How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion

David McRaney
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A brain-bending investigation of why some people never change their minds—and others do in an instant—by the bestselling author of You Are Not So Smart

What made a prominent conspiracy-theorist YouTuber finally see that 9/11 was not a hoax? How do voter opinions shift from neutral to resolute? Can widespread social change only take place when a generation dies out? From one of our greatest thinkers on reasoning, HOW MINDS CHANGE is a book about the science, and the experience, of transformation.

When self-delusion expert and psychology nerd David McRaney began a book about how to change someone’s mind in one conversation, he never expected to change his own. But then a diehard 9/11 Truther’s conversion blew up his theories—inspiring him to ask not just how to persuade, but why we believe, from the eye of the beholder. Delving into the latest research of psychologists and neuroscientists, HOW MINDS CHANGE explores the limits of reasoning, the power of groupthink, and the effects of deep canvassing. Told with McRaney’s trademark sense of humor, compassion, and scientific curiosity, it’s an eye-opening journey among cult members, conspiracy theorists, and political activists, from Westboro Baptist Church picketers to LGBTQ campaigners in California—that ultimately challenges us to question our own motives and beliefs. In an age of dangerous conspiratorial thinking, can we rise to the occasion with empathy?

An expansive, big-hearted journalistic narrative, HOW MINDS CHANGE reaches surprising and thought-provoking conclusions, to demonstrate the rare but transformative circumstances under which minds can change.

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石頭上的香港史

蕭國健
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人類文明發展至今，科技水平日新月異，但尚未發現任何一種比石頭更能長久保存信息的載體。這些沉默的見證者靜靜地立在香港的角角落落，無聲地講述屬於自己的往事。知名學者蕭國健教授多年間訪古探幽，足跡遍及港九、新界及各離島，深入查考本港碑刻及其背後的歷史。

全書分為史前石刻篇、摩崖石刻篇、棋盤石刻篇、界石篇、紀念碑石篇、奠基石篇共六部分，對讀者了解香港各區的歷史文化頗有助益。

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Flowers in Amber (Fascinating Life Sciences)

George Poinar
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While much attention has been given to animal life in amber, the remains of a variety of plants, including angiosperm flowers, also exist in fossilized resin. Presented here is a pictorial synopsis of 94 flowers that occur in four major amber deposits around the world.                                   (Thumbnail images from the book)
The basic features of these flowers are presented and their relationship with existing plant lineages discussed. This work will be of interest to amber enthusiasts, plant taxonomists, plant morphologists, plant ecologists, plant evolutionists and plant paleontologists.

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“AMBER: BALTIC GOLD” Exhibition is being staged at the City University of Hong Kong until 11 April 2023. Amber is a beautiful and fascinating organic material which for centuries was believed to be a gemstone. Treated like a rare mineral, amber is simply a fossilized form of resin secreted by different plants.The exhibition traces amber’s diffusion across Europe from the Baltic regions to ancient Rome, and then down the famous Silk Road to China.

觀察的藝術 : 在日常生活中開發想像力的131個練習 (The Art of Noticing)

羅伯‧沃克 (Rob Walker)
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創新的第一步就是觀察。
用觀察力擴充想像力，在躁動的世界裡，把心留住。

歡迎來到白噪音的年代。我們的生活隨時被手機、電子郵件、社群媒體綁住。在這個分心的年代，人們通常失去了體驗當下、活在當下的能力，我們的思考能力、看與聽的能力也隨之消失。

專欄作家羅伯‧沃克將在這本書中喚醒大家的感官，更重要的是協助你以全新的方式看世界。沃克以一系列有趣的練習與沉思時刻，寫成這本引發思考的創意指南，刺激我們的好奇心，促使每個人以更透徹的方式思考，懂得用心聆聽，成為職場上更具創意的同事，最終還能重拾快樂的感受，觀察到真正重要的事物。

各界佳評

近半世紀前，藝評大師約翰‧伯格（John Berger）的經典之作《觀看的方式》改變了歷史，打破藝術僅屬於菁英階層的迷思，闡釋藝術與普羅大眾之間其實關係密切。如今羅伯‧沃克進一步以《觀察的藝術》一書為實踐指南，為當代身陷「白噪音」囹圄的凡夫俗子，提供有效開展五感的創意法門。──謝佩霓，藝評家／策展人

作者羅伯‧沃克的寫作永遠令人讚嘆。他用獨特的眼光看見其他人沒注意到的事。這本新書基本上就是把他所有的觀看祕訣傳授給大家。──萊恩‧霍利得（Ryan Holiday），《失控的自信》（Ego is the Enemy）與《障礙就是道路》（The Obstacle is the Way）暢銷作家

如果想過更趣味十足、更富創意的生活，第一步就是更加留意你的生活。羅伯‧沃克在這本書提供基本的引導，教大家探索自己的日常世界。我找到大量可以偷用的點子，你也一起來吧。──奧斯汀‧克隆（Austin Kleon），《紐約時報》暢銷著作《點子都是偷來的》（Steal Like an Artist）作者

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HBR at 100: The Most Influential and Innovative Articles from Harvard Business Review's First Century

by Harvard Business Review, Michael E. Porter, Clayton M. Christensen, W. Chan Kim, Renee A. Mauborgne
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The most definitive management ideas of the century, all in one place.

Harvard Business Review is the foremost destination for smart management thinking. Now, at its 100th anniversary, this commemorative volume brings together the most influential ideas since its inception.

With an introduction written by editor in chief Adi Ignatius, HBR at 100 features business publishing's most influential voices on innovative topics, including:

- Michael E. Porter on competitive strategy
- Clayton M. Christensen on disruptive innovation
- Tim Brown on design thinking
- Linda A. Hill on being a first-time manager
- Daniel Goleman on emotional intelligence
- Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee on artificial intelligence
- Robert Livingston on racial equity at work
- Amy C. Edmondson and Mark Mortensen on psychological safety
- Robert B. Cialdini on the science of persuasion
- W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne on blue ocean strategy
- Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad on strategic intent
- Peter F. Drucker on managing yourself

Whether you're a longtime reader or you're picking up an HBR volume for the first time, this book offers all you need to understand the most critical ideas in management.

