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Monday, September 14, 2015
伍爾夫讀書隨筆
弗吉尼亞·伍爾夫 (Virginia Woolf) 著
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這本書主要選自弗吉尼亞·伍爾夫 (Virginia Woolf) 的三部重要散文集，《普通讀者》、《普通讀者二集》和《自己的房間》，多為伍爾夫的讀書心得和感想，而且寫得比較隨意，不拘一格，故稱為“讀書隨筆”。主要內容有：如何讀書，書和女性生活有何關系，如何看待名字名作，以及如何評價當代文學。
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Monday, September 7, 2015
Slow Reading in a Hurried Age
David Mikics
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Wrapped in the glow of the computer or phone screen, we cruise websites; we skim and skip. We glance for a brief moment at whatever catches our eye and then move on. Slow Reading in a Hurried Age reminds us of another mode of reading--the kind that requires our full attention and that has as its goal not the mere gathering of information but the deeper understanding that only good books can offer.
Slow Reading in a Hurried Age is a practical guide for anyone who yearns for a more meaningful and satisfying reading experience, and who wants to sharpen reading skills and improve concentration. David Mikics, a noted literary scholar, demonstrates exactly how the tried-and-true methods of slow reading can provide a more immersive, fulfilling experience. He begins with fourteen preliminary rules for slow reading and shows us how to apply them. The rules are followed by excursions into key genres, including short stories, novels, poems, plays, and essays.
Reading, Mikics says, should not be drudgery, and not mere escape either, but a way to live life at a higher pitch. A good book is a pathway to finding ourselves, by getting lost in the words and works of others.
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Slow Reading in a Hurried Age is a practical guide for anyone who yearns for a more meaningful and satisfying reading experience, and who wants to sharpen reading skills and improve concentration. David Mikics, a noted literary scholar, demonstrates exactly how the tried-and-true methods of slow reading can provide a more immersive, fulfilling experience. He begins with fourteen preliminary rules for slow reading and shows us how to apply them. The rules are followed by excursions into key genres, including short stories, novels, poems, plays, and essays.
Reading, Mikics says, should not be drudgery, and not mere escape either, but a way to live life at a higher pitch. A good book is a pathway to finding ourselves, by getting lost in the words and works of others.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
六頂思考帽 (Six Thinking Hats)
波諾 (Edward de Bono) 著
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到底該如何思考？＞＞＞一次只帶一頂帽子，一次只思考一件事情
「為什麼我總想不到好方法？」「他那麼厲害，到底怎麼思考的？」「這個團隊的創意源源不絕，怎麼做到的？」思考泰斗愛德華．狄波諾發現許多人或團隊有「到底該如何思考」的困擾，原因出於不懂得思考的本質與方法。
思考最大的敵人是混亂，思考之所以沒有成效，是因為一次想太多事情。
一般人思考問題時常會帶著各種複雜的情緒和觀點，想在同一時間解決所有的問題，因而看不清問題本質，開會討論時，又由於每個人切入思考的面向不同，容易發生爭執，往往花費時間與力氣辯解，導致思考沒有成效，無法做出明確的判斷。於是思考大師狄波諾創造了一套創新思維模式「六頂思考帽」，來簡化我們的思考模式，解決思考上的障礙。
「六頂思考帽」二十多年來風靡全球，是使用最廣、最受歡迎的思維訓練模式。其目的在指導人們進行「平行思考」，也就是一次只用一個觀點想事情，讓思考過程簡單不混亂。它促使我們將思考分割成許多面向，而我們可以依次從不同的面向進行單一且充分的考量，最終就能對一件事情得到諸多角度的觀點，使得思考效果更全面、完善。
風行全球的創新性思考工具＞＞＞六頂帽子，六種思維模式；自由取戴，隨時切換這六頂思考帽分別是：
1.白色思考帽：白色是中性的顏色，代表中立、客觀，代表思考過程中搜集證據、數字、訊息等中立客觀的事實與數字。
2.紅色思考帽：紅色是溫暖熱情的顏色，代表直覺、情感，代表思考過程中的情感、感覺、印象、直覺等問題。
3.黃色思考帽：黃色是陽光與樂觀的顏色，代表積極、正面，代表思考過程中的樂觀及建設性思考，研究利益所在，可取之處等問題。
4.黑色思考帽：黑色是邏輯與負面的顏色，代表謹慎、負面，代表思考過程中反思事實與判斷是否與證據相符，考慮風險、困難、和潛在問題等負面因素。
5.綠色思考帽：綠色是活躍的顏色，代表創意、巧思，代表思考過程中的探索、提案、建議、新觀念、以及可行性的多樣化這些問題。
6.藍色思考帽：藍色是冷靜的顏色，代表指揮、控制，代表思考過程的控制與組織，冷靜地管理思考程序及步驟、瞭解需求、總結與決策。
當我們使用「六頂思考帽」進行思考時，切記一次只戴一頂帽子、一次只想一件事情。當你戴上某種顏色的帽子時，就用該頂帽子的特性來思考。透過戴帽子的過程，可以使我們提醒自己轉換思維，讓混亂的思考變得更清晰。
原來思考可以這麼簡單有趣！帶給個人與企業驚人的成效
這種思考法對於團隊合作時的決策過程特別有效，可將團體中無意義的爭論變成集思廣益的創造，使溝通更有效率，團隊潛能發揮到極致。因此，許多國際知名的企業都曾採用「六頂思考帽」作為員工思維訓練的課程，如：微軟、IBM、西門子、NOKIA、麥當勞等：
作為一個廣受肯定的思維工具，「六頂思考帽」的作用和價值在於：
◎使思考聚焦，簡化單一思考使之清晰明瞭。
◎鼓勵平行思考，取代傳統的思考模式，更能激發團隊創意。
◎允許情緒的發洩，在正反討論之後，讓思考結果更加全面和完備。
◎避免無謂的辯論，增進溝通的效率，產生建設性的成果。
學會活用六頂思考帽，你將會發現原來思考可以這麼簡單有趣！
人人都能成為思考高手，處處都可產生創意團隊！
(摘錄自博客來網路書店)
「為什麼我總想不到好方法？」「他那麼厲害，到底怎麼思考的？」「這個團隊的創意源源不絕，怎麼做到的？」思考泰斗愛德華．狄波諾發現許多人或團隊有「到底該如何思考」的困擾，原因出於不懂得思考的本質與方法。
思考最大的敵人是混亂，思考之所以沒有成效，是因為一次想太多事情。
一般人思考問題時常會帶著各種複雜的情緒和觀點，想在同一時間解決所有的問題，因而看不清問題本質，開會討論時，又由於每個人切入思考的面向不同，容易發生爭執，往往花費時間與力氣辯解，導致思考沒有成效，無法做出明確的判斷。於是思考大師狄波諾創造了一套創新思維模式「六頂思考帽」，來簡化我們的思考模式，解決思考上的障礙。
「六頂思考帽」二十多年來風靡全球，是使用最廣、最受歡迎的思維訓練模式。其目的在指導人們進行「平行思考」，也就是一次只用一個觀點想事情，讓思考過程簡單不混亂。它促使我們將思考分割成許多面向，而我們可以依次從不同的面向進行單一且充分的考量，最終就能對一件事情得到諸多角度的觀點，使得思考效果更全面、完善。
風行全球的創新性思考工具＞＞＞六頂帽子，六種思維模式；自由取戴，隨時切換這六頂思考帽分別是：
1.白色思考帽：白色是中性的顏色，代表中立、客觀，代表思考過程中搜集證據、數字、訊息等中立客觀的事實與數字。
2.紅色思考帽：紅色是溫暖熱情的顏色，代表直覺、情感，代表思考過程中的情感、感覺、印象、直覺等問題。
3.黃色思考帽：黃色是陽光與樂觀的顏色，代表積極、正面，代表思考過程中的樂觀及建設性思考，研究利益所在，可取之處等問題。
4.黑色思考帽：黑色是邏輯與負面的顏色，代表謹慎、負面，代表思考過程中反思事實與判斷是否與證據相符，考慮風險、困難、和潛在問題等負面因素。
5.綠色思考帽：綠色是活躍的顏色，代表創意、巧思，代表思考過程中的探索、提案、建議、新觀念、以及可行性的多樣化這些問題。
6.藍色思考帽：藍色是冷靜的顏色，代表指揮、控制，代表思考過程的控制與組織，冷靜地管理思考程序及步驟、瞭解需求、總結與決策。
當我們使用「六頂思考帽」進行思考時，切記一次只戴一頂帽子、一次只想一件事情。當你戴上某種顏色的帽子時，就用該頂帽子的特性來思考。透過戴帽子的過程，可以使我們提醒自己轉換思維，讓混亂的思考變得更清晰。
原來思考可以這麼簡單有趣！帶給個人與企業驚人的成效
這種思考法對於團隊合作時的決策過程特別有效，可將團體中無意義的爭論變成集思廣益的創造，使溝通更有效率，團隊潛能發揮到極致。因此，許多國際知名的企業都曾採用「六頂思考帽」作為員工思維訓練的課程，如：微軟、IBM、西門子、NOKIA、麥當勞等：
作為一個廣受肯定的思維工具，「六頂思考帽」的作用和價值在於：
◎使思考聚焦，簡化單一思考使之清晰明瞭。
◎鼓勵平行思考，取代傳統的思考模式，更能激發團隊創意。
◎允許情緒的發洩，在正反討論之後，讓思考結果更加全面和完備。
◎避免無謂的辯論，增進溝通的效率，產生建設性的成果。
學會活用六頂思考帽，你將會發現原來思考可以這麼簡單有趣！
人人都能成為思考高手，處處都可產生創意團隊！
(摘錄自博客來網路書店)
Monday, August 31, 2015
The Second World War : A Short History
R.A.C. Parker
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From the rise of the Nazi party, through the bombing of Pearl Harbor, to the ultimate defeat of the Axis nations and the first chills of the Cold War, The Second World War: A Short History offers a completely comprehensive overview of the Second World War in one readable, compact volume. Alastair Parker deftly explores the causes of the war and why it lasted so long, how it was won and lost, and its consequences for humanity.
