To Repair the World : Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation

Paul Farmer
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Doctor and social activist Paul Farmer shares a collection of charismatic short speeches that aims to inspire the next generation. One of the most passionate and influential voices for global health equity and social justice, Farmer encourages young people to tackle the greatest challenges of our times. Engaging, often humorous, and always inspiring, these speeches bring to light the brilliance and force of Farmer’s vision in a single, accessible volume.

A must-read for graduates, students, and everyone seeking to help bend the arc of history toward justice, To Repair the World:
● Challenges readers to counter failures of imagination that keep billions of people without access to health care, safe drinking water, decent schools, and other basic human rights
● Champions the power of partnership against global poverty, climate change, and other pressing problems today
● Overturns common assumptions about health disparities around the globe by considering the large-scale social forces that determine who gets sick and who has access to health care
● Discusses how hope, solidarity, faith, and hardbitten analysis have animated Farmer’s service to the poor in Haiti, Peru, Rwanda, Russia, and elsewhere
● Leaves the reader with an uplifting vision: that with creativity, passion, teamwork, and determination, the next generations can make the world a safer and more humane place.

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World Humanitarian Day (August 19)

On World Humanitarian Day August 19, the world commemorates humanitarian workers killed and injured in the course of their work, and honours all aid and health workers who continue, despite the odds, to provide life-saving support and protection to people most in need. READ MORE

你不必走得快, 但一定要走得遠

丁菱娟
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人生就像馬拉松，前面落後不算輸
快慢不是問題，到想去的地方最重要
很多人並不是失敗，而是差一點就成功
──資深職場人丁菱娟傾囊相授工作的現實與眉角──

麥當勞創辦人雷．克羅克（Ray Kroc）53歲創業；
肯德基爺爺65歲創業；
漫威教父史丹．李（Stan Lee）年過 40才打造自己的漫畫世界；
張忠謀56歲創立台積電；
齊白石66歲成為國畫大師......
古今中外有太多例子告訴我們：「你不必走得快，但一定要走得遠。」

想去前方，衝刺即可；
想去遠方，才是戰力大考驗。

要不要當最潮的「斜槓青年」？
「做事」重要還是「做人」重要？
「學非所用」好不好？
找不到有興趣的工作怎麼辦？
把興趣當成工作最完美？
如何培養對工作的熱情？
錢多、事少、離家近最幸福？
和主管同事走得愈近愈好？
小主管如何既親和又權威？

「工作」對你來說是什麼？是謀生溫飽的方式？是鍛鍊成長之路？還是實現夢想的階梯？

工作是這樣的弔詭：愈想逃離，你就愈軟弱；愈去面對，你就愈強大。
透過工作給我們的難題和挑戰，面對它、解決它，工作終將會回饋給我們專業、自信、成就，以及一生受用的心理素質。

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Understanding Coronavirus

Raul Rabadan
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Since the identification of the first cases of the coronavirus in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, there has been a significant amount of confusion regarding the origin and spread of the so-called 'coronavirus', officially named SARS-CoV-2, and the cause of the disease COVID-19. Conflicting messages from the media and officials across different countries and organizations, the abundance of disparate sources of information, unfounded conspiracy theories on the origins of the newly emerging virus and the inconsistent public health measures across different countries, have all served to increase the level of anxiety in the population. Where did the virus come from? How is it transmitted? How does it cause disease? Is it like flu? What is a pandemic? What can we do to stop its spread? Written by a leading expert, this concise and accessible introduction provides answers to the most common questions surrounding coronavirus for a general audience.

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歲月靜好 : 蔣勳日常功課

蔣勳
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美學大師蔣勳以二十四節氣為時序，書寫日常生活中面對人生、面對社會、面對大自然的省思。是他自己的功課，也是我們每一個人的功課。全書一百餘篇，每一篇都是一帖生活格言，每翻讀一帖，就能得到內在的喜悅與寧定安穩的力量。