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這個世界運作的真相 : 以數據解析人類經濟和生存的困局與機會 (How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future)

瓦茲拉夫‧史密爾 (Vaclav Smil)
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全球百大頂尖思想家；橫跨能源、人口、科技領域的權威專家
「史密爾是我最喜歡的作者。」──比爾・蓋茲

病毒肆虐、晶片短缺、電力不穩、過度使用燃料……
我們必須看清撼動全球經濟根基的七大困局

何為全球經濟的大挑戰？絕對是能源、小麥、病毒和氣候。

能源概括整個世界的運作，使人類可以生產糧食和材料，
種植一顆溫室番茄需要5茶匙柴油，1公斤的麵包需要80毫升的柴油；
能滿足全球需求量的鋼鐵、塑膠、水泥需要多少燃料？

作者呼籲人類應從過於樂觀的預測、政策中甦醒：

各國的脫碳目標不可能實現，
人造食物取代不了農作物……

世界真正的現實面，影響經濟最主要的七大關鍵：
1.能源：人類有多依賴化石燃料？
2.食物生產：如何養活全球80億人口？
3.材料：氨、鋼鐵、混凝土和塑膠，如何主導世界經濟？
4.全球化：運輸和通訊如何讓世界緊密連結？
5.風險：病毒、飲食到天災，為何文明進步沒讓世界更安全、更健康？
6.全球暖化：脫碳言之過早？富裕國家正落實減緩氣候變遷？
7.生物圈退化：災難頻繁、資源匱乏、生育率低，如何面對作繭自縛的生存空間？

本書致力於減少人類對世界的理解缺陷，並針對人類生存和繁榮最基本的主要現實狀況做說明，以科學的角度，解釋世界究竟如何運作，提供主導世界經濟的七大關鍵，讓人類更能意識到未來的限制和機會。

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ChatGPT, an AI Expert, and a Lawyer Walk Into a Bar....

Bob Rogers, Theresa Hart
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What does ChatGPT have to say about AI?

Written and illustrated by an AI chatbot, this book describes how creativity and communication have evolved with technology throughout history. More importantly, this book demonstrates what AI means to writers, artists, and other creatives in the context of breathtaking new AI tools that automate some, but not all, aspects of the creative process. Expressed in the words of the AI itself, with only a little help from an expert on AI and a lawyer with experience in the challenges of AI, this book provides a lively tour through the history of creativity and communication, and looks at what new AI technology means for each of us.

By walking us through the process of creating the book and illustrations with AI, the authors take us on a tour of how to actually write prompts for use by AI systems and to leverage these mind-blowing new capabilities. Readers will see applications from writing thank-you notes to company reports to PhD theses, and everything in between. The book is illustrated with images that were created using online AI-based text-to-image services, providing a rich visual and textual experience for the reader to explore where AI technology is today and what it means for them tomorrow.

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香港非物質文化遺產系列：涼茶

鄧家宙
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涼茶既是華南地道保健特飲，亦是傳統與創新兼備的商品，在香港更加衍生為流行文化。涼茶看似普通，其相關文化卻深遠寬廣，現已列為國家級非物質文化遺產名錄。

本書蒙非物質文化遺產資助計劃的「伙伴合作項目」支持出版，就本地涼茶文化作出系統整理，涵蓋涼茶源流、物種配伍、商品貿易、規管營銷及週邊文化等內容，呈現涼茶文化既傳統又能創新的特質，同時突顯香港社會與涼茶文化之間微妙的互動關係。

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The Age of AI: And Our Human Future

Henry A Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Daniel Huttenlocher
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Three of the world’s most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the way it is transforming human society—and what this technology means for us all.

An AI learned to win chess by making moves human grand masters had never conceived. Another AI discovered a new antibiotic by analyzing molecular properties human scientists did not understand. Now, AI-powered jets are defeating experienced human pilots in simulated dogfights. AI is coming online in searching, streaming, medicine, education, and many other fields and, in so doing, transforming how humans are experiencing reality.

In The Age of AI, three leading thinkers have come together to consider how AI will change our relationships with knowledge, politics, and the societies in which we live. The Age of AI is an essential roadmap to our present and our future, an era unlike any that has come before.

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懲罰貧窮 : 大數據橫行的自動化時代, 隱藏在演算法之下的不平等歧視 (Automating Inequality)

維吉妮亞・尤班克斯 (Virginia Eubanks)
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2019年莉莉安・史密斯圖書獎（Lillian Smith Book Award）
2018年麥加農中心圖書獎（McGannon Center Book Prize）獲獎作品

本書揭露高科技工具影響人權與經濟公平。
看似客觀中立的機器運算，
可能在學習人類提供的資料後，
再複製社會偏見與歧視，形成「自動不平等」！

進入數位時代以來，金融、就業、政治、衛生和公共服務、治安管理等領域的決策都經歷了革命性的變化。如今是由自動化系統而不是由真人來掌控哪些社區受到監管，哪些家庭獲得需要的資源，或是哪些人該接受詐欺調查。雖然人人生活在這種新的資料制度下，但侵入性及懲罰性最強的制度，卻完全針對窮人所設計。

政治學家維吉妮亞・尤班克斯在本書中，有系統地探究了資料探勘、政策演算法、預測性風險模型對美國窮人與勞工階級的影響。書中充滿了令人揪心、瞠目結舌的故事，例如印第安納州一名婦人因為癌症末期住院治療，錯過了重新認證補助資格的預約，被取消福利救濟；賓州的某個單親媽媽每天都擔心失去女兒的撫養權，只因她符合某種統計形象。

美國一直以來使用最尖端的科學與技術來遏制、調查和懲戒窮人。「數位追蹤」與「自動化決策系統」就像以前的郡立濟貧院以及科學慈善運動，讓中產階級看不到貧困，讓國家抽離了道德規範，做出非人道的選擇：誰能獲得溫飽、誰得挨餓受凍；誰有住房、誰依舊無家可歸；政府應該拆散哪些家庭。在這過程中，它們更削弱了民主，背叛了人們最珍視的民族價值觀。

也許，貧窮並非我們都需要馬上面臨的課題，但在演算法的使用之下，所有人都將無可避免地受到資源分配的影響。這本研究深入、慷慨激昂的好書來得正是時候！

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin
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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER •WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD • Sam and Sadie—two college friends, often in love, but never lovers—become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. It is a love story, but not one you have read before.

"Delightful and absorbing." —The New York Times • "Utterly brilliant." —John Green
One of the Best Books of the Year: The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, TIME, GoodReads, Oprah Daily

From the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: On a bitter-cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harvard, Sam Masur exits a subway car and sees, amid the hordes of people waiting on the platform, Sadie Green. He calls her name. For a moment, she pretends she hasn’t heard him, but then, she turns, and a game begins: a legendary collaboration that will launch them to stardom.

