Everything is a Prototype: The Secret to Bold Ideas, Bigger Bets, and Creative Breakthroughs

Brendan Kearns
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Ever wondered why some people seem to thrive on the unknown while others struggle? Unlock the secret to innovation with "Everything is a Prototype." This guide dismantles the fear of failure, redefining it as a stepping stone to success in any field. It reveals how historical misunderstandings about making mistakes have stifled creativity and offers a new perspective: deliberate error-making as a pathway to genius.

The book provides insights and tools for embracing experimentation, leading to breakthroughs in any field, making it a must-have for those seeking personal and professional growth. Its approachable content ensures that readers at all levels can grasp the transformative concepts within.

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The Prototyping 創新演煉 exhibition, which integrates innovative technology and art, aligns closely with the City University of Hong Kong’s strategic direction of encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration. The exhibition connects CityUHK experts from diverse disciplines and local artists, showcasing 23 technological inventions presented through artistic mediums.

The exhibition features four immersive scenarios: Garden, Kitchen, Living Room and Bedroom. It presents prototypes of future living shaped by innovation. These thoughtfully designed settings invite the community to experience firsthand how technological developments are transforming our urban lifestyles through rich immersive experiences and unique innovative exhibits. READ MORE

Prototyping 創新演煉 Exhibition
Date: 29 January 2026 to 26 April 2026 (Closed on Mondays)
Time: 10am to 7pm
Venue: Indra and Harry Banga Gallery, City University of Hong Kong
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深時遠見 : 時間感如何影響決策, 人類如何擺脫短期主義的危局 (The Long View)

理查‧費雪 (Richard Fisher)
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全球共同危局 ╳ 人類時間觀 ╳ 認知心理學
BBC資深記者──理查‧費雪──深思熟慮之作

金字塔、巨石陣、大教堂耗時數百年才能完成，古人為何會開始明知此生看不到成果的計畫？快轉至數千年後的人類世，現在的人們又是用什麼時間跨度的眼光做出決策？

但人類並非一直都是這樣的，我們如何走到今天？不同的時代、民族、文化、語言的人如何看待時間，又如何規劃未來？

BBC未來頻道資深記者理查‧費雪在書中詳細闡述短期思維如何主導西方社會，為什麼這可能對未來帶來災難，並探討了歷史性的以及現實世界中具有長遠眼光的例子。
費雪除了從心理學、認知科學、社會學、人類學、甚至語言學，探討我們對短期思維的時間偏差外，還提供了一些方法，包括納入透視思維，即以未來存在的心態來看待生活，擁抱長深時遠見之美。

這本書將解答一切失敗之謎
這是一本「立體」書，精確而美妙的建築出時間的立方體，折射歷史軌跡的縱深。作者既帶我們重新審度歷史，構造新的「時間跨度」的概念，並對照現世、反思目前眾多未解的困局。當你讀到數千年前的人類如何想像未來，繼而做出無涯而偉大的計畫，除了感嘆其對於未知旅途想像的廣大與宏深，也更襯映出近代社會對於短期的爆發性成效如此短淺的迷戀，恰是這種對於等待的缺乏耐心，讓我們失去創造精妙宏圖的一瞬之機。書中對於我們耳熟能詳的代際正義、永續發展亦多有著墨，但並未淪於教條式的強調複誦，作者讓「成為一個好的祖先」變成誘人而新鮮的宣傳標語，如你關心公平正義，或希望一切紛雜能歸於平靜理性，那麼這本書將能帶領你用另一種節奏前進。

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Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting

Lisa Genova
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice.

“Using her expertise as a neuroscientist and her gifts as a storyteller, Lisa Genova explains the nuances of human memory”—Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, author of How the Mind Works

Have you ever felt a crushing wave of panic when you can't for the life of you remember the name of that actor in the movie you saw last week, or you walk into a room only to forget why you went there in the first place? If you're over forty, you're probably not laughing. You might even be worried that these lapses in memory could be an early sign of Alzheimer's or dementia. In reality, for the vast majority of us, these examples of forgetting are completely normal. Why? Because while memory is amazing, it is far from perfect. Our brains aren't designed to remember every name we hear, plan we make, or day we experience. Just because your memory sometimes fails doesn't mean it's broken or succumbing to disease. Forgetting is actually part of being human.

