Monday, June 24, 2019

How to Have a Great Career: Find Your Passion, Achieve Your Goals, Love What You Do

Larry Smith
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Whether you are just starting out or are reinventing yourself, Larry Smith will show you how to turn what you love into what you do

For the past three decades, Professor Larry Smith has become something of a “career whisperer” for his students at the University of Waterloo. His guidance has helped steer more than twenty-five thousand students to careers they love at companies like Facebook, Amazon, Tesla and Google, to name just a few. But most of us are left to figure out one of the biggest decisions of our lives on our own. Each year, millions of talented college and university students graduate with little or no real sense of what their next step will be. And shifting economies and life circumstances often send us down the wrong career path, or down one that isn’t a perfect fit for our skills and personalities—even if we are often unaware of it. But it is possible—even if you already have a foothold in a career—to make changes that will result in renewed passion and success that is greater than anything you’ve ever imagined.

With his straightforward, no-nonsense approach, Smith itemizes and dismisses all the usual excuses, fears and worries that people hide behind when trying to find their true direction. He shows how it is possible to change course and get on the right path. It won’t necessarily be easy, but if you follow Smith’s guidance, your career dreams can come true.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

情緒陰影──「心靈整合之父」榮格,帶你認識內在原型,享受情緒自由

許皓宜
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如果說格雷有五十道陰影,你有沒有想過,你的心裡有幾道陰影?
你所有的不快樂,怪別人都沒有用。
抓出陰影背後的形象,讓我們一起學習駕馭他。
面對厭世代,我們都可以自我拯救。
陰影,也是一種力量!

當遇上無法真心擁抱的負面時刻──
看到朋友在臉書曬幸福照,你突然覺得心情低落,就把他封鎖了;
最討厭突然插隊超車的駕駛,總想按喇叭來表達不滿;
上台報告後,覺得台風不夠穩健的自己好糟糕,變得好沮喪;
進入一個陌生團體,身旁的人看起來又厲害又迷人,你開始害怕……
這些,都是「情緒陰影」!

「情緒陰影」,就是讓人在情感暴雨來襲時,常常找不到傘的窘境;是阻礙我們身心能量的「情結」所在,也是我們心靈深處的「雜質」。這些無法被自我所意識到的情感經驗,原來背後,暗藏著許多我們還不夠了解自己的地方。

所以,這本書要帶領你——
覺察「情緒陰影」的存在,把它提取到意識層面反覆思考,轉化成正向的力量。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)


Monday, June 17, 2019

Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges

Steven M. Southwick, Dennis S. Charney
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Most of us at some point in our lives will be struck by major traumas such as the sudden death of a loved one, a debilitating disease, assault, or a natural disaster. Resilience refers to the ability to 'bounce back' after encountering difficulty. This book provides a guide to building emotional, mental and physical resilience by presenting ten factors to help anyone become more resilient to life's challenges. Specific resilience factors such as facing fear, optimism, and social support are described through the experiences and personal reflections of highly resilient survivors. These survivors also describe real-life methods for practicing and benefiting from the resilience factors. As resilience is the complex product of genetic, psychological, biological, social, and spiritual factors, the authors investigate resilience from multiple scientific perspectives. They synthesize the latest literature on the topic, describe their own research on resilience, and quote from their interviews with highly resilient people.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

品味人生12講

傅佩榮
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品味人生靠自己,追求活得更有智慧的幸福人生

同樣的一生,有人活得多采多姿,有人活得黯然神傷;同樣的一天,有人過得充實美好,有人過得了無生趣。人生際遇各有不同,但是追求幸福之心並無差異。幸福的定義可能言人人殊,但是它與人的自我實現必有密切關係。

現代人的生活充滿逆境,應付每天的困難都措手不及。如何認識及提升自己的抗壓力,使自己擁有百折不回的毅力,努力攀上人生的頂峰?

活著,就須不斷自我超越。經營充實的生活,當務之急是激發潛能、培養創意、堅定信心,才有能力在充滿變化的世局中,讓身體像行雲一般自在,心靈像流水一樣自由,活得灑脫而愉快。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)


Monday, June 10, 2019

Lunch with the FT: 52 Classic Interviews

Lionel Barber
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A selection of Financial Times interviews with high-profile figures in business, politics, the arts, science and more.

From film stars to politicians, tycoons to writers, dissidents to lifestyle gurus, Lunch with the FT gathers fifty-two fascinating interviews conducted at the unforgiving proximity of a restaurant table.

