Academic Integrity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Saadia Mahmud (Editor)
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Powerful generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has defined and transformed our modern era, and the fundamental conceptualization of academia stands at a crossroads. Academic Integrity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence delves deep into the seismic shifts and intricate challenges brought forth by the proliferation of AI technologies, exploring the intricacies between innovation and integrity. The rise of generative AI, exemplified by ChatGPT, has set a cascade of change across diverse sectors, including higher education, medicine, and the arts.

This book dissects the multifaceted impact of AI on the academic landscape. With AI's ability to craft text and imagery mirroring human creativity, the lines between authentic scholarship and synthetic deception blur. The book examines the delicate balance between productivity and ethics while weaving a comprehensive tapestry of insights from various stakeholders. From academics grappling with the definition of AI-assisted breaches of academic integrity to policymakers reshaping the future of higher education, this book engages a myriad of voices. It scrutinizes the nascent challenges in assessment design, the urgent need to update antiquated integrity policies, and the importance of research ethics in an AI-driven world. This book is ideal for educators, policymakers, students, and technologists through the complicated terrain of AI ethics.

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你是哪一型人？最受歡迎的人格測驗MBTI大揭密 (The Personality Brokers)

莫薇.安姆瑞 (Merve Emre)
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邁爾斯―布里格斯人格類型指標（MBTI）主要關注四個領域：
(1）心理能力的走向：你是「外向」﹙E﹚還是「內向」﹙I﹚？
(2）認識外在世界的方法：你是「實感」﹙S）還是「直覺」﹙N）？
(3）倚賴什麼方式做決定：「思考」﹙T﹚還是「情感」﹙F﹚？
(4）生活方式與處世態度：你是「決斷」﹙J）還是「感知」﹙P）？

由這四大問題得出的配搭，可歸結為16種人格類型：
(1）ESTJ大男人型　（2）ESTP挑戰型　（3）ESFJ主人型　（4）ESFP表演型
(5）ENTJ將軍型　（6）ENTP發明家　（7）ENFJ 教育家　（8）ENFP記者型
(9）ISTJ公務型 　（10）ISTP冒險家　（11）ISFJ照顧型　（12）ISFP藝術家
(13）INTJ 專家型　（14）INTP學者型　（15）INFJ作家型　（16）INFP哲學家

這個受到榮格啟發而發明出來的人格測驗，現在不只大眾經常用來探索自己的個性，教育界、人力招聘與培訓等專業領域亦經常運用。MBTI的分類法不僅是這個領域的始祖，還啟發了後續許許多多人格測驗，以及媒體刊載的形形色色心理遊戲。但是，發明它的其實不是專業心理學家，而是一對「素人」母女。

凱薩琳．布里格斯與女兒伊莎貝爾．布里格斯．邁爾斯都是認真的家庭主婦、小說作者兼業餘心理分析師。一九二○年代，她們設計這份測驗的目的，是為了把榮格的學說介紹給大眾。這份測驗後來快速發展，在二十世紀中葉風行全美，從煙霧瀰漫的紐約會議室到加州柏克萊，都有它的蹤跡。二十世紀眾多知名企業中創造力強大的腦袋，都接受過MBTI測驗，以釐清發展適性。後來，MBTI測驗走出美國，進一步擴散至倫敦、蘇黎世、開普敦、墨爾本、東京與台灣。最後，就連小學、修道院、療養渡假村，以及黑暗的政治顧問公司與社交網絡上，都能輕鬆找到MBTI測驗的影響。時至今日，它已是全球最受歡迎的人格測驗。

MBTI測驗廣為流傳後，甚至成為每年獲利高達二十億美元的產業。然而，此領域專家們至今仍無法證明，這項測驗結果是否可靠………。本書作者安姆瑞以原創報導及從未公開過的文件為基礎，檢視這樣擁有文化代表性的人格類型，引導讀者省思「自我」的定義。很多人堅信人格類型能夠理解我們是誰：我們為何選擇現在的工作、為什麼愛我們愛的那些人、為什麼會做出明顯矛盾的各種行為。本書試圖找出這種堅定不移的信念從何而來，探討兩位發明者又是如何為人格類型成為大眾文化現象鋪路，以及這現象背後蘊含的深意。

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Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough

Michael Easter
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The author of The Comfort Crisis asks: Are we hardwired to crave more? From food and stuff to information and influence, why can’t we ever get enough?

