Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages

Guy Deutscher
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A New York Times Editor's Choice
An Economist Best Book of 2010
A Financial Times Best Book of 2010
A Library Journal Best Book of 2010

The debate is ages old: Where does language come from? Is it an artifact of our culture or written in our very DNA? In recent years, the leading linguists have seemingly settled the issue: all languages are fundamentally the same and the particular language we speak does not shape our thinking in any significant way. Guy Deutscher says they're wrong. From Homer to Darwin, from Yale to the Amazon, and through a strange and dazzling history of the color blue, Deutscher argues that our mother tongues do indeed shape our experiences of the world. Audacious, delightful, and provocative, Through the Language Glass is destined to become a classic of intellectual discovery.

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花街．廢園．烏托邦：都市空間中的日本文學

前田愛
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「文學文本的閱讀行為啟動後，
一步步包圍讀者沉浸其中的『空間』，
與夢境的空間多少有幾分相似」。

日本「文學社會學」研究的傳奇作品
榮獲日本藝術選獎文部大臣獎
30年來日本文學評論不朽巨著
中文版首度於華文世界面世！

「作者與讀者如何在都市空間相遇？」
──前田愛以流麗詩意和精準科學，
處理這樣一個文學理論的大哉問。
文學只是作者的提問，但答案卻在「讀者」，
唯有讀者回應了作者，一切意義才會正式開啟；
前田愛開創「讀者」研究的新世界，
以「空間」馳騁讀者的想像力，
其觀點、技法，走在西方理論的最前緣，
以迷人的膽識，為日本文學作出最卓越的貢獻。

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The Craft of Research

Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, William T. FitzGerald
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With more than three-quarters of a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level—from first-year undergraduates to advanced graduate students to research reporters in business and government—learn how to conduct effective and meaningful research. Conceived by seasoned researchers and educators Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, this fundamental work explains how to find and evaluate sources, anticipate and respond to reader reservations, and integrate these pieces into an argument that stands up to reader critique.

The fourth edition has been thoroughly but respectfully revised by Joseph Bizup and William T. FitzGerald. It retains the original five-part structure, as well as the sound advice of earlier editions, but reflects the way research and writing are taught and practiced today. Its chapters on finding and engaging sources now incorporate recent developments in library and Internet research, emphasizing new techniques made possible by online databases and search engines. Bizup and FitzGerald provide fresh examples and standardized terminology to clarify concepts like argument, warrant, and problem.

Following the same guiding principle as earlier editions—that the skills of doing and reporting research are not just for elite students but for everyone—this new edition retains the accessible voice and direct approach that have made The Craft of Research a leader in the field of research reference. With updated examples and information on evaluation and using contemporary sources, this beloved classic is ready for the next generation of researchers.

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命子

董啟章
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榮獲第十三屆香港書獎

寫給爸爸、寫給兒子、寫給自己，建構三代人，一個完美，有溫度，香港人的故事三稜鏡......

《命子》以父親的角度，進入存在或不存在的兒女之人生。第一部分〈命子：果〉以回憶錄／生活散文形式，寫父子的相處日常和兩人之間的相互「忍讓」，寫兒子果之執著，為人父母之甜蜜無奈，讀來生動幽默。第二部分〈笛卡兒的女兒〉，則是沒有女兒的作者，透過虛構笛卡兒的人物傳記，想像一個有女兒的人生。第三部分〈命子：花〉則虛構另一個不存在的兒子花的書信，試圖作為真實兒子的對照，也帶入自己孩提時的記憶，作為另一種隱性式父對子的期待。

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The Student Phrase Book: Vocabulary for Writing at University

Jeanne Godfrey
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The second edition of this concise phrase book is an essential tool for all students who want to communicate their ideas, arguments and evaluations clearly and precisely. Featuring over 2,000 words common to most academic disciplines, it will help students to expand their vocabulary, understand how these words are used and spot mistakes in their own academic writing. Units present the words in full sentences, enabling users to see exactly how they are used, and also include additional information on context, connotation and collocations.

This is an ideal reference guide for students of all disciplines and levels who are required to complete written assignments as part of their course. It is also a valuable resource for students looking to fine tune their vocabulary for job searches, interviews and writing for professional purposes.

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超成功對話術: 突破千萬點閱率的TED演講 (We Need to Talk)

瑟列斯特．赫莉 (Celeste Headlee)
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因為溝通不良，你錯失多少機會？
你說出口的，或沒說出口的話，往往影響了你的人生。
好好說話，人生從此大不同。

★2016年最受歡迎的TED演講
★入選美國公共廣播電台年度最佳好書

真誠的對話，目的在於敞開心胸，而不是改變對方

對話是一門藝術，要讓人不無聊，要樂於小題大作，講到什麼事都覺得有趣，
要無中生有、樂無窮。

作者主持廣播節目十多年，累積了深厚的對話功力與經驗。她深刻體認溝通的重要性，良好的對話是工作與生活成功的關鍵因素。她在TED上分享「營造美好談話經驗的10個原則」，至今已超過一千萬點閱率，是當年最後歡迎的演講，本書即是由此熱門演講延伸而來。

作者提出的對話策略，包括：專注、真誠、傾聽能力、同理心、拋開成見……具體而有效，有助我們開展成功愉快的談話。

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