Monday, March 16, 2015

給大學生創業的10項建議: 祖克柏的創業心得分享

張樂 著
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Facebook祖克柏的創業心得分享

夢想,是一切開始的地方
創業,現代年輕人揮之不去的夢想
祖克柏,一位成功創業者的佼佼者
榜樣,讓他的創業心得成為大家的照路燈

《時代》雜誌這樣描述祖克柏的影響力:「如果將Facebook聯繫起來的5億多人聚集在一起,人口數量僅次於中國和印度,相當於世界第三大國。此外,在馬克·祖克柏領導下的『這個國家的國民』也更有優勢,因為他們掌握了最多的資訊。」毫無疑問,馬克·祖克柏憑藉網路技術與商業模式創新,已經成為新時代的創業偶像。關於這個新的財富新貴和創業英雄,有太多的謎需要破解。

其實,夢想,是一切開始的地方。祖克柏是一個有才情的年輕人,早在菲利普艾斯特中學讀高三的時候,他就跟同學一起開發出了一個MP3 播放機Winamp的外掛程式,引得包括微軟在內的眾多矽谷巨頭向他伸出橄欖枝;祖克柏也具備很強的預見能力,當他自己開發的「課程匹配」和facemash大受追捧的時候,即使其中摻雜著巨大的質疑聲,但是他還是從人們的熱情中預見到社交網路巨大的發展前景;祖克柏同時也堪稱膽識過人,當他創立的Facebook初具規模,日益擴大的用戶需求和哈佛緊張的課程有很大衝突時,他選擇了一般人不敢選擇的一條道路——放棄名校的學位,專心投入自己的創業生涯。這樣的決定日後被證明是萬分正確的,因為創業的夢想不及時孵化,就會變成毫無意義的的空想。

今天,創業已經成為年輕人心頭揮之不去的夢想。但是,夢想不能僅僅停留在空想中,更不能在天馬行空中耗費光陰。把夢想付諸實踐,在躬行中克服困難、迎接挑戰,在省思中走向成熟、奔向卓越,是讓創業夢想成真的不二法門。

曾經有一位年輕的創業者,從開辦養雞場開始了自己的創業生涯,最後取得很大的成功。這個年少有為的創業者說:其實,夢想就像雞蛋,不及時孵化,就會變臭。這句話通俗、簡單,但是發人深思。幾乎每一個人都萌動過創業的念頭,但是,最後付諸實踐的只有很少的一部分,而這很少的人裡面,又只有更少的人取得了成功。

馬克·祖克柏,就是這極少數人中的佼佼者,祖克柏及時孵化了自己夢想,並透過一步一步的潛心經營,讓自己的夢想開出了繁茂的花朵,讓自己的Facebook成為全球各國人們交流的平台,他的創業夢想實現之後,幾乎可以說是建立了一個前所未有的強大帝國。微軟公司創始人之一的保羅·艾倫說:「我無法在世界歷史上找到一個先例,這麼年輕的人卻擁有這麼大的影響力等等,只有一個人,那就是亞歷山大大帝。」這樣的評價可以說毫不誇張,真是恰如其分。

本書講述了Facebook創始人馬克·祖克柏創建、發展Facebook的過程,並且分析了他在公司發展過程運用的一些管理方法,同時彰顯著他作為一個80後的年輕人與眾不同的創業風采。

無論何時何事,榜樣的力量都是無窮的。
想要創業成功、將自己的夢想變為現實的年輕人,想要獲得像祖克柏一樣成功的創業者們,可以從祖克柏創業的歷程中,學習到你們需要的知識,吸取到幫助事業成長的養料,也可以收穫到前車之鑑,吸取一些對創業大有裨益的教訓,避免自己重蹈像祖克柏這樣睿智的人都會犯的錯誤。讓自己的創業路在有了路標的指示後,走得更為平坦順利。

馬克·祖克柏只是一個成功創業者的代表,這個時代還需要千千萬萬個馬克·祖克柏這樣有魄力的年輕人來掌控世界。希望此書能夠給予有心創業的年輕人啟迪和幫助,讓大家在觀摩馬克·祖克柏創業歷程的同時,可以獲得讓自己夢想成真的動力,為自己的創業之路繪製一幅清晰的藍圖。

(摘錄自kingstone.com.tw)

Monday, March 9, 2015

Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity

Keith Sawyer 
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A science-backed method to maximize creative potential in any sphere of life

With the prevalence of computer technology and outsourcing, new jobs and fulfilling lives will rely heavily on creativity and innovation. Keith Sawyer draws from his expansive research of the creative journey, exceptional creators, creative abilities, and world-changing innovations to create an accessible, eight-step program to increasing anyone's creative potential. Sawyer reveals the surprising secrets of highly creative people (such as learning to ask better questions when faced with a problem), demonstrates how to come up with better ideas, and explains how to carry those ideas to fruition most effectively.

This science-backed, step-by step method can maximize our creative potential in any sphere of life.

• Offers a proven method for developing new ideas and creative problem-solving no matter what your profession
• Includes an eight-step method, 30 practices, and more than 100 techniques that can be launched at any point in a creative journey
• Psychologist, jazz pianist, and author Keith Sawyer studied with world-famous creativity expert Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Sawyer's book offers a wealth of easy to apply strategies and ideas for anyone who wants to tap into their creative power.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

創造力7次方 : 世界最偉大的7位天才的創造力分析 (Creating Minds)

霍華德·加德納 (Howard Gardner)
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本書既代表了一個頂點,也是一個起點。說它是頂點,因為它凝聚了我的一生興趣所在,呈現了我所致力研究的創造力現象及某些歷史特別問題的興趣所在;說它是一個起點,因為它為人們研究人類的創造性努力開闢了一條新途徑,這是一條基於社會科學及人文傳統的新途徑。這是一本我在做學生時就非常想得到的書,它同時又是一本我經歷了四分之一世紀的曲折歷程後才能寫成的書。

作為一個成長於20世紀50年代的賓夕法尼亞州斯格拉頓市的年輕人,我勤奮好學,熱愛讀書,其中最吸引我的是那些來自不同國度、不同人物的自傳和歷史書籍。其中最吸引我的是西歐部分,因為我們全家都來自那個地方;其次是美國部分,因為它是我們新家所在的地方。在進大學時。我幾乎沒聽說過心理學,很自然就選擇了歷史作為主修課。但是。當我接觸到埃裡克森的心理歷史學和心理自傳學作品後,才真正找到了智慧的家園。於是,我將研究領域轉向社會關係(大體上說就是社會或行為科學),並且發現自己越來越被人類發展心理學所吸引。
(摘錄自dangdang.com)

Monday, March 2, 2015

How to Deliver a TED Talk: Secrets of the World's Most Inspiring Presentations

Jeremey Donovan
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DELIVER THE PRESENTATION OF YOUR LIFE--AND LAUNCH YOUR CAREER

A nonprofit dedicated to ideas worth spreading, TED challenges the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers to give "the speech of their lives" in 18 minutes or less. The more than 14,000 talks on TED.com have been viewed over 1 billion times and include those by such luminaries as Tony Robbins, Dan Pink, and Sheryl Sandberg.

