How to Write a Thesis

Rowena Murray
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"This book has become a trusted resource for students from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds. Not only does it take you through the steps and stages of thesis writing, but more importantly, it offers rich advice and support that helps build confidence, sets up effective writing habits and generates a positive orientation towards the complex task of thesis writing." —Professor Sarah Moore, Associate Vice President Academic, University of Limerick, Ireland

Providing down-to-earth guidance to help students shape their theses, Rowena Murray offers valuable advice and practical tips and techniques. Useful summaries and checklists help students to stay on track or regain their way.

Moving beyond the basics of thesis writing, the book introduces practical writing techniques such as freewriting, generative writing and binge writing. Issues such as working out the criteria for your thesis, writer's block, writing a literature review and making notes into a draft are also covered.

New to this edition:
• New introduction by students - 'How I used this book'
• Update on doctoral skills set and Training Needs Analysis
• Extended treatment of plagiarism - and how to avoid it
• Expanded section on students' well-being
• Learning outcomes for each chapter

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

質的硏究方法與社會科學硏究

陳向明 著
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《質的研究方法與社會科學研究》是國內第一部系統評介“質的研究方法”（qualitative research）的專著，對目前國際社會科學界提出的有關理論問題以及新近發展出來的操作手段進行了深入的探討，並結合有關西方學者以及作者自己的研究實例對其進行了生動的展示和說明。“質的研究方法”目前在社會科學研究領域是與“量的研究方法”相提並論、交相輝映的一種研究方法，它要求研究者深入社會現象，通過親身體驗了解研究對象的存在方式和意義解釋，在原始資料的基礎之上建立相關理論。

(摘錄自amazon.cn)

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Reading, Writing and Reasoning: A Guide for Students

Gavin J. Fairbairn and Christopher Winch
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"A concise and useful guide, which provides an overview of the skills necessary to good reviewing ... Dealing clearly with traditional sources such as books and journals alongside recent developments such as wikis, blogs, and other online material, this handbook provides students with not only the basics, but guidance on the evolving issues in research dissemination and literature reviewing."
Daniel Zahra, Student, University of Plymouth, UK

What do you have to do to achieve success in your university studies?

Many students find the 'step up' from school or college work to university study a challenge. The same is frequently true for those returning to study after time spent in the workplace. If you find yourself in either of these situations then this is the book for you. Straightforward and sympathetic, this accessible handbook will help you to develop the essential skills in three of the core aspects of university study: reading, writing and reasoning.

Drawing on a wealth of experience of working with students in a variety of settings, Gavin Fairbairn and Christopher Winch have completely revised and updated this best selling text. It is packed with practical advice, examples and exercises that will be invaluable for all students and assist in developing effective reading practices, high quality academic writing and critical thinking skills.

The new edition contains:
• Expanded coverage on plagiarism and how to avoid it
• Additional guidance on structuring writing
• Suggestions for overcoming writer’s block
• Tasks designed to reflect on key issues and practice skills
• Guidance for tutors on how to help students

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

金字塔原理: 思考, 寫作和解決問題的邏輯 (The Minto Pyramid Principle)

明托 (Barbara Minto) 著
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廿一世紀是寫作的時代，不論是寫作文、寫情書、寫e-mail、交報告，這本書都可以幫助你。

本書作者芭芭拉．明托（Barbara Minto），為麥肯錫等世界各大顧問公司開設過寫作課程。《金字塔原理》自1973年出版以來，經過多次修訂，建立了不朽的名聲，成為顧問界乃至學術界的必讀書籍。大前研一《思考的技術》書中所提到的金字塔結構思考法，也源於此書。本書提供讀者最完整、最經典的關於思考與表達技巧的重要觀念。透過學習金字塔結構，對於提升寫作、思考、解決問題的專業能力，必將大有幫助。

本書分成四個部分：
Part1：寫作的邏輯。解釋何謂金字塔原理，同時告訴你如何利用它來建構一個基本的金字塔結構。讓你了解並能運用這個技巧到簡單的文書工作上。
Part2：思考的邏輯。告訴你如何仔細評估並組織你的想法，確保你所寫出來的文章能完全表達你的想法。這個部分提供許多例子，並且強調：強迫自己經歷這個「冷靜思考」過程，對於清楚表達你的想法來說非常重要。
Part3：解決問題的邏輯。主要針對撰寫諮詢報告的人，或是必須對複雜的問題進行分析後，提交結論給行動者的人。說明如何利用各種基礎架構，在解決問題過程中的不同階段去建構你的分析，如此一來你的觀點可以有效地預先組織好，方便組成金字塔結構。
Part4：簡報的邏輯。介紹一些技巧，幫助你在以簡報方式報告時，讀者或觀眾能清楚看到金字塔結構，並能快速理解你的想法。

運用金字塔原理還需要相當的訓練。然而，按照書中建議的方式，刻意強迫你自己先想後寫，你可以：（a）減少完稿通常需要花費的時間；（b）讓文章更清楚；（c）縮短文章的長度。在極短的時間內寫出簡潔又清楚的文章。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Mindhacker: 60 Tips, Tricks, and Games to Take Your Mind to the Next Level

