Before the Coffee Gets Cold: A Novel

Toshikazu Kawaguchi ; translated from the Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot
check holdings in CityU LibraryFind
check resources on the same subject in CityU LibraryFind

*AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*

If you could go back, who would you want to meet?

"An affecting, deeply immersive journey into the desire to hold onto the past. This wondrous tale will move readers."-- Publishers Weekly

In a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else besides coffee—the chance to travel back in time.

Over the course of one summer, four customers visit the café in the hopes of making that journey. But time travel isn’t so simple, and there are rules that must be followed. Most important, the trip can last only as long as it takes for the coffee to get cold.

Heartwarming, wistful, mysterious and delightfully quirky, Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s internationally bestselling novel explores the age-old question: What would you change if you could travel back in time?

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

天空地圖 : 瑰麗星空、奇幻神話, 與驚人的天文發現 (The Sky Atlas)

愛德華．布魯克希欽 (Edward Brooke-Hitching)
online access from iRead eBook
check holdings in CityU LibraryFind
check resources on the same subject in CityU LibraryFind

「只要我注視著滿天星空的運行軌跡，我的雙足便能離開地面。」─托勒密（Ptolemy）

第一次有人如此描繪天空：
不只是恆星與行星的領域，更有諸多橫衝直撞的神鬼魍魎、天象魔法師、
飛翔的水手、中世紀外星人、神話生物與妖怪。

多國暢銷書《詭圖》（Phantom Atlas）、《寶圖》（Golden Atlas）的作者布魯克希欽，帶來一部遨遊諸天的視覺歷史。《天空地圖》收羅了各種宇宙圖、故事、繪畫與器物，勾勒出人類對於頂上天空與天空之外的想像與發現。

這本圖文並茂的天體圖寶藏，滿滿交織著歷史上最偉大的天文學發現，最奇特的傳說，以及為人所遺忘的篇章，化為一部美麗別緻、豐富趣味的星空大全。

書中從亞里斯多德開始，經過愛因斯坦的時代，直至最新的星際探索，此外更有古代的不明飛行物目擊紀錄、長著翅膀的月球生物「人蝠」、天空之外的廣闊大海，以及二十世紀初關於火星地圖的奇妙故事。讀者將踏上一段包羅萬象的旅程，行遍世界各地迷戀星辰的文化，遭遇古中國甲骨文、西藏天葬、西伯利亞舞衣與蒙古薩滿，一直到近代對於哈雷慧星的觀測、日食的攝影、冥王星的發現，以及近年來最振奮人心的影像——黑洞。

今日，隨著世人大膽探索宇宙的中心，眼下正是時候讓一本如夜空般瑰美的書，來擘劃這些探索成就的規模，襯托出即將到來的發現。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

The Book of Beautiful Questions: The Powerful Questions That Will Help You Decide, Create, Connect, and Lead

Warren Berger
online access from ProQuest Ebook Central Perpetual Titles
check holdings in CityU LibraryFind
check resources on the same subject in CityU LibraryFind

From the bestselling author of A More Beautiful Question, hundreds of questions that harness the magic of inquiry to tackle challenges we all face-at work, in our relationships, and beyond.

When we're confronted with almost any demanding situation, the act of questioning can help guide us to smart decisions in the face of uncertainty. But the questions must be the right ones; the ones that cut to the heart of complexity or enable us to see an old problem in a fresh way.

In The Book of Beautiful Questions, expert "questionologist" Warren Berger shares illuminating stories and compelling research on the power of inquiry. Drawing from the insights and expertise of psychologists, innovators, effective leaders, and some of the world's foremost creative thinkers, he presents the essential questions readers need to make the best choices when it truly counts, with a particular focus in four key areas: decision-making, creativity, leadership, and relationships.

The powerful questions in this book can help you:
- Identify opportunities in your career or industry
- Generate fresh ideas in business or in your own creative pursuits
- Check your biases so you can make better judgments and decisions
- Do a better job of communicating and connecting with the people around you

Thoughtful, provocative, and actionable, these beautiful questions can be applied immediately to bring about change in your work or your everyday life.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

21世紀的21堂課 (21 Lessons for the 21st Century)

哈拉瑞 (Yuval Noah Harari)
online access from iRead eBook
check holdings in CityU LibraryFind
check resources on the same subject in CityU LibraryFind

在一個資訊滿滿卻多半無用的世界上，
清楚易懂的見解，就成了一種力量。
—— 哈拉瑞

在《人類大歷史》，哈拉瑞展現了他「後見之明」的洞識，深刻闡述了人類簡史；
在《人類大命運》，哈拉瑞則以他「先見之明」的睿智，為我們預示了未來簡史。
而在這本「人類三部曲」的第三部《21世紀的21堂課》，哈拉瑞聚焦於此時此地，
關注的是資訊科技和生物科技攜手之後，科技為社會帶來的巨大顛覆與重塑，
以及川普粉墨登場、難民湧入歐洲、恐怖攻擊迭起、假新聞到處流竄……
世事紛紛擾擾之際，我們應該思索、也應該教導孩子的21項核心課題，