Now you can learn how to give a TED-style talk to achieve your personal and business goals.

How to Deliver a TED Talk provides more than 100 invaluable tips--everything from opening with an explicit statement of audience benefits to framing your idea as an action-outcome response to a question worth asking. Whether you're presenting to an audience of 1 or 1,000, this book is an indispensable resource for any public speaker.

"Not just for TED talks, it's a great book for any presentation you have to make. If you want to deeply engage and impress your audience, this is a quick, informative, and brilliant guide." -- PETER BREGMAN, TEDx talker and author of 18 Minutes

"Jeremey's advice was key to my successful TED talk at TEDMED." -- AMANDA BENNETT, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and Executive Editor/Projects and Investigations for Bloomberg News

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

商務傳播: 溝通的藝術 (Communicating at Work)

羅納德・B・阿德勒 (Ronald B. Adler), 珍妮・瑪庫特・埃爾霍斯特 (Jeanne Marquardt Elmhorst)
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在本書中,作者詳細介紹了如何構造正式與非正式的溝通網絡,如何選擇最合適的溝通渠道,如何處理多元文化及組織文化對溝通的影響,如何妥善利用溝通中的語言與非語言信息,如何有效傾聽,如何建立積極的人際關係、應對批評、管理沖突以及順利談判,如何準備面試,如何在集體與團隊中與他人合作,如何有效開會,如何培養表達能力,如何在演講中組織觀點、設計結構以及針對不同類型演講有效傳播信息等內容。

作者在書中為商務溝通的普遍情境提供了豐富切實的溝通策略,每章都附有職場提示,並配有大量鮮活案例和圖表,行文生動曉暢,實用好讀,可供傳播學、公共關係、經濟管理等相關專業師生教學使用,同時可作為其他專業用以培養學生人際交往、商務溝通能力的通識教材,也是一般職場人士實現自我提升的重要參考書。

(摘錄自dangdang.com)



Monday, February 23, 2015

The Pursuit of Perfect: How to Stop Chasing Perfection and Start Living a Richer, Happier Life

Tal Ben-Shahar
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DO YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO BE PERFECT?
We're all laboring under our own and society's expectations to be perfect in every way-to look younger, to make more money, to be happy all the time. But according to Tal Ben-Shahar, the New York Times bestselling author of Happier, the pursuit of perfect may actually be the number-one internal obstacle to finding happiness.

OR DO YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY?
Applying cutting-edge research in the field of positive psychology-the scientific principles taught in his wildly popular course at Harvard University-Ben-Shahar takes us off the impossible pursuit of perfection and directs us to the way to happiness, richness, and true fulfillment. He shows us the freedom derived from not trying to do it all right all the time and the real lessons that failure and painful emotions can teach us.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT TO BE PERFECTLY HAPPY!
In The Pursuit of Perfect, Tal Ben-Shahar offers an optimal way of thinking about failure and success--and the very way we live. He provides exercises for self reflection, meditations, and “Time-Ins” to help you rediscover what you really want out of life.

Praise for Tal Ben-Shahar's Happier:
“This fine book shimmers with a rare brand of good sense that is embedded in scientific knowledge about how to increase happiness. It is easy to see how this is the backbone of the most popular course at Harvard today.”
-Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

人性的弱點全集 (How to Win Friends and Influence People)

戴爾・卡耐基 (Dale Carnegie)
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《人性的弱點全集》是當今世界最偉大的成功學家——卡耐基的思想精華和最激動人心的內容。他以對人性的深刻洞見,利用大量普通人不斷努力取得成功的故事,激勵人們取得輝煌的成功。不論你是甚麼職業、性別、年齡,這部充滿力量、充滿智慧的書,在生活中一定會給你啟迪,使你勇敢地克服自己的弱點,發揮自己的優點,成為人際交往的高手,擁有美好、快樂、成功的人生!

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摘錄自amazon.cn)

Monday, February 16, 2015

Humour in Chinese Life and Culture: Resistance and Control in Modern Times

Edited by Jessica Milner Davis and Jocelyn Chey 
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This book investigates the use of humor in the public sphere and in personal life in China. The contributors cover modern and contemporary forms--comic films and novels, cartooning, pop-songs, internet jokes, and humor in advertising and education. The second of two multidisciplinary volumes designed for the general reader as well as academic audiences, the book explores the relationship between political control and popular expression of humor, including the mutual exchange of comic stereotypes between China and Japan, and draws out important methodological implications for psychological and cross-cultural studies of humor.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

筆記《清明上河圖》

趙廣超 著
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也許沒有一幅作品比《清明上河圖》更能直觀詳盡地展示北宋都城汴梁風光了。圖中景物繁複,自城郊一直延伸到商業中心地帶,人物也是形形色色,三教九流一應俱全。“若非經過長時間的觀察、記錄和整理,畫家決計不可能將房屋、舟車、橋梁以及各式人物交代得這樣清晰。”在攝影術尚未誕生的、圖像相對蒼白的年代,這幅作品更是彌足珍貴,堪稱“一部宋代民生的百科全書”。並且,除去繪畫作品獨特的“寫實又寫意”的生動性,它的創作比攝影富有更深的人文內涵。

《筆記<清明上河圖>》是一本深入細緻地介紹與分析《清明上河圖》的圖文書,書中所列舉的、圖中所繪的詳細的種類與數目,讓人不得不信作者對《清明上河圖》有著常人難及的熟悉與情感。它如同一本資料齊備、製作精良的文化導遊冊,引領我們一起穿街過巷,走進畫家身處的年月與世界。

圖說以北宋時期整個汴梁的地圖開篇,從地偏人稀的阡陌城郊到逐漸熱鬧的汴河沿岸,再到人潮擁擠的虹橋,最後延展到繁華的市井商區,仿佛真的置身於汴河一帶。其間還穿插了關於藝術、歷史、經濟、建築、文學的具體獨到的解說,如散點透視與焦點透視的差異及其帶給畫面的不同、畫面弧線構圖的結構及其寬闊感、雲集的腳店與分店蘊含的無限商機、往來船舶的貿易運輸、關於城牆年代與考証的探討、宋代各種家具的集合介紹、大戶人家的日常景狀以及生活習性等等。