Ron Hale-Evans, Marty Hale-Evans
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Compelling tips and tricks to improve your mental skills

Don't you wish you were just a little smarter? Ron and Marty Hale-Evans can help with a vast array of witty, practical techniques that tune your brain to peak performance. Founded in current research, Mindhacker features 60 tips, tricks, and games to develop your mental potential. This accessible compilation helps improve memory, accelerate learning, manage time, spark creativity, hone math and logic skills, communicate better, think more clearly, and keep your mind strong and flexible.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

積極生活的力量：激勵自我、改變命運的心理控制術 (The Power of Positive Living)

道格拉斯•勒爾頓（Dougas Lurcon）
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本書通俗地討論了一個簡單的道理，這個道理有時對我們來說顯而易見。注意這裡我說的是“有時”！有時我們認識到，只要我們積極地思考和行動，就能得到肯定的和理想的結果。如果你早已認識到這種人生態度的神奇力量，那麼你是幸運的，這本書對你來說可能就不重要了。但是，對於那些還沒有樹立積極生活觀的人來說，探索積極的生活方式，滿懷希望地生活，把握生活的細節……都意義重大。如果能從中學到這些，他們的生活就會告別沉重和平庸，從此將變得更加充實而富有意義。

(摘錄自findbook.tw)

The Smarter Student: Skills and Strategies for Success at University

Kathleen McMillan and Jonathan Weyers
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...The Smarter Student is an essential manual, written by experts and road-tested on students. It will guide every student with confidence throughout their university career, helping them focus their efforts, trouble-shoot problems and thrive in their studies. The Smarter Student covers the entire university experience from Freshers' Week to Graduation, taking individual tasks chapter by chapter ideal for busy students to dip in and out, gleaning the advice and inspiration they need as they encounter every new experience throughout their university career. Whether they're a new student, they want to hone their skills, or are simply up against an assessment crunch-point and don't know where to start, The Smarter Student is every student's personal coach to achieving the most from their university life.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

人生的真諦 (Man's Search for Meaning)

維克托. E. 弗蘭克爾 (Viktor E. Frankl) 著
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本書作者維克托·E·弗蘭克爾博士是奧地利著名的神經病學和精神病學教授，維也納第三心理治療學派創始人。二次世界大戰期間，他被囚禁納粹集中營整整三年，轉輾於奧斯威辛、達豪等四所集中營，是少數幸存者之一。他的父母、兄弟、妻子等全家人除了一個妹妹以外全部死於集中營。集中營的非人生活使囚犯從活生生的人成為一個個號碼，除了自身赤裸的軀殼以外，喪失了所有一切。作者就是在這種一無所有狀況下，發現人擁有選擇人生態度的自由，這是任何人都無法剝奪的。當一個人領悟到生命的意義和目的，就有意想不到的無窮無盡力量，能夠毫不畏懼地經受任何艱辛困苦。作者從親身經歷體驗，根據存在主義哲學思想，提出了意義療法，發展成為繼弗洛伊德和阿德勒之後又一心理治療學派。

本書共分三個部分。第一部分為集中營經歷自述，描述囚犯從進集中營到獲釋的各個階段心理反應。第二部分用實際病例生動地闡述了意義療法概要。第三部分為1984年再版時增加的一章補充理論性總結。在悲劇性的樂觀主義主題下，用普通語言闡明了心理學理論，深入淺出通俗易懂。全書敘述生動，寓意深刻，引人入勝，同時具有文學和哲學價值，在美國成為享有盛譽的暢銷書。

(摘錄自書中“出版說明”)

For The Love of Music: Invitations to Listening

Michael Steinberg and Larry Rothe
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The power of music, the way it works on the mind and heart, remains an enticing mystery. Now two noted writers on classical music, Michael Steinberg and Larry Rothe, explore the allure of this melodious art--not in the clinical terms of social scientists--but through stories drawn from their own experience. In For the Love of Music, Steinberg and Rothe draw on a lifetime of listening to, living with, and writing about music, sharing the delights and revelatory encounters they have had with Mozart, Brahms, Stravinsky, and a host of other great (and almost-great) composers. At once highly personal and immediately accessible, their writings shed light on those who make music and those who listen to it--drawing readers into the beautiful and dangerous terrain that has meant so much to the authors. In recounting how they themselves came to love music, Steinberg and Rothe offer keys for listening. You will meet the man who created the sound of Hollywood's Golden Age and you will learn how composers have addressed issues as contemporary as AIDS and the terrorist attacks of September 11.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

Composers
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Brahms, Johannes
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Schumann, Robert

怎樣欣賞音樂 (What to Listen for in Music)

艾倫.科普蘭 (Aaron Copland) 著
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本書通過分析音樂的各種要素和結構，深入淺出地敘述了有關音樂欣賞的一切必要知識，某些篇章內容超過了單純音樂欣賞的范圍， 而具有學理性探討價值，不僅對音樂愛好者，就是對大多數專業音樂工作者也可能有一定的參考價值。

(摘錄自book.douban.com)

Playlist: Classical Harmonies for Contemplation—Orchestral Music

Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living: Expert Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists

Seth Shulman ... [et al.]
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How can each of us live Cooler Smarter? While the routine decisions that shape our days—what to have for dinner, where to shop, how to get to work—may seem small, collectively they have a big effect on global warming. But which changes in our lifestyles might make the biggest difference to the climate? This science-based guide shows you the most effective ways to cut your own global warming emissions by twenty percent or more, and explains why your individual contribution is so vital to addressing this global problem.