“Reveals the biological and evolutionary foundations behind your brain’s fixations, so you can stop seeking and start living.”—Melissa Urban, Whole30 CEO and author of The Book of Boundaries

“Michael Easter’s genius is that he puts data around the edges of what we intuitively believe. His work has inspired many to change their lives for the better.”—Dr. Peter Attia, author of Outlive

Have you ever found yourself wondering “Why do I want more than I have?” Michael Easter, author of The Comfort Crisis and one of the world’s leading experts on behavior change, shows that the problem isn’t you. The problem is your scarcity mindset, left over from our ancient ancestors. They had to constantly seek and consume to survive because vital survival tools like food, material goods, information, and power were scarce and hard to find.

But with our modern ability to easily fulfill our ancient desire for more, our hardwired “scarcity brain” is now backfiring. And new technology and institutions—from dating and entertainment apps to our food and economic systems—are exploiting our scarcity brain. They’re bombarding us with subversive “scarcity cues,” subtle triggers that lead us into low-reward cravings that hurt us in the long run. Scarcity cues can be direct and all-encompassing, like a sagging economy. Or they can be subtle and slight, like our neighbor buying a shiny new car.

Easter traveled the world to consult with remarkable innovators and leading scientists who are finding surprising solutions for our scarcity brain. He discovered simple tactics that can move us towards an abundance mindset, cement healthy habits, and allow us to live our lives to the fullest and appreciate what we have, including how to:

Detect hidden scarcity cues to stop cravings before they start, from a brilliant slot machine designer in a Las Vegas casino laboratory

• Turn alone time into the ultimate happiness hack, from artisanal coffee-making Benedictine monks
• Reignite your exploration gene for a more exciting and fulfilling life, from an astronaut onboard the International Space Station
• Reframe how we think about and fix addiction and bad habits, from Iraq’s chief psychiatrist
• Recognize when you have enough, from a woman who left a million-dollar career path to adventure the world

Our world is overloaded with everything we’re built to crave. The fix for scarcity brain isn’t to blindly aim for less. It’s to understand why we crave more in the first place, shake our worst habits, and use what we already have better. Then we can experience life in a new way—a more satisfying way.

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香港古道行樂

郭志標
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香港的古道不少已逾百年歷史，然頑石盈徑，野草滋蔓，加之時代變遷，為研究帶來相當難度。作者是資深行山人士，數十年來斬棘披荊，透過田野調查及古籍所載，積極收集古道相關材料，在本書集中介紹香港眾多古道的歷史、走向和保存狀況，並附以列表作統覽，允稱「開山」之作。

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The Optimist : Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future

Keach Hagey
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From an acclaimed Wall Street Journal reporter comes the first biography of the enigmatic leader of the AI revolution, charting his ascent within the tech world as well as his ambitions for this powerful new technology.

In The Optimist, the Wall Street Journal reporter Keach Hagey presents the most detailed account yet of Altman’s rise, from his precocious childhood in St. Louis to his first, failed startup experience; his time as legendary entrepreneur Paul Graham’s protégé and successor as head of Y Combinator, the start-up accelerator where Altman became the premier power broker in Silicon Valley; the founding of OpenAI and his recruitment of a small yet superior team; and his struggle to keep his company at the cutting edge while fending off determined rivals, including Elon Musk, a former friend and now Altman’s bitter opponent.