These friends, intimates since childhood, borrow money, beg favors, and, before even graduating college, they have created their first blockbuster, Ichigo. Overnight, the world is theirs. Not even twenty-five years old, Sam and Sadie are brilliant, successful, and rich, but these qualities won’t protect them from their own creative ambitions or the betrayals of their hearts.

Spanning thirty years, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Venice Beach, California, and lands in between and far beyond, Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow examines the multifarious nature of identity, disability, failure, the redemptive possibilities in play, and above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love.

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愛情的52種面貌:悸動、低泣與思念的心:西洋經典情詩選

陳湘陽編譯
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情詩，是每個與愛情碰撞之人的樹洞，
在這裡，找到屬於你的愛情的一首詩！

一見鍾情的悸動，想見而不能見的思念，
相擁相吻的甜蜜，和無法割捨忘懷的美好

多希望我記得那天，你初見我的每時每刻……－－羅塞蒂
東邊的天空沒有一線黎明╱能劃開你眼中烈火熊熊的夜－－E．A．羅賓森
愛情不尋自己開心，╱對自己沒有一絲在意，╱卻為別人獻出一切的好，╱絕望
地獄中蓋起天堂。－－威廉‧布雷克
時間不是解藥，你們都撒了謊。－－米蕾
我們的愛超越了愛。－－愛倫．坡

詩人渥茲華斯曾說：「詩是強烈情感的自然流露。」細讀前人的愛情詩，每首都是自身際遇刻骨銘心的寫照，把某個時空的情感用文字封存了下來，數十年、數百年後仍有餘溫。

本書從浩瀚的西洋詩歌作品之中，精心挑選52首經典情詩，透過優美的中譯與深入淺出的賞析，讓你品嚐愛情的千萬種滋味。

——英國文豪莎士比亞，把戀人比喻為夏日，用豐富的修辭深刻描寫愛情；
——伊莉莎白一世雖然貴為一國之君，面對戀人離去，只能透過詩句抒發內心的巨大衝擊；
——浪漫詩人濟慈，透過文字激情歌詠戀人，也抒發內心強烈的不安；
——情聖拜倫儘管縱橫情場，求歡遭拒時也只在文字間低泣；
——還有離群索居的狄金生，在詩裡直言為情瘋狂，對死生有感的羅塞蒂，描述被人遺忘的焦慮，才女普拉斯以譫語自白內心……

本書除了譯介經典情詩的文字之美，也帶你深入作品背後的創作和愛情故事。作品最末特別加註「一句話說完全詩主旨」、「作品適用對象」、評分指數、hashtag等格式，幫助你更快進入詩的世界。每首詩精選出一句戀愛金句，則鼓勵你把詩作連結到私人世界。

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The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest

Edward Chancellor
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The first book of the next crisis.

*Longlisted for the 2022 Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award*

All economic and financial activities take place across time. Interest coordinates these activities. The story of capitalism is thus the story of interest: the price that individuals, companies and nations pay to borrow money.

In The Price of Time, Edward Chancellor traces the history of interest from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia, through debates about usury in Restoration Britain and John Law ' s ill-fated Mississippi scheme, to the global credit booms of the twenty-first century. We generally assume that high interest rates are harmful, but Chancellor argues that, whenever money is too easy, financial markets become unstable. He takes the story to the present day, when interest rates have sunk lower than at any time in the five millennia since they were first recorded - including the extraordinary appearance of negative rates in Europe and Japan - and highlights how this has contributed to profound economic insecurity and financial fragility.

Chancellor reveals how extremely low interest rates not only create asset price inflation but are also largely responsible for weak economic growth, rising inequality, zombie companies, elevated debt levels and the pensions crises that have afflicted the West in recent years - conditions under which economies cannot possibly thrive. At the same time, easy money in China has inflated an epic real estate bubble, accompanied by the greatest credit and investment boom in history. As the global financial system edges closer to yet another crisis, Chancellor shows that only by understanding interest can we hope to face the challenges ahead.

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微復原力：結合科學與正向心理的幸福生活習慣 (Micro-Resilience)

邦妮‧聖約翰 (Bonnie St. John), 亞倫‧海恩斯 (Allen P. Haines)
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不受壓力和負面情緒影響，也不再被情緒綁架；
短短五分鐘簡單調整身心狀態，隨時保有健康活力

邦妮•聖約翰是第一位在冬季殘障奧運拿下獎牌的非裔美國滑雪選手，退役後創立顧問公司，致力於幫助領導人與團隊引出最大的潛力與最佳表現。美國前總統小布希稱讚她是勇氣的化身，柯林頓總統指名她擔任白宮國家經濟會議人力資本議題諮詢委員，NBC新聞更稱邦妮是全美最激勵人心的女性，連微軟、IBM等財星500大企業都邀請她擔任領導人顧問。

看似亮麗成功的邦妮，她的人生並不順遂。出身貧困的非裔美國人，五歲因病截肢後裝上義肢，在家中曾遭到父親性侵，又要承受母親多次試圖自殺的壓力。邦妮在困境下依然勇往直前，活出自己的人生。

為了幫助更多人，她從個人經驗出發，結合科學與正向心理學的研究，發展出一套簡單順利克服人生逆境的有效方法叫做「微復原力」。

微復原力就是靠著重新訓練大腦，幫身體充電，改變生活方式，迎向挑戰。能讓我們從全新角度看生活，打破原本的思維模式，重新看待情境與問題。

◎微復原力包括五個面向
✓大腦重新聚焦　✓重設原始警報　✓轉念　✓恢復活力　✓提振精神

只要培養習慣善用這些技巧，就能量身打造適合自己、快速有效恢復活力的策略，並且迅速擺脫負能量。面對生活與工作的多重壓力，學會以習慣配合生理機制隨時善用微復原力的技巧，就能夠很快重新振作，迎向挑戰。

「本書提供帶來啟發的小故事，讀完後跟著一起做，就會有勇氣面對逆境，也有自信不管人生多曲折，都能好好面對與處理。」──凱文•卡洛（Kevin Carroll），作家、講者、變革推動者

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Doing Case Study Research : A Practical Guide for Beginning Researchers

Dawson R. Hancock, Bob Algozzine, Jae Hoon Lim
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Now in a Fourth Edition, this how-to guide is an excellent starting point for anyone looking to begin case study research. The authors—all professors teaching graduate students in education and other professions—provide the structure, detail, and guidance needed for beginning researchers to complete a systematic case study. Improvements for this edition include more practical and detailed guidance for conducting a literature review, a more efficient and easy-to-understand reorganization of the case study examples, and updated citations throughout the text. As with previous editions, this succinct handbook emphasizes learning how to do case study research—from the first step of deciding whether a case study is the way to go to the last step of verifying and confirming findings before disseminating them. It shows students how to determine an appropriate research design, conduct informative interviews, record observations, document analyses, delineate ways to confirm case study findings, describe methods for deriving meaning from data, and communicate findings.

