HBR's 10 Must Reads 2025: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review, Ginni Rometty, Robert I. Sutton, Huggy Rao, Jamil Zaki
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A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place.

We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to keep you up to date on the most cutting-edge, influential thinking driving business today. With authors from Ginni Rometty to Robert I. Sutton and company examples from Maersk to Nvidia, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations right to your fingertips.

This book will inspire you to:

• Reskill your organization in the age of AI
• Rid your company of the obstacles that infuriate everyone
• Understand what today's rainmakers do differently
• Market sustainable products effectively
• Choose the right sources of demand to grow your company at the right speed
• Use strategic thinking to create the life you want

Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.

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非暴力溝通的對話練習：放下指責或成見，善用5種情境對話，有效找出彼此的需要 (What We Say Matters)

茱迪絲．韓森．拉薩特 (Judith Hanson Lasater), 艾克．K．拉薩特 (Ike K. Lasater)
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──全球超過數百萬人都在用的說話方式──
馬歇爾•盧森堡博士的門生親授

唯有理解雙方的感受與需要，才能站在同理的角度說話，
一套真正避免衝突、減少情緒勒索的溝通法。

為什麼你需要「非暴力溝通」？
「非暴力溝通」是由馬歇爾•盧森堡博士創建，
由於他早期生活在動盪不安的底特律市，
因此非常希望能用新的溝通方式和平解決分歧。

之後他開始學習臨床心理學，並創立了「非暴力溝通」及培訓機構，
成功讓許多人使用這套「愛的語言」來說話，減少紛爭。

本書的兩位作者為盧森堡博士的門生，一直致力於「非暴力溝通」的推廣，
因此在書中，他們會告訴你要如何以此為基礎，
應用在自己、伴侶、孩子和父母，甚至是職場對話中。

此外，每一章結束後都會附上實作活動，幫助你將非暴力溝通巧妙地融入日常。

▍何謂「非暴力溝通」？你將學到什麼？
這是一套以「愛」為主的說話方式，並以此來傾聽和溝通。
簡單來說，就是在開口前，按照下列四個步驟來說話，
（1）觀察──客觀陳述狀況
（2）感受──說出你的感受
（3）需要──表達你的需要
（4）請求──提出具體的請求

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The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners

Amor Towles, Jenny Minton Quigley
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“A diverse and glorious selection . . . a gift of imagination, wit, and wonder. The collection is filled with miniature masterpieces. . . . This must-have anthology is a treasure trove not to be missed.” —Library Journal (starred review)

The prestigious annual story anthology, featuring prize-winning stories by Kate DiCamillo, Jess Walter, Dave Eggers, Allegra Goodman, Jai Chakrabarti, Francisco Gonzalez, and more.

Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Amor Towles has brought his own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Towles, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction.

THE WINNING STORIES

“Roy,” Emma Binder
“The Soccer Balls of Mr. Kurz,” Michele Mari (translated from the Italian by Brian Robert Moore)
“Orphans,” Brad Felver
“The Home Visit,” Morris Collins
“The Import,” Jai Chakrabarti
“Didi,” Amber Caron
“Serranos,” Francisco González
“Hiding Spot,” Caroline Kim
“Junior,” Katherine D. Stutzman
“My Good Friend,” Juliana Leite (translated from the Portuguese by Zoë Perry)
"The Castle of Rose Tellin,” Kate DiCamillo
"Rain,” Colin Barrett
“Marital Problems,” Robin Romm
“The Last Grownup,” Allegra Goodman
“The Honor of Your Presence,” Dave Eggers
“The Paper Artist,” E. K. Ota
“The Room-Service Waiter,” Tom Crewe
“Seeing Through Maps,” Madeline ffitch
“The Dark,” Jess Walter
“Mobilization,” Allegra Hyde

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天堂春夢：二十世紀香港電影史論

游靜
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電影是時代變遷的見證者！
本書重溯香港上世紀20至90年代的文化脈絡，
建構出香港電影中文化政治的史觀，
對昨日與今日的香港，提供不一樣的理解。

