Monday, November 28, 2022

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2022: Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success

Richard N. Bolles
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With timeless advice, up-to-the-minute insights, and more than ten million copies sold over fifty years, the world’s most popular and best-selling career guide is fully revised and expanded for 2022.

“One of the first job-hunting books on the market. It is still arguably the best. And it is indisputably the most popular.”—Fast Company

What Color Is Your Parachute? is the world’s most popular job-hunting guide. This completely updated edition features the latest resources, strategies, and perspectives on today’s job market, revealing surprising advice on what works—and what doesn’t—so you can focus your efforts on tactics that yield results.

At its core is Richard N. Bolles’s famed Flower Exercise, a unique self-inventory that helps you design your career—and your life—around your key passions, transferable skills, traits, and more.

This practical manual also provides essential tips for writing impressive resumes and cover letters, networking effectively, interviewing with confidence, and negotiating the best salary possible.

Whether you’re searching for your first job, were recently laid off, or are dreaming of a career change, What Color Is Your Parachute? will guide you toward a fulfilling and prosperous life’s work.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

教授為什麼沒告訴我(2020進化版)

畢恆達
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『這本有條理又接地氣的研究指引,是研究者在浩瀚知識大海中的救命浮木。反覆思考該書的貼心提醒,眼前的阻礙就會退縮消逝,崎嶇小徑逐漸平整為大道。』成令方 (高雄醫學大學性別研究所教授)

『做研究、寫論文是件痛且快樂著的事,這本書可以讓研究生的痛少一些,指導教授的快樂多一點,並讓師生共舞時舞姿更曼妙且饒富研究的興味。』林雯瑤 (淡江大學資訊與圖書館學系副教授)

《教授為什麼沒告訴我》於2010年修訂,增加訪談、無性別歧視、理論圖形等章節。十年之後這本《教授為什麼沒告訴我:2020進化版》,又增補了白話知識論、研究策略與方法、研究倫理等單元。不論是新進或資深的研究者,甚至是不在學院中的社會人士,都能從這本書得到一些對於生活與研究的靈感與啟發。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)


Monday, November 21, 2022

Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking

Caroline Leaf
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A best-selling author and neuroscientist offers five proven steps to help you overcome the unhealthy thinking habits that contribute to anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts and replace them with positive thinking that leads to health, happiness, and success.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

少即是多:棄成長如何拯救世界 (Less is More)

傑森.希克爾 (Jason Hickel)
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人類未來與經濟發展的啟示之書
一部橫跨人類學、哲學、經濟、科學與生態的前瞻巨作

透過傑森.希克爾的宏觀視野帶領讀者橫跨了幾個世紀和大陸,整合了學科,全面探討經濟發展於對於當代人類與環境的影響。

人類存在於地球將近三十萬年,卻在資本主義興起的幾百年內面臨前所未有的危機,甚至揭開「第六次大滅絕」的序幕——氣候變遷、生態失衡、資源耗竭。

這本書可以帶領我們:
•脫離瘋狂的「成長主義」,建立一個更美好、更平等的社會。
•縮小貧富差距,投資全民公共財,更公平地分配所得和機會,讓人類從消費主義中解放。
•降低對生態系統的衝擊,讓人類活得更幸福。

我們從新冠危機的處理中了解,全球面臨攸關生存的共同危機之時,人民和政府齊心就能做到看似不可能的事。氣候危機亦然。當我們重新聚焦於人類福祉而非資本積累,意識正確方向、提出建設性的解方,便能重新校準、挽救崩壞的環境。

【關於歷史】
探究資本主義的悠久歷史,了解我們如何陷入「成長」的掌控,它又如何強加於世界各國的制度,顛覆了我們與生命世界的平衡。

【關於經濟學】
我們必須從債務制度到金融系統,打造一個後資本主義的經濟制度,將人民、企業、政府,甚至讓創新從成長的桎梏解放出來。

【關於科學】
GDP是結合能源和資源使用,到了二○五○年人類的材料消耗量會超過兩千億噸,超出安全界限四倍,棄成長勢在必行。

【關於人類學】
地球本身運作得像一個有生命的超級有機體。我們必須學習與其餘生命世界不同的看待角度,從根本上改變我們與自然的關係。

【關於哲學】
資本主義下的主流哲學思想貶低生命的價值,剝削自然,把土地變成財產、生物變成東西、生態系統變成資源,以達到成長的目的。

【關於生態學】
昆蟲是生命網的關鍵節點。科學家發現至少十%昆蟲物種面臨滅絕。如果昆蟲消失,一切將會崩垮。

得獎紀錄
  ★《金融時報》年度最佳書籍
  ★ 美國亞馬遜讀者好評4.7星
  ★ Goodreads 4.5星

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)


Monday, November 14, 2022

The Study Skills Handbook

Stella Cottrell
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This is the ultimate guide to study skills, written by million copy bestselling author Stella Cottrell. Her tried and tested approach, based on over 20 years' experience of working with students, has helped over a million students to achieve their potential.

