Winnie Dunn
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How do you feel when you bite into a pear...wear a feather boa...stand in a noisy auditorium...or look for a friend in a crowd?
Living Sensationally explains how people's individual sensory patterns affect the way we react to everything that happens to us throughout the day. Some people will adore the grainy texture of a pear, while others will shudder at the idea of this texture in their mouths. Touching a feather boa will be fun and luxurious to some, and others will bristle at the idea of all those feathers brushing on the skin. Noisy, busy environments will energize some people, and will overwhelm others. The author identifies four major sensory types: Seekers; Bystanders; Avoiders and Sensors. Readers can use the questionnaire to find their own patterns and the patterns of those around them, and can benefit from practical sensory ideas for individuals, families and businesses. Armed with the information in
Living Sensationally, people will be able to pick just the right kind of clothing, job and home and know why they are making such choices.
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《寂静的春天》於1962年在美國問世時，是一本很有爭議的書。它那驚世駭俗的關於農藥危害人類環境的預言，不僅受到與之利害攸關的生產與經濟部門的猛烈抨擊，而且也強烈震撼了社會廣大民眾。你若有心去翻閱本世紀60年代以前的報紙或書刊，你將會發現幾乎找不到“環境保護”這個詞。這就是說，環境保護在那時並不是一個存在於社會意識和科學討論中的概念。確實，回想一下長期流行於全世界的口號-- “向大自然宣戰”，“征服大自然”，在這兒，大自然僅僅是人們征服與控制的對象，而非保護並與之和諧相處的對象。人類的這種意識大概起源於洪荒的原始年月，一直持續到20世紀。沒有人懷疑它的正確性，因為人類文明的許多進展是基於此意識而獲得的，人類當前的許多經濟與社會發展計劃也是基於此意識而制定的。Rachel Carson第一次對這一人類意識的絕對正確性提出了質疑，這位瘦弱，身患癌症的女學者，她是否知道她是在向人類的基本意識和幾千年的社會傳統挑戰？《寂静的春天》出版兩年之後，她心力交瘁，與世長辭。作為一個學者與作家，卡遜所遭受的詆毀和攻擊是空前的，但她所堅持的思想終於為人類環境意識的啟蒙點燃了一盞明亮的燈。
