Broken Light: A Novel

Joanne Harris
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A bold and ambitious thriller exploring how women can feel invisible as they grow older—and what happens when they decide to take back control.

Bernie Moon's ambitions and dreams have been forgotten by everyone, even Bernie herself. At nineteen she was full of promise, but now, facing fifty and going through the menopause, she's a fading light.

Until the murder of a woman in a local park unlocks a series of childhood memories, and with them, a talent that she has hidden all her adult life.

What happens when the frustrations and power of an older woman are finally given their chance to be revealed?

Filled with growth and redemption, revenge and visibility, friendship and self-discovery, Broken Light is an explosive new thriller that challenges our notions of womanhood and power.

“This incendiary, brilliantly plotted thriller from Harris centers on 48-year-old Bernie Ingram’s midlife crisis. Vibrant voices will keep readers mesmerized right through to the glorious, explosive finale. This is a one-of-a-kind triumph.” -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Profound, moving, and utterly unforgettable.” -- Catriona Ward, author of The Last House of Needless Street

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

貧困危機 : 日本「最底層」社會

藤田孝典
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《下流老人》作者藤田孝典又一力作，以詳實的案例和數據，
分析日本社會全面陷入貧困危機的真實情況

貧困在日本以驚人的速度持續蔓延。它步步緊逼，當你意識到的時候恐怕已無法動彈。—藤田孝典

「一億總中流」的日本早已不復存在，隨之而來的是「國民總最底層」的時代。本書所要講述的就是這樣不斷滲透蔓延到每代人中的貧困。老人、年輕人、孩子，不論男女，每代人都在貧困中掙扎。這樣的時代是史無前例的。

藤田孝典以豐富的一線救助經驗、翔實的案例和數據，將「日本社會正在陷入全面貧困危機」這一難言之隱公之於眾，提醒人們不要置之度外，隨時做好應對準備。同時審視現有福利政策的不足，積極尋找解決方案，呼籲建立一個能夠讓所有有困難的人都得到幫助的社會。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy

Julian Baggini
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*SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*

'There to fill the Sapiens-size hole in your life' Observer

In this groundbreaking global overview of philosophy, Julian Baggini travels the world to provide a wide-ranging map of human thought.

One of the great unexplained wonders of human history is that written philosophy flowered entirely separately in China, India and Ancient Greece at more or less the same time. These early philosophies have had a profound impact on the development of distinctive cultures in different parts of the world. What we call 'philosophy' in the West is not even half the story.

Julian Baggini sets out to expand our horizons in How the World Thinks, exploring the philosophies of Japan, India, China and the Muslim world, as well as the lesser-known oral traditions of Africa and Australia's first peoples. Interviewing thinkers from around the globe, Baggini asks questions such as: why is the West is more individualistic than the East? What makes secularism a less powerful force in the Islamic world than in Europe? And how has China resisted pressures for greater political freedom?

Offering deep insights into how different regions operate, and paying as much attention to commonalities as to differences, Baggini shows that by gaining greater knowledge of how others think we take the first step to a greater understanding of ourselves.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

漫遊八十年代 : 聽廣東歌的好日子

黃夏柏
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八十年代是本地流行文化成形的關鍵十年。

廣東歌自七十年代漸興，逐步注入現代觸感，於八十年代開花結果。本書作者在當年的報刊雜誌等素材裏追本尋源，結合自身聆聽經驗和成長歷程，記下香港樂壇的黃金年代。

全書主要內容包括︰詳述英語歌退潮、粵語歌興起、至電視劇主題曲大熱，到天皇巨星如羅文、張國榮、梅艷芳先後閃亮登場，樂隊熱潮興波作浪，及至台灣歌曲在八十年代末再度侵佔香港巿場⋯⋯。細看歌手的發展與蛻變，兼評當年一些意念突出的大碟︰如林子祥的《創作歌集》、陳百強的《傾訴》、林憶蓮的《都巿觸角》系列等。解拆八十年代音樂工業的周邊情況︰如Walkman的盛行，演唱會場地的變化、唱片舖以至卡拉OK的興起和沒落等，全面訴說該年代廣東歌的滲透力量。增訂版全新內容：微觀電影主題曲、插曲如何與電影相輔相承，除了早已家傳戶曉的電影主題曲，個別電影插曲背後亦有不少趣聞與故事。暢談電台的音樂選擇，由「半中半英」到全中文歌的轉變， 見證廣東歌的勢力擴張。那些年的流行曲，仍在腦中播送！

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Fading Neon Lights: An Archive of Hong Kong’s Visual Culture

Brian Sze-hang Kwok
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Suspended above us with intricate patterns and flamboyant colours, the neon signs of Hong Kong easily guide us to local businesses, Chinese restaurants, bars, and department stores. Apart from marketing and advertising, these neon signs actually convey much more — and mean much more to those who view the signs as a part of their home.

This book documents Hong Kong’s neon signs whilst taking on a historical, socio-cultural, and contextual study of visual culture around the city. It explores the inter-related components of neon signs, including each sign’s unique visual aesthetic and design, the history of craftsmanship and training, and how the streetscape relates to Hong Kong’s consumer culture. With an underlying theme of photographic conservation and an array of vibrant images, the author brings the everyday signage of Hong Kong to life.

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上流教養：當紐約豪門家教遇上第五大道的佛洛伊德 (I Left My Homework in the Hamptons: What I Learned Teaching the Children of the One Percent)

布萊絲．葛羅斯伯格 (Blythe Grossberg)
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直擊金字塔頂端的家庭教育現場，
撼動人心的社會觀察！

歡迎來到紐約曼哈頓頂級富豪的教養世界，
在這裡，學術是一種痴迷；財富無助於緩解地位焦慮；
父母想盡一切辦法，只為讓孩子在激烈的競爭中出類拔萃——
光鮮亮麗的表象之下，我們看見的卻是扭曲失能的另一面。　

這本細膩的記事，讓常以誇張手法呈現的世界充滿了人性。──《出版人週刊》
對為人父母者財富和權勢的近距離審視，發人深省。──《柯克斯書評》

......而在外界看來令人艷羨的物質生活之下，孩子的精神狀態又是怎麼一回事呢？他們與家人的相處模式與時間，都與一般平凡家庭大相逕庭。這些孩子不僅價值觀、世界觀與他人不同，所感受到的孤寂、壓力、甚至種種心理上的症狀也超乎常人所能想像。坐享豪門家庭資源的同時，卻無法依隨己心選擇未來的道路，下場常是壓抑隱藏內心的空洞與缺陷。但這些面向往往也最常被掩飾在豪門家庭的亮麗表面下。布萊絲在其中看到的，正是孩子們在富豪家庭生活裡培養出的扭曲價值觀 ......

本書在抒情中帶著批判，質疑中亦有溫情。她如實道出在教育現場經歷的各種體制缺陷，也點出孩子面臨的超載壓力。孩子的教養與大人的生活息息相關，全書不僅如同紐約富人的浮世繪，也是飽受焦慮煎熬的豪門家庭縮影。當今的孩子正因承載大人的過度期望而邁向崩解。透過本書，布萊絲向我們展示了美國最富裕家庭的特權世界，以及造成他們足以保持巔峰狀態的制度缺陷。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)