Hagey conducted more than 250 interviews, with Altman’s family, friends, teachers, mentors, co-founders, colleagues, investors, and portfolio companies, in addition to spending hours with Altman himself. The person who emerges in her portrait is a brilliant dealmaker with a love of risk, who believes in technological progress with an almost religious conviction―yet who sometimes moves too fast for the people around him. With both the promise and peril of AI increasing by the day, Hagey delivers a nuanced, balanced, revelatory account of the individual who is leading us into what he himself has called “the intelligence age.”

Altman is a figure out of Isaac Asimov or Neal Stephenson. Or he is the author himself: if it feels as though we have all collectively stepped into a science fiction short story, it is Altman who is writing it.

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屍骨辯證 : 法醫人類學家的生死沉思

李衍蒨
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人的死亡可以有五花八門的原因，世上亦不一定有因果循環這回事，善良的人也可能無辜慘死。在法醫人類學來說，無論逝者是誰或是被誰滅聲，我們都會落力為他尋回身份，細心聆聽那埋葬在六呎以下的聲音。不論歷史背景、政治、宗教，一個人的死，總會為世界帶來一點有關人性的啟示。

法醫人類學家的其一工作就是令死者家屬清楚了解至親死前的一刻是怎樣的，縱然死者的人生沒辦法倒帶重來，但當中的答案可以為家屬帶來重新振作的力量。發掘真相是相當困難的事，因為真相與事實不一定相等，而法醫或法律的程序都沒有需要特別去了解犯案者的故事及背後緣起，因此，法庭上的判決，無論是有罪或無罪，也不代表真相的全部。我們能推敲事情的始末，回答你悲劇是如何發生，卻往往不能告訴你為甚麼會造成這悲劇。

要透徹了解一宗案件，就必須要理解「人」。我們與其他人之間，我們與善惡的距離，其實比你我想像中還要近。

作者說：「本書名義上是《骨子裏的話》的修訂版，但意義上是我審視自己的一個過程。修訂版中增添了黑暗的故事及內容的同時，也帶來災害後人們互相為大家增添希望及溫度之舉。」

希望讀者可以從這本書看到現實的殘酷、人類文明的有趣、歷史的啟示，以及最重要的——光與希望。

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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

Jonathan Haidt
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THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Book of 2024 A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2024 A TIME 100 Must-Read Book of 2024 Named a Best Book of 2024 by the Economist, the New York Post, and Town & Country The Goodreads Choice Award Nonfiction Book of the Year Finalist for the PEN Literary Awards

A must-listen for all parents: the generation-defining investigation into the collapse of youth mental health in the era of smartphones, social media, and big tech—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.

“With tenacity and candor, Haidt lays out the consequences that have come with allowing kids to drift further into the virtual world . . . While also offering suggestions and solutions that could help protect a new generation of kids.” —Shannon Carlin, TIME, 100 Must-Read Books of 2024

After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on many measures. Why?

In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt (pronounced "height") lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt shows how the “play-based childhood” began to decline in the 1980s, and how it was finally wiped out by the arrival of the “phone-based childhood” in the early 2010s. He presents more than a dozen mechanisms by which this “great rewiring of childhood” has interfered with children’s social and neurological development, covering everything from sleep deprivation to attention fragmentation, addiction, loneliness, social contagion, social comparison, and perfectionism. He explains why social media damages girls more than boys and why boys have been withdrawing from the real world into the virtual world, with disastrous consequences for themselves, their families, and their societies.

Most important, Haidt issues a clear call to action. He diagnoses the “collective action problems” that trap us, and then proposes four simple rules that might set us free. He describes steps that parents, teachers, schools, tech companies, and governments can take to end the epidemic of mental illness and restore a more humane childhood.

Haidt has spent his career speaking truth backed by data in the most difficult landscapes—communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the public health emergency faced by Gen Z. We cannot afford to ignore his findings about protecting our children—and ourselves—from the psychological damage of a phone-based life.