Cooler Smarter is based on an in-depth, two-year study by the experts at The Union of Concerned Scientists. While other green guides suggest an array of tips, Cooler Smarter offers proven strategies to cut carbon, with chapters on transportation, home energy use, diet, personal consumption, as well as how best to influence your workplace, your community, and elected officials. The book explains how to make the biggest impact and when not to sweat the small stuff. It also turns many eco-myths on their head, like the importance of locally produced food or the superiority of all hybrid cars.

The advice in Cooler Smarter can help save you money and live healthier. But its central purpose is to empower you, through low carbon-living, to confront one of society’s greatest threats.

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明淸土地契約文書硏究

楊國楨 著
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本書利用國內外收藏的明清土地契約，對明清時代的經濟結構、土地制度和土地契約關係的特點，地權分化的歷史運動，貴族地主經濟、庶民地主經濟和山區經濟的變化等問題，作了新的探索，進行了綜合性的研究，在法學、比較史學的觀照下，以民間文書證史，揭示出中國古代土地所有權的豐富內涵。圍繞山東、安徽、浙江、江蘇、福建、台灣、廣東、廣西的土地契約關係的特點，進行區域性的專題考察。兩方面互為補充，彼此參照連貫，深入闡述了明清時代乃至秦漢以降中國古代農村社會經濟的結構及其演變趨勢，為研究中國契約學、明清社會經濟史拓展了新途徑。

(摘錄自dangdang.com)

What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy

James Paul Gee
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James Paul Gee writes, 'I want to talk about video games-yes, even violent video games-and say some positive things about them.' With this simple but explosive salvo, one of America's most well-respected professors of education looks seriously at the unexpected good that can come from playing video games. Gee is interested in the cognitive development that can occur when someone is trying to escape a maze, find a hidden treasure, or even blast away an enemy with a high-powered rifle. Talking about his own experience learning and using games as diverse as Tomb Raider and Arcanum, Gee looks at major specific cognitive activities including: -How individuals develop a sense of identity -How one grasps meaning -How one evaluates and follows a command -How one picks a role model -How one perceives the world. This is a groundbreaking book that illuminates and develops a new electronic method of education and shows the positive upside it has for learning.

(Excerpt from books.google.com.hk)

視覺文化導論 (An Introduction to Visual Culture)

尼古拉斯・米爾佐夫著 (Nicholas Mirzoeff) 著
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本書全面介紹了視覺文化這個令人興奮的跨學科研究領域。通過追溯從繪畫到萬維網的視覺文化的歷史和理論，本書追問：為何視覺媒介會在當代日常生活中佔據如此重要的位置。米爾佐夫提出，是視覺而非文本正在日益成為我們了解當代世界的主要方式。這是一本富有原創性的著作，研究透徹，文筆迷人，對於分析和理解視覺文化做出了獨特的貢獻。米爾佐夫對材料的精湛運用使本書成為一本非常及時的著作，將能立即吸引住許多讀者。

《視覺文化導論》全面介紹了視覺文化這個令人興奮的跨學科研究領域。通過追溯從繪畫到萬維網的視覺文化的歷史和理論，本書追問：為何視覺媒介會在當代日常生活中佔據如此重要的位置。米爾佐夫提出，是視覺而非文本正在日益成為我們了解當代世界的主要方式。在這本令人耳目一新的導論性著作中，米爾佐夫探討了： 甚麼是視覺文化？視覺的基本要素，包括透視、色彩、線條和視力。

視覺媒體的廣泛領域，包括繪畫、雕塑、攝影、電視、電影、虛擬現實和互聯網等。“種族”和族群、性別和性以及身體在視覺文化中的重要性 ......

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Global Culture/Individual Identity: Searching for Home in the Cultural Supermarket

Gordon Mathews
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Most people still think of themselves as belonging to a particular culture. Yet today, many of us who live in affluent societies choose aspects of our lives from a global cultural supermarket, whether in terms of food, the arts or spiritual beliefs. So if roots are becoming simply one more consumer choice, can we still claim to possess a fundamental cultural identity? Global Culture/Individual Identity focuses on three groups for whom the tension between a particular national culture and the global cultural supermarket is especially acute: Japanese artists, American religious seekers and Hong Kong intellectuals after the handover to China. These ethnographic case studies form the basis for a theory of culture which we can all see reflected in our own lives.

