Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future

Martin Ford
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Winner of the 2015 FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award

A New York Times Bestseller
Top Business Book of 2015 at Forbes
One of NBCNews.com 12 Notable Science and Technology Books of 2015

What are the jobs of the future? How many will there be? And who will have them? We might imagine—and hope—that today’s industrial revolution will unfold like the last: even as some jobs are eliminated, more will be created to deal with the new innovations of a new era. In Rise of the Robots, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Martin Ford argues that this is absolutely not the case. As technology continues to accelerate and machines begin taking care of themselves, fewer people will be necessary. Artificial intelligence is already well on its way to making “good jobs” obsolete: many paralegals, journalists, office workers, and even computer programmers are poised to be replaced by robots and smart software. As progress continues, blue and white collar jobs alike will evaporate, squeezing working- and middle-class families ever further. At the same time, households are under assault from exploding costs, especially from the two major industries—education and health care—that, so far, have not been transformed by information technology. The result could well be massive unemployment and inequality as well as the implosion of the consumer economy itself.

In Rise of the Robots, Ford details what machine intelligence and robotics can accomplish, and implores employers, scholars, and policy makers alike to face the implications. The past solutions to technological disruption, especially more training and education, aren’t going to work, and we must decide, now, whether the future will see broad-based prosperity or catastrophic levels of inequality and economic insecurity. Rise of the Robots is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand what accelerating technology means for their own economic prospects—not to mention those of their children—as well as for society as a whole.

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長鏡頭下的張愛玲：影像、書信、出版

蘇偉貞 著
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遊牧者上路，靠的正是記憶。一九五二年張愛玲離開上海後就未曾回去，赴美後的創作於今看內容不脫重寫、自傳、自白，說明了這些作品如同記憶結晶，不斷折射著她的回返路線。

作者以同時為小說家又為評論家的視角，洞察創作與人生的織理；以影像、哲學、精神分析、創作美學等不同角度與分析脈絡，依據全新出土之書信與著作，重啟張愛玲研究。更以曾為媒體編輯身分與作家張愛玲往返寫信的親身體驗，從張愛玲的小說、劇本、筆記、書信、未完成與散佚稿件……勾勒出一幅比張任何一部作品都更驚人的層層疊疊建構：或者，一切都是小說家的虛構，便虛構地完成了小說家的人生。

　　繼《孤島張愛玲》後，
　　小說家學者蘇偉貞又一次對張愛玲的析論與細說
　　全書以影像、書信、出版三大面向綜論張愛玲的創作意象與內涵
　　是極具新意與創意的「看張」論述

本書以張愛玲與電影的淵源開始進行析論，曾經參與編劇的〈傾城之戀〉〈太太萬歲〉乃至〈不了情〉，張愛玲究竟欲傳遞何種訊息，以及這些影像作品與其創作，乃至真實生活中的關係，作者皆有深入的論述。

在〈生成－書信：張愛玲的創作－演出〉中，作者有意證明如果釐清張愛玲書信中重要事件之經緯，就能找到張愛玲小說－書信－人生相關的詰問與答案。作者另附記了他任職報社編輯時，與張愛玲的書信往返十數封，寫就〈張愛玲的書信演出──自誇與自鄙〉，其中細膩的析論，可為張愛玲本人性格提供註解。

在〈連環套：張愛玲的出版美學〉，作者援引了二○○九年出版的「自白體」長篇小說《小團圓》作為評說的主體，往復呼應張愛玲與胡蘭成間的情事，乃至其創作與人生，堪為讀者留下一格「張－看」「看－張」的窗。

〈重回前方，台灣行〉收錄張愛玲訪台唯一新聞報導，〈鴉片床與診療椅的心理治療檔案〉從精神分析學角度切入〈金鎖記〉的人物心理及人生悲劇，深刻反射張愛玲孤絕性格。

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Your Creative Brain: Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in Your Life

Shelley Carson
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Research-based techniques that show everyone how to expand creativity and increase productivity

Harvard psychologist Shelley Carson's provocative book, published in partnership with Harvard Health Publications, reveals why creativity isn't something only scientists, investors, artists, writers, and musicians enjoy; in fact, all of us use our creative brains every day at home, work and play. Each of us has the ability to increase our mental functioning and creativity by learning to move flexibly among several brain states.

•Explains seven brain states or "brainsets" and their functions as related to creativity, productivity, and innovation
•Provides quizzes, exercises, and self-tests to activate each of these seven brainsets to unlock our maximum creativity

Your Creative Brain, called by critics a new classic in the field of creativity, offers inspiring suggestions that can be applied in both one's personal and professional life.

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批判性思維 (Thinking Critically)

約翰.查菲 (John Chaffee) 著
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本書綜合了邏輯學、心理學、語言學、哲學等方面的現代知識，對思維的作用、產生、發展及其表達方法作了由淺入深的論述。本書立論新穎、構思嚴謹、例証豐富、筆調流暢，在練習的設計和安排上獨具匠心，在理論聯關係實際的問題上有特色，是當代邏輯思維學和語言學一部難得的論著，其理論和方法受到了西方教育界的普遍重視。

Speaker, Leader, Champion: Succeed at Work Through the Power of Public Speaking, featuring the prize-winning speeches of Toastmasters World Champions

Jeremey Donovan, Ryan Avery
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The secrets of superb public speaking―based on the best of the best of Toastmasters

Toastmasters, a name synonymous with public speaking, is dedicated to developing its members’ communication and leadership skills.

Now Distinguished Toastmaster Jeremey Donovan and Public Speaking World Champion Ryan Avery break down the winning speeches from Toastmasters’ prestigious annual competition―providing you with tips and techniques guaranteed to improve your speaking, presentation, and communication skills. They also include a special section of insights and advice for readers who aspire to become serious public speaking competitors.