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古人原來很會過日子 : 從衣食住行到婚戀職場, 古人自有好辦法

王磊
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★暢銷書《古人原來這樣過日子》作者「講歷史的王老師」再次鮮榨趣味歷史，
帶你看清最真實的古人，滿足你對古人日常生活的全部好奇。
★超過500萬次讀者點贊、1.7億次播放的抖音大號「講歷史的王老師」全新作品，
從衣食住行到婚戀職場，涵蓋古代日常生活的方方面面。
★6大類主題，53個話題，近60張珍貴史料插圖，帶你穿越遊走歷史現場。

古人一週上幾天班？古人要加班嗎？古代的薪水高嗎？古代老師的待遇好嗎？……

你知道古人結婚也要送彩禮（聘禮）嗎？先秦的時候士大夫喜歡送大雁，因為古人認為大雁一聲只有一個配偶，象徵著忠貞不渝的愛情。平民則歡送花椒，因為花椒的果實數量繁多，表達了古人對子孫興旺的美好願望。

古代的房價高嗎？漢朝的房價簡直是「白菜價」。普通人一兩年的工資就能夠在小城市買一間房了。唐朝的房價就不那麼友善了，官至吏部侍郎的韓愈，居然用了三十年才存夠買房子的錢。宋朝的房價更是高得離譜，蘇轍晚年在汴梁買房子花的錢，需要一個普通人至少一百二十年不吃不喝才能存夠……

本書作者是位中學歷史老師，歷史底蘊深厚不說，最難得的是擁有幽默的天賦把歷史講成一個又一個好笑的段子，用最日常的生活瑣事解答了你對古人生活的所有疑問，從衣食住行講到社會文化，覆蓋古人生活的各個方面。每一個腦洞大開的問題背後，都有可靠的史料支撐，既漲知識也長見識，讓你一面捧腹大笑，一面能具體想像古人真實的生活細節，滿足你對古人的一切好奇。原來，古人的日子過得如此多采多姿！原來，古人也很會過日子！我們許多的日常用語、習俗，原來是這樣演變流傳而來！

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How to Use Storytelling in Your Academic Writing: Techniques for Engaging Readers and Successfully Navigating the Writing and Publishing Processes

Timothy G Pollock
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Good writing skills and habits are critical for scholarly success. Every article is a story, and employing effective storytelling techniques enhances scholars’ abilities to share their insights and ideas, increasing the impact of their research.

In this timely second edition, Tim Pollock draws on fiction and non-fiction writing tools and techniques to help academic authors enhance the clarity, presentation and flow of their scholarly work. With new chapters focusing on the intricacies of writing developmental reviews and dissertations, the second edition of How to Use Storytelling in Your Academic Writing provides comprehensive discussions illustrating the structural and stylistic factors involved in effective storytelling and how to apply them in writing each section of an academic article. The second edition also expands on important topics such as managing the co-authoring, writing and review processes.

This book is an invaluable resource for academics across business disciplines, particularly those in management-related sectors such as organizational behavior, organization theory, business and management history and corporate governance. It is also useful to those in adjacent social science disciplines such as sociology, psychology and economics.

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煤氣燈操縱 : 辨識人際中最暗黑的操控術, 走出精神控制與內疚, 重建自信與自尊 (The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook)

艾米‧馬洛 (Amy Marlow)
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為什麼明明是最重要的一段關係，他卻總讓我覺得自己毫無價值？
到底是我做錯，還是被他操縱？

情緒虐待、PUA、職場霸凌、邪教洗腦……都運用了「它」！

如果你也曾被「煤氣燈操縱」，有些疑問你一定深埋心中許久，卻不一定說得出口。
本書將解開你內心長久的困惑，並告訴你抵抗這種精神操縱的最佳解決之道。

◣ 什麼是「煤氣燈操縱」？
煤氣燈操縱是一種精神虐待，藉由否定、謊言、誤導，甚至恩威並施地加以情緒剝削，使受害者懷疑自己的現實、記憶、判斷力、自我認知，在極端情況下，甚至能使他們懷疑自己的精神狀態。煤氣燈操縱的本質是操弄與控制另一個人，讓受害者以操縱者的真實、利益、判斷為優先。

