Monday, April 9, 2012

How to Write Dissertations and Project Reports

Kathleen McMillan and Jonathan Weyers
online access from ProQuest Ebook Central
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How to write Dissertations & Project Reports provides all of the tips, tools and techniques that you need to choose, research, write and present successful dissertations and research projects, including:

• How to structure and plan your writing proposal
• How to undertake experimental work and field research
• How to read and analyse information, and take notes effectively
• How to interpret, analyse and present numerical and research data
• How to improve your academic writing style, use of conventions and vocabulary
• How to cite references and avoid plagiarism
• How to review, proof-read and present your dissertation or project for maximum impact & results

(Excerpt from amazon.co.uk)

處世的頂尖智慧 (Dealing with People You Can't Stand)

里克.布林克曼(Rick Brinkman) , 里克.基爾希納(Rick Kirschner)
online access from McGraw-Hill Education
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你無法忍受的人是指那些不按你意思去做的人、做你不想要他們做的事的人,而且你不知道要如何應付的頭痛人物。現在,你再也不用受他們的氣了!雖然你不能改變頭痛人物,不過,你可以用一種能讓他們改變自己的方式來和他們溝通,你就能在他們有不好的行為時,知道該怎麼應付他們。

本書將幫助你辨識並組合有效的溝通要素。

其實,和問題人物的溝通,就好像打電話一樣,如果想要電話接通,你撥的號碼順序就必須完全正確。即使只漏掉一個數字,你的電話就無法接通。如果事後才想到撥區域號碼,你的電話就會接錯線了。要是知道電話號碼、撥號的方法也正確、和你無法忍受的人進行完全的互動是可能的!

不幸的是,總有一些頭痛人物,無論你怎麼做,就是不願意接你的電話。面對這些並不多見的情況,你可以把應付無法忍受的人,想成是到了溝通健身房,頭痛人物會幫助你鍛鍊出溝通肌肉,並激發出你的溝通潛能,也許以後,這可能正是你在另一個時空,維持一次更有價值的關係所需要的力量。

面對人際問題,我們希望你的注意力能集中在以下四個主要領域:

1.首先,我們要看一下使人變得難纏的各種原因,碰到有人大吼大叫時,有人會不發一語,有人會發動反擊。這些有趣的差別正說明了不同的行為動機導致的差異。一旦你了解這些差異,就比較不會把這些棘手的行為當作是純粹個人的問題了。

2.再來,我們將檢視基本的溝通技巧,這將有助於化衝突為合作,轉情緒為理性,將暗中的計劃變成開誠佈公的對話。其實,在你平時與人相處時已經用上了這些基本技巧,但是在應付頭痛人物時,卻往往未能使用出來。我們會把溝通的過程說明白,讓你在遇到人們表現最糟的時候,可以活用這些技巧。

3.接下來,我們把焦點放在處理你無法忍受的十種棘手行為特定策略上,你將學會正確使人停止發牢騷、攻擊,發脾氣和不守信用。

4.在本書接近尾聲時,我們將論及如果你受不了自己時又該怎麼辦。到那時候,也許你已經看出自己也有些令人頭痛的行為,這一章會幫助你辨識並改變自己難纏的行為,因為你愈容易與人相處,要應付的棘手人物就愈少。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Monday, April 2, 2012

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different: Principles for Breakthrough Success

Carmine Gallo
online access from McGraw-Hill eBook Library
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…When it comes to innovation, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is legendary. His company slogan "Think Different" is more than a marketing tool. It's a way of life--a powerful, positive, game-changing approach to innovation that anyone can apply to any field of endeavor.

These are the Seven Principles of Innovation, inspired by the master himself:
1. Do What You Love.
Think differently about your career.
2. Put a Dent in the Universe.
Think differently about your vision.
3. Kick Start Your Brain.
Think differently about how you think.
4. Sell Dreams, Not Products.
Think differently about your customers.
5. Say No to 1,000 Things.
Think differently about design.
6. Create Insanely Great Experiences.
Think differently about your brand experience.
7. Master the Message.
Think differently about your story.

By following Steve Jobs's visionary example, you'll discover exciting new ways to unlock your creative potential and to foster an environment that encourages innovation and allows it to flourish. You'll learn how to match—and beat—the most powerful competitors, develop the most revolutionary products, attract the most loyal customers, and thrive in the most challenging times. Bestselling business journalist Carmine Gallo has interviewed hundreds of successful professionals--from CEOs, managers, and entrepreneurs to teachers, consultants, and stay-at-home moms—to get to the core of Steve Jobs's innovative philosophies. These are the simple, meaningful, and attainable principles that drive us all to "Think Different." These are The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

天工開物・栩栩如真

董啟章
online access from Apabi
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華人世界難得一見之百萬字三部曲長篇小說──「自然史」三部曲之第一部‧二聲部小說。這也是香港新生代著名小說家董啟章以數年時間完成的「自然史」三部曲之第一部,是「自我」探尋、確立之書。

日常的物件,構造出不尋常的人生。從物件的發展史——收音機、電報、電話、車床、衣車、電視機、汽車、遊戲機、錶、打字機、相機、卡式錄音機和書——,展現出人與物共生的歷程和圖景。

三代人的書,構造出V城三代人的歷史。從阿爺董富收藏的《天工開物》,和爸爸董銑鑽研的《萬物原理圖鑑》,到「我」利用文字工場的想像模式創造出來的《栩栩如真》——關於少女栩栩的「人物世界」——;通過小說,尋找通往所有可能世界的路徑。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Monday, March 26, 2012

Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life

Richard W. Paul, Linda Elder
online access from EBSCOhost
online access from SuperStar Digital Library
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Critical Thinking is about becoming a better thinker in every aspect of your life: in your career, and as a consumer, citizen, friend, parent, and lover. Discover the core skills of effective thinking; then analyze your own thought processes, identify weaknesses, and overcome them. Learn how to translate more effective thinking into better decisions, less frustration, more wealth, and above all, greater confidence to pursue and achieve your most important goals in life.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

敦煌石窟全集

敦煌硏究院 主編
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敦煌石窟是全世界規模最宏偉、內容最豐富、延續時間最長、保存最完好的佛教藝術寶庫。由北朝到元代,歷經千多年,現存洞窟400多個,壁畫4.5萬平方米,塑像2,000多個,為國家級重點文物保護單位,並列入世界文化遺產。

敦煌世界知名,因為她太豐富、太微妙,幾乎關涉古代所有重大文明,還見證東方世界的思想碰撞──佛與儒道的合流。一粒沙裏看世界,敦煌是沙漠中看世界的天書。

敦煌石窟全集包括總卷《再現敦煌》及專題卷25卷,分為佛教、藝術、社會三類。

各卷卷名如下:

1 再現敦煌

佛教類
2 尊像畫卷
3 本生‧因緣故事畫卷
4 佛傳故事畫卷
5 阿彌陀經畫卷
6 彌勒經畫卷
7 法華經畫卷
8 塑像卷
9 報恩經畫卷
10 密教畫卷
11 楞伽經畫卷
12 佛教東傳故事畫卷

藝術類
13 圖案卷 〈上〉
14 圖案卷 〈下〉
15 飛天畫卷
16 音樂畫卷
17 舞蹈畫卷
18 山水畫卷
19 動物畫卷
20 藏經洞珍品卷(非賣品)
21 石窟建築卷
22 建築畫卷

社會類
23 科學技術畫卷
24 服飾畫卷
25 民俗畫卷
26 交通畫卷

(摘錄自商務印書館網站)