作者對畫中無論是密可穿針或是疏可走馬的描繪,都給予十分的關注,其文字如天馬行空、旁征博引,豐盈了《清明上河圖》所呈現的歷史輪廓,其圖文並茂的結合,勾勒出北宋時期綜合立體的時代面貌。

也許是因為作者趙廣超的藝術設計師的身份,書籍的裝幀十分精緻。古色古香的淡褐色澤配上簡潔含蓄的封面,給人清新脫俗的視覺感受。書由上下兩冊合成,上部分是以文字為主,以圖案補足,白描或彩畫穿插其中,錯落有致,渾然一體,它也許可以理解為對《清明上河圖》的解構———將整體拆成細微的片斷,配以局部插圖,一一剖析;下部分則是以《清明上河圖》全卷為主干,以文字行注,相得益彰,它保留了圖畫的原生態,讓讀者不至於望梅止渴,這也許是作者執著的追求。正如作者所說,卷軸畫變成書一般的冊頁后,也就無甚趣味了。

既可以在書中欣賞到《清明上河圖》的長卷全貌,也能隨著作者的足跡,在字裡行間與其一起感受沿岸風光與時代滄桑,在這“當年汴京的一天”的長街裡徜徉。無論從形式上或內容上看,此書的上下兩冊都可謂涇渭分明又琴瑟合鳴。

(摘錄自book.douban.com)


Monday, February 9, 2015

The Four Loves

C.S. Lewis
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"We need others physically, emotionally, intellectually; we need them if we are to know anything, even ourselves."

We hear often that love is patient and kind, not envious or prideful. We hear that human love is a reflection of divine love. We hear that God is love. But how do we understand its work in our lives, its perils and rewards? Here, the incomparable C. S. Lewis examines human love in four forms: affection, the most basic, general, and emotive; friendship, the most rare, least jealous, and, in being freely chosen, perhaps the most profound; Eros, passionate love that can run counter to happiness and poses real danger; charity, the greatest, most spiritual, and least selfish. Proper love is a risk, but to bar oneself from it--to deny love--is a damning choice. Love is a need and a gift; love brings joy and laughter. We must seek to be awakened and so to find an Appreciative love through which "all things are possible."

"The Four Loves deserves to become a minor classic as a modern mirror of our souls, a mirror of the virtues and failings of human loving." —New York Times Book Review

"Lewis has a keen eye, a large measure of human sympathy, wit, and a command of simple words." —Times Literary Supplement 

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

霍亂時期的愛情 (Love in the Time of Cholera)

加.馬爾克斯 (Gabriel García Márquez)
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講述了一段跨越半個多世紀的愛情史詩,窮盡了所有愛情的可能性︰忠貞的、隱秘的、粗暴的、羞怯的、柏拉圖式的、放蕩的、轉瞬即逝的、生死相依的……再現了時光的無情流逝,被譽為“ 人類有史以來最偉大的愛情小說”,是20世紀最重要的經典文學巨著之一。 馬爾克斯曾說︰“這一部是我最好的作品,是我發自內心的創作。”

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)


Monday, February 2, 2015

149 Paintings You Really Need to See in Europe: (So You Can Ignore the Others)

Julian Porter 
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Visit some of Europe’s greatest museums and galleries in the company of a knowledgeable tour guide.

"Who can resist an art critic with attitude?"
– Former Supreme Court of Canada Justice, Ian Binnie

"It was wonderful! Julian shared his enormous knowledge of the world’s best art with a panache that is irresistible."
– Justice Stephen Goudge, Ontario Court of Appeal

This essential companion to all the major European museums and galleries discusses some of the world’s greatest paintings from Giotto through to Picasso. Julian Porter’s passion for art began with the seven years he spent as a student tour guide in Europe. Since then, he has conducted countless tours of Europe’s famous galleries – The Louvre, The Prado, The Hermitage, The Rijksmuseum, the Sistine Chapel, and many others.

In the usually pretentious arena of art connoisseurs, Porter’s voice stands out as fresh and original. He finds the best of the best, which he describes with entertaining irreverence, and spares you hours of sore feet and superfluous information.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

世界名畫家全集達文西

吳澤義,吳龍
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文藝復興極盛時期藝術的確立者——達文西,不只是畫家中最傑出的天才,也是雕刻家、詩人、音樂家、建築師,亦具有機械技師、數學家、科學家的身分,可說是文藝復興時期有著最完全表現的全能型畫家。

達文西的感觸極為敏銳,往往能夠凝住事物即將飛逝的表情;不只是找到事物表象的迷人美感,同時又不會喪失物理學者與解剖學者的觀點,能成功地融合科學家的理性與藝術家的感性兩種相互矛盾的特質,成就出一幅幅構圖精確卻又情感自然流露的傑作。

本書收錄達文西畢生精彩畫作如〈東方三博士的禮拜〉、〈最後的晚餐〉、〈蒙娜麗莎〉等等,刊登多幅素描手稿,給讀者更全面的角度來認識這位文藝復興時期一代繪畫巨匠。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Monday, January 26, 2015

Net Smart: How to Thrive Online

Howard Rheingold 
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Like it or not, knowing how to make use of online tools without being overloaded with too much information is an essential ingredient to personal success in the twenty-first century. But how can we use digital media so that they make us empowered participants rather than passive receivers, grounded, well-rounded people rather than multitasking basket cases? In Net Smart, cyberculture expert Howard Rheingold shows us how to use social media intelligently, humanely, and, above all, mindfully.

Mindful use of digital media means thinking about what we are doing, cultivating an ongoing inner inquiry into how we want to spend our time. Rheingold outlines five fundamental digital literacies, online skills that will help us do this: attention, participation, collaboration, critical consumption of information (or "crap detection"), and network smarts. He explains how attention works, and how we can use our attention to focus on the tiny relevant portion of the incoming tsunami of information. He describes the quality of participation that empowers the best of the bloggers, netizens, tweeters, and other online community participants; he examines how successful online collaborative enterprises contribute new knowledge to the world in new ways; and he teaches us a lesson on networks and network building.

