Monday, January 29, 2018

Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive, and Powerful Writing

Patricia Goodson
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With its friendly, step-by-step format, Becoming an Academic Writer by Patricia Goodson helps writers improve their writing by engaging in deep and deliberate practice―a type of practice adopted by expert performers in areas such as sports or music. Featuring 50 exercises, this practical, self-paced guide is flexibly organized so readers can either work their way through all of the exercises in order or focus on the specific areas where they need additional practice building their skills.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

中國女權 : 公民知識分子的誕生

曾金燕
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榮獲「香港出版雙年獎」社會科學類別的「出版獎」

艾曉明教授裸胸抗議的照片,在防火牆內外的中文社交媒體上引發了憤怒、悲傷、驕傲、嘲諷、厭惡等情感,爭論中形成了支持或瓦解艾曉明教授抗議的不同社群。而葉海燕通過身體的、性化的、演繹性的、政治化的日常生活、社會行動和網絡寫作來改寫個人生命和改變社會。愈來愈多女權主義者用各種形式進行象徵性的抗議,引起社會上強烈的反應。

本書作者多年來在中國從事維權工作,雖曾被軟禁,但發聲不絕,更於2007年被美國《時代》雜誌選為全球100位最具影響力人物。作者從艾曉明和葉海燕開始,書寫中國知識分子、獨立電影導演、文人作家、藝術家等人在政治反抗者、社會運動活躍分子、「多餘的人」之間的角色中,面臨思想資源、行動力、審美趣味方面的困境和選擇。作者又提出完整地實踐、提升建立在尋求真理基礎上的自我關照能力,是當下中國人建立良心生活、貢獻社會改進的一種生存美學。

(摘錄自香港城市大學出版社網站)


Monday, January 22, 2018

Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All

Tom Kelley and David Kelley
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IDEO founder and Stanford d.school creator David Kelley and his brother Tom Kelley, IDEO partner and the author of the bestselling The Art of Innovation, have written a powerful and compelling book on unleashing the creativity that lies within each and every one of us.

Too often, companies and individuals assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of the "creative types." But two of the leading experts in innovation, design, and creativity on the planet show us that each and every one of us is creative. In an incredibly entertaining and inspiring narrative that draws on countless stories from their work at IDEO, the Stanford d.school, and with many of the world's top companies, David and Tom Kelley identify the principles and strategies that will allow us to tap into our creative potential in our work lives, and in our personal lives, and allow us to innovate in terms of how we approach and solve problems. It is a book that will help each of us be more productive and successful in our lives and in our careers.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

小說與我 = Fiction and I

王安憶
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「我要創造,我渴望創造。」把自己的經驗,透過寫作,創造現實裏無法實現的生活,就是王安憶這三十多年來都在寫作的原因。

王安憶作為69屆初中生,有着比別人豐富的人生閱歷,經歷過知青生活,插隊落戶,這些成長經歷都為她帶來豐富的寫作題材,開展她寫作的漫漫長路。

本書收錄王安憶教授在香港城市大學舉辦的六課講座內容,分享了多年來自身的寫作生活,同時講述與寫作有關的種種—從閱讀生活領略到的文學樂趣到創作類型小說的細節結構,再從小說探索文字的奧妙。她更闡述了教授寫作實踐課的一些體會,如同手把手般傳授讀者寫作之道,極其可貴難得,對有志投身創作行業的青年人極具啟發性。

(摘錄自香港城市大學出版社網站)

Monday, January 15, 2018

Negotiating the Nonnegotiable: How to Resolve Your Most Emotionally Charged Conflicts

Daniel Shapiro
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** Grand Prize Winner of the 2017 Nautilus Book Award

Are you struggling to deal with conflict in your life? In Negotiating the Nonnegotiable, Harvard negotiation expert Daniel Shapiro introduces a groundbreaking method to bridge the toughest divides—whether with family members, colleagues, or in the polarized world of politics. He reveals the hidden power of identity in fueling conflict, and presents a practical framework to reconcile even the most contentious situations. Field-tested around the world, the results are empowering.

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注意!這是我的個人資料私隱 (Watchout! This is My Personal Data Privacy)

黃繼兒
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榮獲「第二十九屆香港印製大獎」書刊印刷優異獎

個人資料 由你掌握 齊齊做個「私隱話事人」!

現代社會資訊及通訊科技高速發展,為我們的生活帶來方便,但同時,亦對個人資料的保障帶來新的挑戰。我們日常生活中經常接觸的社交網絡媒體、閉路電視,或是填寫會員表格、使用電子錢包等,都可能不知不覺洩漏了個人資料,如身份證號碼、電話號碼、地址、相片、信用卡資料、交易紀錄等,令人防不勝防,假如落入不法之徒手中,後果不堪設想,人人自危。

所幸的是,《個人資料(私隱)條例》(以下簡稱《私隱條例》)已於1996年正式生效,香港個人資料私隱專員公署亦在同年成立,我們的個人資料須按法律所規定的原則來收集、持有、處理和使用。

為提高「保障、尊重個人資料」的意識,香港個人資料私隱專員公署聯同香港城市大學出版社出版《注意!這是我的個人資料私隱》一書。本書根據《私隱條例》,以淺白的語言,並附以具啟發性的個案,詳細介紹保障個人資料的法律權利,從生活的不同層面分析私隱外洩的陷阱,並以多個真實個案剖析《私隱條例》的法律根據與原則,讓你懂得如何保護個人資料。書中除了介紹條例下六個保障資料原則的要求及主要豁免條款以外,亦就不同範疇解答私隱疑難及提供各項實用提示。 此外,本書亦從人力資源管理、物業管理、資訊及通訊科技、直接促銷等角度,解答有關收集及使用個人資料的問題,讓讀者避免在不知情的情況下觸犯《私隱條例》。

(摘錄自香港城市大學出版社網站)