◣ 「煤氣燈操縱」會發生在什麼環境與條件之下？
各種人際關係都有可能發生煤氣燈操縱，但最常發生的環境往往是：①親友關係、②親密伴侶關係、③職場關係。

◣ 「煤氣燈操縱者」具有特定人格嗎？
煤氣燈操縱雖然經常與自戀型人格疾患、邊緣型人格疾患，與反社會人格有關，但並不代表所有施虐者都有人格疾患。事實上，無論是誰，都有可能虐待他人。

◣ 為什麼「煤氣燈操縱」會發生在你身上？
在尋找受害者時，施虐者的目標人選往往有這兩種特質：「易受傷害」與「值得擁有」。但有時，你只是被有施虐傾向的人找上了，不代表你具有某種人格缺陷。

◣如何辨識煤氣燈操縱？
一個人是否受困於受剝削的操縱關係，要辨識的重點不在於對方有沒有精神病態，而是在於自己與對方是否處於「明顯失衡的權力關係」。

▶▶▶ 從煤氣燈操縱者的目的與手段來看，有五大目標方向：①讓受害者喪失判斷力；②讓受害者噤聲；③樹立自身「有資格」這樣對待受害者的權威；④貶低並懲罰受害者，讓受害者覺得自己低他一等；⑤把他們對受害者所做的行為合理化，或美化為「愛」。

▶▶▶ 若從受害者的感受來判斷，則通常會有以下特點：①你會感到內疚；②你覺得自己被當成反應過度的那個人；③你會開始覺得你的（合理）要求是造成別人的麻煩，甚至對別人不公平；④你覺得被指責和羞辱；⑤你擔心要為此事付出代價，甚至被報復。

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Being You: A New Science of Consciousness

Anil Seth
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International Best Seller

"Being You is an exhilarating book: a vast-ranging, phenomenal achievement that will undoubtedly become a seminal text." (The Guardian)

Anil Seth's quest to understand the biological basis of conscious experience is one of the most exciting contributions to 21st-century science.

What does it mean to “be you” - that is, to have a specific, conscious experience of the world around you and yourself within it? There may be no more elusive or fascinating question. Historically, humanity has considered the nature of consciousness to be a primarily spiritual or philosophical inquiry, but scientific research is now mapping out compelling biological theories and explanations for consciousness and selfhood.

Now, internationally renowned neuroscience professor, researcher, and author Anil Seth is offers a window into our consciousness in Being You: A New Science of Consciousness. Anil Seth is both a leading expert on the neuroscience of consciousness and one of most prominent spokespeople for this relatively new field of science. His radical argument is that we do not perceive the world as it objectively is, but rather that we are prediction machines, constantly inventing our world and correcting our mistakes by the microsecond, and that we can now observe the biological mechanisms in the brain that accomplish this process of consciousness.

Seth has been interviewed for documentaries aired on the BBC, Netflix, and Amazon and podcasts by Sam Harris, Russell Brand, and Chris Anderson, and his 2017 TED Talk on the topic has been viewed over 11 million times, a testament to his uncanny ability to make unimaginably complex science accessible and entertaining.

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MBTI, 你的職業性格是什麼?發現自己的優勢, 規劃最適生涯 (What’s Your Type of Career?)