In Remember, neuroscientist and acclaimed novelist Lisa Genova delves into how memories are made and how we retrieve them. You'll learn whether forgotten memories are temporarily inaccessible or erased forever and why some memories are built to exist for only a few seconds (like a passcode) while others can last a lifetime (your wedding day). You'll come to appreciate the clear distinction between normal forgetting (where you parked your car) and forgetting due to Alzheimer's (that you own a car). And you'll see how memory is profoundly impacted by meaning, emotion, sleep, stress, and context. Once you understand the language of memory and how it functions, its incredible strengths and maddening weaknesses, its natural vulnerabilities and potential superpowers, you can both vastly improve your ability to remember and feel less rattled when you inevitably forget. You can set educated expectations for your memory, and in doing so, create a better relationship with it. You don't have to fear it anymore. And that can be life-changing.

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香港知埞

陳傑
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用屬於自己的眼界去觀看這城市，就如每天都在重新發現的旅途上。

走過雀仔橋，憶起上一代平民飲茶撚雀的熱鬧時光；
跑到南涌，只為尋找一顆檸檬的出生地；
爬上磅巷野餐，從容地爭取樓梯的生存權利⋯⋯
漫步在香港，撿拾散落在不同街角的昔日故事，拼貼出那種延續至今的細致優雅。

「這是我所觀看的香港，跟你看到的不會完全一樣，城市因而生動。」
- 延續上一本著作《知埞——在他方想望這城》的主題，這次放眼香港，透過我城散策帶出背後的文化與歷史故事
- 領大家欣賞、珍惜這個地方美好的人事物，加強在地連結

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//真係好靚的城市，需要知埞的人，分享他的視點，謝謝陳傑送給我們這本書。//Sampson Wong 城市研究者
//在他筆下，有太多美好的「相遇」；從一個石澳巴士站，可窺見過去港式建築的優雅；在大宅倒下的太子臺，再遇上經過百年歲月洗禮的台階；在時代之風吹散蒲公英噴泉之前，好好重遊一次曾經建構市容的水池。//呂嘉俊 字字研究所創辦人
//透過陳傑的視角，本書輯錄了多個令人怦然心動的香港小故事，帶領讀者去探索一些鮮為人知的建築、秘地、人情，以及一些已消失的風景。//羅雅寧 中西區關注組召集人

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The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition

The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
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The venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar—an indispensable reference informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice. Now in its 18th edition! More than 1.75 million copies sold!

Much has happened in the years since the publication of the seventeenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. The world has transformed, and the Manual has risen to meet the moment. The eighteenth edition of this classic guide for writers, editors, and publishers is the most extensive revision in two decades.

Every chapter has been reexamined with diversity and accessibility in mind, and major changes include updated and expanded coverage of pronoun use and inclusive language, revised guidelines on capitalization, a broader range of examples, new coverage of Indigenous languages, and expanded advice on making publications accessible to people with disabilities. The Manual’s traditional focus on nonfiction has been expanded to include fiction and other creative genres in coverage of topics such as punctuation and dialogue, and the needs of self-published authors receive wider attention.

The citation chapters have been thoroughly reorganized for the benefit of new and experienced users alike, and the key concepts for editing mathematics have been integrated into the chapters where they will be most useful to generalists. Evolving technologies—from open-access publishing models to AI—are covered throughout. And naturally, there are some well-considered updates to familiar rules, including changes intended to align the Manual’s recommendations more closely with real-world usage.

As with every new edition, devotees of the Manual will find much to discover and ponder.

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原始碼 : 成為比爾・蓋茲 (Source Code)

比爾．蓋茲 (Bill Gates)
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勇往直前突破未來
比爾蓋茲在沒有人相信個人電腦的時代，走在世界前頭成為這個時代最重要的人物。這不只是一本自傳讀物，他把自己的人生重新解碼編寫、編排，剖析童年時期是什麼塑造他的思想，與其他自傳不同在於比爾蓋茲的自我意識，深刻思考的力量對比爾蓋茲尤其重要，每一個事件不只是一個事件，他對自己同時進行分析與反省，從他童年的成長經歷、在學校適應困難、最好的摯友意外去世，尤其與母親的衝突無法化解，在與治療師見面後的心態轉變過程，尤其令人印象深刻。這不只是一本科技發展的歷程，你發現父母的愛能讓孩子無懼挑戰世界，夥伴的支持能讓彼此走得更遠更寬，對知識的好奇心與熱情，以及對未來的追求，更讓比爾蓋茲引發一場改變全世界的革命。

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The Alcock Album: Scenes of China Consular Life 1843–1853

Andrew Hillier
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Following the ending of the First Opium War and the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing in 1842, Britain opened five treaty ports on the Chinese mainland in the cities now known as Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Shanghai, and Xiamen. Foreigners were allowed for the first time to live and work normally in these cities under the eyes of their state’s consul. In establishing this presence, consular staff and their families faced numerous challenges, including unsuitable accommodation, illness, hostile local authorities, attacks from militias and pirates, while at the same time adjusting to an unfamiliar language and culture.