Rheingold points out that there is a bigger social issue at work in digital literacy, one that goes beyond personal empowerment. If we combine our individual efforts wisely, it could produce a more thoughtful society: countless small acts like publishing a Web page or sharing a link could add up to a public good that enriches everybody.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)


馬雲的網路商經:阿里巴巴網站的成功傳奇

李問渠 著
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有人說,對於馬雲,最好的解讀就是不解讀,他原生態的聲音就是最大的逆勢經營精髓。從一個平凡窮小子到世界電子商務巨頭,馬雲無疑是這個時代的草根英雄和創業偶像。而馬雲艱苦創業所積聚的睿智思維和商道經驗,無疑是一筆巨大而珍貴的財富。

成功的背後往往會隱藏著許多不為人知的動人故事,那麼,在馬雲的傳奇背後,是怎樣的人生呢?到底是什麼,讓如此平凡的馬雲閃耀出了不平凡的逼人光彩?

本書從馬雲對人生的認識、以及他超出常人的「狂妄」、創業精神、團隊合作、經營理念、企業管理、競爭策略、成功之道等多個角度出發,收集了馬雲從創業以來的眾多精彩語錄,完整的呈現給大家。有馬雲一路同行,成功離我們還會遠嗎?

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Monday, January 19, 2015

Persuasive Writing: How to Harness the Power of Words

Peter Frederick 
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Developed from powerful techniques consistently proven in the world of multi-million pound commercial bid writing, Persuasive Writing reveals the most efficient and effective ways to make your words work, time after time.

Discover how to:
Transform any document into something truly compelling and persuasive
Understand what your reader really wants to hear and use this to get what you want
Combine logic and emotion to convince even the most sceptical reader

Whether you're writing for business or for pleasure, the longest document or the shortest email, with these and many more proven techniques, Persuasive Writing will ensure every word works for you.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

質性資料的分析 : 方法與實踐 (Qualitative Data Analysis)

邁爾斯 (Matthew B. Miles), 休伯曼 (A. Michael Huberman)
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《質性資料的分析:方法與實踐》釐清了質性研究的科學取向,強化了質性研究者的邏輯思考與實作能力,使得研究新手們更容易走進質性研究之門,順利完成資料分析,進而提高研究者本人與讀者對研究成果的信心。《質性資料的分析:方法與實踐》可以說為質性研究者構築了一條為學的捷徑,它能指引出資料分析的先後之道,從而幫助研究者掌握這個世界的先後之道。

(摘錄自amazon.cn)

Monday, January 12, 2015

赢在性格 (Type Talk at Work)

奧托. 克勞格 (Otto Kroeger), 珍妮特. M. 蘇森 (Janet M. Thuesen), 希爾. 路特萊奇 (Hile Rutledge)
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在本書中,我們將以一種令人欣喜的方式來審視我們的性格。它有助於我們與他人達成相互理解,以一種可靠的、積極的方式看待彼此間的差異——不計較處事或具體行為上的是非對錯,而致力於理解個人的性格偏好如何對我們自己及其他人產生影響。通過閱讀這本書,你可以清晰地認識到,不同性格類型的人會採取不同的方式完成每天的工作。讀書的過程也是如此。

有的人很干練,總是提前完成工作,你是不是也這樣呢?還是經常拖拖拉拉,直到最后一刻?有的人喜歡告訴下屬應該怎樣去完成工作,你的上司是不是也這樣呢?還是總讓你對身處的局面感到不甚明確?你是不是發現身邊有幾個人極富創造性,卻從不能在開會時准時出現?另一些人則需要詳細的規程才能集中精力做好每一件事?

奧托.克勞格、珍妮特.M.勞森在他們的暢銷書《贏在性格》中將幫助你輕鬆確定自己及身邊同事的性格類型。這是一本革命性的著作,在它的指導下你將真正理解自己身處的工作環境,並在其中得到最好的發展。本書作者在性格類型觀察方面聲名卓著,運用他提供的技術你將能夠最大限度地發掘員工的工作能力。

擁有本書,你將發現工作變得煥然一新。

(摘錄自dangdang.com)

Monday, January 5, 2015

The Young Professional's Survival Guide: From Cab Fares to Moral Snares

C.K. Gunsalus
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Imagine yourself in your new job, doing your best to make a good impression—and your boss asks you to do something that doesn’t feel right, like fudge a sales report, or lie to a customer. You have no idea how to handle the situation, and your boss is hovering. When you’re caught off guard, under pressure from someone more powerful, it’s easy to make a mistake. And having made one, it’s easier to rationalize the next one.

The Young Professional’s Survival Guide shows how to avoid these traps in the first place, and how to work through them if you can’t avoid them. Many of the problems that arise in the workplace are predictable. C. K. Gunsalus, a nationally recognized expert on professional ethics, uses short, pungent real-world examples to help people new to the work world recognize the situations that can lead to career-damaging missteps—and prevent them. Gunsalus offers questions to ask yourself (and others) to help you recognize trouble and temptation, sample scripts to use to avoid being pressured into doing something you’ll regret, and guidance in handling disputes fairly and diplomatically. Most of all, she emphasizes, choose your mentors for their characters as well as their titles and talents.

You can’t control the people around you, but you can control what you do. Reliance on a few key habits and a professional persona, Gunsalus shows, can help you advance with class, even in what looks like a “casual” workplace.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

如何改變世界: 社會企業家與新思想的威力 (How to Change the World)

戴維伯恩斯坦 (David Bornstein)
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商業企業家以經濟而言意味著什麼,社會企業家對社會變革就意味著什麼。

戴維‧伯恩斯坦寫道︰他們是那些為理想驅動、有創造力的個體,他們質疑現狀、開拓新機遇、拒絕放棄,最後要重建一個更好的世界。

《如何改變世界》講述的就是這些卓越個體引人入勝的故事。在美國,一個叫J.B.施萊姆的男人幫助了數以千計的來自低收入家庭的中學生進入大學。在南非,一個叫維洛尼卡‧霍薩的女人發展出一種以家庭為基礎的艾滋病病人護理模式,改變了政府的衛生醫療政策。在巴西,因為法維奧‧羅薩的努力,數以十萬計的邊遠農村居民用上了電。還有美國人詹姆斯‧格蘭特領導和“行銷”了一場全球兒童免疫運動,挽救了2,500萬個生命,也因此為自己樹立了聲望。再還有美國人彼爾‧德雷頓,他創建了一個自願者基地“阿育王”——資助和支持了這些社會企業家,以及千餘個像他們那樣的人,將它們的思想威力撒播到世界各地。

《如何改變世界︰社會企業家與新思想的威力》要告訴我們的是,憑著決心和創造精神,個人也能夠創造出非凡成就。對那些追求在世上留下一個正面印記的人而言,這即是一本激勵讀物也是一本無價的行動指南。它將改變你看世界的方式。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Monday, December 29, 2014

The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do

Ken Blanchard, Mark Miller 
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In The Secret, Debbie, a struggling leader finds herself about to lose her job due to poor performance. In a desperate attempt to save her career, she enrolls in a new mentoring program offered by her company. Much to her surprise, Debbie finds her mentor is the president of the company (Jeff Brown).