作者游靜爬梳大量原始資料，穿梭於電影個案解讀、影人自述，及時空政治脈絡分析；大歷史與微歷史之間，國、粵片兼論，細緻勾勒出香港百年璀燦光影，洞察歷史足印的偶然與必然，為華語電影研究、殖民及冷戰研究、香港文化研究，開創新天。同時提出關鍵探索及叩問：

▎對香港的思考成為協助反思其他華語文化歷史的資源。
▎作為華語電影世界的夢工場，香港電影的獨特貢獻在哪些方面。
▎香港電影史如何與文學史息息相關？
▎香港電影成為無權無勢的庶民抒解焦慮不安的重要場域。
▎李小龍的奮不顧身是香港傳奇的比喻。
▎香港主流道德價值曾經歷怎樣的翻新打造。
▎「大冷戰」與「小冷戰」如何影響香港電影發展？
▎香港電影史如何同時見證殖民治理與文化冷戰的軌跡？
▎資本主義現代性怎樣改造性／別關係，風月片如何展現反殖心結。
▎新浪潮電影如何叩問香港的冷戰前沿位置？
▎喜劇是香港夢的呈現？無厘頭揭示時代的壓迫、港式主體的反撲？

透過回顧香港電影史，進一步深思過去耳熟能詳的電影、人物、性別角色、文化歷史及其構成，體味今天華語以致全球流行文化，如何依舊從這份龐大深厚的歷史遺產中取經。

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Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future

Jean M. Twenge
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A groundbreaking, “lavishly informative” (The New York Times) portrait of the six generations that currently live in the United States and how they connect, conflict, and compete with one another—from the acclaimed author of Generation Me and iGen.

Upending the conventional theory that generational differences are caused by major events, Dr. Jean Twenge analyzes data on 39 million people from robust national surveys—some going back nearly a century—to show that changes in technology are the underlying driver of each generation’s unique makeup. In this revelatory work, Twenge outlines key shifts in attitudes and lifestyle choices that define each generation regarding gender, income, politics, race, sexuality, marriage, mental health, and much more.

Surprising, engaging, and informative, Generations “gets you thinking about how appreciating generational differences can, ironically, bring us together” (Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author). It will forever change the way you view your parents, peers, coworkers, and children, no matter which generation you call your own.

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記憶決定你是誰 : 探索心智基礎, 學習如何記憶 (Why We Remember)

蘭迦納特 (Charan Ranganath)
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美國亞馬遜書店編輯選書
《紐約時報》、《洛杉磯時報》暢銷書

請花一點時間，思考一下自己是誰。想想身邊最親近的人、你的工作、目前的生活狀況。是哪些生命經驗，造就今天的你？是什麼樣的選擇，引領你到現在這個時空？

這一切都與記憶息息相關。
記憶決定了你是誰，在背後影響你的決定。

記憶是大腦的重要功能，幫助我們學習新事物、認識新面孔，影響我們的人際關係、人生選擇和自我認同，甚至形塑人類社會。雖然回想記憶時跟呼吸一樣自然，但我們經常只關注自己記得哪些事，沒有多加認識記憶的真正特質：
　　•遺忘是人類的天性，我們記不住每一件事。
　　•壓力會牽動一系列化學物質，影響記憶力。
　　•記憶具有可塑性，可以修改，也可以植入。
　　•記憶的關鍵不是記錄過去，而是詮釋過去。

對記憶抱持錯誤期待、不曾質疑為什麼記得或如何記得、很少留意記憶與情緒之間的關聯，讓我們錯失善用記憶改變自己的機會。

蘭迦納特教授研究記憶多年，在《記憶決定你是誰》中帶領我們認識大腦，了解多巴胺等神經調節物質如何影響記憶與學習，並指出人類是群居動物，記憶是眾人之事。他透過阿茲海默症、創傷後壓力症候群等患者的案例，說明記憶障礙不僅影響個人，更會對社會造成衝擊；還藉由親友之間的交流實驗，解釋共同記憶是如何創造，以及如何利用社會互動重新建構更好的生命敘事。

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