Book Features:
- Straightforward introduction to the science of doing case study research.
- A step-by-step approach that speaks directly to the novice investigator.
- Many concrete examples to illustrate key concepts.
- Questions, illustrations, and activities to reinforce what has been learned.

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跑鞋革命 : Reebok創辦人喬．福斯特稱霸全球的品牌傳奇 (Shoemaker)

喬．福斯特 (Joe Foster)
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★★★Reebok創辦人喬．福斯特親筆寫下的Reebok回憶錄★★★
專業技術＋消費者導向＋策略佈局＋滿心熱情，
讓Reebok從英國鄉間闖進了世界殿堂

福斯特以平實有趣的筆調道出一路上的跌宕，包含創業初期開創市場與資金短缺的問題，領先時代開發出特殊耐磨鞋底、極簡輕量緩震跑鞋、創新軟皮革，期間還引來Adidas警告商標抄襲、Puma認為商品雷同等同業競爭。他更慧眼識人開拓了女性有氧健身市場，透過娛樂產業的行銷使Reebok鞋款成為鞋履界的巨星，而網球市場與NBA球員迪．布朗在灌籃大賽為Pump球鞋充氣的畫面更確立了其地位，不再只是與Nike、Adidas和Puma並列，而是首屈一指的領頭羊。

「雖然從剛起步的運動品牌到世界第一耗時三十一年，但我清楚知道，正是這一路上的漫漫蜿蜒，才讓我擁有到達終點的準備。」

本書談及品牌成功的因素與業務挑戰，包含產品定位、行銷策略、供應商與經銷商的分配、全球布局策略等等。此外，內容也呈現出福斯特在創業過程中遇到的人情冷暖，員工的同甘共苦、女兒的生病、妻子的不諒解等。這是一本呈現成為世界一流品牌面臨的挑戰和犧牲，更是一個小型地方企業透過適合的產品以及大膽的願景，戰勝困難讓自己更加成長的精采故事。

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Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel

Bonnie Garmus
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER • Meet Elizabeth Zott: a “formidable, unapologetic and inspiring” (PARADE) scientist in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a beloved TV cooking show in this novel that is “irresistible, satisfying and full of fuel” (The New York Times Book Review) and “witty, sometimes hilarious...the Catch-22 of early feminism.” (Stephen King, via Twitter)

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, Oprah Daily, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek
“The most delightful novel I read this year...fresh and surprising...I laughed out loud!”—Philip Galanes, The New York Times
"A unique heroine...you'll find yourself wishing she wasn’t fictional." —Seattle Times

Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.

But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.

Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.

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百歲時代 : 當人生百歲成為常態, 我們該如何活得更好? (Extra Time: 10 Lessons for an Ageing World)

卡米拉・卡文迪許 (Camilla Cavendish)著
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21世紀，人類正式走入「百歲時代」。
全球醫療系統都尚未準備好，
但巨大的醫療商機卻悄悄浮現；
社會動力普遍老化，
卻讓銀髮上班族有了翻轉人生的機會！
全民長壽的此刻，
我們該如何「活得久，又活得精采」？

當人生真的70才開始，
家庭、健康、心理、醫療、工作型態與商業活動，都將產生鉅變！
形塑長壽社會的未來樣貌，第一本全球老化時代的最佳指南。

「全球壽命延長，真的是好事嗎？如果老齡化社會只會讓我們變得更貧窮、更悲傷，我想所有人都不會希望『老而不死』。然而，無論是對個人而言還是對國家而言，變老都不一定等同於虛弱和無意義。作者完成了一份重要的宣言，闡明了老年社會可以如何成為更好的社會。」──羅伯特·佩斯頓（Robert Peston），英國ITV新聞政治編輯，前BBC新聞經濟編輯

「全民長壽，會帶來什麼巨大變化？人類要為此付出什麼代價？這本書話題引人注目，論點不失樂觀，並提出了可貴的建議，重新定義了長壽的價值。豐富的統計數據以及針對貧富差異的細緻觀察，令人嘆為觀止。最重要的是，作者勇於挑戰我們對衰老的觀念，使這本書成為我們每個人的案頭必備書。」 ──艾米莉·麥特莉絲（Emily Maitlis），BBC Two新聞主播，時事節目Newsnight主播，BBC紀錄片導演

「這是一本令人振奮、實用且不失樂觀的好書，只要方向正確，人類不僅可以享受長壽，還能讓生命更加充實。每個人桌上必不可少的讀物。」──亞利安娜・哈芬登 (Arianna Huffington)，《赫芬頓郵報》創始人

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Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

Carl Zimmer
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FINALIST FOR THE PEN/E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD***A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2021***A SCIENCE NEWS FAVORITE BOOK OF 2021***A SMITHSONIAN TOP TEN SCIENCE BOOK OF 2021

“Stories that both dazzle and edify… This book is not just about life, but about discovery itself.” —Siddhartha Mukherjee, New York Times Book Review

We all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world—from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses—the harder they find it is to locate life’s edge.

Carl Zimmer investigates one of the biggest questions of all: What is life? The answer seems obvious until you try to seriously answer it. Is the apple sitting on your kitchen counter alive, or is only the apple tree it came from deserving of the word? If we can’t answer that question here on earth, how will we know when and if we discover alien life on other worlds? The question hangs over some of society’s most charged conflicts—whether a fertilized egg is a living person, for example, and when we ought to declare a person legally dead.

Life's Edge is an utterly fascinating investigation that no one but one of the most celebrated science writers of our generation could craft. Zimmer journeys through the strange experiments that have attempted to re-create life. Literally hundreds of definitions of what that should look like now exist, but none has yet emerged as an obvious winner. Lists of what living things have in common do not add up to a theory of life. It's never clear why some items on the list are essential and others not. Coronaviruses have altered the course of history, and yet many scientists maintain they are not alive. Chemists are creating droplets that can swarm, sense their environment, and multiply. Have they made life in the lab?