“Speaker, Leader, Champion demystifies what makes a presentation extraordinary. This engaging, actionable book will teach you how to go from appreciating a powerful speech to delivering one yourself.” ―Adam Grant, professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take

“Whether you present in the boardroom, classroom, or lunchroom, the guidance will help you become a more confident, authentic, and engaging speaker.” ―Matt Abrahams, strategic communication lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and author of Speaking Up Without Freaking Out

“To change the world, you need to lead. To lead, you need to communicate. To communicate, you need this book.” ―Presiyan Vasilev, 2013 World Champion of Public Speaking

“This book translates the secret sauce of public speaking into easy-to-use tips.” ―Zoe Chance, assistant professor of marketing at the Yale University School of Management

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

天資差異

伊莎貝爾・布裡格斯・邁爾斯 (Isabel Briggs Myers) , 彼得・邁爾斯 (Peter B. Myers) 著
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《天資差異》作者是邁爾斯-布裡格斯類型指數人格測試表（MBTI）的創始人，該人格類型量表是有史以來使用最廣泛的人格類型測試工具。《天資差異》增進了我們對人格類型的理解，是對該人格類型測試工具的基本要點，以及在實際生活中的應用的解釋。了解著名的MBTI性格測試工具，並且評估自己的性格類型，突破人際之間的“性格壁壘”，強化個人性格優勢，回避性格局限，分析他人性格，提高人際溝通能力。根據榮格理論的觀點，《天資差異》區別了四種主要的人格類型，並解釋了這些性格特質在人們面對世界和做出決定中的作用。《天資差異》還說明了這些因素對每種性格類型的人在學習、工作和人際關係諸多方面的影響。作者將一生奉獻給了對人格類型的觀察、研究和測試。《天資差異》已被翻譯成十多種文字。近來，全世界每年有250多萬人次接受MBTI測試。在美國每年有300萬人以上參加MBTI和性格測試，其中超過80萬人為管理階層。據統計，世界前100公司中有89%的公司引入使用MBTI作為員工和管理層自我發展、改善溝通、提升組織績效的重要方法，80%以上的高層管理者、高級人事主管都在使用這個工具。

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Awaken Your Strongest Self: Break Free of Stress, Inner Conflict, and Self-Sabotage

Neil A. Fiore
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A groundbreaking four-step program for breaking self-destructive habits, increasing productivity and creativity, and performing at your personal best.

We often make our worst decisions when we act from a weak sense of self, and our best decision when we are confident and self-assured. Using the latest research findings in neuropsychology, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Peak Performance strategies, Awaken Your Strongest Self shows you how to live with greater joy, ease, and effectiveness. Author Neil Fiore, Ph.D., provides a four-step program that involves (1)stepping back from old, ineffective patterns, (2)waking up your "new brain"--what neuroscientists call the “Executive Organizing Function” (3)awakening the five qualities of your strongest self, and (4)putting everything together to achieve your goals. Through innovative examples, case studies, and exercises, you will learn how to cope with stress, recognize early signs of inner conflict, perform at their personal best on everyday work projects, minimize feelings of being overwhelmed; and ultimately, choose healthy alternatives to replace former bad habits.

Topics include:
The Sleeper Must Awaken; Five Signs That You Are Not Your Strongest Self … Yet; Expand Your Identity Beyond Your Ego; Step Up to Your Strongest Self's Point of View; Speak Up in the Voice of Your Strongest Self; Safety Replaces Stress; Choice Replaces Inner Conflict; Presence Replaces Feeling Overwhelmed; Focus Replaces Self-Criticism; Connection Replaces Struggle; Self Efficacy and the Stages of Change: The Key to Realizing Your Dreams; Making up Your Mind; Committing to Change; Taking Action; Maintaining Long-Term Success; You Are Your Strongest Self

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世界遺產與歷史城市

林志宏 著
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本書收錄世界遺產難得一見之照片，其中不乏遭受破壞危機之建築或景觀，彌足珍貴。 作者希望借此書拋磚引玉，喚起大眾關心傳統街區保護與都市適度更新與發展的熱情，共盡保護人類珍貴遺產的世界公民責任。

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The Complete Novels of Jane Austen

By Jane Austen
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Comprises the complete text of: "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride and Prejudice", "Mansfield Park", "Emma", "Northanger Abbey",  and "Persuasion".

Jane Austen is without question, one of England's most enduring and skilled novelists. With her wit, social precision, and unerring ability to create some of literature's most charismatic and believable heroines, she mesmerises her readers as much today as when her novels were first published.

Whether it is her sharp, ironic gaze at the Gothic genre invoked by the adventures of Catherine Morland in Northanger Abbey; the diffident and much put-upon Fanny Price struggling to cope with her emotions in Mansfield Park; her delightfully paced comedy of manners and the machinations of the sisters Elinor and Marianne in Sense and Sensibility; the quiet strength of Anne Elliot in Persuasion succeeding in a world designed to subjugate her very existence; and Emma - 'a heroine whom no one but myself will like' teased Austen - yet another irresistible character on fire with imagination and foresight. Indeed not unlike her renowned creator.

Jane Austen is as sure-footed in her steps through society's whirlpools of convention and prosaic mores as she is in her sometimes restrained but ever precise and enduring prose.

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Jane Austen

單身愛之語 (The Five Love Languages for Singles)

蓋瑞.查普曼 (Gary Chapman) 著
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暢銷作家蓋瑞.查普曼博士認為，愛與被愛是人們的基本需求，每個人都有自己主要愛的語言，依個人的成長經驗和需求，可分為：肯定的言詞、接受禮物、服務的行動、精心的時刻，及身體的接觸五種。 因此，用對愛的語言，才能正確表達和接收愛，這也是心靈滿足與否 的關鍵。　

這本特別為單身者寫的書中，作者以自己三十多年來與單身男女互動所得的真實經驗作為範，切合現實的需求。不論你是年少、同事、同學、室友，讓單身者也能享受在雙向的愛之喜悅中。

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The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted “gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession,” it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.

The Great Gatsby is one of the great classics of twentieth-century literature.

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春節

姚郁卉 编著
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春節是中華民族傳統節日中最為隆重熱鬧的節日，其歷史悠久、習俗源遠流長。而中國又是一個詩歌的國度，從《詩經》到《楚辭》，從漢樂府到唐詩，從宋詞到元曲，詩歌的節奏始終激蕩在我們民族的血脈中。花烏草蟲，萬事萬物均可入詩。而春節作為中國的大年節，自然會引起歷代文人墨客的詩思和詩情，留下許多膾炙人口、流傳千古的名篇佳作。在這些詩篇中，有記錄各種傳統年俗的，有抒發個人情懷的，有描寫喜慶氣象的，可謂異彩紛呈。以詩的語言表達人們對親人的思念、對過去的留戀和對未來美好生活的憧憬，讀來妙趣橫生，又受益匪淺，給春節增添了絢麗多彩的風情。

