The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition

The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
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The venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar—an indispensable reference informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice. Now in its 18th edition! More than 1.75 million copies sold!

Much has happened in the years since the publication of the seventeenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. The world has transformed, and the Manual has risen to meet the moment. The eighteenth edition of this classic guide for writers, editors, and publishers is the most extensive revision in two decades.

Every chapter has been reexamined with diversity and accessibility in mind, and major changes include updated and expanded coverage of pronoun use and inclusive language, revised guidelines on capitalization, a broader range of examples, new coverage of Indigenous languages, and expanded advice on making publications accessible to people with disabilities. The Manual’s traditional focus on nonfiction has been expanded to include fiction and other creative genres in coverage of topics such as punctuation and dialogue, and the needs of self-published authors receive wider attention.

The citation chapters have been thoroughly reorganized for the benefit of new and experienced users alike, and the key concepts for editing mathematics have been integrated into the chapters where they will be most useful to generalists. Evolving technologies—from open-access publishing models to AI—are covered throughout. And naturally, there are some well-considered updates to familiar rules, including changes intended to align the Manual’s recommendations more closely with real-world usage.

As with every new edition, devotees of the Manual will find much to discover and ponder.

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原始碼 : 成為比爾・蓋茲 (Source Code)

比爾．蓋茲 (Bill Gates)
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勇往直前突破未來
比爾蓋茲在沒有人相信個人電腦的時代，走在世界前頭成為這個時代最重要的人物。這不只是一本自傳讀物，他把自己的人生重新解碼編寫、編排，剖析童年時期是什麼塑造他的思想，與其他自傳不同在於比爾蓋茲的自我意識，深刻思考的力量對比爾蓋茲尤其重要，每一個事件不只是一個事件，他對自己同時進行分析與反省，從他童年的成長經歷、在學校適應困難、最好的摯友意外去世，尤其與母親的衝突無法化解，在與治療師見面後的心態轉變過程，尤其令人印象深刻。這不只是一本科技發展的歷程，你發現父母的愛能讓孩子無懼挑戰世界，夥伴的支持能讓彼此走得更遠更寬，對知識的好奇心與熱情，以及對未來的追求，更讓比爾蓋茲引發一場改變全世界的革命。

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The Alcock Album: Scenes of China Consular Life 1843–1853

Andrew Hillier
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Following the ending of the First Opium War and the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing in 1842, Britain opened five treaty ports on the Chinese mainland in the cities now known as Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Shanghai, and Xiamen. Foreigners were allowed for the first time to live and work normally in these cities under the eyes of their state’s consul. In establishing this presence, consular staff and their families faced numerous challenges, including unsuitable accommodation, illness, hostile local authorities, attacks from militias and pirates, while at the same time adjusting to an unfamiliar language and culture.

Henrietta Alcock (1812–1853), the first wife of the British Consul, Rutherford Alcock, was little-known until an album of sketches and watercolours depicting her life in China came to light. Acquired by the Martyn Gregory Gallery, London in the early 1990s, the works in the Alcock Album feature picturesque natural landscapes, traditional Chinese architecture, and scenes of consular life. Drawing on more than one hundred images, this richly illustrated volume brings her out of the shadows, providing a unique picture of the treaty port world in its very earliest days and of Henrietta as an amateur artist, the wife of a consul and, most importantly, a woman in empire.

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人本建築 : 一位匠造者的世界建設指南 (Humanise)

托馬斯‧海澤維克 (Thomas Heatherwick)
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建築，是人類給世界的留言

2010 年上海世博英國館，托馬斯‧海澤維克Thomas Heatherwick的種子聖殿，以 6 萬根透明的壓克力管組成輕盈而宏偉的建築物，展現龐大卻纖細的生命力，成為當年世博注目焦點。這座標誌性的建築正是海澤維克《人本建築：一位匠造者的世界建設指南》的理念展現──有趣、充滿想像力的創作者，為世界提供「創造意義、引發驚奇或帶來幽默感的建物」。《人本建築》關注的不僅是建築本身，而是更宏觀地討論我們身處環境展示的多面可能性，海澤維克指出，現代社會建設的標準化，正是造成全球統一的無趣災難元凶。本書從我們居住的空間，移動的間隙切入，帶領讀者探討公共生活的想像維度，為世界的改變提出可靠且可行的建議，期為當代的改變燃起一束小小的火苗。

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How to Write Reports and Proposals : Create Attention-Grabbing Documents That Achieve Your Goals

Patrick Forsyth
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Getting a message across on paper and presenting a proposal in a clear and persuasive form are vital skills for anyone in business. This book provides practical advice on how to impress, convince and persuade.

This fully updated 7th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates and top tips that will help you to write succinctly and with impact across different media. How to Write Reports and Proposals will give you the tools to put over a good case with style.

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種植生活 : 我的五十年城市耕種札記 (Growing Your Own Food in Hong Kong)

梁雅達 (Arthur van Langenberg)
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這是梁雅達醫生跨越半世紀的綠色實踐手記，是專為香港寫作的蔬果種植實用指南。涵蓋種子選擇、土壤管理、花盆選擇、繁殖方法、灌溉與堆肥、病蟲害防護，以及各類蔬果的種植方法和食譜。

這更是一部糅合生態反思與生活哲學的作品。我們習慣各種消費的便利，追求即時滿足，食物從遠方而來，留下巨大的碳足跡。栽種自家蔬菜，讓我們知道食物的生命軌跡，有利健康的同時，減少對環境的破壞。 通過種植，我們把自然帶進生活，同植物一起感受生命的節奏。「每當一粒種子發芽，蛻去堅硬的外衣時，奇蹟亦隨之展開，它將逐步兌現你對它的期望，亦即是你對它的『信心』」。——生活的盼望不在遠方，而在親手耕耘的當下。

作者通過描述他的種植生活，呈現一個可以同時用視覺、嗅覺和觸覺去感受的色彩繽紛世界。書中有很多實用的小技巧，讀者大可選擇一些作為參考，開展自己的種植生活，或者在蔬菜瓜果之間，某天能種出一個更廣闊的生活空間。—林漢明，香港中文大學卓敏生命科學教授

梁醫生用50 年的本地種植經驗，介紹一個個適合香港種植的蔬果品種，以及種植過程中的小故事、小貼士，還有簡單實用的食譜，對喜歡種植的朋友，絕對是一本不可多得的書籍。此外，書中還旁及不少與種植相關的知識、議題和討論。文字雋永，趣味盎然，讓人愛不釋手。—劉婉儀，綠田園基金前總幹事

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