Gordon Mathews opens up the complex and debated topics of globalization, culture and identity in a clear and lively style.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

巴黎文學地圖 (Paris)

邁克．杰拉德 (Mike Gerrard) 著
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巴黎是浪漫的代名詞，是“光明之城”最好的詮釋。在這裡，你可以欣賞巴爾扎克的《人間喜劇》、感受雨果的《悲慘世界》、品味波德萊爾的《惡之花》、觀察左拉的《小酒店》。同時，這裡還有莫里哀、拉辛、伏爾泰、狄德羅、司湯達、福樓拜、普魯斯特……面對如此眾多文學巨匠，《巴黎文學地圖》娓娓道來，融歷史、地理、人文為一體，帶領讀者鑒賞巴黎悠久的文學歷史，感受巴黎獨有的文學氣息，領略巴黎燦爛的文學世界。

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The Go-getter: A Story that Tells You How to Be One

By Peter Bernard Kyne
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"The Go Getter" is the story of William Peck, a war veteran and amputee, who will not be refused what he wants. Peck not only fights to find employment, but continually proves himself more than competent at the many difficult tests that are thrown his way in the course of his early days with the Ricks Lumber Company. This volume also features Cappy Ricks, the protagonist of many Kyne stories.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

不可征服：納爾遜．曼德拉治國傳奇 (Invictus)

約翰．卡林 (John Carlin)
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1994年，納爾遜‧曼德拉贏得南非首次全民選舉，當選總統。然而，他面臨著社會動蕩不安、國家即將分崩離析的危局。緊要關頭，他利用1995年在南非舉辦的世界杯橄欖球賽，喚起了全體國民對國家的認同，在民眾心理層面真正地統一了南非，締造了“南非奇跡”。本書即是對這段歷史的鮮活記述。

一個國家，在短短十餘年間，就從種族對立情緒根深蒂固的典型，轉變為民主穩定、法制健全的範本。這便是全球輿論津津樂道的“南非奇跡”。這段傳奇歷程，也正是納爾遜‧曼德拉這位當世最為德高望重的領袖平生最偉大的成就。

故事始自1985年，此時的曼德拉已入獄逾23年。漫長的囚牢生涯並未讓他心頭燃起復仇的烈焰，相反，他以寬容的姿態向敵人張開了懷抱，開啟了與白人當局的談判和解之路。從監獄看守到高層政要，與他接觸過的白人，無不被他的人格魅力感化。經過數年的談判博弈，曼德拉的計劃一步步得以落實︰出獄、推動當局舉行全國首次多種族大選、就任總統。

於1994年主政南非之後，曼德拉面臨著複雜的國內局勢——黑人與白人之間對立情緒嚴重，國家分崩離析的危局正在迫近……曼德拉必須盡快找到團結全國各種族民眾的辦法。他決定利用1995年南非世界杯橄欖球賽的契機，力求實現全民一心的空前盛景……

約翰‧卡林（John Carlin），從業近30年的資深記者，出生於倫敦，畢業自牛津大學，職業生涯足跡遍及美國、阿根廷、墨西哥、南非諸國，曾擔任英國《獨立報》駐南非、駐美國記者站負責人，為《紐約時報》、《星期日泰晤士報》、《每日電訊報》等多家權威媒體撰稿，現為西班牙著名大報《國家報》的資深國際撰稿人。

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Cut to the Chase: and 99 Other Rules to Liberate Yourself and Gain Back the Gift of Time

Stuart R. Levine
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In Cut to the Chase, bestselling author Stuart R. Levine reveals 100 no-nonsense rules on how to be more effective at work and make the best use of your most precious resource: your time.

Just before CEO and consultant Stuart Levine appeared on the Today show to discuss his book The Six Fundamentals of Success, co-host Matt Lauer said to him, "You know what really drives me nuts? When people come into my office for a five-minute conversation and an hour later, they're still there! Why can't they cut to the chase?"

Lauer's question echoed the concerns Levine has heard from business people and top executives at every level: How can I get more done? How can I stay focused? How can I condense my workday so that I can become more successful and still spend more time with the people I love?

Levine's answer? By cutting to the chase. Successful individuals are the ones who make the best use of their time and energy. They approach each task with clarity, focus, and purpose. They prioritize. They don't allow others to waste their time. They understand the importance of refueling their batteries outside of work. In Cut to the Chase, Levine distills the expertise of hundreds of CEOs, leaders, and professionals into 100 concise, invaluable lessons about how to get to the point, stay on track, and be more successful in everything you do.