在我國古代第一部詩歌總集《詩經》當中，就有許多詩篇描述人們歲暮載歌載舞慶豐收的熱鬧場景。 “朋酒斯饗，目殺羔羊，躋彼公堂，稱彼兕觥 萬壽無疆”。《詩經》里的這段描述大概是說古代臘祭時，人們宴飲美酒，宰殺羔羊，相互祝福，歡慶新年的隆重慶祝活動，表達了人們獲得豐收後的喜悅心情。今天的春節源于古代的臘祭，因此在傳統年俗保存相對完好的鄉村，人們通常認為“過了臘八便是年”。在臘八這一天，家家煮粥，不僅自己食用，而且還贈送親友，”今朝佛粥交相饋，更覺江村節物新”。從陸游的詩句可以看出當時過臘八節的盛況。也有人認為，臘月二十三祭灶以後才真正奏響了新年的序曲。範成大的《祭灶詞》中有“男兒酌獻女兒避，酹酒燒錢灶君喜”，從古時祭灶的年俗由此可窺一斑。過年總要有一個煥然一新的環境，清代蔡雲有“茅舍春回事事歡，屋塵收拾號除殘”的詩句，描寫了民間高高興興“掃年”迎新春的習俗。婦女則忙著“巧裁幡勝試新羅”，這樣才能保證新年“小大易新衣”，以嶄新的面貌迎接新年。對于欠債的人來說，過年卻如過”關”，因為民間有“舊賬還潔在此宵，不能再討待明朝”的年俗。“東鄰叩廣西鄰急，若個聞聲膽不消”，這首題為《討年賬》的詩就是對除夕討債躲債情景的生動描述。

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The Islamic State: A Brief Introduction

Charles R. Lister
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An authoritative guide to the rise of the Islamic State and its senior leadership.

How did the Islamic State grow from regional terrorist group to a brutal multinational bureaucratic machine? What are its goals? How can it be stopped?

In 2014 the Islamic State seemingly appeared out of nowhere, routing Iraqi forces, conquering Iraq's second-largest city, boldly announcing the establishment of a caliphate, and declaring itself the Islamic State (IS). Today, IS controls thousands of square miles and is attempting to govern millions of people.

In this definitive guide to the Islamic State and its senior leadership, Charles R. Lister traces its roots from the release of its notorious father figure, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, from a Jordanian prison and the group's formation in Afghanistan in the late-1990s, and finally to its stunning maturation in Iraq and Syria.

The West knows IS through its unrelenting propaganda war, with its deft use of social media and videos of horrific acts. Lister shares details of IS's sophisticated revenue machine, attempts at governing, and its formidable military.

With IS knocking on the doors of Lebanon, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, Lister's portrait helps us understand what to expect next and recommends a course of action to defeat IS, extinguish extremism, and encourage a tolerant Islam across the Middle East.

This book includes a Who's Who in the Islamic State's senior leadership.

From the foreword by Ahmed Rashid
"The Islamic State is the best basic understanding available of the ISIS phenomena and how to deal with it."

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三島由紀夫文學の旅

陳銘磻
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閱讀之外，更在旅行地景中品味經典文學，
尋訪連日本人都看不到的文學感動！

文學旅行作家陳銘磻如此描述：「火燒金閣寺出現在小說中，使得被人生疏遠的主角溝口變得更為非凡，『被無盡的美包圍著時，怎麼能染指人生呢？』於是，作者讓自己的眼睛『變成了金閣寺的眼睛』，然後藉由書中患有口吃的見習僧人，對於人生是美或不完美，以及疏離與被疏離，以不得不的姿態，在化為永恆之美的幻象前驚恐不安起來。來到鹿苑寺，易於感染到『被無盡的美包圍著』的氛圍，也的確因為這座在日光底下彰顯美的象徵的『金閣殿』，而使人惶惶不安起來。金閣遙遠可見，她在樹叢搖曳的包圍下，一動不動的矗立著，但絕不是在酣睡中，好像是夜的守護神。」

他帶著對日本文史的熱愛，多次往返台日之間，走訪日本文學地景，從事相關資料收集及鑽研，以對日本經典文學的獨到見解，書寫出連日本人都看不到的文學感動；期盼在日本311震災後，讓身在台灣的讀者，依舊可以透過作家之眼，再現文學地景，依循著細膩文字，看見日本經典文學中的感動與美麗，走一趟感官之旅、文化之旅、文學之旅……。

三島由紀夫：一個集「神童」、「奇才」和「鬼才」於一身的文學家！

日本評論家村松剛：「三島由紀夫的每一本小說都是一場絢爛豪華的夢。」

日本著名比較文學研究家千葉宣一認為：「三島與普魯斯特、喬伊斯、托馬斯．曼齊名，是二十世紀四大代表作家之一」。

三島一生寫了40部小說，18個劇本與20篇短篇小說，主要著作有《假面的告白》、《金閣寺》、《禁色》、《美德的徘徊》、《近代能樂集》與《愛的饑渴》……等，堪稱二十世紀最重要的作家之一，曾二度獲諾貝爾文學獎提名，雖與諾貝爾獎無緣，依然是日本文學成就最高的作家；亦是著作被外國翻譯最多的當代作家！有人讚譽他為「日本的海明威」。

正值創作的高峰期，三島卻於1970年11月25日剖腹自殺（年僅45歲），此事被稱為：「日本戰後史上最大的謎團」……

本書帶你走進三島「毀滅與至美」並存的文學世界！

本書特色

．三島由紀夫的出生背景與成長
一九四五年對三島來說，是最傷痛的一年，八月十五日，日本宣佈敗戰，向盟軍投降；四天之後，《文藝文化》的好友蓮田善明，以陸軍中尉的身分在馬來半島自殺。十月二十三日，妹妹美津子因為傷寒病逝，時年僅十七歲。種種打擊，使得三島的情緒陷入最低潮。……這種從年輕時代即萌生的死亡意識，分明了了，竟成為成就三島文學作品重要的素材；死亡與文學、文學與滅絕，無不深刻的被他寫入小說中，發展成隱晦、華麗、陰沉、孤傲，相互交錯的極端個人特色。

．三島式的死亡美學
三島認為「死的美學」是：人應該為自己而活，為慾望而死的都不算堅強；人為自己的理想而活，則死而無憾！三島式的死亡美學，是建築在自戀的基礎上，「我終於愛上自己的腋窩」。這就如同他在《金閣寺》藉由見習僧人溝口心中對金閣之美的妒火，而把美麗的金閣燒燬，用以滿足他的「滅絕之美」。

．三島由紀夫的文學創作與小說中的人格特質
三島在文學上探索多種藝術，集浪漫、唯美與古典主義於一身，特別是擷取日本古典主義與希臘古典主義結合的美學象徵，尤其描寫男性生與死之美所獲取的藝術成就，為各方所公認。在美學的追求上，三島著力於對深層心理的挖掘，並積極從隱晦的頹唐中探索人性的真實面。

．現象界虛幻無常的象徵《金閣寺》
《金閣寺》出版至今已然超過半個世紀，三島在這部盛年時期完成的小說中，創造不可思議的獨特性，他不僅將罪犯行為藝術化，而且透過華麗又優美的文筆美化金閣寺，讓這一座被患有口吃的見習僧人溝口形容為，美到「非將金閣燒燬」的寺院，化成美的永恆幻影。

