The Secrets of College Success

Lynn F. Jacobs and Jeremy S. Hyman 
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Written by award-winning professors Lynn Jacobs and Jeremy Hyman, it’s loaded with insider information that only professors know--but few are willing to reveal.

The over 800 tips in this book will show you how to:
• Pick courses and choose a major
• Manage your time and develop college-level study skills
• Get on top of the core requirements
• Get good grades and avoid stress
• Interact effectively with the professor
• Match college and career, and more.

New to the second edition are tips for:
• Online courses and MOOCs
• Community Colleges, Engineering Schools, and Arts and Design Colleges
• E-readers, tablets, and laptops
• Taking out Student Loans and Paying them Off, and more.

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★ Top 10 Secrets of College Success (U.S. News & World Reports)


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大學學習生涯指導：教你成為卓越大學生 

哈佛校訓給大學生的24個啟示

郭亞維 著
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「與柏拉圖為友，與亞里斯多德為友，更要與真理為友。」這就是哈佛校訓！......

書中從八個方面分別闡述了由哈佛校訓生發出的哈佛理念、哈佛精神：追求真理、崇尚自由、獨立思考、創新精神、擁有夢想、菁英意識和社會責任感。其中每個主題又分別從不同的方面加以闡釋，為讀者引發出24種啟示。本書在編寫上注重以發生在哈佛人身上的真實、通俗的事例，闡述其對青少年人生成長的教義。

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Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup

Andrew Zimbalist
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The numbers are staggering: China spent $40 billion to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing and Russia spent $50 billion for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. Brazil's total expenditures are thought to have been as much as $20 billion for the World Cup this summer and Qatar, which will be the site of the 2022 World Cup, is estimating that it will spend $200 billion. How did we get here? And is it worth it? Those are among the questions noted sports economist Andrew Zimbalist answers in Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup. Both the Olympics and the World Cup are touted as major economic boons for the countries that host them, and the competition is fierce to win hosting rights. Developing countries especially see the events as a chance to stand in the world’s spotlight. Circus Maximus traces the path of the Olympic Games and the World Cup from noble sporting events to exhibits of excess. It exposes the hollowness of the claims made by their private industry boosters and government supporters, all illustrated through a series of case studies ripping open the experiences of Barcelona, Sochi, Rio, and London. Zimbalist finds no net economic gains for the countries that have played host to the Olympics or the World Cup. While the wealthy may profit, those in the middle and lower income brackets do not, and Zimbalist predicts more outbursts of political anger like that seen in Brazil surrounding the 2014 World Cup.

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跋涉：西藏逆旅

馬霍拉斯
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行於西藏，會感受到許多種美，有時一股衝動讓人忍不住拚命喀嚓、喀嚓地按下快門，但每張照片都不足以表達所見所感；有時卻讓人忘了拿起相機，只專注地享受當下。然而為什麼這個雲端上的美麗國度要關起大門拒絕外來者？......

作者花了三個多月時間，從雲南昆明開始，一路騎單車到西藏與尼泊爾的邊界，全程跋涉超過三千公里。由於西藏不允許臺灣人單獨自由行，因此以偷渡加上旅途中朋友的協助，突破約十幾個關卡才得以到達拉薩，過程驚險不在話下。

這段路程也許別人已走過，但作者叛逆地不想隨眾前進 ，而以自己的步調，探索了許多旅人不曾到達過的祕境，並帶著獨特的觀點與視野經歷每一段路途發生的大小事，誠實地表達出西藏之行的感受，對旅行的意義做出了最深刻的思考。

對西藏、對單車旅行有興趣的人，相信都能透過本書獲得極大的鼓舞與啟發。

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The Ultra Mindset: An Endurance Champion's 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life

Travis Macy with John Hanc
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Travis Macy summited glacial peaks in the French Alps, rappelled into vast limestone caves in China, and ran through parched deserts in Utah. Most famously, he won one of the country's marquee ultra-distance events: Leadman, a high-altitude series of super-long-distance races, culminating with a 100-mile mountain biking race and a 100-mile trail run. Macy accomplished it without exceptional strength, speed, or flexibility, and without high-tech performance labs or performance-enhancing drugs.

His secret? A precise and particular outlook he calls the "Ultra Mindset," principles for daily life that are neither mysterious nor the sole province of ascetics or elite athletes: embrace fear, rewrite stories we tell ourselves, and master the art of seeking help, among others. By applying the principles such as "It's All Good Mental Training," "When you have no choice, anything is possible," and "Never quit...except when you should quit" to other areas of life, anyone can find success that otherwise would have seemed impossible.

Coauthored with award-winning running writer and journalist John Hanc, The Ultra Mindset blends exciting personal memoir with actionable, research-based advice. Dramatic stories of Macy's far-flung experiences in the professional endurance-racing world lead into relevant mindset principles, reflective self-assessments, mind- and body-enhancing workouts and activities, and compelling case studies. Macy's stories keep the pages turning as you forge your own winning outlook for success in business, sports, and life.

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先別急著跑 : 奧運教練教你正確跑步

簡坤鐘 著
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大多數人認為跑步可以減重、訓練體能和促進身體健康，但如果沒有正確的運動觀念與適當的規劃，很可能會在過程中受傷而無法持續下去。跑步和你想的不一樣，不是只要準備一雙運動鞋就可以開始；跑步的同時，必須全面性提升身體機能，身體各部位才能夠負荷跑步的動作，近而創造更佳的體能狀態。本書不只是教導大家如何跑步，更重要的是希望讓讀者透過運動達到全身心健康的目標。

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Williams, J.: Summon the Heroes
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