Monday, August 9, 2021

Patented : 1,000 Design Patents

Thomas Rinaldi
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An unprecedented, essential field guide to more than a century of fascinating product and industrial design

From legendary classics to anonymous objects that are indispensable in homes and offices, this one-of-a-kind collection of original patent documents celebrates the creative genius of designers, inventors, creators, innovators, and dreamers the world over. The range is phenomenal: patents by Eero Saarinen, Charles Eames, Isamu Noguchi, Ettore Sottsass, Raymond Loewy, and George Nelson sit alongside everyday designs for tape dispensers, pencil sharpeners, food processors, desk fans, and drink bottles to create an valuable reference that's also an irresistible browse.

"A new and essential reference for any designer." — Acquire

"Some of the earliest glimpses of innovations that have changed the world as we know it today." — Design Week

"If you've ever wondered about the original design of the Porta Potty, the iPhone, or tape dispensers, then Thomas Rinaldi's book is for you." — Hyperallergic

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

傳染病時代的我們 : 新冠肺炎帶給我們的危機與轉變 (Nel Contagio)

保羅.裘唐諾 (Paolo Giordano)
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保羅.裘唐諾《傳染病時代的我們》像是一本後新冠肺炎時代的作品,提醒我們所經歷的,永遠不可能遺忘的2020。

每一篇文字,好像在幫我們紀錄這傳染病大流行時的我們的日常。我們所關切的與我們所遇到的困境。

「最近,我常常想起瑪格麗特.莒哈絲的句子:「和平即將來到,就像大片低垂的黑幕,也是遺忘的開始。」戰爭之後,人們總是迅速忘記教訓,我們碰到傳染病也一樣:苦難逼我們面對平時模糊不清的真相,逼我們重新評估輕重緩急;鼓勵我們為現在的局面賦予新意義。然而傷痛一旦開始復原,覺知的心情便不復存在。

所以我要列出我不想忘記的每件事情。這張名單每天都越來越長,我覺得每個人都該自己擬一份,就能拿出來互相比對,看看是否有共通點,討論是否可以協力改變。 」

新冠肺炎這個未知的世紀傳染病在全球肆虐,各國紛紛緊急封鎖邊界,禁止外國人入境。一個因為全球人口移動、交流頻繁而造成的世紀病毒,迫使全人類得暫時過著社交隔離的日子。

這全球大流行的可怕惡夢,有一天終將過去,而什麼是你不想忘記的事呢?

各界好評如潮

  「清楚、冷靜、資訊明瞭。幫助我們試著去思考在這傳染病大流行的當下,我們該怎麼做……這時代的文學之作始於這裡。」──《倫敦旗幟晚報》

「閱讀裘唐諾的書,讓我們得以在瘋狂混淆視聽的數據以及可怕的傳染病故事中得到喘息的空間……他簡潔的文字把那些早已從我們腦中逃離的理性概念又重新整齊地串了起來。」──《泰晤士報》

「具有力量又原創!」──《星期日泰晤士報》

「在簡短的一個小時閱讀時光,在這最艱難的時刻,裘唐諾加強了我對人性的希望。」──《人權的條件》作者 沙茲


(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Monday, August 2, 2021

Ask for More: 10 Questions to Negotiate Anything

Alexandra Carter
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**Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller**

“A joy to read.” —Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen, authors of Difficult Conversations

“Like having a negotiation coach in your corner…giving you the courage to ask for more.” —Linda Babcock, author of Women Don’t Ask

Ask for More
shows that by asking better questions, you get better answers—and better results from any negotiation.


Negotiation is not a zero-sum game. It’s an essential skill for your career that can also improve your closest relationships and your everyday life, but often people shy away from it, feeling defeated before they’ve even started. In this groundbreaking new book on negotiation, Ask for More, Alexandra Carter—Columbia law professor and mediation expert who has helped students, business professionals, the United Nations, and more—offers a straightforward, accessible approach anyone can use to ask for and get more.

We’ve been taught incorrectly that the loudest and most assertive voice prevails in any negotiation, or otherwise both sides compromise, ending up with less. Instead Carter shows that you get far more value by asking the right questions of the person you’re negotiating with than you do from arguing with them. She offers a simple yet powerful ten-question framework for successful negotiation where both sides emerge victorious. Carter’s proven method extends far beyond one “yes” and instead creates value that lasts a lifetime.