．伊勢灣彌漫著淳樸之美的《潮騷》
三島曾說：「《潮騷》是以《塔夫尼斯與克蘿婀》為藍本，去尋覓被文明隔絕，卻瀰漫著淳樸美學的小島。」《塔夫尼斯與克蘿婀》是古希臘晚期作家朗戈斯田園詩式的愛情小說，全書著墨刻劃主角戀愛中的歡樂和痛苦，甚且謳歌樸素和真摯的愛情；而《潮騷》則對應男主角新治的苦難生活和愛情歷程，挑動讀者的心弦。

．憂鬱含蓄與淒絕的《春之雪》
《春之雪》是三島生前最後的長篇鉅著《豐饒之海》四部曲的第一部。小說描繪大正時代，侯爵家公子松枝清顯和伯爵家千金綾倉聰子之間的愛戀，在三島筆下顯得古雅哀怨、細膩纖秀，充滿日本王朝文學之美，同時，三島更在這部小說中詮釋了個人對生與死的輪迴轉世見解。

．深陷在虛實輪迴中的《天人五衰》
這部屬於三島畢生文學創作的壓軸之卷，他將個人淒絕的生死美學發揮到了極致，是夢、是死、是輪迴，更是他無盡滅絕的死亡美學之作。


(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Fearless Photographer: Film in the Digital Era

By Joseph Salvatore Prezioso with Ingrid Nelson
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Shooting film is not for the faint of heart--or at least that's what many photographers who have grown up shooting digital think. But maybe you're ready to set aside your trepidation and take the leap into the mysterious world of film. If so, let Fearless Photographer: Film in the Digital Era be your guide. This is not a book on how to develop and process film, although those topics are covered to an extent. Rather, it's a primer on how to shoot film--how to create breathtaking images on a medium that until recently, many believed to be a relic of the past. But film is making a resurgence, not only as a niche area of the field, but also as a way for any shooter to capture tangible images that won't be lost to future generations, relegated to long forgotten memory cards or defunct hard drives. Filled with easy-to-understand explanations and countless photographic examples, FEARLESS PHOTOGRAPHER: FILM IN THE DIGITAL ERA will walk you through making the transition from digital shooting to film shooting. At the end of the book, a series of film-shooting assignments will give you hands-on practice in this new-to-you medium.

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不平凡的攝影視角：快拍、快修的必學秘技

文淵閣工作室 編著
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看看別人怎麼拍！

作者擁有數十年拍照經驗，讓你一窺專業人士是如何取材與設定，書中包含 6 大主題情境、45 張不同場景的相片；不需費神了解艱深的攝影理論，直接透過作品即可了解拍攝者的構思與想法。只要參考作品拍攝時設定的數值與環境條件，即可掌握相似的氛圍。

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Letting Go of the Words : Writing Web Content that Works

Janice (Ginny) Redish
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Web site design and development continues to become more sophisticated. An important part of this maturity originates with well-laid-out and well-written content. Ginny Redish is a world-renowned expert on information design and how to produce clear writing in plain language for the web. All of the invaluable information that she shared in the first edition is included with numerous new examples. New information on content strategy for web sites, search engine optimization (SEO), and social media make this once again the only book you need to own to optimize your writing for the web.

•New material on content strategy, search engine optimization, and social media
•Lots of new and updated examples
•More emphasis on new hardware like tablets, iPads, and iPhones

"For anyone who works in e-learning, I strongly recommend Letting Go of the Words. It will transform how you communicate online. After reading it, the bad practices will leap off the page." -e.learning age, Nov 2014

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

盡管去做: 無壓工作的藝術 (Getting Things Done)

戴维·艾倫 (David Allen) 著
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戴維·艾倫開出的處方救了我的命！一直以來，我幾乎淹沒在需要跟蹤處理的郵件和工作的海洋裏，透不過氣來。是戴維提供的自我管理模式，讓我的心平靜下來，並且工作效率也奇跡般地提高了！沒有一位e時代的領袖和先鋒能忽略這本書的存在！

戴維·艾倫曾說：“始終如一地堅持做一些看似瑣碎的小事，長此以往，將會産生重大的影響。”他的見識和具有實用價值的經驗令人歎爲觀止。如果你希望繼續保持懶散低效的作風，別碰這本書，如果你希望你的生活變得輕鬆有序，那就多讀上幾遍吧。

(摘錄自amazon.cn)

你希望既出色地完成工作，又可以快樂地享受生活嗎？本書向你介紹了如何獲取更加旺盛的精力，如何變得更加輕鬆自如，事半功倍的方法。作者在本書中揭示的方法，在各種類型的企業中，在每一種工作層面上，在不同的文化氛圍中，甚至在家庭和學校裡，都已經得到了証明是功效卓著的。

(摘錄自douban.com)

Make Waves: Be the One to Start Change at Work and in Life

Patti Johnson
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Make Waves encourages readers to step up and be the one to initiate change in their work and lives. Author Patti Johnson walks readers through the tools and techniques that they can use to create change in their own situations. Johnson elaborates on these tools even further to give readers a sense of how to encourage and instill these “wave-making” behaviors in others within their organization. Using several diverse case studies as illustrative examples, Make Waves highlights the important steps that individuals at any level can take toward positive change. By reinforcing readers' desires to contribute and make a difference, Johnson connects on an individual level and bridges the gap between that desire and the actions necessary to realize bigger changes.

Change can be big or small. It is the act of stepping up that Johnson embraces, as well as the ripple effect on those around. Interviews with famous Wave Makers, as well as everyday people, illustrate why it is important to be the one to start change.

Wave Makers profiled include:

Clint Hurdle: Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates; believes in positive attitude and culture and changes the MLB clubhouse; this year leading the Pirates to their first winning season since 1992.

Charley Johnson: Started Pay It Forward foundation.

Joe Nussbaum: Started Big Event at Texas A&M when in college in the ’80s and has continued to grow; largest one-day college community service day in the country and has been adopted by over seventy universities.

Emma Scheffler: High school soccer player who started Insulin Angels, a nonprofit for children diagnosed with diabetes, after her own diagnosis; feared her dream of college soccer was over, so engaged other students and local hospitals after thinking about how to make her diagnosis a positive.

