The Flaw of Averages: Why We Underestimate Risk in the Face of Uncertainty

Sam L. Savage
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A must-read for anyone who makes business decisions that have a major financial impact.

...  In The Flaw of Averages, Sam Savage­─known for his creative exposition of difficult subjects­─describes common avoidable mistakes in assessing risk in the face of uncertainty. Along the way, he shows why plans based on average assumptions are wrong, on average, in areas as diverse as healthcare, accounting, the War on Terror, and climate change. In his chapter on Sex and the Central Limit Theorem, he bravely grasps the literary third rail of gender differences.

Instead of statistical jargon, Savage presents complex concepts in plain English. In addition, a tightly integrated web site contains numerous animations and simulations to further connect the seat of the reader’s intellect to the seat of their pants.

The Flaw of Averages typically results when someone plugs a single number into a spreadsheet to represent an uncertain future quantity. Savage finishes the book with a discussion of the emerging field of Probability Management, which cures this problem though a new technology that can pack thousands of numbers into a single spreadsheet cell.

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她的城．張愛玲地圖

淳子 作
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總還有些什麼留下來的
她的城
她的房子
她的文字
她的悲涼

「舊家是張愛玲文字的原鄉。」作者淳子女士一語道盡了「張愛玲式的華麗與蒼涼」－－那絕美的文字，所謂何來。

張愛玲的創作與上海這座大城市是分不開的。透過描寫都市生活的繁華與墮落，以及城市男女的情愛與孤寂，張愛玲的心靈在文字中得到釋放。想要走進張愛玲的世界，唯有走進她曾駐足過的這座城市。

在無數的張愛玲追隨者中，淳子女士憑藉其對上海史的研究專業，以及對張愛玲作品透澈的理解與掌握，在一條條人事已非的弄堂、一棟棟人去樓空的建築，以及一份份片段瑣碎的歷史文獻中，戮力爬梳，細心彙整，將張愛玲的作品一一對照史料，重現張氏創作生涯的華采段落，繪製了這份專屬於張愛玲的城市地圖。

因為有淳子女士鍥而不捨地追尋，鉅細靡遺地考證，我們才能從《孽海花》裡，看見張愛玲如何在康樂村的童年時光中，不經意洩漏了戀父情結；從《易經》裡得知她對母親的愛恨矛盾，如何在開納公寓中一發不可收拾；又從《小團圓》裡體會讓她刻骨銘心的胡蘭成，如何在美麗園裡讓她不知所措。

這份地圖，標記了張愛玲一生的情感座標。隨著時光逝去，情淡人散，只剩下當年張愛玲的住所還在。唯有張愛玲的文字常駐，依然在後世讀者心中熠熠閃耀。

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Picture Perfect Practice: A Self-Training Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Taking World-Class Photographs

Roberto Valenzuela
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Translating the chaos of the real world into a breathtakingly simple, beautiful photograph can often seem like an impossible task. With busy, cluttered backgrounds and subjects who don’t know how to pose, how can you take control and get a great shot no matter the situation? In Picture Perfect Practice, photographer Roberto Valenzuela breaks down the craft of photography into three key elements–locations, poses, and execution–that you can use to unlock the photographic opportunities lying beneath every challenging situation.

Valenzuela stresses the need for photographers to actively practice their craft every day–just like you would practice a musical instrument–in order to master the art of making great images. With chapters that offer practice exercises to strengthen your photographic abilities, you’ll learn how to approach a scene, break it down, and see your way to a great photograph. The Location section features chapters that cover symmetry, balance, framing, color elements, textures, and much more. The Posing section includes the Five Key Posing Techniques that Valenzuela uses every time he’s shooting people, as well as a complete list of poses and how to achieve, customize, and perfect them. The Execution portion, with sections like “Lighting through Direction” and “Simplicity through Subtraction,” reveals Valenzuela’s overall approach to getting the shot. The book also includes an inspiring and helpful chapter on deliberate practice techniques, where Valenzuela describes his system for practicing and analyzing his work, which leads to constant improvement as a photographer.

If you’ve been frustrated and overwhelmed by the challenges of real-world locations, posing your subjects, or executing a great image–or if you simply want to become a better shooter but don’t know where to start–Picture Perfect Practice gives you the tools and information you need to finally become the kind of photographer you’ve always wanted to be: the kind who can confidently walk into any location, under any lighting condition, with any subject, and know that you can create astonishing photographs that have a timeless impact.