In an age where we spend more hours at work than ever before, Cut to the Chase is the indispensable guide for taking control over your time so that you can lead a happier, more balanced life.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

奇特的一生

格拉寧 (D. Granin) 著
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《奇特的一生》講述一個將自己的一生用時間來計劃的人——柳比歇夫。柳比歇夫通過他的時間統計法對自己進行了研究和試驗：試驗在寫、讀、聽、工作、思索各方面，他到底能幹多少？幹多少？怎麼幹？他不讓自己負擔過重，力不勝任；他總是循著他能力的邊緣前進，他對自己能力的掂量精確無疑。

《奇特的一生》中的人物原型柳比歇夫，按作者的話來說卻是“相貌不揚，性格平庸，普普通通”，和普通人沒有什麼特別不同的。他也有自己的缺點，也愛熱鬧，甚至有時話還比較多。柳比歇夫說：“我的一切成就來自於自己獨特的工作方法。”當作者將柳比歇夫真實的一生和他那嚴謹“日記”相互比照的時候，浮現在人們眼前的是一個“鋼鐵一般的人”。

人最寶貴的是生命。但是生命是由時間構成的，是每小時每分鐘累積起來的。沒人能預計他在下一分鐘裡能發生什麼，但至少我們可以記得前一分鐘我們做過什麼。

如果每個人都能知道自己能幹些什麼，那生活會變得多麼美好！因為每個人的能力都比他自己感覺到的大得多，也就不會有那麼多的人感嘆自己因能力有限而導致一事無成。

(摘錄自dangdang.com)

Art and Artists of Twentieth-Century China

Michael Sullivan
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This visually stunning book focuses on the rebirth of Chinese art in the twentieth century under the influence of Western art and culture. Michael Sullivan, recognized throughout the world as a leading scholar of Chinese art, vividly documents the conflicting pulls of traditional and Western values on Chinese art and provides 364 illustrations, in color and black-and-white, to show the great range of artistic expression and the historical processes that occurred within various movements. A substantial biographical index of twentieth-century Chinese artists is a valuable addition to the text.

Sullivan discusses artists and their work against China's background of oppression and relaxation, despair and hope. He expertly conveys the diverse and at times bizarre intertwining of Chinese cultural history and art during this century. Included are the intense debates between traditionalists and reformers, the creation of the first art schools, and the birth of the idea--shocking in ethnocentric China--that art is a world language that obliterates all frontiers. The scholarly traditions of classical Chinese painting, the belated discovery of Western modernism, the artistic upheaval under Communism, and China's rethinking of the very nature of art all have a place in Sullivan's fascinating history. Michael Sullivan has known many of the major figures in China's modern art movement of the 1930s and 1940s and has also gained the confidence of younger artists who rose to prominence following the 1979 "Peking Spring." This long-awaited book--richly documented and abundantly illustrated--is a capstone to Sullivan's work and will be enthusiastically welcomed by art lovers everywhere.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

Chinese Paintings of 20th Century
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藝術與錯覺 : 圖畫再現的心理學硏究 (Art and Illusion)

E.H.貢布里希 (E.H. Gombrich)
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被肯尼思‧克拉克描述為“我所讀過的最才華橫溢的藝術批評著作之一 ”的《藝術與錯覺》，是一部有關製像的經典研究。它試圖回答一個簡單的問題︰何以會有被稱作風格的東西？這個問題也許簡單，卻很難回答。貢布里希教授對圖畫再現的心理學及歷史的探索，充滿睿智而包羅萬象，從而引領他進入許多重要領域。在說明肖像製作遠比它看起來要困難這一問題的過程中，貢布里希對許多新老看法作出了考證、質疑與再評價，那些新老觀點包括模仿自然、傳統的功能、抽象問題、透視的有效性，以及對表現的解釋。

E.H.貢布里希編著的《藝術與錯覺︰圖畫再現的心理學研究》雖然出版於40多年前，至今仍不失其活力與重要性。貢布里希為理解藝術和處理複雜的觀點與理論問題提供了縝密的科學發現。他對人類大腦無窮無盡的能力，對人類觀看世界與製作和觀看藝術時的微妙關係始終抱有探究之心。當驗證各種假說時，他以他深厚的學識和與生俱來的清晰的表達能力，提出了符合科學精神的論辯。再現是藝術史最基本的問題，而《藝術與錯覺》是任何對理解藝術有興趣的人的必讀書。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Abstract Expressionism
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Media, Social Mobilization and Mass Protests in Post-colonial Hong Kong: The Power of a Critical Event

Francis L. F. Lee and Joseph M. Chan
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Since 2003, Hong Kong has witnessed a series of large-scale protests which have constituted the core of a reinvigorated pro-democracy movement. What drove tens of thousands of citizens to the street on a yearly basis to protest? What were the social and organizational bases of the protest movement? How did media and public discourses affect the protests’ formation and mobilization? How did the protesters understand their own actions and the political environment? This book tackles such questions by using a wide range of methods, including population and protest onsite surveys, media content analysis, and in-depth interviews with activists, politicians, and protest participants. It provides an account of the "self-mobilization processes" behind the historic July 1, 2003 protest, and how the protest kick-started new political dynamics and discursive contestations in the public arena which not only turned a single protest into a series of collective actions constituting a movement, but also continually shaped the movement’s characteristics and influence. The book is highly pertinent to readers interested in political development in Hong Kong, and as a case study on "the power of critical events," the book also has broad implications on the study of both media politics and social movements in general.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

貨幣戰爭

宋鴻兵 編著
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2007年以來最具話題性的財經書。中外媒體、學者專家、網路論壇爭論不休的超熱門話題。

