電影不散場

曾偉禎 著
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電影散場後，總有某些意味深長的橋段縈繞在心頭，久久不肯散去……
它潛入你我生活的空隙中，醞釀成新的經驗、新的滋味……

繼廣受好評的《從心看電影》後，
影評家曾偉禎再度跳脫傳統的影評框架，
從心靈的角度出發，
探討故事起承轉合裡的寓意與象徵、
故事角色裡的人心與人性。

書中電影取材多元，
有刻畫人類貪欲與自省的《阿凡達》、
探索自我與人我的《美味關係》等好萊塢大製作；
亦有呈現黃土高原天地人的紀錄片《黃羊川》、
寫下國片傳奇一頁的《海角七號》、
描述生命最終樂章的日本電影《送行者》，
以及揭露神祕輪迴啟示的西班牙電影《安娜》……等，共二十八部電影。

翻開書頁，
跟著作者走入心中那座戲院吧！
電影永不散場，
因為它始終在我們的生命中不斷上映。

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The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research

Marian Petre and Gordon Rugg
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"I feel grateful to have found this book only a year into my PhD. It has opened my eyes to the world of academia. There is more to a PhD than just research in the sense of working on a problem, getting some results and publishing your findings. This book has allowed me to open my eyes and see all the other things I should be doing to fully succeed at my endeavour of becoming a researcher myself."
Dominic Hosler, University of Sheffield

This bestselling book on the process of PhD research provides readers with engaging discussion and comprehensive guidance on aspects that other books don't usually mention.

Covering all the key topics of the previous edition, including what a PhD is really about, how to do one well, how to decipher what your supervisor actually means by terms like 'good referencing' and 'clean research question', and how to design, report and defend your research, the authors continue to offer an accessible, down-to-earth, and insightful account of the whole PhD process. Their advice addresses how to avoid some of the pitfalls en route to a successful submission.

Updated throughout, the new edition includes new material on:
• Critical thinking
• Research skills
• The route to research independence
• Different models of study

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漢字王國 : 講述中國人和他們的漢字的故事

林西莉 著
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《漢字王國》是林西莉女士耗時八年完成的一部介紹中國語言和文字的力作。作品問世後得到廣大讀者和文化界的很高評價，並很快被譯成英文、芬蘭文、德文和法文。林西莉女士是瑞典著名漢學家、作家和中國問題專家，20世紀60年代初曾在北京大學留學，後來多次到中國訪問，在山東、山西有她自己的點（村莊），隔一段時間她就到那些地方看一看，從而準確地了解中國政治、經濟、文化和社會的變化。因此她的有關中國的文章、講話顯得分外忠實、可信。

本書以圖文並茂的形式講述中國文字的起源和特點，選取200多個與人的生活有關的字進行細緻的講解，如與人的身體、住房、器皿、絲和麻、家畜、農具、車船、道路等有關的字，同時分析和描述中國人的生活方式和風俗習慣，從而使人加深對文字的理解。既有深度，又很好讀。

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The Flaw of Averages: Why We Underestimate Risk in the Face of Uncertainty

Sam L. Savage
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A must-read for anyone who makes business decisions that have a major financial impact.

...  In The Flaw of Averages, Sam Savage­─known for his creative exposition of difficult subjects­─describes common avoidable mistakes in assessing risk in the face of uncertainty. Along the way, he shows why plans based on average assumptions are wrong, on average, in areas as diverse as healthcare, accounting, the War on Terror, and climate change. In his chapter on Sex and the Central Limit Theorem, he bravely grasps the literary third rail of gender differences.

Instead of statistical jargon, Savage presents complex concepts in plain English. In addition, a tightly integrated web site contains numerous animations and simulations to further connect the seat of the reader’s intellect to the seat of their pants.

The Flaw of Averages typically results when someone plugs a single number into a spreadsheet to represent an uncertain future quantity. Savage finishes the book with a discussion of the emerging field of Probability Management, which cures this problem though a new technology that can pack thousands of numbers into a single spreadsheet cell.

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她的城．張愛玲地圖

淳子 作
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總還有些什麼留下來的
她的城
她的房子
她的文字
她的悲涼

「舊家是張愛玲文字的原鄉。」作者淳子女士一語道盡了「張愛玲式的華麗與蒼涼」－－那絕美的文字，所謂何來。

張愛玲的創作與上海這座大城市是分不開的。透過描寫都市生活的繁華與墮落，以及城市男女的情愛與孤寂，張愛玲的心靈在文字中得到釋放。想要走進張愛玲的世界，唯有走進她曾駐足過的這座城市。

在無數的張愛玲追隨者中，淳子女士憑藉其對上海史的研究專業，以及對張愛玲作品透澈的理解與掌握，在一條條人事已非的弄堂、一棟棟人去樓空的建築，以及一份份片段瑣碎的歷史文獻中，戮力爬梳，細心彙整，將張愛玲的作品一一對照史料，重現張氏創作生涯的華采段落，繪製了這份專屬於張愛玲的城市地圖。

因為有淳子女士鍥而不捨地追尋，鉅細靡遺地考證，我們才能從《孽海花》裡，看見張愛玲如何在康樂村的童年時光中，不經意洩漏了戀父情結；從《易經》裡得知她對母親的愛恨矛盾，如何在開納公寓中一發不可收拾；又從《小團圓》裡體會讓她刻骨銘心的胡蘭成，如何在美麗園裡讓她不知所措。

這份地圖，標記了張愛玲一生的情感座標。隨著時光逝去，情淡人散，只剩下當年張愛玲的住所還在。唯有張愛玲的文字常駐，依然在後世讀者心中熠熠閃耀。

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Picture Perfect Practice: A Self-Training Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Taking World-Class Photographs

Roberto Valenzuela
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Translating the chaos of the real world into a breathtakingly simple, beautiful photograph can often seem like an impossible task. With busy, cluttered backgrounds and subjects who don’t know how to pose, how can you take control and get a great shot no matter the situation? In Picture Perfect Practice, photographer Roberto Valenzuela breaks down the craft of photography into three key elements–locations, poses, and execution–that you can use to unlock the photographic opportunities lying beneath every challenging situation.

Valenzuela stresses the need for photographers to actively practice their craft every day–just like you would practice a musical instrument–in order to master the art of making great images. With chapters that offer practice exercises to strengthen your photographic abilities, you’ll learn how to approach a scene, break it down, and see your way to a great photograph. The Location section features chapters that cover symmetry, balance, framing, color elements, textures, and much more. The Posing section includes the Five Key Posing Techniques that Valenzuela uses every time he’s shooting people, as well as a complete list of poses and how to achieve, customize, and perfect them. The Execution portion, with sections like “Lighting through Direction” and “Simplicity through Subtraction,” reveals Valenzuela’s overall approach to getting the shot. The book also includes an inspiring and helpful chapter on deliberate practice techniques, where Valenzuela describes his system for practicing and analyzing his work, which leads to constant improvement as a photographer.

If you’ve been frustrated and overwhelmed by the challenges of real-world locations, posing your subjects, or executing a great image–or if you simply want to become a better shooter but don’t know where to start–Picture Perfect Practice gives you the tools and information you need to finally become the kind of photographer you’ve always wanted to be: the kind who can confidently walk into any location, under any lighting condition, with any subject, and know that you can create astonishing photographs that have a timeless impact.

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Portrait Photography
Portrait Painting
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