On China

Henry Kissinger
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"Fascinating, shrewd . . . The book deftly traces the rhythms and patterns of Chinese history." —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

In this sweeping and insightful history, Henry Kissinger turns for the first time at book length to a country he has known intimately for decades and whose modern relations with the West he helped shape. On China illuminates the inner workings of Chinese diplomacy during such pivotal events as the initial encounters between China and tight line modern European powers, the formation and breakdown of the Sino-Soviet alliance, the Korean War, and Richard Nixon’s historic trip to Beijing. With a new final chapter on the emerging superpower’s twenty-first-century role in global politics and economics, On China provides historical perspective on Chinese foreign affairs from one of the premier statesmen of our time.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

Glimpses of China from a Bygone Era – An Exhibition of the Library’s Special Collection showcases treasured items dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties from Special Collection & Archive of the City University of Hong Kong Library. The exhibition is being held from 14 January to 21 March 2019 at Wofoo Foundation Gallery, Run Run Shaw Library, City University of Hong Kong. READ MORE

小說課 : 折磨讀者的秘密

許榮哲
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這是一本小說的武功祕笈，從招式解密到攫取心法––從小說創作的36個關鍵入手，引用古今中外三十多個經典作品為例，以最淺顯的方式讓讀者了解小說。

關於「人物」，它說：描寫性格比描寫長相重要！
關於「場景」，它說：每間星巴克都長得不一樣！
關於「對話」，它說：看得到的對話是水面上的八分之一，看不到的對話是水面下的八分之七！

從「全世界最好的小說開頭」到「一切都是羅生門」，文藝營達人許榮哲帶你深入小說的世界––讀過，看懂，學到！

本書深入淺出，從國中生到大學生，讓愛讀小說的人，更了解小說的構成；想寫小說的人，更不能缺少這本書的指引。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy

by Ramachandra Guha
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A magisterial account of the pains, the struggles, the humiliations, and the glories of the world's largest and least likely democracy, Ramachandra Guha's India After Gandhi is a breathtaking chronicle of the brutal conflicts that have rocked a giant nation and the extraordinary factors that have held it together. An intricately researched and elegantly written epic history peopled with larger-than-life characters, it is the work of a major scholar at the peak of his abilities.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

With the generous book donation from the Consulate General of India, Hong Kong, an invaluable set of books will be added to the City University of Hong Kong Library's collection. The "Know India – Sharing India with the World" Book Donation Ceremony will be held on 26 February 2019 at the Run Run Shaw Library of the City University of Hong Kong. READ MORE

漢字書法之美

蔣勳
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．美學大師蔣勳談漢字的起源與書寫的美學
．漢字的美，彷彿是通過五千年歲月在天地間的各式書寫：可刻，可畫，可歌，可舞......
．如水波跌宕，如簷牙高啄，如飛鳥雙翼翱翔，筆鋒隨書寫者情緒流走。書法是舞蹈，是音樂，是心情的節奏，是審美的符號。
．「漢字書寫，對於我，像一種修行。我希望能像古代洞窟裡抄寫經文的人，把一部《法華經》一字一字寫好，像最初寫自己的名字一樣慎重端正。我不斷回想起父親握著我的手書寫的歲月，那些簡單的『上』、『大』、『人』，也是我的手被父親的手握著，一起完成的最美麗的書法。」
「漢字書寫，是我與自己相處最真實的一種儀式。」──蔣勳

......蔣勳說：書法是呼吸，是養生，是身體的運動，是性情的表達，是做人處事的學習，是安定保佑的力量，是生活現實裡的記憶，是還原到初寫自己名字時的認真......

作者以他獨特的美學情懷，述說動人的漢字書法故事。文字編織成畫面，我們走進了那古老卻又現代的漢字時間光廊，東方書寫的敬意與喜悅，就在你我的指間心中！

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

"Science and Art: Chinese and Korean Student Calligraphy Exhibition" is being staged at the Run Run Shaw Library of the City University of Hong Kong until 28 February 2019. READ MORE

The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer

by Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, Dr. Elissa Epel
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The New York Times bestselling book coauthored by the Nobel Prize winner who discovered telomerase and telomeres' role in the aging process and the health psychologist who has done original research into how specific lifestyle and psychological habits can protect telomeres, slowing disease and improving life.

Have you wondered why some sixty-year-olds look and feel like forty-year-olds and why some forty-year-olds look and feel like sixty-year-olds? While many factors contribute to aging and illness, Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn discovered a biological indicator called telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes telomeres, which protect our genetic heritage. Dr. Blackburn and Dr. Elissa Epel's research shows that the length and health of one's telomeres are a biological underpinning of the long-hypothesized mind-body connection. They and other scientists have found that changes we can make to our daily habits can protect our telomeres and increase our health spans (the number of years we remain healthy, active, and disease-free).

THE TELOMERE EFFECT reveals how Blackburn and Epel's findings, together with research from colleagues around the world, cumulatively show that sleep quality, exercise, aspects of diet, and even certain chemicals profoundly affect our telomeres, and that chronic stress, negative thoughts, strained relationships, and even the wrong neighborhoods can eat away at them. Drawing from this scientific body of knowledge, they share lists of foods and suggest amounts and types of exercise that are healthy for our telomeres, mind tricks you can use to protect yourself from stress, and information about how to protect your children against developing shorter telomeres, from pregnancy through adolescence. And they describe how we can improve our health spans at the community level, with neighborhoods characterized by trust, green spaces, and safe streets.

THE TELOMERE EFFECT will make you reassess how you live your life on a day-to-day basis. It is the first book to explain how we age at a cellular level and how we can make simple changes to keep our chromosomes and cells healthy, allowing us to stay disease-free longer and live more vital and meaningful lives.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

大腦升級2.0, 鍛煉更強大的自己 : 重新連結, 你可以更聰明更健康更積極更成長 (Rewire your brain)

約翰．B.雅頓 (John B. Arden)
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為什麼你有時候會感覺厭世？
天一亮就渾身充滿負能量？
總認為自己有顆過目就忘的金魚腦？
夜夜失眠只好上網逛市集？
這是因為腦袋裡的齒輪落鍊啦！

你認識自己的大腦嗎？
你知道大腦具有極大的潛能嗎？
自己的日常生活模式會讓大腦養成安於現狀的習慣，這樣好嗎？
其實，腦袋裡的結構就這樣，平常用到的部位也就這麼多，
但是，透過刻意訓練，原來大腦也可以升級再進化！

人類的大腦只有1.3公斤重，但它卻是人體最發達的器官。
人類的大腦結構是由許多神經元組成的，而神經元就聚集在模塊中；
大腦的模塊分為：皮層（外層，包括兩個半球），四個葉（每個腦半球都有額葉、頂葉、顳葉、枕葉，它們都有各自的功能。）、皮層下模塊。
而大腦的任務就是對你周遭的世界做出反應，並與之產生關聯。

沮喪、健忘、失眠……難道是自己的身體出問題了嗎？
其實，這是因為腦袋裡的神經線路亂了套！
而大腦可以透過重新連線再升級，讓你學會平靜面對壓力，
在感到抑鬱時重振精神，學習如何增強記憶力，建立良好的人際關係。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)