揭露國際強權較勁的金融內幕；追索蛛絲馬跡的歷史潛面貌
文筆流暢，故事精彩，讓你輕鬆瞭解神秘的貨幣本質與影響

為什麼華爾街風險資本會選中希特勒作為「投資」對象？

為什麼美國總統遇刺的比例，高於美軍諾曼地登陸一線部隊的傷亡率？

美國獨立戰爭、南北戰爭、第一及第二次世界大戰、全球經濟大蕭條、石油危機，全都是國際銀行家在幕後操控？

自一六九四年英格蘭銀行成立以來的三百年間，幾乎每一場世界重大變故背後，都能看到國際金融資本勢力的身影。他們透過左右一國的經濟命脈掌握國家的政治命運，透過煽動政治事件、誘發經濟危機，控制著世界財富的流向與分配。一部世界金融史，就是一部謀求主宰人類財富的陰謀史。

透過描摹國際金融集團及其代言人在世界金融史上翻雲覆雨的過程，本書揭示了對金錢的角逐，如何主導西方歷史的發展與國家財富的分配。透過再現統治世界的精英俱樂部，在政治與經濟領域不斷掀起金融戰役的手段及結果，本書旨在告誡人們警惕潛在的金融打擊，為迎接一場「不流血」的戰爭做好準備。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

 《魔棒家族與金融權利》主講: 宋鴻兵

Enough Is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources

Rob Dietz, Dan O'Neill
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It's time for a new kind of economy
We’re overusing the earth’s finite resources, and yet excessive consumption is failing to improve our lives. In Enough Is Enough, Rob Dietz and Dan O’Neill lay out a visionary but realistic alternative to the perpetual pursuit of economic growth—an economy where the goal is not more but enough. They explore specific strategies to conserve natural resources, stabilize population, reduce inequality, fix the financial system, create jobs, and more—all with the aim of maximizing long-term well-being instead of short-term profits. Filled with fresh ideas and surprising optimism, Enough Is Enough is the primer for achieving genuine prosperity and a hopeful future for all.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

認識電影 (Understanding Movies)

路易斯. 賈內梯 (Louis Giannetti) 著
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現代社會是影像的社會。然而，我們多半是被動、不經審視地看，讓影像沖刷我們，不去分析它如何影響我們，也不知道它怎樣塑造我們的價值觀。《認識電影》這本歷久不衰的電影入門書，用深入淺出的筆觸，告訴我們如何瞭解影視溝通的手法，並逐項解析其複雜的語言系統與元素。問世十多年以來，此書不僅是中外影視從業人員必備的經典，更是電影愛好者不可或缺的入門書......

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Topic: Film

Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness

Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
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Every day we make decisions: about the things that we buy or the meals we eat; about the investments we make or our children's health and education; even the causes that we champion or the planet itself. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly.

We are all susceptible to biases that can lead us to make bad decisions that make us poorer, less healthy and less happy. And, as Thaler and Sunstein show, no choice is ever presented to us in a neutral way. By knowing how people think, we can make it easier for them to choose what is best for them, their families and society. Using dozens of eye-opening examples the authors demonstrate how to nudge us in the right directions, without restricting our freedom of choice. Nudge offers a unique new way of looking at the world for individuals and governments alike.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

換掉你的鱷魚腦袋: 擺脫慣性思考, 讓創意源源湧出 (Think Better)

提姆・赫森 (Tim Hurson) 著
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「豐富思考模式」是幫你發揮創見巧思、讓你更有效思考的架構。許多公司以這套模式來為事業難題尋找新奇解答，許多人依賴這套模式解決迫切的個人問題。

在這兩種情況下，創見巧思都能改變人生。本書的目的是要教你豐富思考的程序，原則很簡單：把思維分成創意思考與審慎思考；鎖定問題；想出許多點子，努力達到「三分之三」；尋找意外的關聯。

這套模式包含六個環環相扣的步驟：
第一步：發生什麼事？
探索及真正了解挑戰。
第二步：何謂成果？
想像理想的結果及設定成功的標準。
第三步：問題是什麼？
找出真正的問題或契機。
第四步：提出解答。
列出許多可能的解決方案。
第五步：研擬解決方案。
決定哪個方案最好，再加以改善。
第六步：配置資源。
規劃行動方案。

提姆．赫森一開始先說明我們的內心如何產生妨礙有效思考的障礙，他指出嚴重限制我們行為的思考習慣，從「心猿意馬」到「鱷魚腦袋」等等，然後再說明如何克服這些障礙。

豐富思考是讓你正視問題並把問題化為契機的態度，經過這個規律的腦力激盪過程，你就能得出具體的行動方案，還有時間表與截止時間。

書中有許多赫森原創的腦力激盪工具，可以幫你想出點子，加以組織與處理。例如，你可以使用五C找出最棒的點子：Cull（挑撿）、Cluster（匯集）、Combine（結合）、Clarify（釐清）、Choose（選擇）；也可以用POWER（肯定（Positives）、否定（Objections）、另解（What else?）、強化（Enhancements）、補救（Remedies））把初步概念轉變成扎實的解決方案。