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攝影眼 : 視覺語言的字彙與文法 (Photographically Speaking)

David DuChemin 著
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拍出會說話的好照片，學習運用視覺語言的字彙和文法
在欣賞一張攝影作品時，我們的對話往往都從「我喜歡這張照片」開始，但不幸的是，也就這樣結束了。照理來說，下一個問題應該是「為什麼？」然而這問題總是少有人問得出口，也少有人答得出來。身為攝影師，我們常常無法好好談論影像，因為，老實說，我們根本不知該如何理解影像。若我們無法理解影像以及其中的「視覺語言」（影像是如何結構出來的、如何產生效果、又為何能產生效果），那麼當我們站在相機背後時，是否真能拍出最能傳達自身觀點、自身原始意圖的影像？觀點極為重要，但它並非攝影的終極目標，傳達才是目標。而為了能充分傳達自我，我們就必須學習並運用視覺語言的字彙和文法。

本書主要目的，是在學習攝影的視覺語言，以便更清楚地表達出影像成功的原因與方式，並進而有意識地運用該視覺語言來創作影像，使我們成為可充分傳達，且能徹底溝通自身觀點的優秀攝影師。透過將視覺語言分解成兩種主要要素（一是形成其字彙的「元素」，另一則是代表了文法的「決策」）之方式，本書將這些原本深奧、艱澀的內容，轉變成易懂又實用的內容，可讓您馬上吸收，並有效提升其攝影力。元素就是影像的「字彙」，是我們配置在畫面裡的東西，包括：線條、曲線、光線、色彩、對比等等；決策則是我們組合這些元素時，為了能充分傳達、溝通自身觀點而做的選擇，這些選擇包括了：取景方式、透視角度、觀看角度、平衡、對焦及曝光等等。

影像框架中的所有內容都有其意義，而 duChemin 主張，攝影師必須有意識地、謹慎地選擇要將哪些元素框入畫面，並決定畫面的結構與呈現方式。在本書後半部，duChemin 更進一步將這套方法應用在他自己的作品上，帶領你探索 20 張影像作品中的視覺語言，並討論那些刻意挑選的元素與決策，是如何進入了影像的創作之中，並為其成功帶來貢獻。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Featured Group: Photography
(Works by significant photographers from the late 19th century to the present, chronicling people, events, and places of our time, as well as images documenting the development of landmark processes and technologies, from early daguerreotypes to contemporary prints.)
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Say Anything to Anyone, Anywhere: 5 Keys To Successful Cross-Cultural Communication

Gayle Cotton
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The five steps to successful selling, negotiating, and managing multi-culturally

Say Anything to Anyone, Anywhere gives readers five simple key guidelines to create rapport and organize strategies for success across different cultures. This book teaches to be proactive, not reactive, in your cross-cultural communications and shows how to use simple rapport tools to create trust with the cultures you work with or travel to. Learn how to organize productive interactions in person, on the phone, and by email. Discover interpersonal communication skills and virtual strategies that build strong relationships.

• Offers quick, accessible examples and clear guidelines about how to create an understanding between cultures
• Gives tips and strategies on how to communicate without offending
• Author Gayle Cotton is a Emmy Award Winner and a distinguished, highly sought after speaker, corporate trainer, and executive coach.

This step-by-step guide to cross-cultural business will help you build strong relationships and manage successfully, no matter the cultural differences.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

同工異曲 : 跨文化閱讀的啟示 = Unexpected Affinities : Reading Across Cultures

張隆溪 著
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這本小書的目的不僅在於展示東西方在觀念和主題表現上的契合，而且還要提出一個更強的觀點，即只有從東西方比較研究跨文化的視角，才可能獲得某些批評的洞見。 如果不超越單一文學傳統有限的視野，我們就不可能有開闊的眼光，來縱覽人類創造力的各種表現和無窮的可能性；而我們一旦跨越文化差異的鴻溝，有了開闊的眼光，再回過頭去反觀許多文學作品，就會發現有些東西我們過去竟然沒有留意到，也毫無批評的意識。

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A Companion to Television

Edited by Janet Wasko
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A Companion to Television is a magisterial collection of original essays that chart the history of television from its inception to the present day. Over thirty leading scholars across the humanities and social sciences look at television scholarship as it responded to technological, institutional, and aesthetic changes around the world.

The essays cover a myriad of topics and theories that have led to television's current incarnation, and predict its likely future. From technology and aesthetics, television's relationship to the state, televisual commerce, texts, representation, genre, internationalism, and audience reception and effects, A Companion to Television is an invaluable reference for understanding the significance of television in the modern and postmodern world.