諸如：
♦ 天然愚蠢遇上人工智慧，人類還剩下什麼能力勝過人工智慧？
♦ 系統性大規模失業危機無可避免？「無用階級」將大量暴增？
♦ 社經精英不再剝削勞工了，因為已不需要這些「無用階級」？
♦ 我們該提防機器人，還是該提防機器人的主人？
♦ 資產誠可貴，資料價更高？擁有資料數據者，得天下？
♦ 你真以為有「自由意志」？還是改聽大數據和演算法的就對了？
♦ 神有兩種，你相信哪一種？信眾的行為決定了神的價值？
♦ 假新聞萬世永存？宗教神話就是流傳千年的假新聞？
♦ 恐怖主義是全球政治問題？宗教問題？還是社會心理機制問題？
♦ 我們的正義感可能已經過時？如何在全球化的世界實現正義？
♦ 如果世間皆是虛假，「自我」也是虛構的故事，那麼人生意義何在？

《21世紀的21堂課》是現代智人的必修課，
是洞悉世局變幻、洞察社會趨向、洞燭心靈深處的必修課。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini
online access from ProQuest Ebook Central Perpetual Titles
online access from EBSCOhost Audiobook Collection
check holdings in CityU LibraryFind
check resources on the same subject in CityU LibraryFind

“A vivid and engaging story that reminds us how long his people [of Afghanistan] have been struggling to triumph over the forces of violence—forces that continue to threaten them even today." –New York Times Book Review, 2003

"A marvelous first novel... the story of two young boys who are friends in Afghanistan, and an incredible story of the culture. It's an old-fashioned kind of novel that really sweeps you away." --San Francisco Chronicle

"This extraordinary novel locates the personal struggles of everyday people [of Afghanistan] in the terrible sweep of history." --People

The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runner transports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction. A powerful story of friendship, it is also about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies.

Since its publication in 2003 Kite Runner has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic of contemporary literature, touching millions of readers, and launching the career of one of America's most treasured writers.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

書店旅圖：走進全球21間特色書店，感受書店故事、理想和職人精神

金彥鎬
online access from iRead eBook
check holdings in CityU LibraryFind
check resources on the same subject in CityU LibraryFind

金彥鎬（韓國坡州出版城幕後推手、資深出版人金彥鎬）：當一個人在人生路上陷入徬徨之際，最好的去處非書店莫屬；被無以言說的孤寂圍困之時，能讓靈魂得到撫慰的空間也是書店。只要世界上依然有這樣的書店存在著，人類就有希望。

韓國資深出版人金彥鎬歷時20年記錄，走訪世界各地，帶你深入世界21間特色書店，探索書店的生存之道！
21間書店日常，21種與書共生的生活方式，讓書店不只是路上風景，而成為日常生活之必須。
甫上市即登上韓國網路書店排行榜，讀者好評5顆星★★★★★！
收錄世界各國，橫跨三大洲，21間各有特色、風格不同的書店。
從書店裝潢、設計理念到成立宗旨，透過上百張全彩照片呈現。
獨家專訪各書店職人，進行深入對談，一起聊聊書店的生存之道。
書末附有「書店索引」，收錄各書店聯絡資料，方便查找。

‧書店為何迷人？由資深出版人說給你聽！
作者金彥鎬是資深出版人，也是一位狂熱的愛書人，不論現實環境多嚴苛，仍澆不熄他對書及出版的熱情！為了喚回大眾對閱讀的初心，他花費20年的時間，走遍世界，探訪21間各具特色的書店，用鏡頭和文字記錄這些書店為實現理想、不畏艱難的幕後故事。

‧書店是城市的縮影，想了解城市就該從「書店」開始！每座城市都該有間書店，而每間書店背後都有一個動人的故事，像是：
•歷經800年風霜，讓傳統教堂大變身的【荷蘭天堂書店】
•被譽為英語世界文學青年的庇護所和烏托邦的【法國莎士比亞書店】
•將閱讀與美食合而為一的【比利時酷客美食書店】
•不提供其他服務，只專心賣書的【美國史傳德書店】
•讓紙張越陳越香，擁有高達30萬冊舊書的【台灣舊香居古書店】
•被BBC評為「世界十大最美書店」的【中國先鋒書店】
•專為婦女和兒童服務，並提倡和平反戰的【日本蠟筆屋書店】
•見證歷史，伴隨釜山人歷經戰爭風暴的【韓國寶水洞舊書街】

‧不安時代更需要閱讀！透過書店找回遺失的美好
書中的21間書店代表不同美好時代的精神寫照，在歷史的滾滾洪流中，推動我們奮力前行，找尋心中完整的理想世界。

《書店旅圖：走進全球21間特色書店，感受書店故事、理想和職人精神》希望能藉由書店的經營故事，喚起讀者思考，「書是什麼？書店又代表什麼？」這也是書店存在於世界的價值和意義。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)