The Psychology of Happiness: A Good Human Life

Samuel S. Franklin
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When Thomas Jefferson placed "the pursuit of happiness" along with life and liberty in The Declaration of Independence, he was most likely referring to Aristotle's concept of happiness, or eudaimonia. Eudaimonia is not about good feelings but rather the fulfillment of human potentials. Fulfillment is made possible by virtue; the moderation of desire and emotion by reason. The Psychology of Happiness is the first book to bring together psychological, philosophical, and physiological theory and research in support of Aristotle's view. It examines the similarity between Aristotle's concept of virtue and modern cognitive theories of emotion. It discusses the discovery of human potentials, the development of virtue and its neurological basis, the mistaken idea that fulfillment is selfish, and several other issues related to the pursuit of a good human life.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

悠悠心會: 名家筆下的友情世界

劉虹 選編
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……作為生活在社會中的個人，沒有人不嚮往和追求友情。友情是陽光，溫暖了我們的心靈，使生活變得美好溫馨。因此，《悠悠心會—名家筆下的友情世界》 一書，最能讓我們產生會心不遠的感受。在作家們的筆端，友情是相知既久形成的默契，摒棄了一切繁文縟節，直接走入對方心靈(葉聖陶《與佩弦》)；是相互的關係，彼此的欣賞，發自內心而默默無語，有一種如水的平靜和深湛(馮驥才《愛在文章外》)；它從來不受職業身份地位差別的限制，只聽從心靈的呼喚(舒婷《在澄澈明淨的天空下》)；它又同日夕謀面厮守並無必然關聯，心靈尋找自己的朋友有其獨特的方式，儘管山遙水遠緣慳一面，但數載間的書信往還，已在兩顆心間結成一條堅韌的紐帶，這豈是浮泛的交往所能比及的(韓小蕙《悠悠心會》)! 這些篇章，是友情的記錄，更是心聲的寫照，它們滙合在一起，便奏出了一闋讚頌真摰友情的交響樂，在我們心靈的回音壁上激起宏大悠遠的回響，餘音裊裊，如縷不絕。

(摘錄自書中“此情綿綿無絕期—《不死鳥》散文系列序”)

The Leader Phrase Book: 3000+ Powerful Phrases That Put You In Command

Patrick Alain
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The Leader Phrase Book contains more than 3,000 dynamic phrases that will enable you to prevail in virtually all of life's important situations. You will be in command of your words and always stay ahead of the game. With this passport to success, you will begin a new journey on which you are among the charismatic, the untouchable...the elite.

This easy-to-use reference book will give you a new image you can take pride in helping you to quickly reach your full leadership potential. You will have all the weapons to effectively succeed whenever vibrant, forceful language is required. It works like magic!

The Leader Phrase Book will teach you how to:
• Speak like a leader
• Master all conversations
• Attain a charismatic presence
• Gain the respect of others
• Achieve a lightning-fast rhetoric
• Find the right phrases instantly
• Argue effectively
• Be the envy of all you meet

The Leader Phrase Book is the culmination of ten years of Patrick's personal research on how leaders communicate. It is the summation of his efforts to share one of the most invaluable skills in life: "how to put yourself in command."

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美的沉思: 中國藝術思想芻論

蔣勳 著
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在中國近一百年混亂而徬徨的歷史處境裏，要留下心來，思考有關那古老中國曾信守過的，堅持過的生命的理想、美的規則，有時，連自己也要不禁懷疑起來罷。然而，那些玉石、陶器、青銅、竹簡、帛畫、石雕、敦煌、山水……猶歷歷在目，它們何嘗不是通過了烽火戰亂的年代從那最暗鬱的歷史底層，努力地仰望著，仰望著那永恒不息的美的光華，而這一[美的沉思]的工作，便是我對自己許諾給這民族的一願罷。

(摘錄自中國圖書網.台灣)

Creating Personal Presence: Look, Talk, Think, and Act Like a Leader

Dianna Booher
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It may be difficult to define, but we all know presence when we encounter it. Someone walks into the room and people step aside. Heads turn. When those with presence speak, people listen. When they ask, people answer. When they lead, people follow. People with presence look confident and comfortable, speak persuasively, think clearly even under pressure, and act with intention and integrity. Presence is not something you have to be born with. It’s not about status symbols or position. It’s not about who you are but about how you are. And it’s something anyone can learn. Award-winning speaker and consultant Dianna Booher provides scores of practical tips on the physical qualities, communication techniques, thought processes, and attitudes that underlie powerful personal presence. This comprehensive guide will enable readers to become compelling leaders no matter what their current position. Booher shows how to master the dozens of small and significant things that work together to convey personal presence. She details how dress, body language, manners, and even your surroundings enhance credibility and build rapport. You’ll learn to use voice and language to demonstrate competence and deliver clear and memorable messages, think strategically and organize ideas coherently, and relate to others in ways that convey genuine interest, respect, good humor, and reliability. Personal presence can help you get a date, a mate, a job, or a sale. It can help you lead a meeting, a movement, an organization, or a nation. Presence can take you wherever you want to go. With Dianna Booher’s expert, entertaining advice, you can have the same kind of influence as the most successful CEOs, celebrities, and civic leaders.

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中國古代詩歌與節日習俗

韓廣澤, 李岩齡 著
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本書分別介紹了在古代詩歌中多有描述的節日：元旦、立春、元宵節、上祀節、清明節、端午節、七夕節、中秋節、重陽節、冬至節、祭灶節、除夕。

書中詩作既有節日歡情的描摹，也有人物心態的寫照；既有歷史變遷的回顧，也有幸福憧憬的展望；既有辟邪去穢的祈禱，也有求吉祀祥的呼喚。

(摘錄自書中內容提要)