Whether he is handling pythons in Alabama or searching for hibernating bats in the Adirondacks, Zimmer revels in astounding examples of life at its most bizarre. He tries his own hand at evolving life in a test tube with unnerving results. Charting the obsession with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and how the world briefly believed radium was the source of all life, Zimmer leads us all the way into the labs and minds of researchers engineering life from scratch.

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大人學選擇：成熟大人的獨立思考術

張國洋, 姚詩豪
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學選擇、學思考，
將人生後續的機會最大化
大人學經典作品暢銷增訂版

人生不難，只要會選！
累積一個個正確的選擇，就會提高人生成功的機率
「大人學」、「大人的small talk」生涯策略教練Joe與Bryan獨立思考的精華之作

本書兩位作者整合多年來專案管理顧問經驗，運用理性的邏輯思維，打破「對與錯」、「好與壞」等二元思維，不盲目跟隨社會主流價值觀，以獨立思考為核心，告訴讀者「做選擇的思維方法」──面對各種選擇難題時，以獨立的思考方式與脈絡，看懂整體的大局、選擇適合的策略、累積長期籌碼。

本書特色

打造屬於自己的大人思考脈絡與選擇術
1.重建思考的邏輯：以實際故事帶領讀者一一看見問題背後的問題，突破思考框架，打造出一套有系統邏輯的選擇路徑。
2.控制人生的風險：把悲觀狀況思考一輪，做足規劃，讓自己在看走眼時不會死透。
3.跳脫二元對立的框架：解決問題，並非一味地仰賴道德與正義，看懂大局的脈絡，才能避免盲目跟風，或一味地憑感覺做出非理性選擇。
4.實現未來的幸福：不被當下的情境困住，理性思考每個選項的長遠影響，問自己：「這個選擇在時間積累後，能讓未來生活更有餘裕嗎？」

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The Memory Thief: And the Secrets Behind What We Remember — A Medical Mystery

Lauren Aguirre
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FINALIST FOR THE 2022 PEN/E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD

"Aguirre writes clearly, concisely, and often cinematically. The book succeeds in providing an accessible yet substantive look at memory science and offering glimpses of the often-challenging process of biomedical investigation.”—Science

Sometimes, it’s not the discovery that’s hard – it’s convincing others that you’re right. The Memory Thief chronicles an investigation into a rare and devastating amnesia first identified in a cluster of fentanyl overdose survivors. When a handful of doctors embark on a quest to find out exactly what happened to these marginalized victims, they encounter indifference and skepticism from the medical establishment.

But after many blind alleys and occasional strokes of good luck, they go on to prove that opioids can damage the hippocampus, a tiny brain region responsible for forming new memories. This discovery may have implications for millions of people around the world.

Through the prism of this fascinating story, Aguirre recounts the obstacles researchers so often confront when new ideas bump up against conventional wisdom. She explains the elegant tricks scientists use to tease out the fundamental mechanisms of memory. And finally, she reveals why researchers now believe that a treatment for Alzheimer’s is within reach.

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圖說香港歷史建築, 1946-1997

黃棣才
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本書是繼《圖說香港歷史建築1841-1896》、《圖說香港歷史建築1897-1919》和《圖說香港歷史建築1920-1945》後，同系列的第四冊，展現了1946至1997年間香港的建築物，載有建築線圖360幅，是前三冊的總和。

從1946年到1997年之間的五十多年，香港社會急速發展，戰後的復甦、八十年代的輝煌時期，建築面貌亦有轉變。建築物由各具特色風格而轉為標準化模樣，反映社會發展由個人影響而轉為公司化的集體影響，尤以學校建築可見一斑。

《圖說香港歷史建築》是這座城市的一部發展紀錄，透過新舊照片、文獻和線圖，一筆一筆把城市每一個角落記認清楚，理解前因後果，也是向過去為香港發展作出貢獻的人表達的一番敬意。

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The Candy House: A Novel

Jennifer Egan
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One of Barack Obama’s Summer Favorites!
An NPR Top Pick for 2022!

Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Time, Entertainment Weekly, Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Oprah Daily, Glamour, USA TODAY, Parade, Bustle, San Francisco Chronicle, The Seattle Times, The Boston Globe, Tampa Bay Times, BuzzFeed, and Vulture

“A compelling read that showcases Egan’s masterful storytelling.” —Time
“Dazzling.” —Vogue
“Radiant, exhilarating.” —Slate
“Mesmerizing…A thought-provoking examination of how and why we change.” —People

The Candy House opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is “one of those tech demi-gods with whom we’re all on a first name basis.” Bix is forty, with four kids, restless, and desperate for a new idea, when he stumbles into a conversation group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or “externalizing” memory. Within a decade, Bix’s new technology, “Own Your Unconscious”—which allows you access to every memory you’ve ever had, and to share your memories in exchange for access to the memories of others—has seduced multitudes.

In the world of Egan’s spectacular imagination, there are “counters” who track and exploit desires and there are “eluders,” those who understand the price of taking a bite of the Candy House. Egan introduces these characters in an astonishing array of narrative styles—from omniscient to first person plural to a duet of voices, an epistolary chapter, and a chapter of tweets. Intellectually dazzling, The Candy House is also a moving testament to the tenacity and transcendence of human longing for connection, family, privacy, and love.

“A beautiful exploration of loss, memory, and history” (San Francisco Chronicle), “this is minimalist maximalism. It’s as if Egan compressed a big 19th-century novel onto a flash drive” (The New York Times).