唐娜．鄧寧 (Donna Dunning)
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解讀自己，接受自己，
找到最適合自己的生涯路！

全球500強HR都在用的MBTI分析系統，
這是一種沒有任何偏見的工具，
能指引你妥善利用自己的性格優勢，
在職涯中找到最準確的角色，
真正享受每個階段的工作與人生。

每個人的一生都會花費大量時間和精力在工作上，因此人人都希望憑自身偏好選擇工作，確保選擇的職涯能讓自己滿意。

大多數人都曾懊惱過自己在職場上沒能發揮，還不停被數落工作表現，甚至因為性格差異，導致溝通不良，在工作上與人有所衝突。會引發這些困擾，是因為大多時候你根本不了解自己的職業性格：
★你的職業性格是什麼？什麼工作最能讓你感到自在？
★以你的職業性格來說，如何能最有效減低壓力？
★你是適合領導或被領導？
★你在什麼領域最具競爭優勢？
★你和哪種性格類型的同事與主管最合拍、能形成互補或肯定不合？
★你適合團隊工作、還是單打獨鬥？
★中年後或在人生的每個階段，你的職業性格會產生怎樣的變化？

性格差異與生俱來，因此每個人的工作方式、喜歡的工作類型完全不同，你的需求、技能、興趣和局限都會影響你的選擇，唯有把放大鏡朝向自己，才能了解屬於自己的最佳工作方式，豐富職業選擇，隨時調整方向，化解人際矛盾。

這是一本適合每個職場上班族的書，全面的性格分類，深度剖析在不同情境下面對壓力、決策、人際關係時，你的性格特質會引導出怎樣的想法、態度、溝通方式、心理效用與行為。

性格╳職業類型
深度自我了解，對職涯方向更有掌控力：
4組性格偏好 →→ 16種人格類型 →→ 8種職業性格，
找出你的專屬性格代號，為自己打造準確的職業選擇方案！

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Lost Hong Kong: A History in Pictures

Peter Waller
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Hong Kong is one of the world's most exciting cities and its story is one of almost constant change. From a sleepy fishing community, Hong Kong now a Special Administrative Region of China following its return from Britain to China in July 1997 has grown into one of the most significant financial and trading centres of the world.

Hong Kong Island itself has witnessed massive rebuilding over the years. The Kowloon peninsula and the New Territories have also experienced development, whilst the construction of the new airport saw the destruction of an entire island. Over the years photographers have recorded the changing face of Hong Kong its street scenes, buildings and people.

This new book, drawing upon images from a wide range of sources (most of which are previously unpublished) provides a pictorial tribute to this lost Hong Kong. Once familiar, but now long-gone, scenes are recorded offering a tantalising glimpse into an era that in chronological terms may be relatively recent, but which today seems to be a distant age, given the astonishing rapidity of change over more than 100 years.

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樹的微宇宙：樹木隱藏的微小線索如何揭開大自然的祕密 (How to Read a Tree)

崔斯坦．古力 (Tristan Gooley)
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世界上沒有兩棵相同的樹
它們的差異是在訴說更大的世界
★美國獨立出版年度大獎Foreword INDIES自然類決選入圍★

樹木渴望告訴我們許多事。
它們會告訴我們土地、水源、人類、動物、天氣和時間的故事。
它們還會告訴我們自身的生活，點點滴滴、酸甜苦辣。
樹木述說著故事，不過只有那些懂得閱讀的人才能聽到。

比如這棵「彆扭之樹」：
「河邊那棵高大的楊樹，在南側擁有更粗大的樹枝，樹枝數量也更多，整個樹冠也在好幾十年間，受到盛行的西南風形塑。但是，當我抬頭望去時，便能看見樹木正在對抗一種不是每天都會見到的風。
「這是一棵彆扭的樹，它的外觀因強大的東北風而扭曲。風向將樹冠吹往盛行風的反方向。楊樹正在低聲說著——壞天氣就要來了。
「我在打雷前先一步回到山谷，坐在一根柏樹樹樁上，並帶著感激的笑容，從衣物上拍掉刺柏的針葉。⋯⋯」

自然領航員崔斯坦．古力，
以數十年自然觀察經歷與豐富的自然知識，
帶你成為專業的樹木偵探，
展開一場樹木與自然生態間的解謎遊戲。

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The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown

Adam Welz
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New Yorker Best Book of the Year

“Exquisite.”-DAVID WALLACE-WELLS | “At once an elegy and an exhortation.”-ELIZABETH KOLBERT | “A book that goes deeper than any before into the meaning of the climate breakdown for all the rest of creation.”-BILL McKIBBEN | “Celebratory and heartbreaking.”-DAVID GEORGE HASKELL

A revelatory exploration of climate change from the perspective of wild species and natural ecosystems--an homage to the miraculous, vibrant entity that is life on Earth.