The author traces the key events in both the European and Far Eastern theaters, outlining the strategies of the participants and the strengths and weaknesses of their fighting forces. Parker conveys a vivid picture of the features that distinguished the Second World War from any war that preceded it, including mobile warfare, widespread forced migration, the Holocaust, and strategic and nuclear bombing. Unlike many other histories of the war, this short history places the British and European involvement squarely in an international perspective, never shying away from raising difficult and fundamental questions about this monumental conflict.
The Second World War presents an unprecedented short history, offering a sweeping survey of events that omits none of the drama that filled the years between 1939 and 1945. With intriguing photographs and a number of helpful maps, it is a fascinating and objective look at the central struggle of our times.
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The author traces the key events in both the European and Far Eastern theaters, outlining the strategies of the participants and the strengths and weaknesses of their fighting forces. Parker conveys a vivid picture of the features that distinguished the Second World War from any war that preceded it, including mobile warfare, widespread forced migration, the Holocaust, and strategic and nuclear bombing. Unlike many other histories of the war, this short history places the British and European involvement squarely in an international perspective, never shying away from raising difficult and fundamental questions about this monumental conflict.
The Second World War presents an unprecedented short history, offering a sweeping survey of events that omits none of the drama that filled the years between 1939 and 1945. With intriguing photographs and a number of helpful maps, it is a fascinating and objective look at the central struggle of our times.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
香港淪陷史
葉德偉等 編著
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《香港淪陷史》內容包括:
• 淪陷前夕港軍的防衛工作
• 戰前的香港社會
• 日進攻香港情況
• 香港的黑色聖誕日
• 日治時期的香港
• 香港重光
• 香港淪陷記
• 我們怎樣帶領文化界人士逃離香港
• 香港淪陷抗日文化人脫險記
• 香港脫險記
• 重抵國門
• 梅蘭芳戰時在香港
• 香港淪陷大事記
• 日治期間日軍的行政體制表
• 淪陷前夕港軍的防衛工作
• 戰前的香港社會
• 日進攻香港情況
• 香港的黑色聖誕日
• 日治時期的香港
• 香港重光
• 香港淪陷記
• 我們怎樣帶領文化界人士逃離香港
• 香港淪陷抗日文化人脫險記
• 香港脫險記
• 重抵國門
• 梅蘭芳戰時在香港
• 香港淪陷大事記
• 日治期間日軍的行政體制表
Monday, August 24, 2015
The Secrets of College Success
Lynn F. Jacobs and Jeremy S. Hyman
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Heading off to college? Or perhaps already there? This book's just for you. 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)
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)
大學學習生涯指導：教你成為卓越大學生
馬龍海 主編
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本教材以大學新生為閱讀主體，重點指導學生如何從高中教育過渡到高等教育，全面講述了大學精神的內涵、大學機構的特點、學科專業的設置、角色轉變的重要性。以做計劃、學習管理、學術規範、考試技巧、人際交往、健康生活、學生領導力開發等幾個關鍵主題為寫作核心，內容緊貼當代大學生活實際。全書既是一個整體，每個小節又可以獨立成文。
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Monday, August 17, 2015
Everything I Know About Success I Learned from Napoleon Hill: Essential Lessons for Using the Power of Positive Thinking
By Don M. Green
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In 1937, Napoleon Hill changed the world with THINK AND GROW RICH. . . Now his legacy can be yours.
In 1937, one man changed the face of entrepreneurship forever with a single book.
Napoleon Hill's landmark Think and Grow Rich remains one of the biggest bestsellers of all time, with over 20 million copies in print and translated into more than 30 languages. Hill's philosophy of personal achievement, wealth, and empowerment created millionaires the world over. At the present time, the principles behind Think and Grow Rich are more vital--and relevant--than ever before.
Are you ready to put the power of Napoleon Hill to work for you?
In this new book, the Napoleon Hill Foundation's own executive director puts Hill's essential principles right at your fingertips.
Filled with fascinating stories from Dolly Parton, Jeffrey Gitomer, Chief Poly Emenike, and Joe Dudley, Jr.--iconic figures who each applied Hill's principles to their own lives, Everything I Know About Success I Learned from Napoleon Hill lays out the tools needed to uncover the secrets of growth, creativity, power, and achievement inside all of us. It's an essential playbook for any business professional seeking the knowledge and inspiration necessary to discard fear and attain the goals of personal and professional triumph.
The author also details Napoleon Hill's influence on his own success, growing up in rural Virginia and moving on to become a bank CEO at just 41 years old.
Everything I Know About Success I Learned from Napoleon Hill teaches you how to:
• Utilize creative visualizations
• Formulate actionable plans
• Lift yourself out of the "rut of mediocrity"
• Incorporate discipline and practice into your game plan for success
If you're ready to apply Hill’s time-tested tools for success and make your dreams a reality using the original principles of personal achievement, this is the book for you.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
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In 1937, Napoleon Hill changed the world with THINK AND GROW RICH. . . Now his legacy can be yours.In 1937, one man changed the face of entrepreneurship forever with a single book.
Napoleon Hill's landmark Think and Grow Rich remains one of the biggest bestsellers of all time, with over 20 million copies in print and translated into more than 30 languages. Hill's philosophy of personal achievement, wealth, and empowerment created millionaires the world over. At the present time, the principles behind Think and Grow Rich are more vital--and relevant--than ever before.
Are you ready to put the power of Napoleon Hill to work for you?
In this new book, the Napoleon Hill Foundation's own executive director puts Hill's essential principles right at your fingertips.
Filled with fascinating stories from Dolly Parton, Jeffrey Gitomer, Chief Poly Emenike, and Joe Dudley, Jr.--iconic figures who each applied Hill's principles to their own lives, Everything I Know About Success I Learned from Napoleon Hill lays out the tools needed to uncover the secrets of growth, creativity, power, and achievement inside all of us. It's an essential playbook for any business professional seeking the knowledge and inspiration necessary to discard fear and attain the goals of personal and professional triumph.