Ask for More
gives you the tools to bring clarity and perspective to any important discussion, no matter the topic.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

為什麼我們這樣生活,那樣工作? (The Power of Habit)

查爾斯.杜希格 (Charles Duhigg)
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一流企業(寶僑、微軟、Google等)與世界級大學(哈佛、耶魯、劍橋、MIT等)都在研究的最熱門學問——「習慣的力量」

不論你想聰明理財、規律運動、成功減重、養育小孩、增加工作效率、革新企業組織都能利用「習慣的力量」達到目的

一名年輕女子走進實驗室,過去兩年她整個人改頭換面,不但不再抽菸,開始跑馬拉松,工作也一帆風順。神經學家發現,她的腦部活動模式已經完全改變。

寶僑公司的行銷人員觀察家庭主婦鋪床的過程,他們想知道新產品該如何廣告才能打動人心,之後發現一個細微到幾乎無法察覺的行為模式,於是稍稍改變一下廣告內容,最終一年賺了十億美元。

◎寫「飲食日記」可以減肥?
◎失去記憶的人畫不出住家位置圖,卻能順利走回家?
◎工廠注重安全措施,結果增加營收與獲利,股價大漲?
◎星巴克如何讓一個EQ有障礙的人成為明星級店長?

其實,它們都是透過改變日常「習慣」而達到的。
原來,人每天的活動中,逾40%是習慣,而不是自己主動的決定。

只要學會利用「習慣的力量」,就能讓人生與事業脫胎換骨!

本書分成三部分。第一部分的重點在於每個人的習慣到底從何而來,深入探索習慣養成的神經學原理,新習慣如何養成,舊習慣又該如何戒掉。

第二部分深入分析成功企業與組織的好習慣,譬如一家面臨瓶頸的公司如何靠著一個核心習慣而成功轉型,變成道瓊工業平均指數裡的第一優等生;也說明當組織慣例亂了調,會犯下怎樣要命的失誤。

第三部分檢視社會的習慣,看一位精神領袖如何替人們建立新的習慣而成功改良社會觀念與風氣。最後還深入探究棘手的道德問題:英國一位殺人犯若能頭頭是道說服他人自己是因習慣而殺人,能否因此重獲自由?

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)


Monday, July 26, 2021

Exhalation

Ted Chiang
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ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER


Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories—two being published for the very first time—all from the mind of the incomparable Ted Chiang.

Tackling some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine, these stories will change the way you think, feel, and see the world. They are Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic, revelatory.

Exhalation by Ted Chiang is a collection of short stories that will make you think, grapple with big questions, and feel more human. The best kind of science fiction.” —Barack Obama, via Facebook

“Chiang produces deeply moving drama from fascinating first premises. . . . These stories are brilliant experiments, and his commitment to exploring deep human questions elevates them to among the very best science fiction.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

第七感 : 啟動認知自我與感知他人的幸福連結 (Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation)

丹尼爾.席格 (Daniel J. Siegel)
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自我蛻變新科學
一場腦內革命與新探索

「人際神經生物學」權威丹尼爾.席格博士的「第七感」
獲Google、Blue Man等國際各大企業團體競相邀約,席捲全球


第七感是每個人都有的內在潛能,
是培養EQ(智商)與SQ(社商)的真正基礎,
也是開啟認知自我與感知他人的神祕鑰匙。

即刻開啟你的第七感,獲得連結幸福人生的關鍵力量!

「鍛鍊第七感,對我們的人際關係、家庭生活、婚姻、職場以及領導統御方面,都有很大的幫助。」──《EQ》、《SQ》作者,丹尼爾.高曼 高度推薦

• 有時你會變得不合理地生氣或不安,並且難以平靜下來嗎?
• 有沒有想過為什麼你不能停止你的行為,無論你怎麼努力?
• 你和你的孩子(或父母、伴侶或老闆)是否陷入了看似不可避免的衝突模式?

我們要如何發展出一種能力,而能認知到自己的某個想法──而不只是擁有一個想法──並認知到這是自己的內在心智活動,而不至於被它掌控?
我們要如何能獲取所有關於心智的豐富寶藏,而不是只能受制於反射反應?我們要如何引導自己的思考與感受,而不是被它們驅使?
我們又如何能瞭解他人的內心,真正理解他們「到底在想什麼」,並且更有效地給予同情的回應?

對大腦運作方式有基本的瞭解,將有助於瞭解自己有多大的改變潛能!

人類的五種感官知覺,讓我們得以探索外在世界;而第六感,讓我們得以察覺自己內在的生理狀態。第七感,是一種向內觀看的能力。統合外在與內在的世界,進一步認知內心、反思自我。開啟第七感的力量,邁向自我蛻變、打開與他人的幸福連結......

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)