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逆向工程, 你我都能變優秀的祕訣:全球頂尖創新者、運動員、藝術家共同實證 (Decoding Greatness)

朗恩‧傅利曼(Ron Friedman)
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比爾‧蓋茲、賈伯斯、麥爾坎‧葛拉威爾、費德勒等人成功的祕密
我們都以為，邁向成功只有兩條路：靠天資，要不就是靠努力練習。
其實，你還有第三條成功之道──逆向工程！

反過來學，就會了！
大量收集成功範例，解構找到成功配方，加上自己的詮釋，
就能打造屬於你自身版本的成就！

★Amazon、《今日美國報》全美年度暢銷書！
★亞馬遜編輯精選2021年6月最佳書籍！未出版即售出十多國版權！

成功人士的逆向工程完全解密──
一種改變局勢的方法，
即將反轉你學習新技能、發想創意點子，以及思考成功的方式！

從頂尖創新者、企業家、運動員，到藝術家、作家與廚師，許多不同領域的人都在悄悄實踐「逆向工程」。這些業界頂尖人士如果不是先解構了別人的成果，絕對不可能達成他們現在擁有的成就。

想成功做到逆向工程，就必須看穿潛藏在顯眼表面下的關鍵結構，例如品嘗一道菜餚就能推敲出烹調方法、聆聽一首美妙歌曲就能分辨和弦排序、看一部驚悚片就能掌握敘事脈絡。

本書分享並逆向解構賈伯斯、阿嘉莎‧克莉絲蒂、梵谷、安迪‧沃荷、歐巴馬和費德勒等多位傑出人士的精采故事，以及關於模式辨識、技能習得和創意天賦的開創性研究，揭發逆向工程的驚人威力，教你如何掌握並善用這項重要技能。

如果你想從努力工作提升到實際產出重要成果，請務必閱讀這本書。

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The Handy Bible Answer Book: Understanding the World's All-time Bestseller

Jennifer R. Prince
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The Handy Bible Answer Book illuminates the secrets and reveals the wisdom of the Bible. Through easy-to-understand explanations to common questions, this book examines, story-by-story, the origins and history of the meanings of chapters, verses, and parables.

Offering enlightening explanations and defining key terms, people, places, and events, this user-friendly guide is for anyone interested in learning more about the Bible. It brings context to readers by answering more than 1,700 commonly asked questions about the Good Book, including:

• How has archeology contributed to understanding the Bible?
• What are some of the most notable Bible translations through the ages?
• What was the Day of Atonement?
• How did Gideon obey God’s call?
• According to Peter, what was the benefit of faith?
• What is the Apocrypha?

This comprehensive resource provides concise, straightforward information, drawing from five different translations of the Bible and other sources, it's designed to let even casual readers dig deeply into the Bible. It helps bring the Good Book's parables, stories, history, and power to your life.

“serve(s) as a first starting point for exploring the Bible. Recommended” —Booklist

“a good, simple, nondenominational guide that will probably be most helpful for [those] starting to learn about the ancient work.” —Library Journal

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日本製造, 幻想浪潮 : 動漫, 電玩, Hello Kitty, 2Channel, 超越世代的精緻創新與魔幻魅力 (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World)

麥特．阿爾特(Matt Alt)
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當工業效率碰上華麗幻想
日本創意文化如何使夢想成真，重新定義你我的世界

★ 超乎想像的絕妙觀點，日本流行文化的全面解析與深度詮釋 ★
★ 那些隱藏在熟悉的日本之下，不那麼熟悉的迷人英雄故事 ★

＃隨身聽 ＃原子小金剛 ＃Hello Kitty ＃大頭貼 ＃紅白機 ＃神隱少女
＃電子雞 ＃超級瑪利歐 ＃Game Boy ＃阿基拉 ＃卡拉OK ＃B. B. Call

二次大戰後，日本以高品質消費性電子產品與汽車，從戰敗國崛起為產業經濟的新強權；1990年後日本陷入「失落的十年」，並迎來動漫、電玩崛起，村上春樹、無印良品風靡世界的奇妙轉變。日本的精緻創意，改變了我們如何與彼此互動、如何在獨處時打發時間，以及如何形塑自我認同。要了解這些巨大影響的起源，我們需要知道推動這些事物的創造者的奮鬥與成功。日本人的夢想構成了全球流行文化的新藍圖，並創造了我們所認知的現代世界。

不論是哪個時代，日本人日日憑空幻想，在日常生活中的瑣碎瞬間讓妄想膨脹。那些妄想與政府主導的國家戰略、企業營利目的都不相干。一般民眾的幻想，成就出「日本原創力」。本書是最適合探索日本原創力奧秘的著作，是能映照出日本真正姿態的淨玻璃鏡。──【吉田皓一│吉日媒體集團社長】──

如果將日本製造的幻想傳遞裝置視為進入異世界的邀請函，本書可說是進入異世界的說明書。當你拿著喜愛的邀請函與說明書，體驗著日本製造的幻想之際，你將會發現，這些日本製造正在改變你的生活，以及我們的世界。──【李世暉│台灣日本研究院理事長】──

從原子小金剛到機動戰士鋼彈，從小蜜蜂到超級瑪利歐兄弟，從隨身聽到卡拉OK，從電子雞到電車男，在在顯示了日本如何深刻地形塑我的青春。在那段日子裡，「日本製造」代表著品質的保證，不管是玩具還是電器，只要看到上面印著「Made in Japan」，就像是給了一張能夠前往世界之巔的通行證，擁有它，自己彷彿瞬間亮了起來！──【張哲生│懷舊大師】──

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The Subplot: What China Is Reading and Why It Matters

Megan Walsh
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What does contemporary China's diverse and exciting fiction tell us about its culture, and the relationship between art and politics?

The Subplot takes us on a lively journey through a literary landscape like you’ve never seen before: a vast migrant-worker poetry movement, homoerotic romances by “rotten girls,” swaggering literary popstars, millionaire e-writers churning out the longest-ever novels, underground comics, the surreal works of Yu Hua, Yan Lianke, and Nobel laureate Mo Yan, and what is widely hailed as a golden age of Chinese science fiction. Chinese online fiction is now the largest publishing platform in the world.

Fueled by her passionate engagement with Chinese literature and culture, Megan Walsh, a brilliant young critic, shows us why it’s important to finally pay attention to Chinese fiction—an exuberant drama that illustrates the complex relationship between art and politics, one that is increasingly shaping the West as well. Turns out, writers write neither what their government nor foreign readers want or expect, and they work on a different wavelength to keep alive ideas and events that are either overlooked or off limits. The Subplot vividly captures the ways in which literature offers an alternative—perhaps truer—understanding of the contradictions that make up China itself.

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我城

西 西
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《我城》是西西的名著，獲亞洲周刊評為廿世紀中文小說一百強之一。本書風格獨特，無論結構、筆路、章法，皆發前人之所未發，其中寄託著青年的開放、進取、和各種成長之潛力充滿可能性。洪範版《我城》經作者增補萬餘言，是歷來最完整的全新版本，書末附有何福仁〈我城的一種讀法〉，是難得的賞析導讀好文章。

西西（1937年10月7日－2022年12月18日）原名張彥，香港知名作家。廣東中山人，一九三八年生於上海，香港葛量洪教育學院畢業，曾任教職，現專事文學創作與研究，為《素葉文學》同人；著作超過二十餘種，有詩、散文、小說各類型，包括長篇製作《哨鹿》、《飛氈》等。了解更多

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How to Stay Smart in a Smart World: Why Human Intelligence Still Beats Algorithms

Gerd Gigerenzer
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How to stay in charge in a world populated by algorithms that beat us in chess, find us romantic partners, and tell us to “turn right in 500 yards.”