The author also details Napoleon Hill's influence on his own success, growing up in rural Virginia and moving on to become a bank CEO at just 41 years old.
Everything I Know About Success I Learned from Napoleon Hill teaches you how to:
• Utilize creative visualizations
• Formulate actionable plans
• Lift yourself out of the "rut of mediocrity"
• Incorporate discipline and practice into your game plan for success
If you're ready to apply Hill’s time-tested tools for success and make your dreams a reality using the original principles of personal achievement, this is the book for you.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
記憶像鐵軌一樣長
余光中
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“集裡的〈沙田七友記〉寫於我香港時期的盛時。那時我在沙田已經住了四年，生活大定，心情安穩，不但俯仰山水，而且涵濡人文，北望故國，東眷故島，生命的棋子落在一個最靜觀的位置。……〈牛蛙記〉、〈吐露港上〉、〈春來半島〉幾篇所表達的，仍不失這種正盛方酣的沙田心情。同樣是寫香港的天地，〈山緣〉和〈飛鵝山頂〉在九七的陰影和臨別的壓力下，感情的張力就比前三篇要飽滿得多。〈山緣〉是我對香港山水的心香巡禮，〈飛鵝山頂〉則是我對香港山水的告別式了。十年的沙田山居，承蒙山精海靈的眷顧，這幾篇作品就算是我的報答吧。如果說徐霞客是華山夏水的第一知音，我至少願做能賞香港山水的慧眼。”
(摘錄自《記憶像鐵軌一樣長》自序)
此書收錄詩人所撰散文作品二十篇，品類豐富，兼擅感性與理趣，風格華美，晶瑩，明快，幽默，冶各種現代散文的特性於一爐，包括膾炙人口的〈我的四個假想敵〉、〈春來半島〉、〈記憶像鐵軌一樣長〉，思索深入時代的感慨，技巧結合了詩、畫、和音樂的優點。
雙管在握的作家要表現一種經驗時，怎能決定該用詩還是散文呢？詩的篇幅小，密度大，轉折快，不能太過旁鶩細節，散文則較多迴旋的空間。所以同一經驗，欲詳其事，可以用散文，欲傳其情，則宜寫詩。去年初夏，和沙田諸友爬山，從新娘潭一直攀上八仙嶺，終於登上純陽峰，北望沙田而同聲歡呼者共為六人：梁錫華伉儷、劉述先、朱立、黃國彬和我。當時登高望遠臨風長嘯的得意之情，加上回顧山下的來路，辛苦，曲折，一端已沒入人間，那一份得來不易的成就感，用詩來歌詠最能傳神。用散文也能，若是那作者筆下富於感性，在敘事、抒情之外尚能狀物寫景。可惜純散文家?有一半不擅此道。另一方面，若要記述事情的始末，例如還有那些遊伴留在山下，為什麼不曾一起仰攀，有誰半途而回，是誰捷足先登，是誰掌管水壺，是誰在峰頂為眾人的狂態拍下照片，甚至誰說了一句什麼妙語，若要詳記這些旁枝細節，用散文，就方便得多了。詩一上了節奏的虎背，就不能隨便轉彎，隨便下來。詩要敘事，只有一個機會，散文就從容多了。
(摘錄自hkbookcity.com)
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“集裡的〈沙田七友記〉寫於我香港時期的盛時。那時我在沙田已經住了四年，生活大定，心情安穩，不但俯仰山水，而且涵濡人文，北望故國，東眷故島，生命的棋子落在一個最靜觀的位置。……〈牛蛙記〉、〈吐露港上〉、〈春來半島〉幾篇所表達的，仍不失這種正盛方酣的沙田心情。同樣是寫香港的天地，〈山緣〉和〈飛鵝山頂〉在九七的陰影和臨別的壓力下，感情的張力就比前三篇要飽滿得多。〈山緣〉是我對香港山水的心香巡禮，〈飛鵝山頂〉則是我對香港山水的告別式了。十年的沙田山居，承蒙山精海靈的眷顧，這幾篇作品就算是我的報答吧。如果說徐霞客是華山夏水的第一知音，我至少願做能賞香港山水的慧眼。”(摘錄自《記憶像鐵軌一樣長》自序)
此書收錄詩人所撰散文作品二十篇，品類豐富，兼擅感性與理趣，風格華美，晶瑩，明快，幽默，冶各種現代散文的特性於一爐，包括膾炙人口的〈我的四個假想敵〉、〈春來半島〉、〈記憶像鐵軌一樣長〉，思索深入時代的感慨，技巧結合了詩、畫、和音樂的優點。
雙管在握的作家要表現一種經驗時，怎能決定該用詩還是散文呢？詩的篇幅小，密度大，轉折快，不能太過旁鶩細節，散文則較多迴旋的空間。所以同一經驗，欲詳其事，可以用散文，欲傳其情，則宜寫詩。去年初夏，和沙田諸友爬山，從新娘潭一直攀上八仙嶺，終於登上純陽峰，北望沙田而同聲歡呼者共為六人：梁錫華伉儷、劉述先、朱立、黃國彬和我。當時登高望遠臨風長嘯的得意之情，加上回顧山下的來路，辛苦，曲折，一端已沒入人間，那一份得來不易的成就感，用詩來歌詠最能傳神。用散文也能，若是那作者筆下富於感性，在敘事、抒情之外尚能狀物寫景。可惜純散文家?有一半不擅此道。另一方面，若要記述事情的始末，例如還有那些遊伴留在山下，為什麼不曾一起仰攀，有誰半途而回，是誰捷足先登，是誰掌管水壺，是誰在峰頂為眾人的狂態拍下照片，甚至誰說了一句什麼妙語，若要詳記這些旁枝細節，用散文，就方便得多了。詩一上了節奏的虎背，就不能隨便轉彎，隨便下來。詩要敘事，只有一個機會，散文就從容多了。
(摘錄自hkbookcity.com)
Monday, August 10, 2015
The Hunger Games and Philosophy : A Critique of Pure Treason
Edited by George A. Dunn and Nicolas Michaud
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A philosophical exploration of Suzanne Collins's New York Times bestselling series, just in time for the release of The Hunger Games movie
Katniss Everdeen is "the girl who was on fire," but she is also the girl who made us think, dream, question authority, and rebel. The post-apocalyptic world of Panem's twelve districts is a divided society on the brink of war and struggling to survive, while the Capitol lives in the lap of luxury and pure contentment. At every turn in the Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss, Peeta, Gale, and their many allies wrestle with harrowing choices and ethical dilemmas that push them to the brink. Is it okay for Katniss to break the law to ensure her family's survival? Do ordinary moral rules apply in the Arena? Can the world of The Hunger Games shine a light into the dark corners of our world? Why do we often enjoy watching others suffer? How can we distinguish between what's Real and Not Real? This book draws on some of history's most engaging philosophical thinkers to take you deeper into the story and its themes, such as sacrifice, altruism, moral choice, and gender.
• Gives you new insights into the Hunger Games series and its key characters, plot lines, and ideas
• Examines important themes such as the state of nature, war, celebrity, authenticity, and social class
• Applies the perspective of some of world's greatest minds, such as Charles Darwin, Thomas Hobbes, Friedrich Nietzsche, Plato, and Immanuel Kant to the Hunger Games trilogy
• Covers all three books in the Hunger Games trilogy
An essential companion for Hunger Games fans, this book will take you deeper into the dystopic world of Panem and into the minds and motivations of those who occupy it.
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A philosophical exploration of Suzanne Collins's New York Times bestselling series, just in time for the release of The Hunger Games movie Katniss Everdeen is "the girl who was on fire," but she is also the girl who made us think, dream, question authority, and rebel. The post-apocalyptic world of Panem's twelve districts is a divided society on the brink of war and struggling to survive, while the Capitol lives in the lap of luxury and pure contentment. At every turn in the Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss, Peeta, Gale, and their many allies wrestle with harrowing choices and ethical dilemmas that push them to the brink. Is it okay for Katniss to break the law to ensure her family's survival? Do ordinary moral rules apply in the Arena? Can the world of The Hunger Games shine a light into the dark corners of our world? Why do we often enjoy watching others suffer? How can we distinguish between what's Real and Not Real? This book draws on some of history's most engaging philosophical thinkers to take you deeper into the story and its themes, such as sacrifice, altruism, moral choice, and gender.
• Gives you new insights into the Hunger Games series and its key characters, plot lines, and ideas
• Examines important themes such as the state of nature, war, celebrity, authenticity, and social class
• Applies the perspective of some of world's greatest minds, such as Charles Darwin, Thomas Hobbes, Friedrich Nietzsche, Plato, and Immanuel Kant to the Hunger Games trilogy
• Covers all three books in the Hunger Games trilogy