When it comes to studying, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. This engaging and accessible guide shows students how to tailor their learning to their individual needs in order to boost their grades, build their confidence and increase their employability. Fully revised for the fifth edition, it contains everything students need to succeed.

New to this Edition:
- Additional material on writing skills, including proofreading, editing and writing for different assignments
- New chapters on managing stress and student wellbeing at university, learning in diverse and international contexts and writing essays
- More emphasis on reflective learning
- Extended guidance on how to balance study with work
- More use of visuals to summarise key learning points

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

我香港,我街道2:全球華人作家齊寫香港

編者:香港文學館
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我的城裡有你的街
外地視角的香港書寫

【香港文學館主編《我香港,我街道》續作】


《我香港,我街道》集合54位香港本地作家書寫香港街道,出版一年後,續作《我香港,我街道2》更引入外地視角,輯一「我的城裡有你的街」邀請曾經或當時居於外地的作家寫書寫與香港一條實存街道同名的外國街道,穿透名字背後所蘊藏的歷史文化,瞭解香港與外界的無形聯繫,例如台灣作家房慧真寫灣仔的太原街與台北的太原路,胡晴舫寫香港的第三街與紐約曼哈頓的第三街,澳門作家袁紹珊寫澳門天神巷與香港天后廟道。輯二「那裡的香港人」邀請居於外地的作家,寫香港一條實存街道上的一個人,包括台灣作家言叔夏、黃麗群、楊佳嫻、騷夏,與現居外地的香港作家廖偉棠、洪昊賢、沐羽、惟得等人。除了專業作家,輯三「我城漫遊」的作者群亦有香港舞蹈家、政治人物、社區工作者與素人學生,更能顯香港日常生活與庶民視角。

本書繼續發掘這個城巿的多樣性,埋在熟悉之下的陌生,或隱或現的紐結;而它與第一集的差別在於,為「香港本土」引入了更多的海外維度,在更多的對照與差異之中,想像連結與共同,面對我們離散的本質。——鄧小樺(編者序)

斷續看著新聞,斷續看著這些書寫香港的文稿;忽然覺得篇章如藥,鎮靜心神,又似旌幡與秘帖,招魂。——陳慧(推薦序)

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Monday, November 7, 2022

When We Cease to Understand the World

Benjamin Labatut
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE
A GUARDIAN FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR

When We Cease to Understand the World shows us great minds striking out into dangerous, uncharted terrain.

Fritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger: these are among the luminaries into whose troubled minds we are thrust as they grapple with the most profound questions of existence. They have strokes of unparalleled genius, they alienate friends and lovers, they descend into isolated states of madness. Some of their discoveries revolutionise our world for the better; others pave the way to chaos and unimaginable suffering. The lines are never clear.

With breakneck pace and wondrous detail, Benjamín Labatut uses the imaginative resources of fiction to break open the stories of scientists and mathematicians who expanded our notions of the possible.

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親愛的圖書館 (The Library Book)

蘇珊‧歐琳 (Susan Orlean)
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1986年洛杉磯中央圖書館,疑似遭到縱火,100萬本藏書付之一炬,是史上最嚴重的圖書館火災之一,且懸案至今未破。三十多年後,《紐約客》知名記者和《紐約時報》暢銷書作家蘇珊‧歐琳,費時四年,鎖定一名嫌疑者。然而在採訪過一個又一個圖書館員後,她意外收穫更大的發現……我們知道的太少了,真正的靈魂與奧祕就藏在這裡,這是一本前所未見以「圖書館」為主題的圖書館之書。

★《紐約時報》《華盛頓郵報》年度選書
★好萊塢巨星瑞絲‧薇絲朋選書
★國際知名作家伊莉莎白‧吉兒伯特、何偉、戴夫‧艾格斯、艾瑞克‧拉森、大衛‧格雷恩──鄭重推薦

圖書館收藏了無盡的圖書,也收藏了許多不可思議的人和故事。
收藏的舉動等於是向世界宣示,每一則故事統統都重要。

「『大火吞噬不了愛書人的熱情』──這是本書的精髓所在。蘇珊‧歐琳以報導文學的手法,從一場文明浩劫為起點,刻劃愛書人與圖書館交織的情感,新穎而動人,從書中一起讀過去、看現在、想未來,發掘圖書館的祕辛,看愛書人的精神,如何撑起圖書館從立根到茁壯的靭性,令人動容。」──劉仲成,國立公共資訊圖書館館長

「蘇珊‧歐琳寫的東西,我當然是有出必讀──我也鼓勵大家照我的方式讀她,不計主題都讀讀看,因為她每一部作品都文筆精湛出色。話說回來,甚至以蘇珊‧歐琳作品的標準來看,《親愛的圖書館》意境特別優美,更能擴展心靈。本書將聚光燈打在圖書館上,照亮主事者的豪情壯志,各位將不斷聽見書裡的故事多麽重要。這些話全是肺腑之言,但是,讀這本書有更大的一個理由:因為它能讓你從第一頁沉迷到最後一頁。大家千萬不能錯過這一本喔!」──伊莉莎白‧吉兒伯特,《享受吧!一個人的旅行》

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)