... This book brings you right to the table to decide what you think of Angela Merkel or Martin Amis, George Soros or Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, Angelina Jolie or Jimmy Carter. Meet not just oligarchs and royals, but the co-founder of Apple, the codiscoverer of DNA, the tycoon who will pay African presidents to quit, and one of the Arab world’s most notorious sons.

Every interview is illustrated with a drawing of its subject, making this collection as visually impressive as it is enlightening and fun to read.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

This Way看電影:提煉電影裡的歷史味

蔣竹山
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電影是一扇窗,打開它,就看見更多故事,更多歷史。

《神鬼獵人》讓人想到北美印第安人與白人的毛皮貿易。《香料共和國》記錄了希臘與土耳其的食物與鄉愁。《吸特樂回來了》把戰後德國的二戰記憶拉回來。《跳舞時代》呈現日治台灣文青的感官世界。《霸王別姬》用咚咚鏘鏘的戲曲看穿近代中國。《日落真相》點出日本天皇從神到人的退位危機。

歷史不單只是讓讀者看到「過去」,歷史不是只有歷史敘事與歷史事實而已,我們還希望以電影為窗口,引導讀者進行一些有關爭議歷史問題的思辨,培養分析與理解事物的技巧。此外,還希望能讓讀者學習到,看事情不用現代的觀點,而是回到當時的脈絡,站在當時經驗與看法的「神入」(同理心)方式來看歷史。

為此,《This Way看電影》這本書, 提出二十五部電影、六大主題、四大能力, 讓我們來提煉電影裡的歷史味。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)


Monday, June 3, 2019

Psych 101: Psychology Facts, Basics, Statistics, Tests, and More!

Paul Kleinman
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A hands-on approach to exploring the human mind

Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy theories, principles, and experiments of psychology into tedious discourse that even Freud would want to repress. Psych 101 cuts out the boring details and statistics, and instead, gives you a lesson in psychology that keeps you engaged - and your synapses firing.

From personality quizzes and the Rorschach Blot Test to B.F. Skinner and the stages of development, this primer for human behavior is packed with hundreds of entertaining psychology basics and quizzes you can't get anywhere else.

So whether you're looking to unravel the intricacies of the mind, or just want to find out what makes your friends tick, Psych 101 has all the answers - even the ones you didn't know you were looking for.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

細味名言100句

李怡
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德國作家赫塞說,名言猶如一段文字甚而是一篇著作的精髓,它因短小而有價值,不能粗略閱讀,而須細細咀嚼才能領悟其真義,並能成為指導生活言行的指針。

本書是李怡從長年閱讀中摘下的100句名言,簡略介紹原作者的生平和成就,對摘錄的句子稍作釋義,但不作詳細發揮。因為李怡相信,每一位讀友都會和他一樣,自己對名言反覆深思,聯繫自己的生活、工作、處事,細察其意,或從迷惘中得到醒悟。

(摘錄自cosmosbooks.com.hk)


Monday, May 27, 2019

Soulware: The American Way in China's Higher Education

Way Kuo
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This book is a critical account of the history, evolution and challenges of higher education in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, with important reflections on other systems, notably those in the US, UK, Korea and Japan. In addition to hardware and software, it introduces the concept of "software" in global higher education and analyses its importance for internationalization and the pursuit of excellence. In an age where robots and artificial intelligence are impacting our jobs and our daily lives, its critical analysis and insightful reflections provide considerable value for a range of global stakeholders interested in higher education reform to nurture talent and promote innovation to prepare students for an unpredictable future.

"Professor Kuo’s perspective provides considerable value for a range of global stakeholders both in the east and the west. As American universities awake to the realization that the demand for higher education is an increasingly global phenomena, his contribution could not be more timely."
--Mike Crow, PhD President, Arizona State University

"Way Kuo advances a powerful historical argument for the means to achieve excellence in Asian universities. His recipe is bold leadership, combining excellence in teaching and research, and embracing the lessons of western university successes and failures. A superb combination of history and forward thinking."
--Michael Kotlikoff, VMD, PhD Provost, Cornell University

"Way’s book is not just about the past or the present. Rather, it offers useful insights into the future. In an age where robots and artificial intelligence are impacting our jobs and our daily lives, he introduces the concept of “soulware” and analyzes its importance for higher education."
--G. P. “Bud” Peterson, PhD President, Georgia Institute of Technology

