The Anthropocene Reviewed : Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

John Green
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Goodreads Choice winner for Nonfiction 2021 and instant #1 bestseller! A deeply moving collection of personal essays from John Green, the author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down.

“The perfect book for right now.” –People

“The Anthropocene Reviewed is essential to the human conversation.” –Library Journal, starred review

The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale—from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Penguins of Madagascar.

Funny, complex, and rich with detail, the reviews chart the contradictions of contemporary humanity. As a species, we are both far too powerful and not nearly powerful enough, a paradox that came into sharp focus as we faced a global pandemic that both separated us and bound us together.

John Green’s gift for storytelling shines throughout this masterful collection. The Anthropocene Reviewed is a open-hearted exploration of the paths we forge and an unironic celebration of falling in love with the world.

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國之色 中國傳統色配色圖典

紅糖美學
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國畫裡的神秘色調、詩詞歌賦裡的動人之美
一窺《紅樓夢》裡意藏的柳黃、水綠、秋香色……
一探《揚州畫舫錄》裡記述的駝茸、茄花紫、藕荷色……

古人對色彩的稱呼滿含詩意的美感，祖母綠、鵝黃、相思灰、月白、琉璃藍、丁香紫、朱砂、胭脂色……。每一種色系都還有不同的細微劃分、不同的名字，如藍色，就有景泰藍、天青、黛藍、靛藍、石青....，顏色之多美不勝數。

李白形容美酒色澤的「琥珀」
杜甫詩中描述濃綠色的「綠沈」
王維書寫遠山山巔的「黛色」
李商隱描寫蕭條荒涼的「蒼黃」
孟浩然比喻青松生機盎然的「青翠」
蘇軾暗喻柑橘結果收獲的「橙黃」
陸羽認為上品茶的茶湯為「緗色」

國色天成。
本書帶你一窺傳統色的生活美學、走進中國詩意的色彩世界。

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Fathoms: The World in the Whale

Rebecca Giggs
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WINNER OF THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION
WINNER OF THE NIB LITERARY AWARD
FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR NONFICTION
HIGHLY COMMENDED IN THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON GLOBAL CONSERVATION

‘There is a kind of hauntedness in wild animals today: a spectre related to environmental change … Our fear is that the unseen spirits that move in them are ours. Once more, animals are a moral force.’

When Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beach in Australia, she began to wonder how the lives of whales might shed light on the condition of our seas. How do whales experience environmental change? Has our connection to these fabled animals been transformed by technology? What future awaits us, and them? And what does it mean to write about nature in the midst of an ecological crisis?

In Fathoms: the world in the whale, Giggs blends natural history, philosophy, and science to explore these questions with clarity and hope. In lively, inventive prose, she introduces us to whales so rare they have never been named; she tells us of the astonishing variety found in whale sounds, and of whale ‘pop’ songs that sweep across hemispheres. She takes us into the deeps to discover that one whale’s death can spark a great flourishing of creatures. We travel to Japan to board whaling ships, examine the uncanny charisma of these magnificent mammals, and confront the plastic pollution now pervading their underwater environment.

In the spirit of Rachel Carson and John Berger, Fathoms is a work of profound insight and wonder. It marks the arrival of an essential new voice in narrative nonfiction and provides us with a powerful, surprising, and compelling view of some of the most urgent issues of our time.

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故事裡的心理學

鐘穎
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～從故事啟航的內在探索之旅～
★以奠基於榮格的深度心理學解析「愛麗絲夢遊仙境」、「小王子」、「黑貓」、「綠野仙蹤」等11個故事的象徵。
★釐清「童年、青少年、中年、以及老年」4大人生階段的心靈任務。

「那些我們視之為童話或兒童青少年文學的故事至少向我們提供了兩座橋樑，
一座通往我以外的他人，一座通往內心的自己。」
我們能夠很容易地從故事得到向外的啟發，
而通往內在的途徑，則能靠心理學來幫我們指認出來。

在故事之中，我們會與自己相逢，乃至與更大的整體相逢。
誠摯地邀請每個大人一起用深度及存在心理學的眼光重讀一遍書裡的故事，
在掩卷之後，走入自我的個體化旅程。

在上集 (潛意識與永恆少年)，【夢與潛意識】、【永恆少年】這兩大篇章，
為我們指出「孩子如何跨越至青春期」，「青少年期的重要原型」等成長時期的重要主題。

在下集 (陰影與個體化)，【陰影】、【個體化】這兩大篇章，
指出「中年危機的首要功課」，「人生下半場的最終追尋」等，
這些屬於成人的重要任務。

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The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - editor, Jenny Minton Quigley - editor
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Twenty prize-winning stories selected from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year - continuing the O. Henry Prize's century-long tradition of literary excellence.

Now entering its second century, the prestigious annual story anthology has a new title, a new look, and a new guest editor. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has brought her own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and young emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Adichie, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction.

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一流工作者都在用的待辦清單 : 省時、減壓、事情做得完的神奇高效公式 (To-Do List Formula: A Stress-Free Guide To Creating To-Do Lists That Work！)

戴蒙．札哈里斯 （Damon Zahariades))
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10步驟 + 8要訣，盤點、刪除、排序你的待辦事項
從此事情做得完，消除壓力和焦慮
輕鬆管理工作和家庭，奪回你的私人時間

你曾列了待辦清單，卻還是發現事情做不完？工作和生活都一團混亂！
你是否在清單上列了一長串工作，卻感到手足無措，不知從何下手？
其實這不是你的錯，更不該放棄，你只要學會「正確使用」待辦清單。

一張有效的待辦清單，能確保你在「正確的」時間，進行「正確的」任務，讓你更輕鬆的按時完成重要的工作。它可以減輕你的壓力、消除你的挫折，幫助你在執行任務的過程中，集中注意力和避免干擾。書中將一步步引導你打造出能提高效率、減輕壓力，且輕易執行的專屬待辦清單。

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