An essential companion for Hunger Games fans, this book will take you deeper into the dystopic world of Panem and into the minds and motivations of those who occupy it.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
好書永遠不寂寞：書評與文學批評集
歐宗智 著
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人生因文學而豐富，文學因人生而發光，小說則是表現最多面、最豐富人生的文學形式，作者仔細閱讀世界經典名著，注意小說的故事性和思想性，深入淺出地予以析論，引導讀者認識夏目漱石超越世俗人情的思想特質。
川端康成文學的美麗與悲哀，井伏鱒二對於日本軍國主義的諷刺與批判，松本清張推理小說兼顧文學的商業性與藝術性，遠藤周作小說呈現靈魂的渴望與救贖，大江健三郎之勇於挑戰日本社會的傳統文化價值，南韓作家黃皙英超越歷史悲情的用心。
巴斯特納克以史詩般的敘事表達自由思想，海明威充滿浪漫主義色彩的愛情書寫與人性象徵，雷馬克凸顯反極權的人道精神，聖艾修伯里理想主義的堅持，沙林傑的大愛讓備受現實生活煎熬的生命得到了安撫與救贖，波赫士和馬奎斯呈現真實與夢幻、合理與荒誕交織而成的想像世界，米蘭．昆德拉捕捉現代世界存在的複雜性……等，可謂繁花似錦，美不勝收。
作者邀請更多愛書人加入閱讀文學的行列，進入偉大作家的心靈世界，傾聽他們智慧的聲音，於潛移默化中，提升了自己的人生境界。
◆美麗與悲哀 談川端康成《雪國》
◆暗示的美感 談川端康成《千羽鶴》的象徵手法
◆浪漫與現實 談川端康成《名人》
◆幸福與孤單 談川端康成《古都》
◆老年人內心隱密的角落 談川端康成《山之音》
◆純情青春的謳歌 細品川端康成〈伊豆的舞孃〉
◆一幅畫的完成 談夏目漱石《草枕》焦點人物「那美」
◆軍國主義的諷刺與批判 談井伏鱒二的〈遙拜隊長〉
◆死亡與再生 談太宰治《斜陽》
◆宗教的信仰與質疑 談遠藤周作的小說主題
◆罪與反省 談遠藤周作《海與毒藥》
◆逃避或面對 談大江健三郎《個人的體驗》
◆不只是推理而已 讀松本清張《天城山奇案》
◆提升推理小說的藝術水準 以松本清張《砂之器》為例
◆分裂造成時代悲劇 讀黃皙 〈韓氏年代記〉
◆誠實面對生命 讀巴斯特納克《齊瓦哥醫生》
◆浪漫主義者的悲劇 談海明威《戰地春夢》
◆超越有形的悲劇 海明威《老人與海》的象徵意義
◆既愉悅又憂傷 海明威《流動的饗宴》
◆反戰思想的具體呈現 雷馬克《西線無戰事》歷久彌新
◆反極權的人道主義者 《凱旋門》雷維克醫師的人物塑造
◆憤世嫉俗的苦悶少年 讀J.D.沙林傑《麥田捕手》
◆荒誕的內在寓意與象徵 波赫士的魔幻寫實
◆純真心靈的追求 看聖艾修伯里《小王子》
◆百年家族的興亡寓言 讀馬奎斯《百年孤寂》
◆歷史的荒謬與諷刺 談米蘭‧昆德拉《笑忘書》
(摘錄自cp1897.com.hk)
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人生因文學而豐富，文學因人生而發光，小說則是表現最多面、最豐富人生的文學形式，作者仔細閱讀世界經典名著，注意小說的故事性和思想性，深入淺出地予以析論，引導讀者認識夏目漱石超越世俗人情的思想特質。川端康成文學的美麗與悲哀，井伏鱒二對於日本軍國主義的諷刺與批判，松本清張推理小說兼顧文學的商業性與藝術性，遠藤周作小說呈現靈魂的渴望與救贖，大江健三郎之勇於挑戰日本社會的傳統文化價值，南韓作家黃皙英超越歷史悲情的用心。
巴斯特納克以史詩般的敘事表達自由思想，海明威充滿浪漫主義色彩的愛情書寫與人性象徵，雷馬克凸顯反極權的人道精神，聖艾修伯里理想主義的堅持，沙林傑的大愛讓備受現實生活煎熬的生命得到了安撫與救贖，波赫士和馬奎斯呈現真實與夢幻、合理與荒誕交織而成的想像世界，米蘭．昆德拉捕捉現代世界存在的複雜性……等，可謂繁花似錦，美不勝收。
作者邀請更多愛書人加入閱讀文學的行列，進入偉大作家的心靈世界，傾聽他們智慧的聲音，於潛移默化中，提升了自己的人生境界。
◆美麗與悲哀 談川端康成《雪國》
◆暗示的美感 談川端康成《千羽鶴》的象徵手法
◆浪漫與現實 談川端康成《名人》
◆幸福與孤單 談川端康成《古都》
◆老年人內心隱密的角落 談川端康成《山之音》
◆純情青春的謳歌 細品川端康成〈伊豆的舞孃〉
◆一幅畫的完成 談夏目漱石《草枕》焦點人物「那美」
◆軍國主義的諷刺與批判 談井伏鱒二的〈遙拜隊長〉
◆死亡與再生 談太宰治《斜陽》
◆宗教的信仰與質疑 談遠藤周作的小說主題
◆罪與反省 談遠藤周作《海與毒藥》
◆逃避或面對 談大江健三郎《個人的體驗》
◆不只是推理而已 讀松本清張《天城山奇案》
◆提升推理小說的藝術水準 以松本清張《砂之器》為例
◆分裂造成時代悲劇 讀黃皙 〈韓氏年代記〉
◆誠實面對生命 讀巴斯特納克《齊瓦哥醫生》
◆浪漫主義者的悲劇 談海明威《戰地春夢》
◆超越有形的悲劇 海明威《老人與海》的象徵意義
◆既愉悅又憂傷 海明威《流動的饗宴》
◆反戰思想的具體呈現 雷馬克《西線無戰事》歷久彌新
◆反極權的人道主義者 《凱旋門》雷維克醫師的人物塑造
◆憤世嫉俗的苦悶少年 讀J.D.沙林傑《麥田捕手》
◆荒誕的內在寓意與象徵 波赫士的魔幻寫實
◆純真心靈的追求 看聖艾修伯里《小王子》
◆百年家族的興亡寓言 讀馬奎斯《百年孤寂》
◆歷史的荒謬與諷刺 談米蘭‧昆德拉《笑忘書》
(摘錄自cp1897.com.hk)
Monday, August 3, 2015
Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The Real Secret to Success
David Livermore
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Business today is global - and success requires a new set of skills. But not to worry, whether you're negotiating with vendors in Asia, exploring potential markets in Africa, or leading a diverse team at home, you don't have to master the nuances of every culture you encounter. With Cultural Intelligence, or CQ, you can lead effectively in any context. Featuring fresh research, case studies, and statistics on the ROI of improving your CQ, this new edition of Leading with Cultural Intelligence details a powerful, four-step model for becoming more adept at managing across cultures: drive - boost your motivation for and confidence in interacting with other cultures; knowledge - understand the relevance of differences in religion, values, norms, and languages; strategy - plan ahead for unfamiliar cultural settings, but remain flexible if actual experience differs from expectations; and action - successfully adapt your behavior to each situation. With Leading with Cultural Intelligence as your guide, you'll be able to thrive in any business environment - whether it's across the world or in your own backyard.
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Business today is global - and success requires a new set of skills. But not to worry, whether you're negotiating with vendors in Asia, exploring potential markets in Africa, or leading a diverse team at home, you don't have to master the nuances of every culture you encounter. With Cultural Intelligence, or CQ, you can lead effectively in any context. Featuring fresh research, case studies, and statistics on the ROI of improving your CQ, this new edition of Leading with Cultural Intelligence details a powerful, four-step model for becoming more adept at managing across cultures: drive - boost your motivation for and confidence in interacting with other cultures; knowledge - understand the relevance of differences in religion, values, norms, and languages; strategy - plan ahead for unfamiliar cultural settings, but remain flexible if actual experience differs from expectations; and action - successfully adapt your behavior to each situation. With Leading with Cultural Intelligence as your guide, you'll be able to thrive in any business environment - whether it's across the world or in your own backyard. (Excerpt from amazon.com)
Saturday, August 1, 2015
香港‧文化‧研究
吳俊雄, 馬傑偉, 呂大樂 編
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這本文集的文章，有幾個共同的基調：
˙平民生活是焦點
˙跨學科
˙強調人文的科學
本文集的作者在以上提出的三個共同基調上，開展了各種細緻的研究，由歷史到現狀，既貼身也宏觀，講社會條件，也談庶民心事。文章反映了香港文化與社會多方面有趣又複雜的發展。它們指出香港在許多方面經歷了一個急劇現代化社會普遍面對的壓力和機會。它們同時肯定香港社會發展的軌跡，對本土文化有一種很特殊的、整體的規範。它令香港存在着種種可能在亞洲地區以至全球各地皆屬獨一無二的文化境況。要確切分析香港文化，就不能不了解這個軌跡、這些規範和特殊的境況。
「書內文章所涵蓋的範圍都是適時而重要，充分展現了研究者對於文化研究的觸覺。本書肯定有助讀者了解香港文化的動態及應用，亦對本土文化研究作為一項學科提供了豐富的材料和範例，以及進一步追尋的線索。」– 馬家輝
(摘錄自香港書城)
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˙平民生活是焦點
˙跨學科
˙強調人文的科學
本文集的作者在以上提出的三個共同基調上，開展了各種細緻的研究，由歷史到現狀，既貼身也宏觀，講社會條件，也談庶民心事。文章反映了香港文化與社會多方面有趣又複雜的發展。它們指出香港在許多方面經歷了一個急劇現代化社會普遍面對的壓力和機會。它們同時肯定香港社會發展的軌跡，對本土文化有一種很特殊的、整體的規範。它令香港存在着種種可能在亞洲地區以至全球各地皆屬獨一無二的文化境況。要確切分析香港文化，就不能不了解這個軌跡、這些規範和特殊的境況。
「書內文章所涵蓋的範圍都是適時而重要，充分展現了研究者對於文化研究的觸覺。本書肯定有助讀者了解香港文化的動態及應用，亦對本土文化研究作為一項學科提供了豐富的材料和範例，以及進一步追尋的線索。」– 馬家輝
(摘錄自香港書城)
Monday, July 27, 2015
Land and the Ruling Class in Hong Kong
Alice Poon
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An insider's view on how Hong Kong's land system, inherited from the British, has helped to create unrivalled wealth for the ruling class, how the lack of competition law has encouraged industrial and economic concentration in the same entities, and how these factors have given rise to a host of social and economic ills. The Chinese version (地產霸權) has become the bestseller of non-fiction titles in Hong Kong in 2010.