Debbie decides that all she needs is the answer to one question, "What is the secret of great leaders?" She is convinced that if Jeff will tell her, she can apply the secret in her leadership.

Over the next 18 months Jeff explains to Debbie that the secret is rooted in an attitude. He tells her that she must be willing to become a serving leader rather than a self-serving leader. The secret is that all great leaders serve.

After Debbie learns the secret she still doesn’t know what to do next. Jeff explains that great leaders serve in at least five ways. They…

• See and shape the future
• Engage and develop others
• Reinvent continuously
• Value results and relationships
• Embody the values

The story unfolds as Debbie learns and applies each of these imperatives with her team. As a result, Debbie’s team goes from worst to first. They become the highest performing team within the company.

In the end, Debbie understood that all the changes and improvements were the result of the choices she made as a leader. She realized that to SERVE is a choice. Debbie decided once and for all, she would no longer be a self-serving leader, she would be a serving leader! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

迎向開闊的人生

劉墉 著
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本書取名為「迎向開闊的人生」,強調超越人性弱點的藩籬、空間的藩籬、時間的藩籬和傳統的藩籬。裡面可能有不同於別人的看法,像是贊成適當的發怒,認為人要承受孤獨,主張以壓力對抗壓力,讚美「勤儉」而反對「節儉」,主張聰明人應該下笨工夫,並建議每個人為自己下一個「價碼」。

凡此,表面輕鬆的文字,都是由劉墉由多年埋藏的文化憤慨中產生。那種憤慨以兩種方式呈現,一為已經出版的「不是我教你詐」系列,一為現在推出的這本書。劉墉誠心希望讀者能兩本一起看,使自己不致過度「社會性」,而顯得江湖;也不致只知修身,而無法適應多變的社會。

(摘錄自kingstone.com.tw)


Monday, December 22, 2014

Holidays on Display

William L. Bird
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For millions of people the world over, the annual visit to a department store to view the festive window displays and visit Santa in his winter wonderland is a treasured holiday tradition. In America, the Thanksgiving holiday is almost inconceivable without Macy's annual parade. But how did holiday traditions like this begin? Who are the behind-the-scenes magicians that conjure up this unique blend of imagination, showmanship, and salesmanship?

Holidays on Display is a comprehensive overview of the art and industry of the holiday display. Author William L. Bird, Jr., traces its evolution as holiday decorations moved from shop windows to building exteriors and out into the street in the form of parade floats. In this fascinating and colorful history we are introduced to turn-of-the-century "trimmers" hired by merchants to maintain product displays, and we marvel as advances in lighting, animation, and miniaturization lead to the incredible feats of creative self-expression practiced by today's window artists. Packed with rarely seen photographs and ephemera, Holidays on Display makes it easy to see why we have such lasting emotional attachments to animated Christmas windows, passing parades, and the ambient glow of holiday lights.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)


那些年, 我們一起讀的書

郭鳳嶺 編
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書緣如情緣。所有的記憶,終將上升為美好。

在無書可讀的年代裡,我們曾如飢似渴。如今有書可讀,而且書越來越多,我們反倒不怎麼讀了。正如在禁慾的年代,愛情青澀但美好,到了這個開放的年代,我們卻怎麼都愛不起來了。於是,不如懷念。就像懷念初戀一樣,懷念那些年,我們與一本書的相遇,和相戀。

這是一本關於閱讀記憶的書。四十多位作者集體回憶與一本書相遇和相戀的故事,用他們真誠的文字,傳達那些年讀書的記憶和情緒:有書可讀的年代,終究是幸福的。他們用自己的閱讀體驗,最大程度地呈現了一個時代的印記;在這個不怎麼讀書的年代,對那些曾經廣泛影響了一個時代、承載了讀書人青春與夢想的書,進行了一次盛大的回憶。

(摘錄自book.douban.com)

Monday, December 15, 2014

Disciplinary Discourses: Social Interactions in Academic Writing

Ken Hyland
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Why do engineers "report" while philosophers "argue" and biologists "describe"? In the Michigan Classics Edition of Disciplinary Discourses: Social Interactions in Academic Writing, Ken Hyland examines the relationships between the cultures of academic communities and their unique discourses. Drawing on discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and the voices of professional insiders, Ken Hyland explores how academics use language to organize their professional lives, carry out intellectual tasks, and reach agreement on what will count as knowledge. In addition, Disciplinary Discourses presents a useful framework for understanding the interactions between writers and their readers in published academic writing. From this framework, Hyland provides practical teaching suggestions and points out opportunities for further research within the subject area.

As issues of linguistic and rhetorical expression of disciplinary conventions are becoming more central to teachers, students, and researchers, the careful analysis and straightforward style of Disciplinary Discourses make it a remarkable asset.

The Michigan Classics Edition features a new preface by the author and a new foreword by John M. Swales.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

閱讀的危險 : 大師的讀書經驗

安悱 编
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馮友蘭曾說:“會讀書的人能把死書讀活,不會讀書的人能把活書讀死。”安悱編寫的《閱讀的危險:大師的讀書經驗》精選現當代人文領域的35位大師——會讀書的人——談讀書經驗的文章。

他們的觀點不盡相同,有時甚至針鋒相對,也就是說把書讀活的方法不止一種。

讀書人與書的故事就像愛情故事一樣,沒有完全相同的,但又大同小異,只有經歷過的人才會懂得。

明代魏學伊在一封信(《答康宜之》)中說“弟子好書,如世人好色,暫時割絕,到時又被纏綿。今古文字,無一不足以貪者”,講的就是這個道理。

《閱讀的危險:大師的讀書經驗》討論的雖然是讀書的方法,講述的卻是大師們的苦樂哀愁,表達的是編者對他們的敬意。

(摘錄自m.sanmin.com.tw)

Monday, December 8, 2014

The Secrets of College Success

Lynn F. Jacobs and Jeremy S. Hyman 
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...Winner of the 2010 USA Book News Award for best book in the college category, The Secrets of College Success combines easy-to-follow tips that really work with insider information that few professors are willing to reveal. The over 800 tips in this book will show you how to:

Pick courses and choose a major
Manage your time and develop college-level study skills
Get on top of the core requirements
Get good grades and avoid stress
Interact effectively with the professor
Match college and career, and more…

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

離開微軟 改變世界: 一名微軟高管的意外人生 (Leaving Microsoft to Change the World)