Allen Stephenson: Started Southern Tide at twenty-two-years old when in med school and followed a passion to create a clothing line; built momentum by creating interest and participation on southern college campuses; they are now growing rapidly and it started with a great polo shirt.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

想象香港的方法:香港小說(1945-2000)論集

蔡益懷 著
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香港是一座華美的城市，也是一個悲情的城市。香港小說“說”出了香港的故事，香港小說家用不同的方式觀照著這個城市，又塑造著這個城市，並用他們的“語言”構造了一座文學的“香港”。香港有說不完的風情，也有說不完的故事，且看作者蔡益懷──想像香港的方法。

(摘錄自cp1897.com.hk)

How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise

Chris Taylor
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In 1973, a young filmmaker named George Lucas scribbled some notes for a far-fetched space-fantasy epic. More than forty years and $37 billion later, Star Wars–related products outnumber human beings, a stormtrooper army spans the globe, and “Jediism” has become a religion in its own right. Lucas’s creation has grown into far more than a cinematic classic; it is, quite simply, one of the most lucrative, influential, and interactive franchises of all time. Yet until now the complete history of Star Wars―its influences and impact, the controversies it has spawned, its financial growth and long-term prospects―has never been told.

In How Star Wars Conquered the Universe, veteran journalist Chris Taylor traces the series from the difficult birth of the original film through its sequels, the franchise’s death and rebirth, the prequels, and the preparations for a new trilogy. Taylor provides portraits of the friends, writers, artists, producers, and marketers who labored behind the scenes to turn Lucas’s idea into a legend. He also jousts with modern-day Jedi, tinkers with droid builders, and gets inside Boba Fett’s helmet, all to find out how Star Wars has attracted and inspired so many fans for so long.

Since the first film’s release in 1977, Taylor shows, Star Wars has conquered our culture with a sense of lightness and exuberance, while remaining serious enough to influence politics around the world and spread a spirituality that appeals to religious groups and atheists alike. Controversial digital upgrades and critically savaged prequels have actually made the franchise stronger than ever. Now, with a new set of savvy bosses holding the reins and Episode VII on the horizon, it looks like Star Wars is just getting started.

An energetic, fast-moving account of this creative and commercial phenomenon, How Star Wars Conquered the Universe explains how a filmmaker’s fragile dream beat out a surprising number of rivals and gained a die-hard, multigenerational fan base―and why it will be galvanizing our imaginations and minting money for generations to come.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

Star Wars

Star Wars

小王子 (The Little Prince = Le Petit Prince)

安東尼‧聖修伯里 (Antoine de Saint-Exuper) 著
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享譽全球70年，每個人心中獨一無二的成人童話經典
譯本多達27國語言，僅次於聖經

一位來自某顆遙遠小星球的小王子，因為和一朵他深愛的玫瑰花兒鬧別扭，同時也懷著想要了解外面世界的渴望，離開自己的星球，進行了一場“星際旅行”。他走訪了不同的星球，見到了形形色色的人和事，這些人和事讓天真的小王子困惑迷茫，深感不解。最後他來到了地球，降落在沙漠上，在那裡遇到一位由於飛機發動機故障而迫降的飛行員，於是他們成了好朋友。旅行見聞，以及和飛行員的交流，讓小王子對世界、對生活、對愛有了新的認識，他像一位精靈一樣，道出許多人生真諦。同時也讓作為成年人，卻內心葆有童真的飛行員重新對生命進行了思考。

最終，本不屬於地球的小王子帶著對生命的感悟，在蛇的幫助下拋棄沉重肉身——以肉體死亡的方式——返回自己的星球，去照料他的世界，愛護他的玫瑰花兒。他的飛行員朋友則懷著淡淡的憂傷，想念著這位小朋友，品味著靈魂超脫的歡欣與孤獨……

(摘錄自douban.com)

Colonial Hong Kong in the Eyes of Elsie Tu

Du Ye Xien
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Elsie Tu is well known as a social activist and crusader against injustice and corruption in Hong Kong. In this powerful personal statement, she expresses her views about the injustices in the past colonial system and her fears about present day economic colonialism.

This is a book with strong messages for today. Mrs. Tu's deep concerns about the current international scene have the most immediate and obvious topical relevance. But there is an equally strong lesson in her description of the corruption that used to be so pervasive in Hong Kong and her battles against it. She reminds us forcefully of the need for continued vigilance if corruption and its awful effects are not to return.

However, the most important message of this book pervades all parts of it: the example of a life devoted to improving things for the ordinary people of Hong Kong, a life not just lived according to high principles, but characterized by a dogged and fearless determination to fight for those principles, to be an activist.

This book is important because it records the beliefs, some of the experiences and above all the commitment of one of the most notable people of post-war Hong Kong. By giving rich insights into the mind and beliefs of an extraordinary and indomitable person, it brings to life the recent history of Hong Kong and challenges the next generation of Hong Kong people to contribute as much.

Readers may have heard of Hong Kong's economic miracle during the second half of the twentieth century, but they may not be aware of the suffering and injustices caused by greed and corruption at that time. This book shows how the society's struggle stirred the spirit of determination upon which the Hong Kong we know today was built.

The book will also give readers a bird's eye view of the worldwide scale of suffering and injustices caused by nations seeking economic and political domination.

I write this book because I believe that human beings can only comprehend the present when they understand the past, and they can only make a better future when they learn from previous errors. And I feel compelled to alert the younger generation of the dangers that confront the world today from those obsessed with wealth and power. I hope that all prejudices and evil ambitions can be set aside, and an equal playing field can be created for all nations. - Elsie Tu

'With decidedly pro-grassroots sympathies, Mrs. Tu is fiercely critical of British colonialism with its corruption, hypocrisy, malpractice, racist and pro-big business bias in pre-1997 Hong Kong.? This book yields keen insights into and informed observations of government and community in colonial Hong Kong, often from a ring side, first-hand perspective.' - Professor Ming K. Chan, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

'Elsie Tu, a veteran activist and a former legislative councillor, told a fascinating story about post-World War II Hong Kong. Going through the volume, you will be amazed by the arrogance of the colonial officials, the rampart corruption in the Hong Kong government, the widespread influence of the triad, and the difficulties facing those living in the squatters and the resettlement estates in the 1950s and the 1960s. This book is indispensable for anyone who is interested in knowing about what Hong Kong was like before it was turned into an Asian little dragon.' - Professor Alvin Y. So, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

(Excerpt from cp1897.com.hk)

狄更斯文集----聖誕故事集 (A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books)