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地文誌 : 追憶香港地方與文學
陳智德 著
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讀《地文誌》，我看到我城我民的前世今生。──陳國球（香港教育學院人文學院院長兼中國文學講座教授）
……陳智德為香港的地景與藝文做出觀察的宏願不容小覷。香港雖然是彈丸之地，然而如陳所言，「『狹窄』與否本不在乎所寫的地方，而在乎執筆者的眼界和文學修為。」誠哉斯言。破卻陸沉，洞昭盲瞽，陳智德的香港抒情考古，可以如是！──王德威（美國哈佛大學東亞語言及文明系Edward C. Henderson講座教授）
……香港詩人、學者陳智德在《地文誌：追憶香港地方與文學》一書裡，從啟德機場的停用開始，回顧歷史脈絡，描繪今日香港的現狀。「香港反覆被稱甚至自稱為『文化沙漠』，彷彿樂此不疲」，殊不知有《中國學生周報》、《70年代雙週刊》、《盤古》、《大拇指》、《詩風》、《突破》、《素葉文學》等等幾代人創建的文化刊物，像旺角的書店就是不可抹滅的閱讀記憶：「至今日為止，旺角仍是九龍地區的書店集中地，多家樓上書店密集地分布在旺角的心臟地域──西洋菜街及奶路臣街一帶，且有它歷史的痕跡：已消失或已搬遷的包括南山、五車、洪葉、文星、東岸、貽善堂、實用、復興、精神、學峰、紫羅蘭；仍健在的有田園、新亞、樂文、學津，這四家書店至少經營了二、三十年，都是我中學時代就開始流連的所在。」
《地文誌：追憶香港地方與文學》糅合了不同的文類，例如地方紀事、掌故拾遺、成長回憶、文學談片，同時穿插個人及他人的詩作。全書共分兩卷，【上卷】「破卻陸沉」──以文學為樞紐，編列地區為經緯，旁及述說、引用、評論多位香港前輩和同代作者的香港城市故事、經驗描寫，和自己的地方生活體驗互為闡發。【下卷】「藝文叢談」則以書與城為主調：香港的老書店、二樓書店、文藝刊物，讀者彷彿進入時光隧道，在終年不散的灰塵和霉味中，那些被遺忘的書店、文藝刊物和它們承載的傳統，以及書店老闆、文化人，陳智德以文字為他／它們留下動人的記憶。
陳智德在《地文誌：追憶香港地方與文學》裡，範疇橫跨文學、歷史、音樂，結合史料、詩作與圖片；他大膽提問：當許多人視「本土」──尤其是「香港的本土」為一種「狹窄」的題材時，又對香港的歷史、香港的文學有多少認識？這是對地方書寫的提醒，也戳破人們慣常的歷史觀，為香港的身世補充了最重要的文化篇章。
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香港遺落的文化史、書店史、文化人物史
東方之珠最值得典藏的篇章
殖民之島的文藝前世、香港的今生記憶
香港詩人、學者作家陳智德
以文學、歷史、音樂、流行文化為範疇，結合史料、詩作、典故、圖像
為讀者一一細數香港的前世今生，填寫香港記憶的補遺
東方之珠最值得典藏的篇章
殖民之島的文藝前世、香港的今生記憶
香港詩人、學者作家陳智德
以文學、歷史、音樂、流行文化為範疇，結合史料、詩作、典故、圖像
為讀者一一細數香港的前世今生，填寫香港記憶的補遺
讀《地文誌》，我看到我城我民的前世今生。──陳國球（香港教育學院人文學院院長兼中國文學講座教授）
……陳智德為香港的地景與藝文做出觀察的宏願不容小覷。香港雖然是彈丸之地，然而如陳所言，「『狹窄』與否本不在乎所寫的地方，而在乎執筆者的眼界和文學修為。」誠哉斯言。破卻陸沉，洞昭盲瞽，陳智德的香港抒情考古，可以如是！──王德威（美國哈佛大學東亞語言及文明系Edward C. Henderson講座教授）
……香港詩人、學者陳智德在《地文誌：追憶香港地方與文學》一書裡，從啟德機場的停用開始，回顧歷史脈絡，描繪今日香港的現狀。「香港反覆被稱甚至自稱為『文化沙漠』，彷彿樂此不疲」，殊不知有《中國學生周報》、《70年代雙週刊》、《盤古》、《大拇指》、《詩風》、《突破》、《素葉文學》等等幾代人創建的文化刊物，像旺角的書店就是不可抹滅的閱讀記憶：「至今日為止，旺角仍是九龍地區的書店集中地，多家樓上書店密集地分布在旺角的心臟地域──西洋菜街及奶路臣街一帶，且有它歷史的痕跡：已消失或已搬遷的包括南山、五車、洪葉、文星、東岸、貽善堂、實用、復興、精神、學峰、紫羅蘭；仍健在的有田園、新亞、樂文、學津，這四家書店至少經營了二、三十年，都是我中學時代就開始流連的所在。」
《地文誌：追憶香港地方與文學》糅合了不同的文類，例如地方紀事、掌故拾遺、成長回憶、文學談片，同時穿插個人及他人的詩作。全書共分兩卷，【上卷】「破卻陸沉」──以文學為樞紐，編列地區為經緯，旁及述說、引用、評論多位香港前輩和同代作者的香港城市故事、經驗描寫，和自己的地方生活體驗互為闡發。【下卷】「藝文叢談」則以書與城為主調：香港的老書店、二樓書店、文藝刊物，讀者彷彿進入時光隧道，在終年不散的灰塵和霉味中，那些被遺忘的書店、文藝刊物和它們承載的傳統，以及書店老闆、文化人，陳智德以文字為他／它們留下動人的記憶。
陳智德在《地文誌：追憶香港地方與文學》裡，範疇橫跨文學、歷史、音樂，結合史料、詩作與圖片；他大膽提問：當許多人視「本土」──尤其是「香港的本土」為一種「狹窄」的題材時，又對香港的歷史、香港的文學有多少認識？這是對地方書寫的提醒，也戳破人們慣常的歷史觀，為香港的身世補充了最重要的文化篇章。
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Monday, July 20, 2015
Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street
John Brooks
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From Wall Street to Main Street, John Brooks, longtime contributor to the New Yorker, brings to life in vivid fashion twelve classic and timeless tales of corporate and financial life in America
What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular moment of fame or notoriety; these notable and fascinating accounts are as relevant today to understanding the intricacies of corporate life as they were when the events happened.
Stories about Wall Street are infused with drama and adventure and reveal the machinations and volatile nature of the world of finance. John Brooks’s insightful reportage is so full of personality and critical detail that whether he is looking at the astounding market crash of 1962, the collapse of a well-known brokerage firm, or the bold attempt by American bankers to save the British pound, one gets the sense that history repeats itself.
Five additional stories on equally fascinating subjects round out this wonderful collection that will both entertain and inform readers . . . Business Adventures is truly financial journalism at its liveliest and best.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular moment of fame or notoriety; these notable and fascinating accounts are as relevant today to understanding the intricacies of corporate life as they were when the events happened.
Stories about Wall Street are infused with drama and adventure and reveal the machinations and volatile nature of the world of finance. John Brooks’s insightful reportage is so full of personality and critical detail that whether he is looking at the astounding market crash of 1962, the collapse of a well-known brokerage firm, or the bold attempt by American bankers to save the British pound, one gets the sense that history repeats itself.
Five additional stories on equally fascinating subjects round out this wonderful collection that will both entertain and inform readers . . . Business Adventures is truly financial journalism at its liveliest and best.
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有一種智慧叫做不抱怨：淡定的人生最幸福
佟偉 編著
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根據調查有六成以上班族每天有1-5次的抱怨
抱怨並不能解決問題，與其抱怨不如調整心態
人比人，氣死人，生活其實都是一樣的
面對人生的煩惱與挫折，最重要的是擺正自己的心態，積極地面對一切。一味地抱怨與生氣，最終受傷害的只有自己。越是逆境之中，越要保持良好的心態，生氣並沒有用，只有為自己爭一口氣才是唯一的出路。
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抱怨並不能解決問題，與其抱怨不如調整心態
人比人，氣死人，生活其實都是一樣的
面對人生的煩惱與挫折，最重要的是擺正自己的心態，積極地面對一切。一味地抱怨與生氣，最終受傷害的只有自己。越是逆境之中，越要保持良好的心態，生氣並沒有用，只有為自己爭一口氣才是唯一的出路。
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Monday, July 13, 2015
How to Lead by The Book: Proverbs, Parables, and Principles to Tackle Your Toughest Business Challenges
Dave Anderson
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Concise, to-the-point, and highly useable, How to Lead by THE BOOK presents a series of personal and business challenges recognizable to leaders, then deals with each through insight, personal experience, and a discussion of why conventional approaches often fail. Each section then concludes with winning proverbs, parables, or principles that offers applicable strategies to solve the issue.
In this practical and inspiring guide, you'll discover proven methods and advice to shape young leaders, stretch veteran leaders, become a better communicator, maintain your work-life balance, deal with dishonesty among competitors, and much more.
• Shows why typical approaches to leadership problems often fail, while biblical wisdom succeeds
• Covers both day-to-day dilemmas and larger questions of management, accountability, and vision
• From the bestselling author of How to Run Your Business by THE BOOK, Up Your Business, and If You Don't Make Waves You'll Drown
What is the number one downfall for leaders? When is the best time to make a decision? How do you hold others accountable? How do you survive success with your principles intact? What does the Bible say about time management? Get the answers to these and many more practical business questions when you discover the winning wisdom of How to Lead by THE BOOK.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
In this practical and inspiring guide, you'll discover proven methods and advice to shape young leaders, stretch veteran leaders, become a better communicator, maintain your work-life balance, deal with dishonesty among competitors, and much more.
• Shows why typical approaches to leadership problems often fail, while biblical wisdom succeeds
• Covers both day-to-day dilemmas and larger questions of management, accountability, and vision
• From the bestselling author of How to Run Your Business by THE BOOK, Up Your Business, and If You Don't Make Waves You'll Drown
What is the number one downfall for leaders? When is the best time to make a decision? How do you hold others accountable? How do you survive success with your principles intact? What does the Bible say about time management? Get the answers to these and many more practical business questions when you discover the winning wisdom of How to Lead by THE BOOK.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
智者的洞察 : 心理學經典名言的智慧
牧之, 張震 編著
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《智者的洞察:心理學經典名言的智慧》的立意為心理學經典名言的智慧，但並不局限於選取心理學家的格言，而是以心理學家為主，廣泛摘取社會學家、文學家、哲學家、成功人士以及社會影響深遠的言論，從各個角度帶給讀者關於生活、健康、友誼、個性、求知、愛情、青春、事業等多緯度的閱讀享受。願此書能伴隨讀者諸君，常讀常新，撫慰疲憊的心靈，拭去心靈的塵埃。
這世界上，最難的理解，恐怕還不是外向的，而是內向的；也就是說，最困難的，不是人與人之間的理解，而是人對自己的理解——不斷地去觸摸重重表象下的心理暗流，這個過程是困難的、充滿了危險的，但也是引人入勝、饒有趣味而叫人欲罷不能的。
從心理學視角理解名人格言，會促使你去發現自身的特質，更加了解自己的氣質、性格、人格，了解自己的性格或某一方面的特質是從什麼時候、在什麼樣的環境下逐漸形成的，有哪些因素對它的形成和發展產生了影響，它現在對自己的人格、行為舉止以及所從事的事情都有哪些影響；有哪些特點可以發揚，哪些弊端需要改進，需要怎樣改進，改進的策略是哪些。
(摘錄自博客來網路書店)
這世界上，最難的理解，恐怕還不是外向的，而是內向的；也就是說，最困難的，不是人與人之間的理解，而是人對自己的理解——不斷地去觸摸重重表象下的心理暗流，這個過程是困難的、充滿了危險的，但也是引人入勝、饒有趣味而叫人欲罷不能的。
從心理學視角理解名人格言，會促使你去發現自身的特質，更加了解自己的氣質、性格、人格，了解自己的性格或某一方面的特質是從什麼時候、在什麼樣的環境下逐漸形成的，有哪些因素對它的形成和發展產生了影響，它現在對自己的人格、行為舉止以及所從事的事情都有哪些影響；有哪些特點可以發揚，哪些弊端需要改進，需要怎樣改進，改進的策略是哪些。
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Monday, July 6, 2015
The Young Professional: A Real World Survival Guide for the New College Graduate
Andy J. Semotiuk
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After graduation, most of the students earning those degrees will head into the job market to seek employment in their chosen professions. In today's challenging economic environment, aspiring professionals need to learn all they can about what it takes to enter their target career field and achieve success. THE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL: A REAL-WORLD SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR THE NEW COLLEGE GRADUATE is the career book for young people looking to find their place in the professional workforce. Author Andy J. Semotiuk is a senior attorney who has spent more than 30 years helping young professionals--attorneys, nurses, teachers, and many others--as they seek to establish their careers and make their way in the business world. Featuring inspiring real-life stories and covering the topics most important to the new professional--from money, time-management, and personal motivation to sharpening presentation skills, power networking, and achieving work/life balance--this book is filled with concrete, practical advice that young professionals can put to work right now. Gain the skills and confidence you need to succeed with THE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL: A REAL-WORLD SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR THE NEW COLLEGE GRADUATE.