 

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香港新浪潮電影 = Hong Kong New Wave Cinema

卓伯棠 著
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一九七八年，香港電影界湧現一批新銳導演，有許鞍華、徐克、嚴浩、譚家明、方育平等。他們當時的年齡平均不超過三十歲，都先在電視台實戰磨練兩、三年，繼而不約而同地投身電影工業。短短數年間，這批新頴的作品，以銳不可擋的氣勢，在電影圈掀起一股巨浪，為正處於低潮的電影業注射了強心劑，開拓了前所未見的新局面。當時媒體稱之為「新浪潮」。「新浪潮」的出現，不僅完成了香港電影本土化的過程，更在整體上提升了香港電影的品質，在香港以至華人地區的電影發展史上均為關鍵的一頁。

本書是現時所見最全面探究「新浪潮電影」的學術專著。作者兼備電影人及學者雙重身份，以豐富的史料及客觀的態度，以香港七十年代社會、政治、文化為切入點，綜合新浪潮電影的崛起、發展和歷史，並討論電視發展與電影的血緣關係，新浪潮諸君電視時期及電影作品的內容分析、思想層面探索、風格特徵與美學上的成就，以及對整體香港電影的深遠影響。

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Designing Qualitative Research

Uwe Flick
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Providing a comprehensive guide to devising an effective research design, Uwe Flick discusses each stage of the process of designing qualitative research in detail, including formulating a research design, selecting an appropriate strategy, conceptual framework and data source, and collecting and analyzing data.

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敘事硏究 : 閱讀, 分析和詮釋 (Narrative Research)

艾米婭. 利布裡奇 (Amia Lieblich) , 裡弗卡. 圖沃-瑪沙奇 (Rivka Tuval-Mashiach) , 塔瑪. 奇爾波 (Tamar Zilber) 著
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本書旨在探討生命故事研究的方法論，聚焦於文本閱讀、資料分析，以及質性報告中經常被遺漏或忽略的主題。我們的目標在於透過一個閱讀和分類文本的嶄新模式，來傳授讀者如何閱讀、分析和詮釋生命故事的素材，並以我們實證研究工作中的實例來說明這些技術與程序的運用。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Case Study Method: Key Issues, Key Texts

Edited by Roger Gomm, Martyn Hammersley and Peter Foster
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This is the most comprehensive guide to the current uses and importance of case study methods in social research. The editors bring together key contributions from the field which reflect different interpretations of the purpose and capacity of case study research. The address issues such as: the problem of generalizing from study of a small number of cases; and the role of case study in developing and testing theories. The editors offer in-depth assessments of the main arguments. An annotated bibliography of the literature dealing with case study research makes this an exhaustive and indispensable guide.

 

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

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實用數據再分析法 (Practical Meta-analysis)

馬克. W. 利普西 (Mark W. Lipsey) , 戴維. B. 威爾遜 (David B. Wilson) 著
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可以把再分析理解為一種形式的調查研究，不過在這種研究中，調查對象是一些研究報告而不是人。這需要提出一種編碼表，需要收集到由多項研究報告構成的一個樣本或總體，其中的每一項研究都要被認真地閱讀它的編碼員“訪談”，並對有關其特徵和定量結果的信息進行編碼。然後依據對常規統計技術的特定修正技術來分析出現的結果，以便探究、描述在所選擇的一系列研究的各項結果中出現的模式。

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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High

Kerry Patterson
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The New York Times and Washington Post bestseller that changed the way millions communicate

“[Crucial Conversations] draws our attention to those defining moments that literally shape our lives, our relationships, and our world. . . . This book deserves to take its place as one of the key thought leadership contributions of our time.” —from the Foreword by Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

“The quality of your life comes out of the quality of your dialogues and conversations. Here’s how to instantly uplift your crucial conversations.” —Mark Victor Hansen, cocreator of the #1 New York Times bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul®

The first edition of Crucial Conversations exploded onto the scene and revolutionized the way millions of people communicate when stakes are high. This new edition gives you the tools to:
• Prepare for high-stakes situations
• Transform anger and hurt feelings into powerful dialogue
• Make it safe to talk about almost anything
• Be persuasive, not abrasive

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關鍵溝通 : 讓你在職場脫穎而出的 16 大成功說話技巧 (Talk Your Way to the Top)

凱文・戴雷 (Kevin Daley) , 蘿拉・戴雷卡拉維拉 (Laura Daley-Caravella) 原著
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這是本商業溝通技巧的入門佳作，它對說話者與觀眾的互動－－不管對象是潛在客戶、商業午餐會的與會者，或是在和下屬與同事的會議中，都充滿著使人耳目一新的見解。無論你是緊張的菜鳥，還是經驗老道的企業主管，都會覺得這本節奏緊湊的書是學習有效領導藝術中，最實用且充滿敏銳觀察的指南。－－雷夫．歐哈爾（Rev. Joseph A. O’Hare）福德罕大學校長