狄更斯 (Charles Dickens) 著 
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狄更斯所有作品中再版次數最多的作品。金庸最喜歡的一部聖誕故事集。書中的一些情節已經成為歐洲聖誕節的固定風俗，而主人公斯克魯濟（Scrooge）的名字也被收入字典，成為“吝嗇鬼”的同義詞。其中《聖誕頌歌》於1843年問世，是最受推崇的一部短篇小說。主人公斯克魯濟是一位商人，他成天與錢櫃、賬本和發票打交道，一生只知道賺錢，毫無人性。他克扣員工的工資，拒絕外甥的問候和祝福，不施捨分文給窮人。然而，平安夜出現的三個精靈帶領他回到了過去、現在和未來的一些生活情境，並讓斯克魯濟從自制的陷阱和枷鎖中解脫出來，領悟到聖誕節的意義和生活的意義。他在聖誕頌歌奏響時開始了自己新的人生。《古教堂的鐘聲》於1844年問世。小說的主人公是一位名叫托比的腳夫。此人因為肉體和精神上的摧殘而認同了富人對他們“天生就是壞人”的看法。銅鐘精靈讓他在新年鐘聲敲響之前做了一場噩夢。他終於認清了富人的偽善和自己應處的立場。作者抨擊了壓迫者，鼓舞了被壓迫的民眾。當教堂鐘敲響的那一刻，他終於擯棄了謊言而投奔了真理。聖誕頌歌奏響了，教堂鐘聲敲響了，讓我們翻開書頁尋找靈魂迷宮的出口。

(摘錄自douban.com) 

Christmas

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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消費：浪漫流刑

陳智凱,邱詠婷 著 ; 陳沛珛 繪
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消費是一種犧牲自我的浪漫，浪漫不是面向出口，而是徘徊於入口出口之間，為了追尋失落，最後連自己也都遺失。浪漫的心靈是鞭長莫及，流亡是，唯一路徑，在模糊的時間疆界，在難以捉摸的移動，在一件尚未完成之前，就開始新的另外一件，在欲望和失望之間，一個煙廣無邊的流刑地，自我放逐……

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Beyond Talent: Become Someone Who Gets Extraordinary Results

John C. Maxwell
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New York Times best-selling author John C. Maxwell shows that talent is just the starting point for a successful impact in any organization. It's what takes you beyond your talent that matters.

People everywhere are proving him right. Read the headlines, watch the highlights, or just step out your front door: Some talented people reach their full potential, while others self-destruct or remain trapped in mediocrity. What makes the difference? Maxwell, the go-to guru for business professionals across the globe, insists that the choices people make? not merely the skills they inherit? propel them to greatness. Among other truths, successful people know that:
• Belief lifts your talent.
• Initiative activates your talent.
• Focus directs your talent.
• Preparation positions your talent.
• Practice sharpens your talent.
• Perseverance sustains your talent.
• Character protects your talent ... and more!

It's what you add to your talent that makes the greatest difference. With authentic examples and time-tested wisdom, Maxwell shares thirteen attributes you need to maximize your potential and live the life of your dreams.

You can have talent alone and fall short of your potential. Or you can go beyond talent and really stand out.

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蔡康永的說話之道

蔡康永 著
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★蔡康永的第一本實用書！40篇短文，都是讓談話變美味的醍醐味。
「我不在乎說話之術，而在意說話之道。我的說話之道，就是把你放在心上。」

★把說話練好，是最划算的事。
因為怎麼說，決定你是誰；說對了話，人生節目就由你主持！

★侯文詠：看電視只是聽「道」，要讀書才能知「道」、學「道」、做「道」、掌握康永的說話之道。

★職業婦女小S：做自己跟沒禮貌常常就是一線之間，每次聽到別人說：「我這個人說話就是比較直。」我就開始冒汗，因為接下來一定會有一些被他歸類為直其實挺刺耳的話出現，例如：「你今天氣色怎麼這麼差？」「最近胖囉？」「怎麼還不結婚？」「你記得我嗎？」（已經面露尷尬還死不報上名）

跟康永哥聊天絕對不會被刺傷，還被他附帶的一兩句小誇獎逗得心花怒放，但又感覺那麼真誠不滑頭，讓人不愛都難！

如果因為懂得說話交到好朋友，又可讓人開心，為什麼不？

沒有條列式的說話技術，40篇短文，都是讓談話變美味的醍醐味

█從環境猜測人的個性：如果我初次跟別人碰面，約見的地點牆上是有鏡子的，我會儘量讓對方坐在可以照鏡子的位置，這樣就可以看看對方在和你談話的過程中，是對你比較有興趣，還是對鏡子裡面地自己的倒影比較有興趣。

█尖銳問題怎麼開口：問題很尖銳，可以把心裡假設的事，倒推回去兩三步來問。比方說，假設對方在吸毒，倒推回去兩三步：吸毒是因為他不快樂嗎？是因為離婚嗎？可能可以這樣問對方：「離婚以後，是不是過得很痛苦？」之後再問到「所以你有在吸毒？」這樣對方就不會那麼難以承受，他知道你是關心，而不是在審問。

█話題卡住怎麼辦：談話卻卡住的話，其實不必用力挽救，另開一個話題即可。如果在相聚的兩小時裡面，你有三次讓對方開心的笑，那對方應該是絕對不會記得你曾經提過幾個無聊的話題的。

█說話的爆點不要藏在最後：你如果習慣把爆點藏在故事的後面，可能聽你說話的人，熬不了那麼久，就紛紛陣亡了。一個大家不熟的畫家，如果用「兩個手掌大的畫，就能賣兩三百萬」來介紹不是更吸引人？

█讓對方聊自己，他就會覺得有趣：不要說出「我」字。每次想說「我」字時，都改成「你」字或「他」字。你會發現自己，忽然變成一個不斷把話題丟給對方、讓對方暢所欲言的、超級上道的人！

█講好笑故事，不講笑話：講話幽默的人，就像走路好看的人，你跟她走在一起，會覺得很平常的走路，也是賞心樂事。而講笑話比較像翻跟斗，翻得好不好姑且不說，但其實很少人喜歡跟一個沒事就翻跟斗的人一起走路的。

█讚美：別人罵你一句，你回罵他一句，這就叫吵架。別人讚美你一句，你回一句讚美，這就叫社交。

█不想交淺言深的話，應該避開的地雷：第一，對方很容易有苦衷的、不方便對不熟的人說的。第二，是對方很容易有強硬立場的，談起來容易起爭執的。

█聽懂就問得到：因為人說話，常常是「語帶保留」、或者「話中有話」，你只聽字面的意思，就做決定，恐怕機會就跑掉了。

█讓自己的問題短，對方的回答長：問的問題越具體，回答的人越省力。回答的人越省力，她就越有力氣和你聊下去。

█尖銳問題也可營造談話氣氛：適度的挑釁，絕對能讓談話熱絡，因為每個人都希望自己的意見被重視、被探討，而不是被一個完全沒原則的人敷衍了事的點頭稱是、應付過去。

█沒興趣怎麼接話：遇上對方提起了一個你完全不想接的話題，不必急著要抵抗，而是輕巧的把對方熱衷的話題，連接到一個很生活的方向，就行了。

█懸疑，讓人想聽下去：跟朋友轉述一件事的時候，每講個幾句，就稍稍停一下，看你朋友會不會問「然後呢？」「後來呢？」如果有這樣追問，就表示你敘述事情的方法是吸引人的，但如果你停頓一下，你朋友卻想都不想，就把話題轉去別的地方，那就表示你講得很沒意思。

