The 2-Hour Job Search : Using Technology to Get the Right Job Faster

Steve Dalton
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Use the latest technology to target potential employers and secure the first interview--no matter your experience, education, or network--with these revised and updated tools and recommendations.

“The most practical, stress-free guide ever written for finding a white-collar job.”—Dan Heath, coauthor of Switch and Made to Stick

Technology has changed not only the way we do business, but also the way we look for work. The 2-Hour Job Search rejects laundry lists of conventional wisdom in favor of a streamlined job search approach that produces results quickly and efficiently. In three steps, creator Steve Dalton shows you how to select, prioritize, and make contact with potential employers so you can land that critical first interview.

In this revised second edition, you'll find updated advice on how to efficiently surf online job postings, how to reach out to contacts at your dream workplace and when to follow up, and advice on using LinkedIn, Indeed, and Google to your best advantage. Dalton incorporates ideas from leading thinkers in behavioral economics, psychology, and game theory, as well as success stories from readers of the first edition.

The 2-Hour Job Search method has proven so successful that it has been shared at schools across the globe and is a formal part of the curriculum for all first-year MBAs at Duke University. With this book, you'll learn how to make it work for you too.

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文學與電影十講

李思逸
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本書以文學與電影的關係為主題，闡述兩種藝術表現手法在不同層面的交織與建構。作者採用簡潔、精煉的語言解釋電影概念與手法、文學文本與理論，其邏輯性之強，其氣勢之磅礴，其藝術造詣之深，大可讀成一家之言。研讀文學或研讀電影的同好者，不可錯過此書。

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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

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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。

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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.

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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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