約翰‧ 伍德 (John Wood)
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《離開微軟 改變世界:一名微軟高管的意外人生》記錄了伍德如何努力為自己的管理天份和商業才情開闢出一條意義非凡的新路。對於每一位取得過卓越成就卻不知該如何回饋社會的人而言,伍德的經歷無疑是一個生動感人而又引人入勝的故事。他告訴了人們怎樣將從微軟這樣知名的企業中所學的知識用於解決世界上最棘手的難題之一:基礎教育的缺失。本著這樣的理念,作者最終放棄在微軟的大好前程,成為全心投入為亞洲第三世界國家兒童提供教育機會的慈善基金會創辦人。

伍德發現自己最大的熱情、成功以及值得他一生為之奮鬥的事業:既不在於就讀商學院之時,也不在於他20世紀90年代領導微軟亞洲區事務時,而是在於他對靈魂進行探求的一次喜瑪拉雅之旅中。一邊是讓自己忙忙碌碌的事業,一邊是對做些具有永恆而重大意義的事情的渴望,這其中的取捨讓伍德深感困頓。在感到工作壓力之餘,他踏上了前往尼泊爾的旅程。因為他的一位朋友曾經說過:“等你攀登到一定的高度時,就不會再聽到史蒂夫.鮑爾默向你大呼小叫了。”

這次旅程儘管沒有成為伍德脫離高節奏商業競爭的良方,但卻喚醒了他內心那股想改變世界的衝動:讓世界上的每個兒童都有書讀,並最終促使他將貢獻於微軟的無盡能量轉移到另一項極其有必要去完成的事業上。在造訪尼泊爾一所偏遠的學校時,伍德發現當地圖書館藏書寥寥無幾。而當他提議要為那所學校捐贈書籍時,他的想法卻遭到了禮貌的質疑。畢竟,不論他的初衷有多麼美好,但作為一名成功的微軟高管,怎麼可能抽出寶貴的時間為一所貧困不堪的學校募集圖書呢?

但是,約翰‧伍德真的又回到了那所學校,還將數千冊書捆在牦牛背上送了過來。正是在那時,伍德決意離開微軟,創辦“閱讀空間”以造福全世界的兒童。

(摘錄自amazon.cn)

Monday, December 1, 2014

Who Killed Creativity: ...And How Do We Get It Back: Seven Essential Strategies to Make Yourself, Your Team and Your Organisation More Innovative

Andrew Grant, Gaia Grant with Jason Gallate 
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The essential guide to building a culture of creativity and innovation throughout an organization

Your help is needed to crack an unsolved crime: creative thinking is critical for future fulfillment and survival, and yet it is now declining at an alarming rate. In this original mystery-style approach, you will have the opportunity to match your knowledge against that of the latest brain researchers, psychologists, and sociologists as you are taken on a humorous and often startling journey to discover why creativity is dying an untimely death. The '7 Rescue Strategies' then provide proven innovation solutions, from personal issues through to organizational imperatives. Authors Andrew and Gaia Grant have travelled the world for more than 25 years working with more than 20,000 international keynote and workshop participants in more than 30 countries at all levels. With a fascinating forensic approach, revealing carefully researched facts and anecdotal insights, this is a compelling modern tale. And there is a final twist that will leave you wondering.... Can we really live happily ever after?

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

黑白之間:中國書法審美文化

崔樹強 著
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受儒家思想的影響,在書法品評中,常常由書法論到人,於是,很多人把書法美的特點歸結為書家人格的美。揚雄《法言‧問神》云︰「言,心聲也;書,心畫也。聲畫形,君子小人見矣。聲畫者,君子小人所以動情乎!」柳公權發展了這一思想,他的「心正則筆正」的名言,以新的命題將人格、倫理與書法的關係聯繫起來。後來,明代項穆在《書法雅言‧心相》裡說得就更充分了︰

在這裡,他把書法同人格聯繫起來,試圖從主體的角度說明書法美的根源,是有價值的。書法和人品、性情有關,書法要表現人的精神意氣、情感意志,書法美也能折射人格美。但是,並不是說書法的美就「在」人心的感覺、情緒、思維裡,而是說要「通過」感覺、情緒、思維去尋找美,「發現」一朵微花的美、一灣溪水的美,要「發現」大化流行和生生自然中所蘊含的生命節奏,用最抽象的線條生動地表達出來。書法有和諧的結構、節奏的規律、豐富的形象,它最深層的美的源泉,在於那自然動象中不絕的生命活力。人們只有把心靈的起伏、情慾的波濤、思想的矛盾,表現在舞動的漢字形象裡,表現在跡化的線條節奏裡,只有當你的心具體表現在形象裡,旁人才會看見你精神的美,你也才能真切具體地發現你心裡的美。

書法同時傳達了自然的美和精神的美。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Monday, November 24, 2014

Mastering the Art of Quitting: Why It Matters in Life, Love, and Work

Peg Streep, Alan B. Bernstein 
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Find out why the happiest, most successful people have the ability both to persist and to quit.

In a culture that perceives quitting as a last resort and urges us to hang in, Mastering the Art of Quitting tackles our tendencies to overanalyze, ruminate, and put a positive spin on goals that have outlived their usefulness.

Bestselling author Peg Streep and psychotherapist Alan Bernstein demonstrate that persistence alone isn't always the answer. We also need to be able to quit to get the most out of life. They reveal simple truths that apply to goal setting and achievement in all areas of life, including love, relationships, and work:

• Quitting promotes growth and learning, as well as the ability to frame new goals.
• Without the ability to give up, most people will end up in a discouraging loop.
• The most satisfied people know when it's time to stop persisting and start quitting.
• Quitting is a healthy, adaptive response when a goal can't be reached.

Featuring compelling stories of people who successfully quit, along with helpful questionnaires and goal maps to guide you on the right path, Mastering the Art of Quitting allows you to evaluate whether your goals are working for or against you, and whether you need to rechart certain aspects of your life.

When is it time to stop persisting and start quitting?

Take a moment and answer the following questions. Just thinking about the answers will give you insight into your ability to quit artfully and restart your life.

• Do you believe that "winners never quit and quitters never win"?
• How realistic are you when it comes to setting goals?
• What matters more: staying the course or exploring new possibilities in life?
• How much of your sense of self relies on other people's judgments?
• Do you tend to hang in longer than you should, even when you're unhappy?
• When you try something new, do you focus on the effort you have to put in or the possibility of failure?
• Are you a procrastinator or a delayer when it comes to getting things done?
• How much do you worry about making a mistake? Do you second-guess yourself?
• How hard is it for you to get over a setback?