Doomsday prophets of technology predict that robots will take over the world, leaving humans behind in the dust. Tech industry boosters think replacing people with software might make the world a better place—while tech industry critics warn darkly about surveillance capitalism. Despite their differing views of the future, they all agree: machines will soon do everything better than humans. In How to Stay Smart in a Smart World, Gerd Gigerenzer shows why that’s not true, and tells us how we can stay in charge in a world populated by algorithms.

Machines powered by artificial intelligence are good at some things (playing chess), but not others (life-and-death decisions, or anything involving uncertainty). Gigerenzer explains why algorithms often fail at finding us romantic partners (love is not chess), why self-driving cars fall prey to the Russian Tank Fallacy, and how judges and police rely increasingly on nontransparent “black box” algorithms to predict whether a criminal defendant will reoffend or show up in court. He invokes Black Mirror, considers the privacy paradox (people want privacy, but give their data away), and explains that social media get us hooked by programming intermittent reinforcement in the form of the “like” button. We shouldn’t trust smart technology unconditionally, Gigerenzer tells us, but we shouldn’t fear it unthinkingly, either.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

你的姓氏從何來? : 100個最有趣的姓氏故事

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圖照+分布地圖+精彩解說，
解讀起源、人口分布和演變等歷史
認識藏在姓氏裡的有趣故事

尋根究底，探索家族根源，
你會發現，許多姓氏的始祖竟然大部分是來自古代的位高權重者，
也就是說，你我或許都身為王公貴族、帝王將相的後代

本書從現存近22,000個姓氏中，選取最常見的100個姓氏，提供詳細解釋。每個姓氏按常見程度遞減排序；「漢字演變」從漢字字形分析演變的過程，可掌握姓氏漢字背後含義；「尋根溯祖」概述姓氏的起源及其發展變遷，快速了解每一個姓氏的來歷；「遷徙分布」整理姓氏遷徙的歷程，知曉姓氏的來龍去脈；「名人古跡」精粹講述名人或古跡背後的傳奇故事。同時，書中還收錄名家畫作，列舉歷史上的該姓名人。

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"They Say / I Say" : The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing (Fifth Edition)

Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein
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The little book that demystifies academic writing, reading, and research.

Used and loved by millions of students for its lively and practical advice, this is the book that demystifies academic writing and shows how to engage with the views of others. Extensively revised in response to feedback from our community of adopters, this edition of “They Say / I Say” is an even more practical companion for students, featuring a new chapter on research, new exercises, expanded support for reading, and an expanded chapter on Revising.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

疫後震盪效應 : 防疫政治學與世界秩序的崩潰 (Aftershocks: Pandemic Politics and the End of the Old International Order)

科林‧凱爾 (Colin Kahl), 湯姆斯‧萊特 (Thomas Wright)
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「疫情不可免，但流行病是可選。」
一場疫病大流行兩年過去了，對社會的震撼效應依然餘波盪漾
疫後世界該何去何從，它打破的舊世界秩序又該如何修復？

唯一從多方面回顧過去700多個日子防疫作戰失敗與成功的故事。這是一場全人類的浩劫！我們不能忘記，單一疫病全球超過5億確診（數字還在新增當中），突破620萬死亡的大流行，留給我們是哪些教訓！全世界從一開始的無關痛癢、事不關己，到最後的驚嚇，乃至於惶恐，彷彿末日電影般的場景發生在我們的周遭。COVID-19在毫無預警的情形下，成了你我這一世代人類不想要的共同記憶。封城、隔離、口罩、疫苗、足跡已經成了我們的日常，消毒、量體溫、篩檢變成了習慣。疫情發生之前的生活，彷彿是另存在別個世代的記憶。何時才能夠恢復COVID-19發生前的日子？我們還回得去嗎？......

COVID-19將我們所認知的世界秩序給打亂了。它不僅僅破壞了衛生健康這種事，最重要的，維繫人類即有秩序的社會、經濟、內政，甚至是地緣政治的布局都遭受到破壞。大國利用醫療物資作為外交手段，逼迫小國就範，甚至趁人之危，大搞大外宣，全球一致對抗單一危機的倡議，最後淪為口號。各國為了自保，紛紛關閉邊境，禁止航班入境。短短幾個月時間，二十多年來在消除極端貧困方面取得的成績完全付諸流水。多年努力建立的全球化、地球村，一夕之間全都灰飛煙滅。原本已經脆弱的國家更是進一步遭到掏空。美中醞釀中的衝突白熱化，民主國家與威權主義在全球的角力愈演愈烈。這是一場真正的全球危機。

一場COVID-19讓人類現出了最醜陋的那一面。國際合作幾乎完全崩解，世界主要領袖話不投機，幾乎根本沒有溝通。各國在機場搶物資、停止醫療物資的出口或強制對方要出口的畫面還歷歷在目。危難之際，人類展現的是叢林原則，弱肉強食的生存法則。疫苗競賽成了各國要主宰他人或保護自己的靈丹妙藥，該是先保命還是要兼顧權勢呢？作者的結論，需要集體應對，唯有團結一致，人類才可能滅絕病毒或減低災害。

在下一次全球疫病大流行到來之前——作者預警一定會再來——人類會有補考的機會嗎？是時候檢視這兩年的錯誤，檢討我們的缺失，參考成功的案例，盤點將來我們要如何應對。面對下一次的攻擊，我們必須做好準備！

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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2022: Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success

Richard N. Bolles
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With timeless advice, up-to-the-minute insights, and more than ten million copies sold over fifty years, the world’s most popular and best-selling career guide is fully revised and expanded for 2022.

“One of the first job-hunting books on the market. It is still arguably the best. And it is indisputably the most popular.”—Fast Company

What Color Is Your Parachute? is the world’s most popular job-hunting guide. This completely updated edition features the latest resources, strategies, and perspectives on today’s job market, revealing surprising advice on what works—and what doesn’t—so you can focus your efforts on tactics that yield results.