要開創未來，必須先發揮想像，豐富思考正是幫你做到的方法。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

貝聿銘傳

廖小東
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他在美國設計肯尼迪圖書館，他的作品被公認是美國建築史上最佳傑作之一；他在香港修建中銀大廈，成為香港的標誌性建築；他在法國改建羅浮宮，成為法國人的驕傲。 他的建築精緻、美麗，充滿人性的光芒。 他，就是美籍華人建築設計大師貝聿銘。 本書揭示了這位舉世知名的傑出華人貝聿銘的生活道路和事業成功的奧秘。

在他身後，聳拔著激動人心的卓越建築︰美國國家藝術館東樓，整修一新的巴黎羅浮宮，香港中銀大廈。

深湛、獨到的現代主義建築藝術與非凡的個人魅力、社交藝術︰其客戶和朋友包括法國總統密特朗、美國肯尼迪總統夫人。

本書以引人入勝的文筆深入揭示了20世紀最重要的建築師之一、舉世知名的傑出華人貝聿銘的生活道路和事業成功的奧秘，有很強的可讀性與啟發性，是一本令人贊嘆的佳作。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

《華裔建築師第一人貝聿銘》

Dancing from Past to Present: Nation, Culture, Identities

Edited by Theresa Jill Buckland
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This is groundbreaking collection combines ethnographic and historic strategies to reveal how dance plays crucial cultural roles in various regions of the world, including Tonga, Java, Bosnia-Herzegovina, New Mexico, India, Korea, Macedonia, and England. The essays find a balance between past and present and examine how dance and bodily practices are core identity and cultural creators. Reaching beyond the typically Eurocentric view of dance, Dancing from Past to Present opens a world of debate over the role dance plays in forming and expressing cultural identities around the world.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)

Genre
Modern
Postmodern
Contemporary
Documentary
Folk
Ballet

白先勇說崑曲

白先勇 著
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以白先勇撰寫的崑曲介紹、訪談、對談紀錄、專家寫的變格與淵源，搭配劇照、紀念照，用精緻的整體設計來呈現崑曲的多元與華美，吸引更多人來認識崑曲。

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101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions

Ron Fry
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Tough interview questions are inevitable in today's competitive job market. Ron Fry's "101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions" has helped more than 500,000 job seekers pinpoint what employers are really asking with every question, and more importantly: what they want to hear in response. This no-nonsense guide will prepare you to leverage the trickiest questions to your advantage. Learn how to deal gracefully with complicated case interviews, various personality types, and even potentially illegal questions - all while avoiding common mistakes. Get the expert answers employers are looking for!

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

你的降落傘是什麼顏色? (What Color is Your Parachute?)

理查德. 尼爾森. 鲍利斯 (Richard Nelson Bolles) 著
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職場導師鮑利斯用近40年的研究心得，告訴我們在學校永遠也學不到的求職秘訣︰求職者不是行乞者，而是挑選僱主的人；找到理想的工作，依靠的不是運氣和學歷，而是技巧和努力；利用關係網求職成功率更高；面試不是一門科學，而是一門非常感性的藝術；不要相信人力資源專家的經驗之談，那往往是一派胡言……

本書提供了實用有效的職業規劃方法和求職技巧，而且推出了降落傘行動手冊——花朵圖，傳授將職業規劃融入人生規劃的做法——發現最擅長的可轉換技能，找到職業目標和理想工作，用激情和努力點亮人生夢想，追逐幸福和美好的生活。

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The Rise of the Creative Class, Revisited

Richard Florida
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Initially published in 2002, The Rise of the Creative Class quickly achieved classic status for its identification of forces then only beginning to reshape our economy, geography, and workplace. Weaving story-telling with original research, Richard Florida identified a fundamental shift linking a host of seemingly unrelated changes in American society: the growing importance of creativity in people’s work lives and the emergence of a class of people unified by their engagement in creative work. Millions of us were beginning to work and live much as creative types like artists and scientists always had, Florida observed, and this Creative Class was determining how the workplace was organized, what companies would prosper or go bankrupt, and even which cities would thrive.

In The Rise of the Creative Class Revisited, Florida further refines his occupational, demographic, psychological, and economic profile of the Creative Class, incorporates a decade of research, and adds five new chapters covering the global effects of the Creative Class and exploring the factors that shape “quality of place” in our changing cities and suburbs.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

中國啓蒙運動 : 知識份子與五四遺產 (The Chinese Enlightenment)

舒衡哲 (Vera Schwarcz) 著;劉京建 譯
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舒衡哲女士1979－1980年曾作為首批美國留學生在北京大學中文系學習，她訪問了當時仍在世的“新青年一代的知識分子”：許德珩、俞平伯、葉聖陶、朱光潛、馮友蘭、金岳霖、張申府和梁漱溟，也訪問了諸多“五四”那一輩所教導出來的學生們、當時六十多歲的知識分子。在序言中，她最後說：“我領悟到了我十年來始終未曾真正掌握的‘五四運動’的意義——隻要專制、官僚和教條主義的思想仍然盤踞在政治領導人和民眾的腦袋中，啟蒙運動必將在中國繼續發展下去，無論路途是多麼的曲折，代價是多麼的高昂。”