█安慰別人：人真的很難「了解另一個人所受的苦」。如果不能了解，就不要這樣說，因為當事人向你傾訴的時候，她只需要你聽，也許她也很需要你給她一點建議，但她可能不需要另一個人宣稱有別人懂她的苦。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

How to Succeed in Exams & Assessments

Kathleen McMillan and Jonathan Weyers 
online access from ProQuest Ebook Central
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How to succeed in Exams & Assessments will allow a student to assess and address their particular weaknesses in revising, preparing for and succeeding in academic exams and assessments and delivers detailed tips, techniques and strategies to enable them to significantly improve their abilities and performance in time to make a difference.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

人類群星閃耀時 (Decisive Moments in History)

斯蒂芬.茨威格 (Stefan Zweig) 著
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涌動着匪徒、探險家、叛亂者兼英雄血液的巴爾沃亞成為第一個看到太平洋的歐洲人；僅僅一秒鍾的優柔寡斷，格魯希元帥就決定了拿破侖在滑鐵盧之戰中失敗的命運；七十多歲的歌德像情竇初開的男孩愛上了十幾歲的少女，求婚未遂之後，老人在蕭蕭秋色中一氣呵成地創作了《瑪麗恩巴德悲歌》；流亡國外的列寧不顧自己的榮辱毀譽，乘坐一列鉛封的火車取道德國返回俄國，十月革命就這樣開啟了歷史的火車頭……

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

沒有一個藝術家會在他一天的二十四小時之內始終處於不停的藝術創作之中；所有那些最具特色、最有生命力的成功之筆往往只產生在難得而又短暫的靈感勃發的時刻。歷史——我們把它讚頌為一切時代最偉大的詩人和演員——亦是如此，它不可能持續不斷地進行新的創造。儘管歌德曾懷著敬意把歷史稱為“上帝的神秘作坊”，但在這作坊裡發生的，卻是許多數不勝數無關緊要和習以為常的事。在這裡也像在藝術和在生活中到處遇到的情況一樣，那些難忘的非常時刻並不多見。這個作坊通常只是作為編年史家，冷漠而又持之以恆地把一件一件的事實當作一個又一個的環節連成一條長達數千年的鏈條，因為所有那些最重要的歷史性時刻都需要有醞釀的時間，每一樁真正的事件都需要有一個發展過程。在一個民族內，為了產生一個天才，總是需要有幾百萬人。一個真正具有世界一時意義的時刻——一個人類的群星閃耀時刻出現以前，必然會有漫長的歲月無謂地流逝而去．

不過，誠如在藝術上一旦有一個天才產生就會流芳百世一樣，這種具有世界歷史意義的時刻一旦發生，就會決定幾十年和幾百年的歷史進程。就象避雷針的尖端集中了整個大氣層的電流一樣，集中在極短的時間內發生。那些平時慢慢悠悠順序發生和並列發生的事，都壓縮在這樣一個決定一切的短暫時刻表現出來。這一時刻對世世代代作出不可改變的決定，它決定著一個人的生死，一個民族的存亡甚至整個人類的命運。

這種充滿戲劇性和命運攸關的時刻在個人的一生中和歷史的進程中都十分難得；這種時刻往往只發生在某一天、某一小時、甚至常常只發生在某一分鐘，但它們的決定性影響卻超越時間。我想在這裡從極其不同的時代和地區回顧這樣一些群星閃耀的時刻——我之所以如此稱呼它們，是因為它們宛若星辰一般永遠散射著光輝，普照著終將消逝的黑夜。但我絲毫不想通過自己的虛構來增加或者沖淡所發生的一切的內外真實性，因為歷史本身在那些非常時刻已表現得十分完全，無需任何後來的幫手。歷史是真正的詩人和戲劇家，任何一個作家都別想超過它。

(摘錄自書中序言)

Seeing What Others Don't: The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights

Gary Klein
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Insights—like Darwin’s understanding of the way evolution actually works, and Watson and Crick’s breakthrough discoveries about the structure of DNA—can change the world. We also need insights into the everyday things that frustrate and confuse us so that we can more effectively solve problems and get things done. Yet we know very little about when, why, or how insights are formed—or what blocks them. In Seeing What Others Don’t, renowned cognitive psychologist Gary Klein unravels the mystery.

Klein is a keen observer of people in their natural settings—scientists, businesspeople, firefighters, police officers, soldiers, family members, friends, himself—and uses a marvelous variety of stories to illuminate his research into what insights are and how they happen. What, for example, enabled Harry Markopolos to put the finger on Bernie Madoff? How did Dr. Michael Gottlieb make the connections between different patients that allowed him to publish the first announcement of the AIDS epidemic? What did Admiral Yamamoto see (and what did the Americans miss) in a 1940 British attack on the Italian fleet that enabled him to develop the strategy of attack at Pearl Harbor? How did a “smokejumper” see that setting another fire would save his life, while those who ignored his insight perished? How did Martin Chalfie come up with a million-dollar idea (and a Nobel Prize) for a natural flashlight that enabled researchers to look inside living organisms to watch biological processes in action?

Klein also dissects impediments to insight, such as when organizations claim to value employee creativity and to encourage breakthroughs but in reality block disruptive ideas and prioritize avoidance of mistakes. Or when information technology systems are “dumb by design” and block potential discoveries.

Both scientifically sophisticated and fun to read, Seeing What Others Don’t shows that insight is not just a “eureka!” moment but a whole new way of understanding.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

大地, 非石油: 氣候危機時代下的環境正義 (Soil Not Oil: Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis)

范達娜·席娃 (Vandana Shiva) 著
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所有關注地球未來的人，《大地，非石油》是必讀的著作；它讓我們勇於想像人民比利益更優先的世界。

書中席娃詳述了糧食危機、石油危機、氣候變遷的諸多關聯環節，假若我們只見一端未涉其餘，人類仍將走向末路。 席娃指責生質能源和農業成了生態和經濟浩劫的主因，也提出小型農場是最佳的替代之道。受害於飢荒的幾億人和瀕死的地球，唯有傾賴永續、生物多樣性的農場，方得以抵抗疾病、乾旱、洪水，餵養並保衛我們的後代子孫。《大地，非石油》見解果敢、具前瞻性，籲求回歸健全農業的原則，並奠基於自治、社區和環境正義的世界。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

A Practical Guide to Critical Thinking: Deciding What to Do and Believe

David A. Hunter 
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A thoroughly updated introduction to the concepts, methods, and standards of critical thinking, A Practical Guide to Critical Thinking: Deciding What to Do and Believe, Second Edition is a unique presentation of the formal strategies used when thinking through reasons and arguments in many areas of expertise. Pursuing an interdisciplinary approach to critical thinking, the book offers a broad conception of critical thinking and explores the practical relevance to conducting research across fields such as, business, education, and the biological sciences.