蔣勳說：「我應該在節氣推移間，學習聆聽更多生命的對話。」

◆一年之始是立春，要學習「歡欣與溫暖」
蔣勳說：溫潤、柔軟、包容，好像不只是一種色彩，是漫長歲月積累的世世代代信仰的厚重溫暖。

◆盛夏花開是芒種，要學習「慎重與珍惜」
蔣勳說：在時間的劫難中，相遇或告別都有慎重珍惜，有感謝，有祝福，便是生命的修行。

◆深秋寒涼是霜降，要學習「自在喜悅」
蔣勳說：清晨如果早起，日出之前，沿日高川山壑溪澗走，樹叢葉子暗影裡藏著纍纍的柿子，每一顆都飽滿圓熟，每一顆都安靜喜悅，真正的成熟自信是可以這樣無喧譁的啊。

◆歲末隆冬是小寒，要學習「溫和與包容」
蔣勳說：在喧鬧、吵嚷、充斥咒罵攻擊的聲音的時候，也許可以靜靜凝視一朵花慢慢綻放的力量。慈悲的力量，溫和的力量，包容的力量，美的力量。

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How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age

Dale Carnegie & Associates
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An adaptation of Dale Carnegie’s timeless prescriptions for the digital age.

Dale Carnegie’s time-tested advice has carried millions upon millions of readers for more than seventy-five years up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. Now the first and best book of its kind has been rebooted to tame the complexities of modern times and will teach you how to communicate with diplomacy and tact, capitalize on a solid network, make people like you, project your message widely and clearly, be a more effective leader, increase your ability to get things done, and optimize the power of digital tools.

Dale Carnegie’s commonsense approach to communicating has endured for a century, touching millions and millions of readers. The only diploma that hangs in Warren Buffett’s office is his certificate from Dale Carnegie Training. Lee Iacocca credits Carnegie for giving him the courage to speak in public. Dilbert creator Scott Adams called Carnegie’s teachings “life-changing.” To demonstrate the lasting relevancy of his tools, Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc., has reimagined his prescriptions and his advice for our difficult digital age. We may communicate today with different tools and with greater speed, but Carnegie’s advice on how to communicate, lead, and work efficiently remains priceless across the ages.

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不只是憂鬱 : 心理治療師教你面對情緒根源, 告別憂鬱, 釋放壓力 (It’s Not Always Depression)

希拉莉．雅各．亨德爾 (Hilary Jacobs Hendel)
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你逃避的情緒，在說些什麼？
和引發你憂鬱和焦慮的往事晤談，
對於童年和成年曾受傷的自己給予同情，
才能從情緒傷痛中脫困。

生活真的很艱難，沒有人能躲掉痛苦。當負面情緒來襲時，大多數人都是選擇逃避、忽視或轉移。然而，忽略情緒一定會產生後果，我們會難以透過進入及接觸核心情緒，感受到真我，也會無法與人產生親密的連結，因此全世界焦慮和憂鬱的人數不斷持續上升。

此外，迴避情緒也會耗費大量成本，我們原本可以用於享受生活的精力，卻因此而消耗了，長期來看，逃避情緒是行不通的。

本書作者利用墊基於最新神經科學研究、且聚焦於情緒的心理療法――「情緒變化三角地帶」理論，來幫助我們管理自身情緒。這個理論認為我們的情緒運作方式會像一個倒三角形，在三角形左上角是防禦角落、右上角是抑制情緒，最下方則是核心情緒，而我們必須經歷核心情緒之後，才能來到「開放狀態」：

一、心理防禦：會讓人避免感受到核心情緒和抑制情緒，像是轉移話題、開玩笑、批評指責，或是傲慢自大等。
二、抑制情緒：遇到負面回應時，我們會壓抑真正的感覺，這樣的抑制情緒包括羞愧、內疚和焦慮等。
三、核心情緒：是發自內心的感受與衝動，必須發自肺腑地經歷後，才可以被處理。我們天生就有的七種核心情緒是：悲傷、憤怒、厭惡、恐懼、喜悅、興奮，和性興奮。

我們可以藉著「情緒變化三角地帶」這個好用的工具，理解自己現在是處在哪個情緒角落，擺脫心理防禦，不再以焦慮、羞愧、內疚等抑制情緒來掩飾，而且可以和我們與生俱來的核心情緒重新連結，最終來到「開放狀態」，進而發現真實的自我，改善你和自己以及他人的關係......

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