The stories we usually tell ourselves about climate change tend to focus on the damage inflicted on human societies by big storms, severe droughts, and rising sea levels. But the most powerful impacts are being and will be felt by the natural world and its myriad species, which are already in the midst of the sixth great extinction. Rising temperatures are fracturing ecosystems that took millions of years to evolve, disrupting the life forms they sustain--and in many cases driving them towards extinction. The natural Eden that humanity inherited is quickly slipping away.

Although we can never really know what a creature thinks or feels, The End of Eden invites the reader to meet wild species on their own terms in a range of ecosystems that span the globe. Combining classic natural history, firsthand reportage, and insights from cutting-edge research, Adam Welz brings us close to creatures like moose in northern Maine, parrots in Puerto Rico, cheetahs in Namibia, and rare fish in Australia as they struggle to survive. The stories are intimate yet expansive and always dramatic.

An exquisitely written and deeply researched exploration of wild species reacting to climate breakdown, The End of Eden offers a radical new kind of environmental journalism that connects humans to nature in a more empathetic way than ever before and galvanizes us to act in defense of the natural world before it's too late.

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year

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冰室情味 : 形塑香港的飲食文化遺產

阮志
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提到香港飲食，人們首先想到的往往是“茶餐廳”，殊不知，歷史更早的“冰室”也是不可忽略的香港特色。

● 菠蘿油、蛋撻、多士、絲襪奶茶、紅豆冰……
● 安樂園、蘭香閣、九龍冰室、檀島咖啡、鴻運冰廳……

這些耳熟能詳的名字串聯成冰室的香港記憶，這裡有美味，更有人情……
● 溯源冰室百年歷史——由冰的發明到冰室的興起，透過豐富的歷史資料研究，講述港式飲食的變遷史
● 珍藏冰室懷舊時光——上百張老照片、數十家傳統冰室發展介紹，廣泛記錄香港、澳門、台灣、廣州等地的冰室發展
● 捕捉冰室裏的溫情故事——在飲食與人群之間的交往互動中，透過冰室的飲食設計、語言、影視、信仰等文化故事，展現冰室的人文關懷與冰室文化的精神遺產

名人推薦
● 內容相當豐富，對香港的冰室文化做了不少的資料搜羅，深入敘述了冰室文化的演變，是一本不可多得的著作。——香港咖啡紅茶協會主席 黃家和
● 全面、踏實、深入地闡述了香港冰室和茶餐廳的發展，是一本難得一見的好書，我誠意向讀者及飲食同業們推薦。——飲食文化作家 方曉嵐

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A History of Art in Africa

Monica Blackmun Visona, Robin Poynor, Herbert M. Cole, Michael D. Harris, Rowland Abiodun
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More than seven hundred illustrations mark a comprehensive discussion of the arts of the African continent, including Egypt, exploring the continent's artistic, as opposed to purely cultural, traditions and discussing a wide variety of art forms, including textiles, ceramics, and personal adornment.