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九型人格與職業生涯規劃
裴宇晶, 鄒家峰 著
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九型人格作為一門關於性格的心理學理論，是協助人們認識自我、了解他人的心理工具，在國際國內的諸多領域已得到越來越多的關注和應用。
裴宇晶、鄒家峰編著的《九型人格與職業生涯規劃》不僅根據九型人格點楮職業生涯，還重點分析了每種性格的個性局限與提升方向，體現了作者提倡這場“心靈導向”的職業生涯規劃革命的決心。本書討論了9種類型人格的基本特徵，幫助讀者根據自己的人格類型制訂個性化職業規劃。在闡述理論的同時，本書還提供了9種職場人的案例及點評，以幫助讀者最直觀地感受、洞悉自己的優勢與局限，並了解他人的性格特點，建立更強大的人脈圈。
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裴宇晶、鄒家峰編著的《九型人格與職業生涯規劃》不僅根據九型人格點楮職業生涯，還重點分析了每種性格的個性局限與提升方向，體現了作者提倡這場“心靈導向”的職業生涯規劃革命的決心。本書討論了9種類型人格的基本特徵，幫助讀者根據自己的人格類型制訂個性化職業規劃。在闡述理論的同時，本書還提供了9種職場人的案例及點評，以幫助讀者最直觀地感受、洞悉自己的優勢與局限，並了解他人的性格特點，建立更強大的人脈圈。
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Monday, June 29, 2015
The Other Kind of Smart: Simple Ways to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence for Greater Personal Effectiveness and Success
Harvey Deutschendorf
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We have known for years that the difference between those who become successful in life and those who struggle is their degree of emotional intelligence (EI), or "people skills." Now, The Other Kind of Smart shows readers how they can increase their emotional intelligence and overcome the barriers that are preventing them from realizing their true potential. Emotional intelligence coach Harvey Deutschendorf has shown thousands of people how to relate emotional intelligence to everyday situations. Here, he uses the proven techniques of storytelling, combined with quotes and exercises, to show readers how to apply the principles of EI on the job. Filled with real-life scenarios and solutions, the book offers tools that will bring results in as little as five minutes a day and shows how to develop stress tolerance, cultivate empathy, increase flexibility with co-workers, boost assertiveness, and resolve problems successfully. Complete with an EI quiz that will help readers measure their own level of emotional intelligence, this invaluable guide will enable everyone to improve their relationships and increase their effectiveness at work in a practical, accessible way.
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臺灣當代旅行文選
胡錦煖 主編
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旅行寫作創造了旅行的記憶、或甚旅行的意義，但旅行寫作絕不只是旅行行為的副作用產品而已。這本文選所收錄的作品自有其美學素質，十八位作家各自呈現其別緻風貌……讀者閱讀的美感經驗將使這些旅行寫作成為永久的珍藏。
「旅行文學」的定義是什麼？我們是否已經建構對「旅行文學」的認知？「旅行文學」是否可以無限上綱，涵蓋各種書寫？──觀光、出走、考古、田野調查、自傳、回憶錄、返鄉、流放、流浪、流離與移居遷徙、親身的實証經驗與憑空的想像遨遊？對於定義、認知、結構、主題與文類等種種問題，我們則談得太少又太淺。旅行寫作創造了旅行的記憶、或甚旅行的意義，但旅行寫作絕不只是旅行行為所成就的一項副作用產品而已。
關於旅行與旅行文學，我們似乎談得太多又太少。
(摘錄自博客來網路書店)
「旅行文學」的定義是什麼？我們是否已經建構對「旅行文學」的認知？「旅行文學」是否可以無限上綱，涵蓋各種書寫？──觀光、出走、考古、田野調查、自傳、回憶錄、返鄉、流放、流浪、流離與移居遷徙、親身的實証經驗與憑空的想像遨遊？對於定義、認知、結構、主題與文類等種種問題，我們則談得太少又太淺。旅行寫作創造了旅行的記憶、或甚旅行的意義，但旅行寫作絕不只是旅行行為所成就的一項副作用產品而已。
關於旅行與旅行文學，我們似乎談得太多又太少。
(摘錄自博客來網路書店)
Monday, June 22, 2015
Decide: Work Smarter, Reduce Your Stress, and Lead by Example
Steve McClatchy
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How to make better decisions and achieve your goals? What shapes a person's career and life, and defines them as a leader? Their decisions. We all want to be more productive and deliver our best results. But doing this effectively and consistently over time is a significant challenge. Managing it all is hard, and leading in today's hyper-paced world is even harder.
The good news is that leadership expert Steve McClatchy makes it easier. In Decide, McClatchy who works with Fortune 1000 people every day to help them achieve outstanding levels of performance shows you how to cut through the complexities and excuses to start realizing real gains simply by changing one thing: the way you make decisions. With McClatchy's help, you can quickly begin to:
* Use the time you have each day to move your business and your life forward
* Make decisions that yield better results
* Waste less time, reduce stress and regain balance
Again and again, McClatchy has helped people learn for themselves how great decision-making habits yield a lifetime of accomplishments. Follow McClatchy's no-nonsense and practical approach, and you'll soon manage and even lead at your highest level of personal performance.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
The good news is that leadership expert Steve McClatchy makes it easier. In Decide, McClatchy who works with Fortune 1000 people every day to help them achieve outstanding levels of performance shows you how to cut through the complexities and excuses to start realizing real gains simply by changing one thing: the way you make decisions. With McClatchy's help, you can quickly begin to:
* Use the time you have each day to move your business and your life forward
* Make decisions that yield better results
* Waste less time, reduce stress and regain balance
Again and again, McClatchy has helped people learn for themselves how great decision-making habits yield a lifetime of accomplishments. Follow McClatchy's no-nonsense and practical approach, and you'll soon manage and even lead at your highest level of personal performance.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
遠方
余秋雨 著
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「圖文版新文化苦旅」第五冊《遠方》，這只是針對歷朝的行政中心而言的，包含山西、四川、甘肅、新疆、貴州、海南、東北等地，這些看似遙遠甚至荒涼的地方，其實所蘊含的文化內涵都極豐富深刻。不妨隨著余秋雨的腳步，一步步深入這些被我們忽略的偏遠地方，細細體會不同於一般認知中的中華文化吧。
(摘錄自博客來網路書店)
Monday, June 15, 2015
Boost Your Interview IQ
Carole Martin
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The ultimate guide to acing any interview
Job interviews aren’t discussions; they’re oral exams—and the candidate with all the right answers gets the job. Boost Your Interview IQ, helps you ace that big test with skill-building exercises, an in-depth “Interview IQ” test, and other resources to let you craft winning answers to the most important questions interviewers ask.
In these pages, you’ll discover ways to present your experiences in a compelling narrative that showcases your skills, knowledge, and personality—and you’ll learn the right way to answer tricky “behavioral” questions like a pro. Plus you’ll get interview strategies custom tailored to the needs of management/executive-level candidates, new graduates, career changers, and people reentering the market.
In today’s tough job market, the best-prepared candidate wins—and in this economy you’re going to need every advantage to set you apart from the pack. Boost Your Interview IQ is the book that delivers the right tools to do the job of GETTING the job.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
Job interviews aren’t discussions; they’re oral exams—and the candidate with all the right answers gets the job. Boost Your Interview IQ, helps you ace that big test with skill-building exercises, an in-depth “Interview IQ” test, and other resources to let you craft winning answers to the most important questions interviewers ask.
In these pages, you’ll discover ways to present your experiences in a compelling narrative that showcases your skills, knowledge, and personality—and you’ll learn the right way to answer tricky “behavioral” questions like a pro. Plus you’ll get interview strategies custom tailored to the needs of management/executive-level candidates, new graduates, career changers, and people reentering the market.