At its core is Richard N. Bolles’s famed Flower Exercise, a unique self-inventory that helps you design your career—and your life—around your key passions, transferable skills, traits, and more.

This practical manual also provides essential tips for writing impressive resumes and cover letters, networking effectively, interviewing with confidence, and negotiating the best salary possible.

Whether you’re searching for your first job, were recently laid off, or are dreaming of a career change, What Color Is Your Parachute? will guide you toward a fulfilling and prosperous life’s work.

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教授為什麼沒告訴我(2020進化版)

畢恆達
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『這本有條理又接地氣的研究指引，是研究者在浩瀚知識大海中的救命浮木。反覆思考該書的貼心提醒，眼前的阻礙就會退縮消逝，崎嶇小徑逐漸平整為大道。』成令方 （高雄醫學大學性別研究所教授）

『做研究、寫論文是件痛且快樂著的事，這本書可以讓研究生的痛少一些，指導教授的快樂多一點，並讓師生共舞時舞姿更曼妙且饒富研究的興味。』林雯瑤 （淡江大學資訊與圖書館學系副教授）

《教授為什麼沒告訴我》於2010年修訂，增加訪談、無性別歧視、理論圖形等章節。十年之後這本《教授為什麼沒告訴我：2020進化版》，又增補了白話知識論、研究策略與方法、研究倫理等單元。不論是新進或資深的研究者，甚至是不在學院中的社會人士，都能從這本書得到一些對於生活與研究的靈感與啟發。

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Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking

Caroline Leaf
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A best-selling author and neuroscientist offers five proven steps to help you overcome the unhealthy thinking habits that contribute to anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts and replace them with positive thinking that leads to health, happiness, and success.

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少即是多：棄成長如何拯救世界 (Less is More)

傑森．希克爾 (Jason Hickel)
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人類未來與經濟發展的啟示之書
一部橫跨人類學、哲學、經濟、科學與生態的前瞻巨作

透過傑森．希克爾的宏觀視野帶領讀者橫跨了幾個世紀和大陸，整合了學科，全面探討經濟發展於對於當代人類與環境的影響。

人類存在於地球將近三十萬年，卻在資本主義興起的幾百年內面臨前所未有的危機，甚至揭開「第六次大滅絕」的序幕——氣候變遷、生態失衡、資源耗竭。

這本書可以帶領我們：
•脫離瘋狂的「成長主義」，建立一個更美好、更平等的社會。
•縮小貧富差距，投資全民公共財，更公平地分配所得和機會，讓人類從消費主義中解放。
•降低對生態系統的衝擊，讓人類活得更幸福。

我們從新冠危機的處理中了解，全球面臨攸關生存的共同危機之時，人民和政府齊心就能做到看似不可能的事。氣候危機亦然。當我們重新聚焦於人類福祉而非資本積累，意識正確方向、提出建設性的解方，便能重新校準、挽救崩壞的環境。

【關於歷史】
探究資本主義的悠久歷史，了解我們如何陷入「成長」的掌控，它又如何強加於世界各國的制度，顛覆了我們與生命世界的平衡。

【關於經濟學】
我們必須從債務制度到金融系統，打造一個後資本主義的經濟制度，將人民、企業、政府，甚至讓創新從成長的桎梏解放出來。

【關於科學】
GDP是結合能源和資源使用，到了二○五○年人類的材料消耗量會超過兩千億噸，超出安全界限四倍，棄成長勢在必行。

【關於人類學】
地球本身運作得像一個有生命的超級有機體。我們必須學習與其餘生命世界不同的看待角度，從根本上改變我們與自然的關係。

【關於哲學】
資本主義下的主流哲學思想貶低生命的價值，剝削自然，把土地變成財產、生物變成東西、生態系統變成資源，以達到成長的目的。

【關於生態學】
昆蟲是生命網的關鍵節點。科學家發現至少十％昆蟲物種面臨滅絕。如果昆蟲消失，一切將會崩垮。

得獎紀錄
　　★《金融時報》年度最佳書籍
　　★ 美國亞馬遜讀者好評4.7星
　　★ Goodreads 4.5星

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The Study Skills Handbook

Stella Cottrell
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This is the ultimate guide to study skills, written by million copy bestselling author Stella Cottrell. Her tried and tested approach, based on over 20 years' experience of working with students, has helped over a million students to achieve their potential.

When it comes to studying, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. This engaging and accessible guide shows students how to tailor their learning to their individual needs in order to boost their grades, build their confidence and increase their employability. Fully revised for the fifth edition, it contains everything students need to succeed.

New to this Edition:
- Additional material on writing skills, including proofreading, editing and writing for different assignments
- New chapters on managing stress and student wellbeing at university, learning in diverse and international contexts and writing essays
- More emphasis on reflective learning
- Extended guidance on how to balance study with work
- More use of visuals to summarise key learning points

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我香港，我街道2：全球華人作家齊寫香港

編者：香港文學館
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我的城裡有你的街
外地視角的香港書寫

【香港文學館主編《我香港，我街道》續作】

《我香港，我街道》集合54位香港本地作家書寫香港街道，出版一年後，續作《我香港，我街道2》更引入外地視角，輯一「我的城裡有你的街」邀請曾經或當時居於外地的作家寫書寫與香港一條實存街道同名的外國街道，穿透名字背後所蘊藏的歷史文化，瞭解香港與外界的無形聯繫，例如台灣作家房慧真寫灣仔的太原街與台北的太原路，胡晴舫寫香港的第三街與紐約曼哈頓的第三街，澳門作家袁紹珊寫澳門天神巷與香港天后廟道。輯二「那裡的香港人」邀請居於外地的作家，寫香港一條實存街道上的一個人，包括台灣作家言叔夏、黃麗群、楊佳嫻、騷夏，與現居外地的香港作家廖偉棠、洪昊賢、沐羽、惟得等人。除了專業作家，輯三「我城漫遊」的作者群亦有香港舞蹈家、政治人物、社區工作者與素人學生，更能顯香港日常生活與庶民視角。

本書繼續發掘這個城巿的多樣性，埋在熟悉之下的陌生，或隱或現的紐結；而它與第一集的差別在於，為「香港本土」引入了更多的海外維度，在更多的對照與差異之中，想像連結與共同，面對我們離散的本質。——鄧小樺（編者序）

斷續看著新聞，斷續看著這些書寫香港的文稿；忽然覺得篇章如藥，鎮靜心神，又似旌幡與秘帖，招魂。——陳慧（推薦序）

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