……身為美林證券最年輕的部門總經理，我得在1979年對公司的執委會作一場重要的簡報。我知道這場簡報非同小可，所以找了戴雷與他的團隊來幫我策劃這場簡報，結果相當成功。在我任職於美林證券的三十年職業生涯中，人們總是對我說，我最大的財富之一，就是我在所有場合的有效溝通能力。凱文．戴雷與蘿拉．戴雷卡拉維拉的演說技巧對我的溝通能力貢獻很大，我極力向大家推薦本書。 －－溫托普．史密斯（Winthrop H. Smith）美林證券國際公司的前任董事長

在一場重要會議中，老闆忽然轉頭問你對這件事有什麼看法，你該怎麼回答，才能讓老闆對你印象深刻？如果你不同意老闆的看法，而你確信自己是對的，你該如何跟老闆有效溝通，同時還避免老闆惱羞成怒怪罪於你？如果大老闆忽然要求你向他簡報執行某項專案的可能性，你該如何準備？如果你必須宣布一個壞消息，該怎麼說才適當？可以透過電子郵件宣布嗎？還是當面說比較好？……在這樣的關鍵時刻你該怎麼說？…… 掌握關鍵時刻的溝通力，你就掌握了職場競爭力！

現在的上班族要在職場中生存是越來越不容易，除了具備專業技能之外，職場上的溝通技巧更已成為攸關重要的一環。而在職場中的各種關鍵時刻裡，能否說好話更會決定你的成功與否，只要你在對的時刻以對的方式說出對的話，就能輕輕鬆鬆脫穎而出。本書寫給各行各業的上班族，不管面對何種挑戰，都能成為更有效的演說者、會議主席或商業餐會的主持人，以及溝通者。對於那些在事業上已擁有位階職權的主管們，比事業才剛起步的人更需要這本書，因為有那麼多事都取決於他們在大眾前表達的技巧。而這項新技巧的副產品就是，你也會變成一位更好的領導者，能夠挺身把話說對的人自然就會擁有領導力。

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Cross-cultural Issues in Art: Frames for Understanding

Steven M. Leuthold
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Cross-Cultural Issues in Art provides an engaging introduction to aesthetic concepts, expanding the discussion beyond the usual Western theorists and Western examples.

Steven Leuthold discusses both contemporary and historical issues and examples, incorporating a range of detailed case studies from African, Asian, European, Latin American, Middle Eastern and Native American art. Individual chapters address broad intercultural issues in art, including Art and Culture, Primitivism and Otherness, Colonialism, Nationalism, Art and Religion, Symbolism and Interpretation, Style and Ethnicity, A Sense of Place, Art and Social Order, Gender, and the Self, considering these themes as constructs that frame our understanding of art.

Cross-Cultural Issues in Art draws upon ideas and case studies from cultural and critical studies, art history, ethno-aesthetics and area studies, visual anthropology, and philosophy, and will be useful for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in these fields.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

Modern Latin American Art (Jacqueline Barnitz, Art and Art History Department, University of Texas,Austin)

African Art, Architecture, and Culture (Herbert Cole, University of California, SantaBarbara)

Islamic Art and Architecture Collection (Sheila Blair, Jonathan Bloom, Walter Denny)
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世界美術名作二十講

傅雷 著
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大名鼎鼎的傅雷，不但是我國第一流的文學藝術翻譯家，也是第一流的西方藝術史專家、美術作品和音樂作品鑒賞家。1934年，26歲的傅雷由法國遊學歸來後，執教於上海美術專科學校，主講西方美術史，《世界美術名作二十講》便是那時的作品。這本書不但在當時是空前的，即使在60多年後的今天，其文字的優美、議論的精到、見識的明達、賞析的深刻，也很難找到與之相匹敵者。

這本書共有20講，主要講述了16位美術大家和他們的鴻篇佳構，其中著重講述了歐洲文藝復興時期鼎足而立的三傑：達‧芬奇、米開朗琪羅、拉斐爾。這三人各有各的面目與精神：達‧芬奇的深，米開朗琪羅的大，拉斐爾的明媚，在文藝上各自匯成一支巨流，實現著文藝復興那個光華璀璨的時代之精神；綜合起來就造成了完滿宏富、源遠流長的近代歐洲文化。

書中作品涵括繪畫、雕塑、建築裝飾美術諸門。間或議論美術家的人品學問，以表現藝人的操守與修養；時而涉及時代與環境，以闡明藝術產生的因緣；同時兼顧理念分析與歷史敘述，以培植習藝術者的研究精神，講解藝術風格和作家情性，融文學與哲學、社會與時代於一體，生動洗練，引人入勝。

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Giotto di Bondone
Donatello
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Raphael Urbino
Rembrandt van Rijn
Jean-Antoine Watteau
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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)

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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 ......

(摘錄自dangdang.com)

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。

(摘錄自dangdang.com)

Paintings―France
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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。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

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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.

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Chinese Paintings of 20th Century
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