人如何以“越界”式的飛翔，擺脫存在之痛、現實的重負與心靈深處的孤獨。

★深入剖析解讀博爾赫斯、布魯諾·舒爾茨、奧爾加·托卡爾丘克等當下熱門大師傑作 。
★觸及時代最鮮活的話題和標籤，探討女性主義，體悟時代節奏和觀念變化。
★閻連科、駱以軍傾情作序，當代著名作家余華、蘇童、遲子建、梁鴻以及著名批評家李歐梵、王德威推薦。

《小說的越界》是劉劍梅的文學評論集，本書分為“女性的水上書寫”“文學的變幻之旅”“文學的各種維度”“文學隨筆”四部分。
★女性的水上書寫：劉劍梅闡釋了瑪麗蓮·羅賓遜、韓江、阿蘭達蒂·洛伊等四位女性作家，如何通過作品大膽地跨越了男權社會規定的“家”的邊界，表達女性的獨立意識；
★文學的變幻之旅：深入地剖析了博爾赫斯、布魯諾·舒爾茨、奧爾加·托卡爾丘克及其他中外作家，如何以夢、幻想和變形跨越現實的各種疆域和束縛，完成“越界式”的飛翔；
★文學的各種維度：分析波拉尼奧、薩曼·魯西迪、格雷厄姆·格林等人的作品，討論了文學的各種維度，比如現實維度、歷史維度、宗教維度和思想維度。
★文學隨筆：透徹地剖析了傑出的文學大師們的作品中所蘊含的深邃秘密和神奇魅力，引導當代讀者擺脫來自現實的種種壓力、苦惱和束縛，安撫焦慮、不安的靈魂。

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Head Hand Heart: The Struggle for Dignity and Status in the 21st Century

David Goodhart
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A FINANCIAL TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020

The acclaimed new book from the celebrated author of The Road to Somewhere

'Brilliant, will become a classic' Daily Telegraph

'Utterly compelling ... one of the most important intellectuals in the country, if not Europe' Sunday Times

The coronavirus pandemic taught us something we ought already to have known: that care workers, supermarket shelf-stackers, delivery drivers and cleaners are doing essential work that keeps us all alive, fed and cared for. Until recently much of this work was regarded as menial by the the same society that now lauds them as 'key workers'. Why are they so undervalued?

In this timely and original analysis, David Goodhart divides human aptitudes into three: Head (cognitive), Hand (manual and craft) and Heart (caring, emotional). It's common sense that a good society needs to recognise the value of all three, but in recent decades they have got badly out of kilter. Cognitive ability has become the gold standard of human esteem. The cognitive class now shapes society largely in its own interests, by prioritizing the knowledge economy, ever-expanding higher education and shaping the very idea of a successful life. To put it bluntly: smart people have become too powerful.

Head, Hand, Heart tells the story of the cognitive takeover that has gathered pace over the past forty years. As recently as the 1970s most people left school without qualifications, but now 40 per cent of all jobs are graduate-only. A good society must re-imagine the meaning of skilled work, so that people who work with their hands and hearts are valued alongside workers who manipulate data. Our societies need to spread status more widely, and provide meaning and value for people who cannot, or do not want to, achieve in the classroom and the professions. This is the story of the central struggle for status and dignity in the twenty-first century.

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宋氏三姊妹與她們的丈夫：20世紀三位傳奇女子，一部動盪百年的中國現代史 (Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister)

張戎 (Jung Chang)
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現代中國從慈禧到今天，
宋氏三姊妹與她們的丈夫，正是完整串連中國百年史的關鍵人物！
跨越三個世紀 走過三大陸 多場革命
三位家喻戶曉的女子 三段鮮為人知的傳奇人生

親訪宋、孔、蔣、孫家親屬與專家學者見證人
參閱臺港英美俄五地共14家檔案館
收錄三姊妹個人生命與大歷史交織的珍貴照片64幀
★足以理解中國現代樣貌的歷史巨作★

《紐約時報》《泰晤士報》《衛報》《華盛頓時報》
《圖書館雜誌》《金融時報》《書單》《出版人週刊》等
★英美重量媒體一致讚譽★

本書從宋氏三姊妹為起點，連結到她們的丈夫，再連結到清末至近代的中國，緩緩寫出整個時代的動人史詩。有別於刻板教條的歷史，作者將人物的性格、感情、理念還原至歷史中，使歷史事件充滿人性；以人為主題，將生命歷程放入歷史事件中，讓人物述說歷史故事。你會發現：原來有好多真相被掩蓋住了。更會驚覺：這些教科書中的歷史人物，竟是在動盪不安的大時代中，展開自己與家人的生命歷程──本書宛如讓讀者看了一部活生生的宋氏家族興衰史。
──國立蘭陽女子高級中學教師◎汪栢年

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