The Novel Cure : An A-Z of Literary Remedies

by Susan Elderkin & Ella Berthoud
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Are you weary in Brain and Body?
Do you desire a Positive Cure for your Pessimism?
Do you require Bronte to re-boot your Broken Heart?
Do you despair of your Nose?
Can Fielding open your Flood Gates?
Or Pynchon purge your Paranoia?
May we administer Austen to curb your Arrogance?
Hemingway for your Headache?
An injection of du Maurier for your low Self-Esteem?
Are you Shy, Single, Stressed or Sixty?
Are your Vital Statistics in need of some Spark?
May we massage you with Murakami?
Ease your pain with Woolf or Wodehouse?
Do you require the Very Book to lessen your Loneliness?

The Novel Cure is a medical handbook, with a difference. Whether you have a stubbed toe or a severe case of the blues, within these pages you'll find a cure in the form of a novel to help ease your pain. You'll also find advice on how to tackle common reading ailments - such as what to do when you feel overwhelmed by the number of books in the world, or you have a tendency to give up halfway through. When read at the right moment, a novel can change your life, and The Novel Cure is an enchanting reminder of that power.

(Excerpt from thenovelcure.com)

為什麼讀書？偉大讀者的必然與非必然 ( Pourquoi Lire?)

夏爾．丹齊格 (Charles Dantzig)
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法國重量級作家丹齊格說：「讀書毫無用處，正因為如此，它才是一件偉大的事情。」

為什麼不讀書？為了思考；閱讀維繫了我們超然於現實的姿態，有利於思考。如何讀書？熱情是最合情合理的方法。當世界從虛榮虛假到虛無虛脫，當我們對信用信心與信念信息混淆不清時，讀書，不需要理由，再充實不過了。

【閱讀的理由】書中七十多篇，總有一篇屬於你的閱讀的理由。
● 因愛而讀書 ● 為書名而讀書 ● 為了自我反駁而讀書 ● 為了學習而讀書
● 為了自我安慰而讀書 ● 為了健康而讀書啊啊 ● 為了享樂而讀書
● 為了孤立自我而讀書 ● 為了知道閱讀並不能改善什麼而讀書
● 為了已經讀過而讀書 ● 為了不逃避而讀書

■ 在功利主義的世界裡，人們為維繫著獨立思考的超然姿態而讀書。
讀書是人類與時間和死神對抗的終極途徑，我們在閱讀中令沉睡的思想重生，而圖書館是墳墓的唯一競爭對手。

文學是摻雜了感性的文字，儘管如此，我們仍對它寄予信任。在這種反理性的信任之下，是讀者未泯的童心。正是這樣的讀者締造了文學魅力。作者將他們引為知己，對他們傾訴衷腸。如果你曾在閱讀中遇見那個孤僻冷傲、貪婪自私、吹毛求疵而又欲罷不能的自己，那麼你將樂於讀到這本書，你會在其中得到最深刻的諒解、安慰和共鳴。

《為什麼讀書》作者夏爾．丹齊格分享了他精闢獨到而又體貼入微的閱讀心得，其中有切實的建議、甜蜜的讚美、尖刻的諷刺，還有新鮮的閱讀觀念：閱讀是文學的姊妹，讀者借助他們展開與死亡和時間的拉鋸戰。

作者精英主義立場鮮明，語多機鋒，善以金句箴言道出各種微妙的閱讀智慧。幽默的文字透露親切與率直，卻並不流於浮泛，文字密緻，耐人回味。對閱讀的思考充滿機鋒與創意，獨到的見解讀來令人興奮、暢快。帶給我們一種令人嘆服傾倒、大呼過癮的閱讀哲學，也有對作家作品精彩絕妙的討論、不留情面的諷刺和令人發噱的比擬。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life

Avinash K. Dixit, Barry J. Nalebuff
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The international bestseller―don't compete without it!

A major bestseller in Japan, Financial Times Top Ten book of the year, Book-of-the-Month Club bestseller, and required reading at the best business schools, Thinking Strategically is a crash course in outmaneuvering any rival. This entertaining guide builds on scores of case studies taken from business, sports, the movies, politics, and gambling. It outlines the basics of good strategy making and then shows how you can apply them in any area of your life.

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拖延心理學：為什麼我老是愛拖延？是與生俱來的壞習慣，還是身不由己？(Procrastination Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now)

珍‧博克 (Jane B. Burka) , 萊諾拉‧袁 (Lenora M. Yuen)
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診斷你的拖延類型，根治你的拖延毛病
35年讀者口碑 ╳ 拖延症自助經典
關於拖延症最全面的心理解析、最精準而持續的12種克服技巧

從學生到科學家，從祕書到總裁，從家庭主婦到業務員，
拖延問題幾乎影響了每個人。

本書由兩位傑出心理學家以他們備受好評與創新的拖延治療課程為基礎，擷取他們豐富的諮詢經驗，以詳盡且幽默的方式， 深入檢視與探索拖延的心理，並找出讓我們擱著事情不做的真正原因， 像是對失敗、成功、控制、疏遠、依附的恐懼， 以及我們的時間觀念和大腦神經科學等因素， 教我們了解拖延的衝動，以及如何以全新的方式採取行動。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

How to Succeed at University: An Essential Guide to Academic Skills, Personal Development & Employability

Bob Smale & Julie Fowlie
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How to Succeed at University provides straightforward, practical advice for anyone experiencing university life. Introducing the personal, academic and life skills you need to succeed - both at university and in today’s competitive job market – you’ll find help with managing your time and budget, and guidance on a range of study skills including skills for research and examination success. You’ll also learn how to identify and develop key transferable skills that will stay with you throughout your professional life.

Discover how to:

* Improve your employability prospects and give yourself the advantage in the job market

* Benefit from other students′ experience, with top tips and insider advice on succeeding in your studies

* Explore the uses of digital technologies in learning and assessment

* Use what you learn right away, with handy downloadable checklists and worksheets.

Pragmatic, up-front and sympathetic, this is an essential companion for all undergraduate students, as well as anyone preparing for study at university.

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曹雪芹風箏藝術

孔祥澤, 孔令民, 孔炳彰
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《曹雪芹風箏藝術》被評為2006年度「世界最美的書」

文學巨匠曹雪芹及其《紅樓夢》，早已是家喻戶曉，盡人皆知。 但很少有人知道，曹雪芹還寫過一部名為《南鷂北鳶考工志》的書，專門講述了風箏的「紮、糊、繪、放」四藝，從而創立了「曹氏風箏」這一民間工藝品。 《曹雪芹風箏藝術》，第一次向世人介紹了作為演出者的曹雪芹和「曹氏風箏」藝術。

曹雪芹是中國最偉大的文學家之一，也是一位傑出的演出者。 他的佚著《南鷂北鳶考工志》和他創制的曹氏風箏藝術是曹雪芹留給後人的珍貴的藝術遺產。

(摘錄自中國人民大學新聞學院)