"Differing from their Western counterparts, Chinese universities will demonstrate their own cultural characteristics. In this regard, Professor Kuo’s book offers us many valuable insights."
--Yong Qiu, PhD President, Tsinghua University, Beijing

"Wisdom is the ultimate goal of higher education. It is the illumination of that wisdom among audiences, English-speaking or Chinese-speaking, to which Way Kuo’s book hopes to kindle a spark."
--Frank H. Shu, PhD President, 2002-06, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, and University Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley and San Diego

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在故宮, 尋找蘇東坡

祝勇
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在故宮藏品中, 尋找蘇東坡的生命印跡。
展閱宋元明書畫,試圖理解蘇東坡與他的時代。
故宮授權高清詳圖,呈現蘇東坡書法與繪畫之美

◎本書從十個側面——入仕、求生、書法、繪畫、文學、交友、文人集團、家庭、為政、嶺南, 書寫了蘇東坡一生的生命經歷。在作者筆下,蘇東坡是屬於人間的。他是石,是竹,也是塵,是土,是他《寒食帖》所寫的“泥汙燕支雪”。他的文學藝術,牽動著人世間最凡俗的欲念,同時又代表著中國文化最堅定的價值。蘇東坡既是草根的,又是精英的。

◎在呈現蘇東坡人生脈絡和生命際遇的同時,作者選取故宮收藏的宋元明三個主要朝代的藝術藏品,由書、畫及人,把蘇東坡的精神世界和藝術史聯繫起來,由蘇東坡個體的人生去反觀他所處的時代。不單是蘇東坡的個人傳記,更書寫了整個宋代的精神文化風貌。

(摘錄自book.douban.com)


Monday, May 20, 2019

The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure

Grant Cardone
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Achieve "Massive Action" results and accomplish your business dreams!

While most people operate with only three degrees of action-no action, retreat, or normal action-if you're after big goals, you don't want to settle for the ordinary. To reach the next level, you must understand the coveted 4th degree of action. This 4th degree, also know as the 10 X Rule, is that level of action that guarantees companies and individuals realize their goals and dreams.

The 10 X Rule unveils the principle of "Massive Action," allowing you to blast through business cliches and risk-aversion while taking concrete steps to reach your dreams. It also demonstrates why people get stuck in the first three actions and how to move into making the 10X Rule a discipline. Find out exactly where to start, what to do, and how to follow up each action you take with more action to achieve Massive Action results.

.Learn the "Estimation of Effort" calculation to ensure you exceed your targets
.Make the Fourth Degree a way of life and defy mediocrity
.Discover the time management myth
.Get the exact reasons why people fail and others succeed
.Know the exact formula to solve problems

Extreme success is by definition outside the realm of normal action. Instead of behaving like everybody else and settling for average results, take Massive Action with The 10 X Rule, remove luck and chance from your business equation, and lock in massive success.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

貝聿銘全集 (I.M. Pei: Complete Works)

菲力浦.裘蒂狄歐 (Philip Jodidio), 珍妮特.亞當斯.斯特朗 (Janet Adams Strong)
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貝聿銘(1917年4月26日-2019年5月16日)是世界著名的華人建築大師,在1983年獲得有建築諾貝爾獎之稱的普里茲克獎(Pritzker Architecture Prize)時,評委會對他的評價是:他“帶來了本世紀最美麗的內部空間和外部形式”。貝聿銘先生的作品為現代主義建築,被譽為“最後一位現代主義建築大師”和“美國歷史上前所未有的最優秀的建築家”,善用鋼材、混凝土、玻璃與石材。

《貝聿銘全集》按時間順序彙編了貝聿銘先生的作品 … 書中一共收錄了50多個建築作品和300多幅插圖,也包括其最新的建築作品。每個建築作品都有詳細的背景資料、專案描述和評價。作者用設計草圖、設計圖、效果圖結合文字對每一個專案做了全面的分析。這些專案來自中國、美國、日本、德國等世界各地,其中包括美國波士頓的甘迺迪圖書館、美國華盛頓特區的國家美術館東館、法國巴黎的盧浮宮擴建工程、香山飯店、香港中銀大廈、蘇州博物館等,近期作品有卡達杜哈伊斯蘭藝術博物館等,幾乎包括了貝聿銘先生的所有建築作品。文前有貝聿銘先生自己為全集寫的《建築是藝術和歷史的融合》。

(摘錄自amazon.cn)


Monday, May 13, 2019

The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses: An Illustrated Companion to the History, Design, and Lore

by Samuel Willard Compton, Michael J. Rhein
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The sheer beauty of the elegant, lonely lighthouses along our shores— and their unspoiled, scenic natural settings —has captivated our collective imagination. More than simply picturesque, the lighthouse has become an enduring symbol of salvation, fortitude, and heroic folklore.

