State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible?

John J. Crocitti, editor ; Monique Vallance, contributing editor
online access from SpringerLink
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Every day, we are presented with a range of “sustainable” products and activities—from “green” cleaning supplies to carbon offsets—but with so much labeled as “sustainable,” the term has become essentially sustainababble, at best indicating a practice or product slightly less damaging than the conventional alternative. Is it time to abandon the concept altogether, or can we find an accurate way to measure sustainability? If so, how can we achieve it? And if not, how can we best prepare for the coming ecological decline?

In the latest edition of Worldwatch Institute’s State of the World series, scientists, policy experts, and thought leaders tackle these questions, attempting to restore meaning to sustainability as more than just a marketing tool. In State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible?, experts define clear sustainability metrics and examine various policies and perspectives, including geoengineering, corporate transformation, and changes in agricultural policy, that could put us on the path to prosperity without diminishing the well-being of future generations. If these approaches fall short, the final chapters explore ways to prepare for drastic environmental change and resource depletion, such as strengthening democracy and societal resilience, protecting cultural heritage, and dealing with increased conflict and migration flows.

State of the World 2013 cuts through the rhetoric surrounding sustainability, offering a broad and realistic look at how close we are to fulfilling it today and which practices and policies will steer us in the right direction. This book will be especially useful for policymakers, environmental nonprofits, and students of environmental studies, sustainability, or economics.

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不按牌理出牌的思考力 (Be Unreasonable)

保羅・藍伯格 (Paul Lemberg)
online access from McGraw-Hill Education
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有理？無理？還是富有邏輯？
不按牌理出牌，才是真道理！

若是你太講道理，凡事中規中矩，你就會採取與他人相同的策略，做出下列這些事：把今年的目標訂得比去年高一點；以大家的意見為意見，沒有自己的主張；放寬最後期限，以便工作可以及時完成。若是你凡事都按牌理出牌，只會愈來愈沒有特色，一切都隨波逐流。但是，如果你真心想要脫穎而出，你非得跳脫傳統的思維模式不可。

本書作者保羅・藍伯格，是全世界首屈一指的企管顧問之一，他教導許多創業者和企業的高層主管擺脫主流管理思維的束縛，創造出與眾不同的經營策略，讓他們自己、公司及客戶，都展現出更多潛能。本書告訴我們，不按牌理出牌的策略可以幫我們創造出空前的成功。許多成功的企業家，都是這種敢於突破傳統、不按牌理出牌的人物，本書透過這些實際案例，讓你看到成功的要件。

本書的宗旨在於：只要對當前情勢做過恰當的評估，你就應該勇敢躍入未知。唯有逆勢操作，甚至驚世駭俗，你才能出奇制勝、開創新局。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

The New Brazil

Riordan Roett 
online access from ProQuest Ebook Central
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The New Brazil tells the story of South America's largest country as it evolved from a remote Portuguese colony into a regional leader; a respected representative for the developing world; and, increasingly, an important partner for the United States and the European Union.

In this engaging book, Riordan Roett traces the long road Brazil has traveled to reach its present status, examining the many challenges it has overcome and those that lie ahead. He discusses the country's development as a colony, empire, and republic; the making of modern Brazil, beginning with the rise to power of Getúlio Vargas; the advent of the military government in 1964; the return to civilian rule two decades later; and the pivotal presidencies of Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Luiz Inácio (Lula) da Silva, leading to the nation's current world status as one of the BRIC countries.

Under newly elected President Dilma Rousseff, much remains to be done to consolidate and expand its global role. Nonetheless, as a player on the world stage, Brazil is here to stay.

"In part the [country's] success is due to external factors such as the high demand for Brazilian exports, particularly in China and the rest of Asia. But it also reflects sophisticated policy choices, including inflation targeting and maintenance of an autonomous central bank."—from the Introduction

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去他的巴西

胡續東
online access from SuperStar Digital Library
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是北大青年學者，著名詩人胡續冬客居巴西一年半的旅游和生活札記。以娛樂人民群眾為己任的“胡子”在這本圖文並茂的集子裡，以他機智諧謔、精準高密的超一流文筆，擷取各種歡樂情境、趣聞軼事、新鮮風物，為讀者描繪出一幅格外生動細緻而全面的巴西社會文化生活大畫卷。簡單說來，《去他的巴西》相當於一本巴西旅遊孤星指南+巴西社會文化風土人情志+巴西生活百科辭典，並隨時散發出相當於一部星爺電影劑量的胡氏搞笑因子。

巴西，遙遠的南美大陸上的第三世界大國，2014足球世界杯與2016奧運會舉辦地，對這個被稱為“熱帶中國”的國度，您了解有多少？

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The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment: How to Achieve More Success with Less Stress

Elizabeth Grace Saunders
online access from McGraw-hilll Ebook Library
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Time management skills that work! Reboot your entire life in three simple steps
Quick Reference Guide included with over 30 online tools and 40 done-for-you routines

Is it possible to keep up on life, let alone enjoy it, when you’re overloaded and overwhelmed--with work, with errands, with emails and texts, and with relationship responsibilities? You get things done, but do you get them done well? Do you have enough time for other people--and for yourself?

The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment takes you beyond simple time management to provide you with the skills and outlook you need to completely revamp the quality of your life. You'll learn how to reorient your mindset and use simple routines to accomplish more than you ever dreamed possible.

Packed with tips and advice about how to overcome crippling emotions like guilt, let go of the compulsion to be perfect, and overcome the most common obstacles to a life well managed, this powerful, holistic, total-life guide is founded on three powerful principles:

Secret #1: Clarify Action-Based Priorities
Determine what's most important to you and define exactly what you will do to invest in those priorities

Secret #2: Set Realistic Expectations
Shift expectations of yourself and others from the realm of the ideal to the realm of the possible

Secret #3: Strengthen Simple Routines
Develop healthy habits so the flow of your life moves effortlessly toward your highest goals

A renowned authority in her field, Elizabeth Grace Saunders illustrates exactly how her methods work through case studies of time-coaching clients, and she provides a quick-reference guide of real-life example routines on everything from exercising regularly to moving forward on a dreaded project.

The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment does more than help you make the best of the time you have. It gives you the tools, insight, and guidance you need to overhaul your entire life.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

季羨林談人生

季羨林
online access from Apabi
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人生的意義與價值、緣分與命運、做人與處事、容忍、成功、知足、朋友、毀譽、壓力、長壽之道、倫理道德……學術大家季羨林先生結合多年來的生活體驗，暢談對人生的感悟。 ……此書充滿了季羨林的智慧之言。

(摘錄自香港書城)