The Life Impossible: A Novel

Matt Haig
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The New York Times Bestseller

“An odyssey of action and awe.”—The New York Times
“A wry and tender love-letter to the best of being human.”—Benedict Cumberbatch
The remarkable next novel from Matt Haig, the author of #1 New York Times bestseller The Midnight Library, with more than nine million copies sold worldwide
“What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don’t understand yet…”

When retired math teacher Grace Winters is left a run-down house on a Mediterranean island by a long-lost friend, curiosity gets the better of her. She arrives in Ibiza with a one-way ticket, no guidebook and no plan.

Among the rugged hills and golden beaches of the island, Grace searches for answers about her friend’s life, and how it ended. What she uncovers is stranger than she could have dreamed. But to dive into this impossible truth, Grace must first come to terms with her past.

Filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning.

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心之行 : 學生就業輔導與規劃 (Albert Ip’s Journey to Student Employment Counseling and Planning)

葉毓強
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大學四年，既是孕育夢想的搖籃，也是規劃職業的起點。在這段彌足珍貴的時間裏，學生應如何裝備自己，才能確立未來的職業生涯方向？他們又如何在畢業之際調整心態，在眾多求職者中脫穎而出，成功獲得心儀的工作？

香港多間大專院校都有各式各樣的生涯及職業輔導，為學生提供豐富的就業資源，學生只要捉緊這些機會，作好準備，相信能好好計劃自己的未來。

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Photostories: Applications of a Participatory Photography Methodology for Social Science Research

Gomez Ricardo
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In today's complex and interconnected world, understanding the lived experiences of underserved and marginalized communities is of paramount importance. Traditional qualitative research methods often fall short in capturing the rich, multifaceted narratives of these communities. This book seeks to address this gap by introducing "Photostories" as an innovative and transformative method for conducting qualitative research.

Photostories harness the power of participatory photography to enable individuals from underserved and marginalized communities to visually articulate their stories, experiences, and perspectives. “Photostories” aims to be a pioneering resource for researchers, educators, and practitioners seeking to add a participatory visual method to their menu of research approaches, while at the same time offering ways to empower marginalized communities and amplify their voices through the transformative power of photography. By delving into the nuances of Photostories, readers will gain valuable insights into a groundbreaking research method that has the potential to reshape the way we conduct qualitative research and engage with underserved populations.

Scholars in the social sciences, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and related disciplines will benefit from the methodological insights, practical guidance, and case studies presented in the book.

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越線的韓國人, 劃線的日本人 : 用心理學觀點剖析韓日兩國

韓民
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最令韓國人自卑的是日本人?
日本人其實不了解韓國人？
用最幽默輕鬆的角度 帶你認識兩國文化

有時候看起來一模一樣，有時候又天差地別，
跟著文化心理學者，揭開韓國人與日本人的性格行為之謎。
韓國人為什麼在演唱會激動一起跟唱，而日本人只緩緩悠悠地鼓掌？
韓國為什麼發展千奇百怪、五花八門的髒話，而日本的髒話只有一種？
韓國的英雄為什麼多是雞鳴狗盜之輩，而日本的英雄卻只強調「強壯」？
韓國為什麼這麼多「正義魔人」？日本動漫中的主角為什麼執著於「必殺技」？

吃播大國韓國碰上A片大國日本，是越線性格還是劃線特質？
辣姐吃香的韓國對照萌妹吃香的日本，呈現他們對女性的態度？
表情生動的韓國面具跟面無表情的日本面具，說出什麼樣的「人際關係」？
從台灣看日本和韓國，我們以為有理解，但可能大都是誤解。

當韓流與哈日來到了黃金交叉點，文化心理學家從人類普遍需求的應對方式，如社會現象、風俗、價值觀，以及電視劇、電影、動漫等大眾與庶民文化進行全面深層剖析，如果你要交一個日本或韓國朋友，透過這本書讓我們開始先認識他們潛藏的文化個性。

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The Vegetarian

Han Kang
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FROM HAN KANG, WINNER OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

“[Han Kang’s] intense poetic prose . . . exposes the fragility of human life.”—The Nobel Committee for Literature, in the citation for the Nobel Prize

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE

“Ferocious.”—The New York Times Book Review (Ten Best Books of the Year)
“Both terrifying and terrific.”—Lauren Groff
“Provocative [and] shocking.”—The Washington Post

Before the nightmares began, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But the dreams—invasive images of blood and brutality—torture her, driving Yeong-hye to purge her mind and renounce eating meat altogether. It’s a small act of independence, but it interrupts her marriage and sets into motion an increasingly grotesque chain of events at home. As her husband, her brother-in-law and sister each fight to reassert their control, Yeong-hye obsessively defends the choice that’s become sacred to her. Soon their attempts turn desperate, subjecting first her mind, and then her body, to ever more intrusive and perverse violations, sending Yeong-hye spiraling into a dangerous, bizarre estrangement, not only from those closest to her, but also from herself.

Celebrated by critics around the world, The Vegetarian is a darkly allegorical, Kafka-esque tale of power, obsession, and one woman’s struggle to break free from the violence both without and within her.

A Best Book of the Year: BuzzFeed, Entertainment Weekly, Wall Street Journal, Time, Elle, The Economist, HuffPost, Slate, Bustle, The St. Louis Dispatch, Electric Literature, Publishers Weekly

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領導的本質:成為領導人的52堂必修課 (The Disciplined Leader)

約翰‧曼寧 (John Manning)
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本書強調領導統御的基本功，是作者長年協助超過十萬名領導者的經驗淬鍊而成，從自我領導、團隊領導、組織領導三大核心出發，簡短精要的52堂課，從論述到重點摘要，並提供你實際行動的計畫，無論你是領導階層、位居管理職，或是有志於更上一層樓、想成為未來領導人的你，本書都是必讀的領導指南！

自律，是成為優秀領導人的第一步！

彼得‧杜拉克說過；「管理是把事情做對，領導則是做對的事情」

成功領導者的共同特質，在於立定目標之後，
能擁有貫徹執行的心態與行動，這一切都仰賴堅持不懈的自我要求和約束。

領導者的最大困難，在於能不能管理好自己！
每個領導人都有很多事要做，但優秀的領導人，會找出「少數要事」，專注其中。
這些重要的事只會占行動的20%，卻會帶來80%的成果。
想提高你的工作效益，有效領導團隊，你的第一步就是找出這些事，並且用自律的態度徹底執行！

邁向真正的領導，這些你做到了嗎？

‧管好你的憂慮
憂慮無法解決問題，只會讓焦躁從你身上傳染給別人，影響團隊士氣。
‧別擋自己的路
成長的最大障礙就是自己，列出你的障礙清單，提出具體的消除辦法。
‧規畫每一天
俗云：「沒計畫就是計畫著失敗！」每天制訂三個目標，就能趕走無謂的不安。
‧換上工作時該有的表情
55%的溝通來自於臉部表情及肢體語言，別讓言語外的舉止透露出不該出現的訊息。
‧不要越線
無論是對下屬、顧客，還是廠商，務必畫下清楚界線，否則麻煩將接踵而至。
‧讓你的團隊成員都知道自己的權責
建立權責系統，賞罰分明，讓優良的表現得到肯定、錯誤的行為得到反省。
‧經常追問為什麼
對真相抱持開放態度。藉由追問為什麼，時時挑戰組織的規範，激發團隊潛能。
‧新想法是要創造未來，而不是造成混亂
新點子不是靈機一動說了就算，從發想和規畫，都要制式化且取得團隊共識！

寫給現在領導人或是未來想成為領導人的你！

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