In today’s tough job market, the best-prepared candidate wins—and in this economy you’re going to need every advantage to set you apart from the pack. Boost Your Interview IQ is the book that delivers the right tools to do the job of GETTING the job.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
一生能有幾次工作? 5 大法則, 決定你的職業生涯 (The Five Patterns of Extraordinary Careers)
詹姆斯・西特林 (James M. Citrin) , 理查德・史密斯 (Richard A. Smith) 著
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《華爾街日報》：暢銷書、美國各大媒體一致好評推薦。
《紐約時報》：這是一本高價值、反直覺、啟發人心的書。
為什麼才能和熱忱相同的人，事業成就卻有天壤之別？
為什麼有些人的事業不斷發達，有些人卻走下坡？
為什麼有些人能夠攀上頂峰、繁華似錦，而其他天份相當的人卻從未達到自己的期望。成功的事業真有可能遵照某些模型嗎？
許多人相信，成功若非運氣好，就是僥倖，不過是不成功者的方便口實。同事升官，他好幸運。認識的人領到一筆鉅額獎金，狗屎運。每個人都認定自己和其他人一樣努力，那麼，還有什麼能影響人成功與否？一定是運氣好、時運佳。如果不是運氣好，也許就是政治手腕高明；或許，是靠對老闆逢迎拍馬獲得成功或升遷。許多成就不凡的高階主管，看似輕輕鬆鬆即獲得成功，更強化幸運決定成功的神話。
事實上，生涯成功並不是幸運之神偶然眷顧，好像女明星在等待遞補時，大牌電影製作人正好走進來。人之所以成功，是一連串機會與長期表現的結果。成功無法造假。事實上，道德操守欠佳的職場人士，還能繼續往上爬、停留在最高位的，如鳳毛麟角。即使他們的事業成功了，也是非常脆弱、短暫。
工作人最擔心的莫過於事業生涯的大變動。傳統上，大企業會盡力為員工創造發展機會；但是，在現在這個日益複雜、日漸競爭的商業世界裡，凡事都要靠自己，我們可以選擇的工作和職缺也愈來愈多。目前有四股重要的力量交互運作：
◎ 高階主管汰換率創歷史新高。根據調查顯示，自1998年至2001年之間，中大型企業的執行長汰換率達58％。目前執行長的平均任期是2.75年（較一九九九年少了一年），任期超過十年的執行長僅有12％。
◎ 事業選擇更加不確定。這就意味著有更多的生涯選項，每一個選項都會引出不同的道路。可選的道路雖然增加了，但市場變化無常，也為事業生涯增添風險。（如網路科技產業的發展）
◎ 未來十年之間，你轉換工作的次數，比三十年前一個高階主管一生換工作的次數還多，其原因有二：一方面，減少人力將是企業經營講求成本控管的常態。另一方面，面對可能的資遣命運，再加上實施退休金可攜式個人帳戶制度，員工對於組織也不像過去那樣忠誠。
◎ 已無安全網。在企業縮編狂潮席捲下，過去知名企業翻身殞落，已經沒有什麼事情有保障。你今天加入一家看似可捧金飯碗的公司，明天可能就陷入向下沈淪的風暴。
本書根據研究分析事業發達的頂尖人物所遵循五個簡單的模型，而這五個模型人人皆可管理、運用：
一：了解潛力價驚和經驗價值。知道如何創造職場價值，且能將這些知識轉化為行動力，在每個事業階段創造個人價值。
二：善用20/80法則，凸顯自我表現。擁有非凡事業的人工作績效突出，能提出創新構想，發揮超乎預期的影響力。
三：找到最契合的工作。做決策時放眼長遠目標，會往最適合自身優勢與熱情的方向移動，並找到喜歡並且尊敬的人才一起共事。
四：克服「許可矛盾」（permission paradox）。能克服商業世界最難擺脫的困境：沒有經驗就得不到工作，得不到工作又無法累積經驗。
五：奉行雙贏領導。事業成功的人不會踩在別人身上往上爬，他們是被帶到成功頂峰。
(摘錄自博客來網路書店)
《紐約時報》：這是一本高價值、反直覺、啟發人心的書。
為什麼才能和熱忱相同的人，事業成就卻有天壤之別？
為什麼有些人的事業不斷發達，有些人卻走下坡？
為什麼有些人能夠攀上頂峰、繁華似錦，而其他天份相當的人卻從未達到自己的期望。成功的事業真有可能遵照某些模型嗎？
許多人相信，成功若非運氣好，就是僥倖，不過是不成功者的方便口實。同事升官，他好幸運。認識的人領到一筆鉅額獎金，狗屎運。每個人都認定自己和其他人一樣努力，那麼，還有什麼能影響人成功與否？一定是運氣好、時運佳。如果不是運氣好，也許就是政治手腕高明；或許，是靠對老闆逢迎拍馬獲得成功或升遷。許多成就不凡的高階主管，看似輕輕鬆鬆即獲得成功，更強化幸運決定成功的神話。
事實上，生涯成功並不是幸運之神偶然眷顧，好像女明星在等待遞補時，大牌電影製作人正好走進來。人之所以成功，是一連串機會與長期表現的結果。成功無法造假。事實上，道德操守欠佳的職場人士，還能繼續往上爬、停留在最高位的，如鳳毛麟角。即使他們的事業成功了，也是非常脆弱、短暫。
工作人最擔心的莫過於事業生涯的大變動。傳統上，大企業會盡力為員工創造發展機會；但是，在現在這個日益複雜、日漸競爭的商業世界裡，凡事都要靠自己，我們可以選擇的工作和職缺也愈來愈多。目前有四股重要的力量交互運作：
◎ 高階主管汰換率創歷史新高。根據調查顯示，自1998年至2001年之間，中大型企業的執行長汰換率達58％。目前執行長的平均任期是2.75年（較一九九九年少了一年），任期超過十年的執行長僅有12％。
◎ 事業選擇更加不確定。這就意味著有更多的生涯選項，每一個選項都會引出不同的道路。可選的道路雖然增加了，但市場變化無常，也為事業生涯增添風險。（如網路科技產業的發展）
◎ 未來十年之間，你轉換工作的次數，比三十年前一個高階主管一生換工作的次數還多，其原因有二：一方面，減少人力將是企業經營講求成本控管的常態。另一方面，面對可能的資遣命運，再加上實施退休金可攜式個人帳戶制度，員工對於組織也不像過去那樣忠誠。
◎ 已無安全網。在企業縮編狂潮席捲下，過去知名企業翻身殞落，已經沒有什麼事情有保障。你今天加入一家看似可捧金飯碗的公司，明天可能就陷入向下沈淪的風暴。
本書根據研究分析事業發達的頂尖人物所遵循五個簡單的模型，而這五個模型人人皆可管理、運用：
一：了解潛力價驚和經驗價值。知道如何創造職場價值，且能將這些知識轉化為行動力，在每個事業階段創造個人價值。
二：善用20/80法則，凸顯自我表現。擁有非凡事業的人工作績效突出，能提出創新構想，發揮超乎預期的影響力。
三：找到最契合的工作。做決策時放眼長遠目標，會往最適合自身優勢與熱情的方向移動，並找到喜歡並且尊敬的人才一起共事。
四：克服「許可矛盾」（permission paradox）。能克服商業世界最難擺脫的困境：沒有經驗就得不到工作，得不到工作又無法累積經驗。
五：奉行雙贏領導。事業成功的人不會踩在別人身上往上爬，他們是被帶到成功頂峰。
(摘錄自博客來網路書店)
Monday, June 8, 2015
The Opposable Mind: Winning Through Integrative Thinking
Roger L. Martin
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If you want to be as successful as Jack Welch, Larry Bossidy, or Michael Dell, read their autobiographical advice books, right? Wrong, says Roger Martin in The Opposable Mind. Though following best practice can help in some ways, it also poses a danger: By emulating what a great leader did in a particular situation, you'll likely be terribly disappointed with your own results. Why? Your situation is different.
Instead of focusing on what exceptional leaders do, we need to understand and emulate how they think. Successful businesspeople engage in what Martin calls integrative thinking creatively resolving the tension in opposing models by forming entirely new and superior ones. Drawing on stories of leaders as diverse as AG Lafley of Procter & Gamble, Meg Whitman of eBay, Victoria Hale of the Institute for One World Health, and Nandan Nilekani of Infosys, Martin shows how integrative thinkers are relentlessly diagnosing and synthesizing by asking probing questions including: What are the causal relationships at work here? and What are the implied trade-offs?
Martin also presents a model for strengthening your integrative thinking skills by drawing on different kinds of knowledge including conceptual and experiential knowledge.
Integrative thinking can be learned, and The Opposable Mind helps you master this vital skill.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
Instead of focusing on what exceptional leaders do, we need to understand and emulate how they think. Successful businesspeople engage in what Martin calls integrative thinking creatively resolving the tension in opposing models by forming entirely new and superior ones. Drawing on stories of leaders as diverse as AG Lafley of Procter & Gamble, Meg Whitman of eBay, Victoria Hale of the Institute for One World Health, and Nandan Nilekani of Infosys, Martin shows how integrative thinkers are relentlessly diagnosing and synthesizing by asking probing questions including: What are the causal relationships at work here? and What are the implied trade-offs?
Martin also presents a model for strengthening your integrative thinking skills by drawing on different kinds of knowledge including conceptual and experiential knowledge.
