Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

Marshall B. Rosenberg
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Do you hunger for skills to improve the quality of your relationships, to deepen your sense of personal empowerment or to simply communicate more effectively? Unfortunately, for centuries our culture has taught us to think and speak in ways that can actually perpetuate conflict, internal pain and even violence. Nonviolent Communication partners practical skills with a powerful consciousness and vocabulary to help you get what you want peacefully.

In this internationally acclaimed text, Marshall Rosenberg offers insightful stories, anecdotes, practical exercises and role-plays that will dramatically change your approach to communication for the better. Discover how the language you use can strengthen your relationships, build trust, prevent conflicts and heal pain. Revolutionary, yet simple, Nonviolent Communication offers you the most effective tools to reduce violence and create peace in your life—one interaction at a time.

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圖像中國建築史: 關於中國建築結構體系的發展及其形制演變的研究 (A Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture)

梁思成 英文原著;費慰梅 編;梁從誡 譯
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本書是已故著名建築學家梁思成教授早年用英文寫成的一部簡明中國建築史，旨在藉助大量照片和圖版，就中國古代建築的結構體系及其形制的演變，向西方讀者作個通俗的解說。其資料源於作者本人和中國營造學社同仁於三、四十年代在中國廣大地區所作的大量實地考察、測繪紀錄；書中圖版及照片絕大部分也是作者及其主要助手當年所親自繪製和拍攝的。

全書內容包括：中國建築結構體系的起源；明清保存下來的兩部中國古建築基本法規；佛教傳入以前的中國建築；石窟建築；從唐到清以來中國木建築的三個發展時期；中國佛塔（方形、多層式和密檐式） ……

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101 Things I Learned in Architecture School

Matthew Frederick
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101 THINGS I LEARNED IN ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the design studio and in their backpacks. It is also a book they may want to keep out of view of their professors, for it expresses in clear and simple language the things they tend to make murky and abstruse. These 101 concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation--from the basics of how to draw a line to the complexities of color theory--provide a much-needed primer in architectural literacy and make concrete what too often is left nebulous and open-ended in the architecture curriculum.

…Written by an architect and instructor who well remembers the fog of his own student days, 101 THINGS I LEARNED IN ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL provides valuable guideposts for students navigating the architectural design studio and the rest of the architecture curriculum. Architecture graduates, from young designers to experienced practitioners, will turn to the book as well for inspiration and a guide back to basics when solving complex design problems.

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設計的開始

王澍 著
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作者王澍，中國當代建築師，2012年普利茲克建築獎得主。

《設計的開始》是建築界叢書之一，介紹國內外最新建築思潮，討論當代建築問題，從學術角度剖析中外最具活力的建築師的代表作，推出建築文化、城市規劃、建築設計、室內設計、建築歷史、建築教育天空和最新學術成果。叢書圖文並茂。在這本書裡，建築與寫作是兩條永遠平行但並不互相解釋的線索，全部含義都指向：通過某種建造房子的活動，一個人如何實現自覺，從自覺其所說的語言開始。

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The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene
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Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power in to forty-eight well explicated laws. As attention-grabbing in its design as it is in its content, this bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers.

Some laws teach the need for prudence ("Law 1: Never Outshine the Master"), the virtue of stealth ("Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions"), and many demand the total absence of mercy ("Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally"), but like it or not, all have applications in real life.

Illustrated through the tactics of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, P. T. Barnum, and other famous figures who have wielded--or been victimized by--power, these laws will fascinate any reader interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

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蘋果模式: 全世界都讚嘆的創新管理學(The Apply Way)

傑弗瑞・庫魯聖 (Jeffrey L. Cruikshank) 著
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……蘋果電腦公司一飛沖天，到達令人暈眩的成功高峰。但這一路走來，並非平步青雲。該公司的傳奇人物、共同創辦人賈伯斯親身目睹這一路的曲折起伏。從一九八三年推出笨重不牢靠、一台近一萬美元的“麗莎”(Lisa)電腦，到最近締造驚人銷售量的突破性產品iPod，蘋果電腦公司不僅多次改造本身，也帶動了整個電腦產業的革命，它的秘訣是什麼？本書為你深入剖析。

在快速變遷的科技界，蘋果電腦從曲折辛苦的歷程中學到寶貴的智慧：不論你有多聰明，都不能僅憑己力，單打獨鬥。市場快速變化，技術愈來愈複雜，太多精英人才投資太多時間及金錢於創新。本書揭露使蘋果電腦公司保持領先的秘訣與管理原則，包括創新產品的發展、尖端的行銷策略、精緻時髦的設計與包裝、高績效的公司文化。你將會發現，蘋果電腦公司結合了一致性、持續性，以及貫徹始終，並且在願景與務實之間取得巧妙的平衡。依循蘋果電腦的12創新管理課，學習如何做到：

•顧客至上
•產品至上
•突破行銷模式
•建立學習型組織

蘋果電腦雖是科技公司，但本書並不是為電腦迷所撰寫，而是為那些想從蘋果電腦公司的勝利與犯錯經驗中學習寶貴啟示的經理人而撰寫，這些成功與失足的高低起伏經驗促使蘋果電腦公司不斷演進，終至迅速地飛入青天，展現驚人的成功。對賈伯斯和蘋果電腦公司裡的夢想家而言，找到未來還不夠，你還必須創造未來。

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