(Excerpt from amazon.com)


創新者的工具箱:65個創造性解決問題的思維技巧 (Creative Problem Solver's Toolbox)

理查德・福布斯著 (Richard Fobes)
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《創新者的工具箱》一書描述了65個非常適合學習的思維技巧,它們能夠幫助你在面對各種類型的問題時,通過冷靜而有條理的分析,找到創意獨特、新穎可行的解決辦法。作者選用了200多個例子,涉及商務運營問題、撫養孩子、改善人際關係、求職應聘、發明創造以及解決全球問題等,其中包括一些非常有名的發明創造的幕後故事,比如打字機、籃球運動、盲文、化學元素週期表等的發明過程,告訴你轉換思路並不難,你也可以將這些技巧應用在現實生活當中,突破思維定勢,找到解決問題的最佳辦法。

(摘錄自中國圖書網)

Monday, November 17, 2014

Fabricated : The New World of 3D Printing

Hod Lipson, Melba Kurman
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Fabricated tells the story of 3D printers, humble manufacturing machines that are bursting out of the factory and into homes, businesses, schools, kitchens, hospitals, even the fashion catwalk. The magic happens when you plug a 3D printer into today's mind-boggling digital technologies. Add to that the Internet, tiny, low cost electronic circuitry, radical advances in materials science and biotech and voila! The result is an explosion of technological and social innovation. Fabricated provides readers with practical and imaginative insights to the question "how will 3D printing technologies change my life?" Based on hundreds of hours of research and dozens of interviews with experts from a broad range of industries, Fabricated offers readers an informative, engaging and fast-paced introduction to 3D printing now and in the future.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)




學會創造性觀察:攝影中的設計、色彩和構圖 (Learning to See Creatively)

布賴恩・彼得森 (Bryan Peterson)
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《學會創造性觀察:攝影中的設計、色彩和構圖》的要點,拓寬視野,如何觀察,廣角、全幀魚眼、街景變焦、攝遠鏡頭和超近攝影。構圖的六元素:線條、輪廓、形狀、質感、圖案、色彩。怎樣構圖,取景、黃金分割和三分法則、地平線、斜線、畫中畫、橫幅與直幅、佈置場景、打破規律。光的有關知識,光的利用、光的方向、光的色彩、多雲和雨天的光。數碼攝影的有關知識:優缺點、圖像處理軟件。如何成為一名出色的攝影師:職業要求、重要素質、挑戰和超越、確定主題。

(摘錄自amazon.cn)



Monday, November 10, 2014

The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All

Jon Gordon; foreword by Ken Blanchard 
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Bestselling author Jon Gordon returns with his most inspiring book yet—filled with powerful lessons and the greatest success strategies of all.

Michael wakes up in the hospital with a bandage on his head and fear in his heart. The stress of building a growing business, with his wife Sarah, caused him to collapse while on a morning jog. When Michael finds out the man who saved his life is a Carpenter he visits him and quickly learns that he is more than just a Carpenter; he is also a builder of lives, careers, people, and teams.

As the Carpenter shares his wisdom, Michael attempts to save his business in the face of adversity, rejection, fear, and failure. Along the way he learns that there's no such thing as an overnight success but there are timeless principles to help you stand out, excel, and make an impact on people and the world.

Drawing upon his work with countless leaders, sales people, professional and college sports teams, non-profit organizations and schools, Jon Gordon shares an entertaining and enlightening story that will inspire you to build a better life, career, and team with the greatest success strategies of all.

If you are ready to create your masterpiece, read The Carpenter and begin the building process today.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)


少有人走的路 (The Road Less Traveled)

M・斯科特・派克(M. Scott Peck)
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或許在我們這一代,沒有任何一本書能像《少有人走的路》這樣,給我們的心靈和精神帶來如此巨大的沖擊。僅在北美,其銷售量就超過了700萬冊,被翻譯成23種以上的語言;在《紐約時報》暢銷書榜單上,它停駐了近20年的時間。這是出版史上的一大奇跡。毫無疑問,本書創造了空前的銷售紀錄,而且,至今長盛不衰。

本書處處透露出溝通與理解的意味,它跨越時代限制,幫助我們探索愛的本質,引導我們過上嶄新、寧靜而豐富的生活;它幫助我們學習愛,也學習獨立;它教誨我們成為更稱職的、更有理解心的父母。歸根到底,它告訴我們怎樣找到真正的自我。正如本書開篇所言:人生苦難重重。M・斯科特・派克讓我們更加清楚:人生是一場艱辛之旅,心智成熟的旅程相當漫長。但是,它沒有讓我們感到恐懼,相反,它帶領我們去經歷一系列艱難乃至痛苦的轉變,最終達到自我認知的更高境界。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)


Monday, November 3, 2014

The Resiliency Advantage: Master Change, Thrive Under Pressure, and Bounce Back from Setbacks

Al Siebert 
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Resiliency - the ability to adapt to life's changes and crises - is the key to a healthy, productive life. Unfortunately, it's all too easy to get bogged down by feelings of anger and helplessness. The Resiliency Advantage helps readers banish negative, self-defeating thoughts and break free from the roles of ""victim"" and ""good child"" while improving problem-solving skills, maintaining humor and optimism during rough times, and becoming both self-reliant and socially responsible. By mastering the five stages of development - sustaining health, energy, and positive feelings; handling challenges; achieving positive self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-concept; honing the skills and attributes of highly resilient people; and developing a talent for serendipity - readers learn to stand up to adversity, overcome obstacles, and meet life head on.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

蘇菲的世界 (Sophie's World)

喬斯坦・賈德 (Jostein Gaarder)
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Sophie's World
我是誰?世界從何而來?
每個曾對生命懷抱好奇的心靈,都應該翻開《蘇菲的世界》
全球銷售超過三千萬本,發行超過五十餘國


有一天,十四歲的蘇菲放學回家,發現信箱裡有一封給她的信,沒有郵戳,沒有寄件人姓名。信中的字條寫著兩個問題:「你是誰?」、「世界從何而來?」。

一天天過去,蘇菲不斷收到匿名信,在某個神祕導師的指引下,她透過信中文字,開始修習「哲學課」,認識了從希臘哲人到康德、從馬克思到佛洛伊德等西方哲學家所思考的大問題。

同時,蘇菲還接到另一些不尋常的來信,是「亞伯特上校」寫給「席妲」的生日卡片和信件。蘇菲不認識席妲,但兩個女孩的人生卻不斷交錯;另一方面,匿名哲學課仍繼續透過信件進行,蘇菲越來越著迷於人類千百年來反覆爭辯的哲學和人生問題,不過此時,她所生活的世界卻出現不合常理的驚人變化,彷彿魔術師的戲法,好戲才正要上演……

