China: Five Thousand Years of History & Civilization

Edited by The Editorial Committee of Chinese Civilization: A Source Book, City University of Hong Kong
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This richly illustrated chronicle of Chinese civilization furnishes general readers and scholars alike with an authoritative overview of Chinese history, art and culture, from the pre-historic era to the early twentieth century, touching upon recurring themes and developments and synthesizing more than five thousand years of evolution and transition.

Written with precision and flair by a host of leading academics from Beijing and Hong Kong, this single volume is a welcome addition to the study of world civilizations, a broad yet detailed chronological sweep through time. Every aspect of Chinese civilization is explained, interpreted, contextualized and brought to life with well-balanced commentary and photographic documentation.

The result is a fascinating distillation of the past, an indispensable guide that renders the ancient past relevant to China today and to the rest of the world.

(Excerpt from the website of City University of Hong Kong Press)

我比別人更認真 : 刻意練習讓自己發光 (Talent Is Overrated)

傑夫．柯文 (Geoffrey Colvin)
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小時候你也許從大人那裡聽過，如果要出人頭地，成為各行各業的頂尖人物，像是邱吉爾、莫扎特、巴菲特，甚至是老虎伍茲這樣的人，你從小就必須埋頭苦幹。

不過事實還不僅如此，所有我們看得到的天才人物其實必定經過「刻意練習」（deliberate practice）的洗禮，對練習結果進行分析，從失敗中吸取教訓，以科學的方法進行苦練，才有可能斬露頭角，讓所有人刮目相看。

(摘錄自eslite.com)

Reading Hong Kong, Reading Ourselves

Edited by Janel Curry,‎ Paul Hanstedt
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This book, written by fourteen reflective scholars about living and learning from Hong Kong, builds on the growing interest of using “place” as text while providing a model of deepening cross-cultural encounters. Each chapter is written in a personal and experiential style, exploring Hong Kong through the lenses of a range of disciplines that shaped individual author's perceptions and encounters.

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看電影與拍電影

趙崇基
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看電影容易，看懂一部電影卻需要慢慢咀嚼細味。電影以講故事為主，講甚麼樣的故事，悲歡離合，離不開身處的社會。觀眾從電影看社會，拍電影的，也需要關懷社會，了解社會， 洞悉人生，才能拍出感動人心的作品。觀眾能夠感動，其實就是因為電影將人生寫得透徹入微，讓看的人有共鳴。

不同人對同一部電影的理解不盡相同。導演趙崇基看了四十年電影，拍了二十年電影，也在學院教電影，對他而言，無論電影藝術如何改變，都離不開技巧、社會、人生這三種元素。此書是他的電影筆記，分為三部分，以電影語言中的三個景別：特寫、中景及全景，透過一篇篇的短文，談電影中的技巧，說電影中的社會，講電影中的人生。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive, and Powerful Writing

Patricia Goodson
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With its friendly, step-by-step format, Becoming an Academic Writer by Patricia Goodson helps writers improve their writing by engaging in deep and deliberate practice―a type of practice adopted by expert performers in areas such as sports or music. Featuring 50 exercises, this practical, self-paced guide is flexibly organized so readers can either work their way through all of the exercises in order or focus on the specific areas where they need additional practice building their skills.

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中國女權 : 公民知識分子的誕生

曾金燕
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榮獲「香港出版雙年獎」社會科學類別的「出版獎」

艾曉明教授裸胸抗議的照片，在防火牆內外的中文社交媒體上引發了憤怒、悲傷、驕傲、嘲諷、厭惡等情感，爭論中形成了支持或瓦解艾曉明教授抗議的不同社群。而葉海燕通過身體的、性化的、演繹性的、政治化的日常生活、社會行動和網絡寫作來改寫個人生命和改變社會。愈來愈多女權主義者用各種形式進行象徵性的抗議，引起社會上強烈的反應。

本書作者多年來在中國從事維權工作，雖曾被軟禁，但發聲不絕，更於2007年被美國《時代》雜誌選為全球100位最具影響力人物。作者從艾曉明和葉海燕開始，書寫中國知識分子、獨立電影導演、文人作家、藝術家等人在政治反抗者、社會運動活躍分子、「多餘的人」之間的角色中，面臨思想資源、行動力、審美趣味方面的困境和選擇。作者又提出完整地實踐、提升建立在尋求真理基礎上的自我關照能力，是當下中國人建立良心生活、貢獻社會改進的一種生存美學。

(摘錄自香港城市大學出版社網站)