Monday, June 13, 2011

Honest Signals: How They Shape Our World

Alex (Sandy) Pentland; with Tracy Heibeck
online access from ProQuest Ebook Central
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How can you know when someone is bluffing? Paying attention? Genuinely interested? The answer, writes Sandy Pentland in Honest Signals, is that subtle patterns in how we interact with other people reveal our attitudes toward them. These unconscious social signals are not just a back channel or a complement to our conscious language; they form a separate communication network. Biologically based "honest signaling," evolved from ancient primate signaling mechanisms, offers an unmatched window into our intentions, goals, and values. If we understand this ancient channel of communication, Pentland claims, we can accurately predict the outcomes of situations ranging from job interviews to first dates.

Pentland, an MIT professor, has used a specially designed digital sensor worn like an ID badge--a "sociometer"--to monitor and analyze the back-and-forth patterns of signaling among groups of people. He and his researchers found that this second channel of communication, revolving not around words but around social relations, profoundly influences major decisions in our lives--even though we are largely unaware of it. Pentland presents the scientific background necessary for understanding this form of communication, applies it to examples of group behavior in real organizations, and shows how by "reading" our social networks we can become more successful at pitching an idea, getting a job, or closing a deal. Using this "network intelligence" theory of social signaling, Pentland describes how we can harness the intelligence of our social network to become better managers, workers, and communicators.

(Excerpt from amazon.co.uk)

談判技巧:利益,選擇與標準 (Getting to Yes)

羅傑.費希爾 (Roger Fisher) , 威廉.尤瑞 (William Ury)
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你很可能成為一名談判者,因為談判是生活中經常發生的事情。也許你與你的老板討論自己的提薪問題;也許你要與一個陌生人談價購買他的房子;兩位律師在一起試圖解決一樁因交通事故而引起的法律糾紛……所有這些都是談判。

人人似乎每天都在為某些事情進行談判。人們即使在自己不認為談判時也在談判。一個人跟他愛人談論去哪裡吃飯,跟他的孩子談論何時關燈,這也是談判。談判是從別人那裡取得你所需要的東西的基本手段 ……

本書系統地闡述了原則性談判的方法。第一部分討論在要求上討價還價的談判方法所引起的問題,接着的四部分提出談判方法的四項原則,最後三部分回答使用這些方法最常見的問題。

(摘錄自書中「導言」)

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Fearless Interviewing : How to Win the Job by Communicating with Confidence

Marky Stein
online access from ProQuest Ebook Central
online access from McGraw-Hill Education (in Chinese)
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A proactive new strategy for removing anxiety, and regaining control, throughout the job interview process

"Marky Stein's book is wonderful. She gives us a thorough analysis of the whole interviewing process. Fearless Interviewing is clear, kind, and full of good advice ... Highly recommended." —  Barbara Sher, author of Live the Life That You Love

A job interview is one of life's most stressful and challenging experiences. Fearless Interviewing presents a strategic approach to interviewing, one that tips the scales back in favor of the job applicant. It provides useful advice on all aspects of the interviewing process, including how to:
• Dazzle interviewers in the first 20 seconds
• Handle tough interview questions with ease
• Command a salary up to 20 percent higher

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

美的歷程

李澤厚 著
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《美的歷程》從宏觀鳥瞰角度對中國數千年的藝術、文學作了概括描述和美學把握。其中提出了諸如原始遠古藝術的「龍飛鳳舞」,殷周青銅器藝術的「獰厲的美」,先秦理性精神的「儒道互補」,楚辭、漢賦、漢畫像石之「浪漫主義」,「人的覺醒」的魏晉風度,六朝、唐、宋佛像雕塑,宋元山水繪畫以及詩、詞、曲各具審美三品類,明清時期小說、戲曲半浪漫而感傷而現實之變遷等等重要觀念,多發前人之所未發。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)


《美的歷程》是部大書(應該說是幾部大書),是一部中國美學和美術史,一部中國文學史,一部中國哲學史,一部中國文化史。 ——馮友蘭

《美的歷程》一書真是寫得英姿勃發才氣逼人。單是標題,便氣度不凡,龍飛鳳舞、青銅饕餮、魏晉風度、盛唐之音,更不用說每過幾頁就有一段華彩樂章了。實際上,《美的歷程》是可以當作藝術品來看待的它充分地表現著李澤厚的藝術魅力。 ——易中天

(摘錄自 book.douban.com)

Monday, May 30, 2011

Be the Hero: Three Powerful Ways to Overcome Challenges in Work and Life

Noah Blumenthal ; foreword by Marshall Goldsmith
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Every once in a while a book comes along that strikes right at the core of a problem and brings a solution. We all have patterns of thinking and behavior that sabotage our effectiveness, success, and happiness. Noah Blumenthal believes that we can replace these negative patterns with a more positive approach — what he calls the way of the everyday hero. He shows that everyone can be a hero — when they choose the “right” path, even when it is difficult to do so. Around this concept, Blumenthal spins a tale that brings to life the lessons, techniques, and tools anyone can use to become an everyday hero ...

In this great book, Noah Blumenthal shares the three secrets that will take you to success and beyond. Read it, devour it, and practice it, and you’ll learn how to increase your effectiveness, improve your relationships, and find success. The benefits to you and to the people around you will be tremendous!

(Excerpt from the Foreword by Marshall Goldsmith)

地下鐵 = Sound of Colors

幾米著
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天使在地下鐵入口
跟我說再見的那一年,
我漸漸看不見了。

15歲生日的秋天早晨,
下著毛毛雨,
我餵好我的貓,
六點零五分,
走進地下鐵。

故事靈感的開始,是10多年前,幾米第一次在東京搭乘地下鐵。後來在紐約又有幾次進出地下鐵,地鐵周邊的風光,以及各站不同的出口風景深深震撼作家的心靈,故事的型塑於焉開展。本書是幾米繼城市三部曲《向左轉,向右轉》、《月亮忘記了》之第三部壓軸曲。更是幾米讀者的必讀書。

幾米1998年開始繪本創作,開啟成人繪本風潮,作品風靡海內外,已有美、法、德、西班牙、希臘、韓、 日、泰等國譯本。多部作品改編為音樂劇、電視劇或電影。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)