面對一連串的奇異事件,以及神秘的「亞伯特上校」,蘇菲開始運用學習到的哲學知識來應對,但事情的真相卻遠遠超出她的想像。當蘇菲漸漸釐清了所有謎團後,終於再次能以「彷彿乍見」的眼光,審視自己所生活的世界。

一場揉合了推理、幻想和宇宙觀的哲學之旅,一段探索智慧的解謎過程

《蘇菲的世界》是二十世紀最暢銷的哲學小說。引人入勝的故事情節,徹底打破「哲學=枯燥」的刻板印象,作者還巧妙地揉合了三種經典的敘事模式:推理、書信和師生問答。

整本書就是一段解謎的過程,作者利用書信創造出第二層的虛構世界,席妲與上校是喬斯坦.賈德塑造的人物,而蘇菲與亞柏特又是上校塑造的人物,最後卻以這兩層虛擬人物的交疊作結尾。

對蘇菲來說,她以為自己所生活的世界便是真實的,作者也賦予她思考的能力,當她發現自己是別人筆下所創造出的人物,也有自由意志去爭取自己的真實存在,這正是哲學思考的奧妙。故事發展至此,讀者也不禁開始思索自己「存在」的事實。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)



Monday, October 27, 2014

Success Under Stress: Powerful Tools for Staying Calm, Confident, and Productive When the Pressure's On

Sharon Melnick 
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From overflowing priority lists to power-hungry colleagues to nagging parental guilt, stress is the defining characteristic of most of our lives. Real help is here-an all-encompassing, stress-busting tool kit that goes far beyond breathing exercises and visualization techniques. Such one-size-fits-all methods are no match for the stressors we experience daily in our overcomplicated lives. Whether you have too many projects, your confidence is flagging, or you are clashing with a coworker, Success Under Stress provides a flexible array of strategies. You will learn how to: adjust your perspective to see opportunity instead of obstacles; alter your physiology to get focused when overwhelmed, energized when exhausted, and calm when wired; and change the problem to prevent the stress from returning. All in all, Success Under Stress offers a veritable arsenal of "magic bullet" solutions-hundreds of situation-specific, quick-acting tips for defusing stress and boosting productivity. Complete with quizzes, examples, exercises, and more, this practical book helps you gain control, exude calmness and confidence amidst everyday chaos, and achieve the success you richly deserve.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)


非暴力溝通 (Nonviolent Communication)

馬歇爾・盧森堡 (Marshall B. Rosenberg)
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生活在充斥著比較與論斷的社會文化中,我們習於判斷他人的是非對錯,話語中也往往充滿指責、嘲諷、批判的意味,這些思考和溝通模式帶來了情感和精神上的創傷,導致人與人之間的關係愈加疏離、冷漠,人際衝突也就在所難免。

馬歇爾.盧森堡博士早年深受言語和肢體暴力之苦,使他不禁開始思索:「究竟是什麼,使人們難以體會到心中的愛,以致互相傷害?又是什麼,讓有些人即使在充滿敵意的環境中,也能心存愛意?」最後,他發現了一種愛的語言,依此來談話和傾聽,能使人們心意相通、和諧共處,這就是「非暴力溝通」。

作者深信在一切衝突的表面下,反映出人心深處尚未得到滿足的種種需要。透過非暴力溝通,我們不但能誠實地表達自己,又能深入地傾聽他人,建立心與心之間的聯繫,使雙方毋須委曲求全就能滿足彼此的需要,和平地化解衝突。

非暴力溝通的功能:
→突破那些引發爭論、憤怒和焦慮等負面情緒的思維方式。
→和平地化解人際衝突,諸如發生在家庭、學校、職場或種族間的衝突。
→培養彼此尊重、互愛互助的人際關係。
→療癒人際關係中的傷痛,建立和諧的生命體驗。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)



Monday, October 20, 2014

Ukiyo-e

Dora Amsden and Woldermar von Seidlitz 
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Ukiyo-e (‘pictures of the floating world’) is a branch of Japanese art which originated during the period of prosperity in Edo (1615-1868). Characteristic of this period, the prints are the collective work of an artist, an engraver, and a printer. Created on account of their low cost thanks to the progression of the technique, they represent daily life, women, actors of kabuki theatre, or even sumo wrestlers. Landscape would also later establish itself as a favourite subject. Moronobu, the founder, Shunsho, Utamaro, Hokusai, and even Hiroshige are the most widely-celebrated artists of the movement. In 1868, Japan opened up to the West. The masterful technique, the delicacy of the works, and their graphic precision immediately seduced the West and influenced greats such as the Impressionists, Van Gogh, and Klimt. This is known as the period of ‘Japonisme’. Through a thematic analysis, Woldemar von Seidlitz and Dora Amsden implicitly underline the immense influence which this movement had on the entire artistic scene of the West. These magnificent prints represent the evolution of the feminine ideal, the place of the Gods, and the importance accorded to landscape, and are also an invaluable witness to a society now long gone.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

浮世繪的故事

宮竹正 著
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華美令人心折的浮世繪,是西方人在廢紙堆中掘出的寶藏。那些古老優雅的流暢線條和抽象迷濛的二維空間,觸發了印象派大師記錄視覺瞬間的衝動。人們難以想像如此醉人的藝術在日本僅僅意味著市井和歡場文化,也無從知曉浮世繪竟能漸漸蠶食幕府的勢力,推動一場驚天動地的社會變革。

本書緊扣日本德川幕府時期錯綜複雜的社會背景和日本民族特有的性格與文化,深入並全方位地闡釋浮世繪這一傳奇生動的東方藝術,同時結合歷史上各個時期、不同流派的大師名作及故事性的敘述手法,使您在最短的時間內輕鬆、直觀地把握浮世繪藝術魅力的精髓。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)



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Monday, October 13, 2014

Patrick Modiano

Alan Morris 
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Patrick Modiano is the recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature and winner of some of France's most prestigious literary prizes. Patrick Modiano is considered one of the most fascinating French novelists alive today. This is the first English literary critique of this best-selling French author, whose works are found increasingly in translation throughout the world and who is attracting considerable critical attention outside France.

In this lucid study, Alan Morris explores Modiano's fifteen major novels. He also traces Modiano's development as a writer and the tragedies which have influenced his works: the death of his younger brother, the neglect of his father and the horrors of the German occupation. Morris delves into Modiano's themes of time, memory, identity and the past, clearly demonstrating this intriguing writer's key place in French writing today.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)