The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses is a comprehensive and fascinating work, where you’'ll discover:
- Profiles of every kind of lighthouse, from the boldly striped 196-foot tower overlooking the notorious Diamond Shoals off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to ...
- Fascinating information about lightships, foghorns, and modest beacons
- Many remarkable engineering techniques used in constructing lighthouses
- Historical examples of our ancestors’ courageous efforts to guide mariners through treacherous seas and storms
- Scores of stunning full-color photographs, and more!

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

https://openagenda.com/jim2019/events/lighthouse-memories-green-island-lighthouseLighthouse Memories: Green Island Lighthouse Exhibition and Presentation will be held on 19 May 2019 at 13:00-17:30 at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum as part of 'International Museum Day'.  Lighthouse Memories is an ongoing project conducted by Lighthouse Heritage Research Connections (LHRC) of the Run Run Shaw Library, City University of Hong Kong. READ MORE

科學大歷史 : 人類從走出叢林到探索宇宙,從學會問「為什麼」到破解自然定律的心智大躍進 (The Upright Thinkers)

雷納.曼羅迪諾 (Leonard Mlodinow)
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柏克萊加大物理學博士、暢銷科普作家雷納.曼羅迪諾,
用大歷史手法描繪人類科學大躍進的重磅之作!

「曼羅迪諾總是有辦法讓科學顯得平易近人,妙趣橫生。」 ──史蒂芬‧霍金

當人類學會直立行走,大腦的運作從此遠遠超越了其他動物。 人類成為唯一懂得問「為什麼」的動物,旺盛的求知動力,加上歷史上屢屢突破傳統思維限制的天才想像,造就了科學的驚人成就,也形塑了人類的文明!

曼羅迪諾帶我們展開一場熱情有勁的旅程, 循著令人振奮的人類演進史,逐一解說科學發展的關鍵事件。過程中,他以令人耳目一新的方式,帶我們觀察人類及社群的獨到特質,瞭解究竟是什麼動力促使我們從使用石器,開始撰寫文字,並從化學、生物學、現代物理學的誕生,發展出如今的科技世界。

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香港城市大學(城大)和香港科學館合辦「鯨豚法醫︰同你『港』鯨豚」展覽,是本港首個以鯨豚為主題的公眾展覽,展期由4月26日至5月29日。


The first-ever cetacean-themed exhibition in Hong Kong, titled “CSI of the Cetaceans: Hope of Solutions”, co-organised by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and the Hong Kong Science Museum, is open to the public from 26 April to 29 May. READ MORE

Monday, May 6, 2019

Remember It!: The Names of People You Meet, All of Your Passwords, Where You Left Your Keys, and Everything Else You Tend to Forget

Nelson Dellis
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Throughout his research into memory theory, Nelson Dellis found existing memory improvement guides to be wanting—overcomplicated, dry, and stodgy. So he decided to write a book that is approachable and fun, centered on what people actually need to remember. In Remember It!, Dellis teaches us how to make the most of our memory, using his competition-winning techniques. Presenting the information in a user-friendly way, Dellis offers bite-size chapters, addressing things we wish we could remember but often forget: names, grocery lists, phone numbers, where you left your keys—you name it! This fast-paced, highly illustrated tour of the inner workings of the brain makes improving your memory simple and fun.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

安靜是種超能力 : 寫給內向者的職場進擊指南, 話不多, 但大家都會聽你說

張瀞仁
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這不是一本要你變外向的書!

誰說安靜的內向者沒有當「行銷專家」的本錢?誰說害羞的內向者無法勝任「國際慈善募款工作」?誰說話不多的內向者成為「職場導師」沒有說服力?本書作者以「內向者」的身分現身說法,描述了她長期以來與外向文化之間的搏鬥史,破解一般人對內向者的既定印象與框架。

事實上,「內向」並不等於「沒有野心」,也不會抵消工作能力,更不會成為成功的絆腳石。內向者擁有優良的協調能力與鉅細靡遺的思考力,能心無旁鶩地專注於自己的專業領域,予主管、客戶及同伴強大的信賴感,同時他們還是非常好的傾聽者,能高度同理及體貼他人,擁有一位內向者好友如獲人生至寶。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)


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.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

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。