Applying rigor when necessary, the Second Edition maintains an informal approach to the fundamental core concepts of critical thinking. With practical strategies for defining, analyzing, and evaluating reasons and arguments, the book illustrates how the concept of an argument extends beyond philosophical roots into experimentation, testing, measurement, and policy development and assessment. Featuring plenty of updated exercises for a wide range of subject areas, A Practical Guide to Critical Thinking Deciding What to Do and Believe, Second Edition also includes:

• Numerous real-world examples from many fields of research, which reflect the applicability of critical thinking in everyday life
• New topical coverage, including the nature of reasons, assertion and supposing, narrow and broad definitions, circumstantial reasons, and reasoning about causal claims
• Selected answers to various exercises to provide readers with instantaneous feedback to support and extend the lessons

A Practical Guide to Critical Thinking Deciding What to Do and Believe, Second Edition is an excellent textbook for courses on critical thinking and logic at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as an appropriate reference for anyone with a general interest in critical thinking skills.

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批判性思维教程

谷振詣, 劉壯虎 著
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該書是國家級"十五"規劃教材,書中融教學實踐與理論研究為一體,作者借鑒了國外批判性思維課程的不同風格,結合北京大學和中國青年政治學院的教學實踐,系統地介紹了一套具有邏輯風格的批判性思維教程,內容涉及對論証的理解,評估各種論証的技術與方法,以及批判性思維在寫作與生活實踐中的應用,既可以作為高校相關課程的教材,又可以成為應用邏輯學的普及讀物。全書內容充實,結構嚴謹,語言通俗朴實。

Cool Infographics: Effective Communication with Data Visualization and Design

Randy Krum
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Make information memorable with creative visual design techniques

Research shows that visual information is more quickly and easily understood, and much more likely to be remembered. This innovative book presents the design process and the best software tools for creating infographics that communicate. Including a special section on how to construct the increasingly popular infographic resume, the book offers graphic designers, marketers, and business professionals vital information on the most effective ways to present data.

•Explains why infographics and data visualizations work
•Shares the tools and techniques for creating great infographics
•Covers online infographics used for marketing, including social media and search engine optimization (SEO)
•Shows how to market your skills with a visual, infographic resume
•Explores the many internal business uses of infographics, including board meeting presentations, annual reports, consumer research statistics, marketing strategies, business plans, and visual explanations of products and services to your customers

With Cool Infographics, you'll learn to create infographics to successfully reach your target audience and tell clear stories with your data.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

郎世寧傳

蘇立群
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郎世寧，原名朱塞佩·伽斯底里奧內（意大利語：Giuseppe Castiglione，1688年7月19日－1766年7月16日），意大利人，天主教耶穌會傳教士及中國宮廷畫家，寫實畫風記錄了清朝初期的中國宮廷人物與景色。

郎世寧的代表作品有《百駿圖》、《乾隆大閱圖》、《聚瑞圖》等。

城大新聞網:
城大創意媒體作品令郎世寧傑作活現佛羅倫斯
CityU’s creative media artwork brings Castiglione’s masterpieces to life in Florence

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Communicate to Influence: How to Inspire Your Audience to Action

Ben Decker, Kelly Decker
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"The gold standard for communication training programs." ―USA Today

Business communication sucks. At each meeting and presentation, we are inundated with information, leaving us thirsting for inspiration. Sure, we will check off an action item because we have to . . . but what if we were actually inspired to do something? What if we were so moved that we wanted to do it?

Leaders must earn the license to lead. Not by expertise, authority, or title alone, but by influence. In Communicate to Influence, you will learn the secrets of the Decker Method―a framework that has been perfected over the past 36 years. Ben and Kelly Decker add fresh insights to these proven principles so that you can ignite change and inspire action. Discover:

-The Five White Lies of Communicating: learn which barriers prevent you from getting better
-The Communicator's Roadmap: use a tool to visually chart what type of communication experience you create
-The Behaviors of Trust: align what you say with how you say it to better connect with your audience
-The Decker Grid: shift your message from self-centered, all about me content to relevant, audience-centered content that drives action

You are called to communicate well. Not only on the main stage, under bright lights, but every time you speak with your colleagues, your clients, and other stakeholders. It's time to learn how. Stop informing. Start inspiring.

BEN DECKER & KELLY DECKER are the leading experts in the field of business communication. They consult on messaging, cultivate executive presence among the leadership of Fortune 500companies and startups alike, and regularly deliver keynotes to large audiences. Together, they run Decker Communications, a global firm that trains and coaches tens of thousands of executives a year. Ben and Kelly live in the San Francisco Bay Area, where they constantly test and refine communication techniques with their most demanding audience, their three boys.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

社會科學研究方法 (The Practice of Social Research)

艾爾. 巴比 (Earl Babbie) 著
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《社會科學研究方法》2013 年版最大的特色為作者清晰易懂的寫作風格，詳細解說質化與量化資料分析、研究設計、實驗法、問卷調查、田野研究、非介入性方法及研究倫理與政治等內容，讓讀者學到有效做研究所必需的邏輯與技巧以及撰寫研究報告的各個步驟，適合社會學、社會工作、心理學、行政學、都市研究、教育學、大眾傳播學、企業管理及政治學等 30 門不同學科，是一本兼顧理論與實務的研究方法暢銷教科書。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home

by Dan Ariely 
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Focusing on our behaviors at work and in relationships, this provocative book offers new insights and eye-opening truths about what really motivates us on the job, how one unwise action can become a long-term habit, how we learn to love the ones we're with, and more.

“Dan Ariely is a genius at understanding human behavior: no economist does a better job of uncovering and explaining the hidden reasons for the weird ways we act.” — James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds

Behavioral economist and New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely returns to offer a much-needed take on the irrational decisions that influence our dating lives, our workplace experiences, and our temptation to cheat in any and all areas. Fans of Freakonomics, Survival of the Sickest, and Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink and The Tipping Point will find many thought-provoking insights in The Upside of Irrationality.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)