Integrative thinking can be learned, and The Opposable Mind helps you master this vital skill.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
成事在天 : 機遇在市場及人生中的隱蔽角色 (Fooled by Randomness)
塔勒波 (Nassim Nicholas Taleb) 著
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本書談的是運氣問題，確切地說，是我們在工作與人生中如何看待和處理運氣問題。錯把運氣當成技巧的事——交易市場是個最令人矚目的大舞台。《成事在天》以此為背景，對在我們所有人的生活最缺乏了解的這些因素做了令人折服的分析說明，作者以妙趣橫生，平白易懂的語言，通過具體的人物，成功地探討並解釋了我們在人生和市場中經常會遇到的三大學術問題：歸納問題，幸存者認識偏差以及人類對當今世界的遺傳不適性。
本書描述了若干個不同人物，其中有些人以自己的方式理解了機遇的意義：他們當中有棒球傳奇人物約吉·貝拉，認識論哲學家卡爾·波普爾，古代世界最智慧的人梭倫，現代金融家喬治·索羅斯，以及希臘旅行家尤利西斯，此外我們還認識了虛構人物尼洛，在自己的交易員業務中，他似乎能理解隨機性所扮演的角色。然而卻也成了自己帶有迷信色彩的愚蠢行為的犧牲品。所有這些角色中最令人一目了然的人，那個在正確地點和正確時間出現的幸運的傻瓜，“最不適者生存”的具體體現者，卻沒有被賦予名字，這類人吸引著忠心耿耿的追隨者，聽任權威們的見解和做法，但是，他們從機遇中獲得的東西沒人能再現，一隻猴子在鍵盤上胡亂敲打，最終有可能打出一篇《伊利亞特》，但是你敢跟它簽合同，讓它打出續篇來嗎？
我們真有能力辨出，誰是交好運的騙子，誰真具備先見之明？
我們確有必要從隨機事件搜尋出那本不存在的信息嗎？
要對運氣女神突發奇想的做為加以防範，對我們來說似乎不可能。不過讀過《成事在天》後，我們會變得多少有點準備。
(摘錄自product.dangdang.com)
本書描述了若干個不同人物，其中有些人以自己的方式理解了機遇的意義：他們當中有棒球傳奇人物約吉·貝拉，認識論哲學家卡爾·波普爾，古代世界最智慧的人梭倫，現代金融家喬治·索羅斯，以及希臘旅行家尤利西斯，此外我們還認識了虛構人物尼洛，在自己的交易員業務中，他似乎能理解隨機性所扮演的角色。然而卻也成了自己帶有迷信色彩的愚蠢行為的犧牲品。所有這些角色中最令人一目了然的人，那個在正確地點和正確時間出現的幸運的傻瓜，“最不適者生存”的具體體現者，卻沒有被賦予名字，這類人吸引著忠心耿耿的追隨者，聽任權威們的見解和做法，但是，他們從機遇中獲得的東西沒人能再現，一隻猴子在鍵盤上胡亂敲打，最終有可能打出一篇《伊利亞特》，但是你敢跟它簽合同，讓它打出續篇來嗎？
我們真有能力辨出，誰是交好運的騙子，誰真具備先見之明？
我們確有必要從隨機事件搜尋出那本不存在的信息嗎？
要對運氣女神突發奇想的做為加以防範，對我們來說似乎不可能。不過讀過《成事在天》後，我們會變得多少有點準備。
(摘錄自product.dangdang.com)
Monday, June 1, 2015
A Beautiful Math: John Nash, Game Theory, and the Modern Quest for a Code of Nature
Tom Siegfried
online access from ProQuest Ebook Central
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For more information about John Forbes Nash, Jr., please visit John Nash from Gale Biography in Context.
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Millions have seen the movie and thousands have read the book but few have fully appreciated the mathematics developed by John Nash's beautiful mind. Today Nash's beautiful math has become a universal language for research in the social sciences and has infiltrated the realms of evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and even quantum physics. John Nash won the 1994 Nobel Prize in economics for pioneering research published in the 1950's on a new branch of mathematics known as game theory. At the time of Nash's early work, game theory was briefly popular among some mathematicians and Cold War analysts. But it remained obscure until the 1970's when evolutionary biologists began applying it to their work. In the 1980's economists began to embrace game theory. Since then it has found an ever expanding repertoire of applications among a wide range of scientific disciplines. Today neuroscientists peer into game players brains, anthropologists play games with people from primitive cultures, biologists use games to explain the evolution of human language, and mathematicians exploit games to better understand social networks. A common thread connecting much of this research is its relevance to the ancient quest for a science of human social behaviour, or a Code of Nature, in the spirit of the fictional science of psychohistory described in the famous Foundation novels by the late Isaac Asimov. In "A Beautiful Math", acclaimed science writer Tom Siegfried describes how game theory links the life sciences, social sciences, and physical sciences in a way that may bring Asimov's dream closer to reality.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
For more information about John Forbes Nash, Jr., please visit John Nash from Gale Biography in Context.
博弈論的詭計：日常生活中的博弈策略
王春永 編著
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博弈論的目的在於巧妙的策略，而不是解法。我們學習博弈論的目的，不是為了享受博弈分析的過程，而在於贏得更好的結局。博弈的思想既然來自現實生活，它就可以高度抽象化地用數學工具來表述，也可以用日常事例來說明，並運用到生活中去。沒有高深的數學知識，我們同樣通過博弈論的學習成為生活中的策略高手。孫臏沒有學過高等數學，但是這並不影響他通過運行策略來幫助田忌贏得賽馬。
博弈時時存在，它就在你的身邊。本書就是試圖通過日常生活中常見的例子，來介紹博弈論的基本思想及運用，並且尋求用種智慧來指導生活決策的方法。
(摘錄自amazon.cn)
Monday, May 25, 2015
How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships
Leil Lowndes
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"You'll not only break the ice, you'll melt it away with your new skills." -- Larry King
"The lost art of verbal communication may be revitalized by Leil Lowndes." -- Harvey McKay, author of “How to Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive”
What is that magic quality makes some people instantly loved and respected? Everyone wants to be their friend (or, if single, their lover!) In business, they rise swiftly to the top of the corporate ladder. What is their "Midas touch?"
What it boils down to is a more skillful way of dealing with people.
The author has spent her career teaching people how to communicate for success. In her book How to Talk to Anyone (Contemporary Books, October 2003) Lowndes offers 92 easy and effective sure-fire success techniques-- she takes the reader from first meeting all the way up to sophisticated techniques used by the big winners in life. In this information-packed book you’ll find:
• 9 ways to make a dynamite first impression
• 14 ways to master small talk, "big talk," and body language
• 14 ways to walk and talk like a VIP or celebrity
• 6 ways to sound like an insider in any crowd
• 7 ways to establish deep subliminal rapport with anyone
• 9 ways to feed someone's ego (and know when NOT to!)
• 11 ways to make your phone a powerful communications tool
• 15 ways to work a party like a politician works a room
• 7 ways to talk with tigers and not get eaten alive
In her trademark entertaining and straight-shooting style, Leil gives the techniques catchy names so you'll remember them when you really need them, including: "Rubberneck the Room," "Be a Copyclass," "Come Hither Hands," “Bare Their Hot Button,” “The Great Scorecard in the Sky," and "Play the Tombstone Game,” for big success in your social life, romance, and business.
How to Talk to Anyone, which is an update of her popular book, Talking the Winner's Way (see the 5-star reviews of the latter) is based on solid research about techniques that work!
By the way, don't confuse How to Talk to Anyone with one of Leil's previous books, How to Talk to Anybody About Anything. This one is completely different!
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
"The lost art of verbal communication may be revitalized by Leil Lowndes." -- Harvey McKay, author of “How to Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive”
What is that magic quality makes some people instantly loved and respected? Everyone wants to be their friend (or, if single, their lover!) In business, they rise swiftly to the top of the corporate ladder. What is their "Midas touch?"
What it boils down to is a more skillful way of dealing with people.
The author has spent her career teaching people how to communicate for success. In her book How to Talk to Anyone (Contemporary Books, October 2003) Lowndes offers 92 easy and effective sure-fire success techniques-- she takes the reader from first meeting all the way up to sophisticated techniques used by the big winners in life. In this information-packed book you’ll find:
• 9 ways to make a dynamite first impression
• 14 ways to master small talk, "big talk," and body language
• 14 ways to walk and talk like a VIP or celebrity
• 6 ways to sound like an insider in any crowd
• 7 ways to establish deep subliminal rapport with anyone
• 9 ways to feed someone's ego (and know when NOT to!)
• 11 ways to make your phone a powerful communications tool
• 15 ways to work a party like a politician works a room
• 7 ways to talk with tigers and not get eaten alive
In her trademark entertaining and straight-shooting style, Leil gives the techniques catchy names so you'll remember them when you really need them, including: "Rubberneck the Room," "Be a Copyclass," "Come Hither Hands," “Bare Their Hot Button,” “The Great Scorecard in the Sky," and "Play the Tombstone Game,” for big success in your social life, romance, and business.
How to Talk to Anyone, which is an update of her popular book, Talking the Winner's Way (see the 5-star reviews of the latter) is based on solid research about techniques that work!
By the way, don't confuse How to Talk to Anyone with one of Leil's previous books, How to Talk to Anybody About Anything. This one is completely different!
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
傾聽：決定人際關係的奧秘和技巧 (The Lost Art of Listening)
邁克爾·P·尼科爾斯 (Michael P. Nichols)
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現代的人們渴望被傾聽，被了解。什麼是真正的傾聽？為什麼它在現實生活中變得這樣稀少？《傾聽:決定人際關係的奧秘和技巧》闡述了阻礙人們傾聽的各種原因，教導人們如何運用傾聽的藝術來改進和修復各種人際關係，例如夫妻之間，情人之間，父子之間，母女之間，朋友之間，同事之間等。
(摘錄自amazon.cn)
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現代的人們渴望被傾聽，被了解。什麼是真正的傾聽？為什麼它在現實生活中變得這樣稀少？《傾聽:決定人際關係的奧秘和技巧》闡述了阻礙人們傾聽的各種原因，教導人們如何運用傾聽的藝術來改進和修復各種人際關係，例如夫妻之間，情人之間，父子之間，母女之間，朋友之間，同事之間等。(摘錄自amazon.cn)
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