Henrietta Alcock (1812–1853), the first wife of the British Consul, Rutherford Alcock, was little-known until an album of sketches and watercolours depicting her life in China came to light. Acquired by the Martyn Gregory Gallery, London in the early 1990s, the works in the Alcock Album feature picturesque natural landscapes, traditional Chinese architecture, and scenes of consular life. Drawing on more than one hundred images, this richly illustrated volume brings her out of the shadows, providing a unique picture of the treaty port world in its very earliest days and of Henrietta as an amateur artist, the wife of a consul and, most importantly, a woman in empire.

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人本建築 : 一位匠造者的世界建設指南 (Humanise)

托馬斯‧海澤維克 (Thomas Heatherwick)
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建築，是人類給世界的留言

2010 年上海世博英國館，托馬斯‧海澤維克Thomas Heatherwick的種子聖殿，以 6 萬根透明的壓克力管組成輕盈而宏偉的建築物，展現龐大卻纖細的生命力，成為當年世博注目焦點。這座標誌性的建築正是海澤維克《人本建築：一位匠造者的世界建設指南》的理念展現──有趣、充滿想像力的創作者，為世界提供「創造意義、引發驚奇或帶來幽默感的建物」。《人本建築》關注的不僅是建築本身，而是更宏觀地討論我們身處環境展示的多面可能性，海澤維克指出，現代社會建設的標準化，正是造成全球統一的無趣災難元凶。本書從我們居住的空間，移動的間隙切入，帶領讀者探討公共生活的想像維度，為世界的改變提出可靠且可行的建議，期為當代的改變燃起一束小小的火苗。

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How to Write Reports and Proposals : Create Attention-Grabbing Documents That Achieve Your Goals

Patrick Forsyth
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Getting a message across on paper and presenting a proposal in a clear and persuasive form are vital skills for anyone in business. This book provides practical advice on how to impress, convince and persuade.

This fully updated 7th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates and top tips that will help you to write succinctly and with impact across different media. How to Write Reports and Proposals will give you the tools to put over a good case with style.

The Creating Success series of books ...
Unlock vital skills, power up your performance and get ahead with the bestselling Creating Success series. Written by experts for new and aspiring managers and leaders, this million-selling collection of accessible and empowering guides will get you up to speed in no time. Packed with clever thinking, smart advice and the kind of winning techniques that really get results, you'll make fast progress, quickly reach your goals and create lasting success in your career.

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種植生活 : 我的五十年城市耕種札記 (Growing Your Own Food in Hong Kong)

梁雅達 (Arthur van Langenberg)
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這是梁雅達醫生跨越半世紀的綠色實踐手記，是專為香港寫作的蔬果種植實用指南。涵蓋種子選擇、土壤管理、花盆選擇、繁殖方法、灌溉與堆肥、病蟲害防護，以及各類蔬果的種植方法和食譜。

這更是一部糅合生態反思與生活哲學的作品。我們習慣各種消費的便利，追求即時滿足，食物從遠方而來，留下巨大的碳足跡。栽種自家蔬菜，讓我們知道食物的生命軌跡，有利健康的同時，減少對環境的破壞。 通過種植，我們把自然帶進生活，同植物一起感受生命的節奏。「每當一粒種子發芽，蛻去堅硬的外衣時，奇蹟亦隨之展開，它將逐步兌現你對它的期望，亦即是你對它的『信心』」。——生活的盼望不在遠方，而在親手耕耘的當下。

作者通過描述他的種植生活，呈現一個可以同時用視覺、嗅覺和觸覺去感受的色彩繽紛世界。書中有很多實用的小技巧，讀者大可選擇一些作為參考，開展自己的種植生活，或者在蔬菜瓜果之間，某天能種出一個更廣闊的生活空間。—林漢明，香港中文大學卓敏生命科學教授

梁醫生用50 年的本地種植經驗，介紹一個個適合香港種植的蔬果品種，以及種植過程中的小故事、小貼士，還有簡單實用的食譜，對喜歡種植的朋友，絕對是一本不可多得的書籍。此外，書中還旁及不少與種植相關的知識、議題和討論。文字雋永，趣味盎然，讓人愛不釋手。—劉婉儀，綠田園基金前總幹事

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