(摘錄自dangdang.com)

Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire

Paul Smith
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Storytelling has come of age in the business world. Today, many of the most successful companies use storytelling as a leadership tool. At Nike, all senior executives are designated "corporate storytellers." 3M banned bullet points years ago and replaced them with a process of writing "strategic narratives." Procter & Gamble hired Hollywood directors to teach its executives storytelling techniques. Some forward-thinking business schools have even added storytelling courses to their management curriculum. The reason for this is simple: stories have the ability to engage an audience the way logic and bullet points alone never could. Whether you are trying to communicate a vision, sell an idea, or inspire commitment, storytelling is a powerful business tool that can mean the difference between mediocre results and phenomenal success. "Lead with a Story" contains both ready-to-use stories and how-to guidance for readers looking to craft their own. Designed for a wide variety of business challenges, the book shows how narrative can help: define culture and values; engender creativity and innovation; foster collaboration and build relationships; provide coaching and feedback; lead change; and more. Whether in a speech or a memo, communicated to one person or a thousand, storytelling is an essential skill for success. Complete with examples from companies like Kellogg's, Merrill-Lynch, Procter & Gamble, National Car Rental, Wal-Mart, Pizza Hut, and more, this practical resource gives readers the guidance they need to deliver stories to stunning effect.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

如果你是天使:名家筆下的親情世界

劉虹 選編
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人倫五情中，父母子女之情無疑要列在首位。這種源於血脈相通的親情，最熾熱，最深摯，最持久，最無私。從呱呱墜地到咿呀學語再到長大成人，我們誰不是一直沐浴在父母溫靄如滿月般愛的光輝中？愛給了我們生命，愛又使這生命之芽蓬勃成一棵大樹。而當進入生命的晚境，夕陽將逝，又是兒女的愛撫慰了我們那顆寂寞的心。正是這種一代代延續不已的愛，支撐起了整個人類。《如果你是天使—名家筆下的親情世界》，便蒐集了數十篇這樣的佳構。不論是父母的愛心的傾吐，還是兒女的愛意的表白，無不情真意切，讀來令人動容。朱自清的《背影》，擷取送行途中的一個場面，反覆描寫年邁的父親“蹣跚”、“肥胖”的背影，仿佛電影中的特寫鏡頭，父親的一腔愛意凝注其間，幾十年來曾逗惹出讀者多少滾燙的眼淚。汪曾祺的《多年父子成兄弟》相比之下則寫得從容、平靜、不溫不火，然而那是腴後之枯，濃後之淡，語淺而情深，作者對父親的愛並不因文字的朴質而稍減半分。同是抒寫親子之情，豐子愷《給我的孩子們》直抒胸臆，將對無邪童心的讚美表達得淋漓盡致，也透露出對他們長大後將失卻天真、“不復值得憧憬”的憂慮，拳拳愛心可謂一覽無遺；余光中《我的四個假想敵》則蹊徑獨辟，通過四個正值妙齡的愛女芳心有屬這樣一種假定的情境，展開議論抒情，將為父者既高興又擔心父愛將無所依傍的亦喜亦憂的矛盾心境，寫得躍然紙上，出語風趣幽默，令人忍俊不禁。其他諸作，也莫不姚黃魏紫，各臻其妙，父母辛苦鞠育之恩，兒女湧泉相報之情，字字情真，句句意切，篇篇感人。

(摘錄自書中〈此情綿綿無絕期〉── 《不死鳥》散文系列序)

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Installations By Architects: Experiments in Building and Design

Sarah Bonnemaison and Ronit Eisenbach
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Over the last few decades, a rich and increasingly diverse practice has emerged in the art world that invites the public to touch, enter, and experience the work, whether it is in a gallery, on city streets, or in the landscape. Like architecture, many of these temporary artworks aspire to alter viewers' experience of the environment. An installation is usually the end product for an artist, but for architects it can also be a preliminary step in an ongoing design process. Like paper projects designed in the absence of "real" architecture, installations offer architects another way to engage in issues critical to their practice. Direct experimentation with architecture's material and social dimensions engages the public around issues in the built environment that concern them and expands the ways that architecture can participate in and impact people's everyday lives.

The first survey of its kind, Installations by Architects features fifty of the most significant projects from the last twenty-five years by today's most exciting architects, including Anderson Anderson, Philip Beesley, Diller + Scofidio, John Hejduk, Dan Hoffman, and Kuth/Ranieri Architects. Projects are grouped in critical areas of discussion under the themes of tectonics, body, nature, memory, and public space. Each project is supplemented by interviews with the project architects and the discussions of critics and theorists situated within a larger intellectual context. There is no doubt that installations will continue to play a critical role in the practice of architecture. Installations by Architects aims to contribute to the role of installations in sharpening our understanding of the built environment.

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