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“Central African Art - Invocation of an Unseen World” is being staged at the City University of Hong Kong until 28 Sep 2025. The exhibition offers insights into the artistic legacy of Central Africa, revealing the intricate connections between art, spirituality, and society. READ MORE

“Central African Art - Invocation of an Unseen World” Exhibition 「召喚無形—中部非洲藝術展」
Date: 29 May – 28 September 2025 (Open daily, except Mondays)
Time: 10am to 7pm
Venue: Indra and Harry Banga Gallery at City University of Hong Kong , 18/F, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building
Admission: Free of charge. To ensure a smooth and enjoyable visit, please plan ahead and register in advance. On-site registration is also available at any entrance of CityUHK with the presentation of an ID document. BOOK A VISIT

城景變幻：後九七香港作家小說論（1996-2018）

鄒文律
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「後九七香港青年作家」概念是指在一九九七年後出版第一部個人小說的作家，也是作者鄒文律圈選的研究範圍。當中包含香港不少重要的中生代小說家如潘國靈、謝曉虹、韓麗珠等。鄒文律將這群「後九七香港青年作家」的部分小說進行並置閱讀，尤其聚焦於以香港城市空間為書寫對象的小說，嘗試探問他們之間共同的文學關懷，並著力探究小說作品對香港都市空間的再現及批判。面對資本主義狂瀉的我城，小說家如何試圖以作品回應？

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延伸閱讀: 城景變幻｜拆舊建新，我城何去何從？

Nuclear War: A Scenario

Annie Jacobsen
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The INSTANT New York Times bestseller
Instant Los Angeles Times bestseller
One of NPR's Books We Love
One of Newsweek Staffers' Favorite Books of the Year
Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize

“In Nuclear War: A Scenario, Annie Jacobsen gives us a vivid picture of what could happen if our nuclear guardians fail…Terrifying.”—Wall Street Journal

There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And one of the triggers for that war would be a nuclear missile inbound toward the United States.

Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart of the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks. These investigations are vital to how we understand the world we really live in—where one nuclear missile will beget one in return, and where the choreography of the world’s end requires massive decisions made on seconds’ notice with information that is only as good as the intelligence we have.

Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen’s Nuclear War: A Scenario explores this ticking-clock scenario, based on dozens of exclusive new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, have been privy to the response plans, and have been responsible for those decisions should they have needed to be made. Nuclear War: A Scenario examines the handful of minutes after a nuclear missile launch. It is essential reading, and unlike any other book in its depth and urgency.

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頂尖大學的條件 : 從現代大學的演變洞見教育卓越的關鍵 (Empires of Ideas)

柯偉林 (William C. Kirby)
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「據我所知，在高等教育方面沒有任何其他著作能在廣度、視野和純粹的比較分析上與這本書相媲美。」
──魯登斯坦（Neill L. Rudenstine）哈佛大學名譽校長

19 世紀，德國的大學為現代大學奠定了基礎；
20 世紀末，美國的大學對各國產生巨大的影響力；
而21世紀，全球高等教育將由誰領導？

當今美國的大學機構幾乎在每一個重要的全球大學排名都獨占鰲頭，然而從歷史的角度來看，美國的卓越地位是從二十世紀才開始。在十九世紀的多半時間，人們是以德國的大學模式為尚。而我們也沒有理由認定，美國的學校必然在一個世紀以後能繼續引領世界。事實上，美國在高等教育的霸主地位正面臨巨大的壓力，它的公立大學更是如此。與此同時，中國的大學正在崛起。三十年前，中國的大學機構在文化大革命的浩劫之後重新開放，今天它們有些已經是世界上最創新的教育中心之一。在美中對峙的新冷戰格局中，除了政治與經濟的競逐外，中國會在高等教育環境中，也威脅到美國的領先地位嗎？

一流的大學是如何出現的？卓越的高等教育又需要哪些條件？《頂尖大學的條件》回顧了過去兩百年的歷史尋找答案，敘述了高等教育的兩次革命：研究型大學的誕生，以及它與博雅教育模式的整合。

曾任哈佛大學文理學院院長的歷史學者柯偉林，利用著名的「個案分析」方法，結合大量的訪談與資料分析，檢視幾所領先大學的成功經驗──德國的柏林大學、自由大學；美國的哈佛、杜克和加州大學柏克萊分校，分析它們如何崛起，以及各自所面臨的挑戰。柯偉林也對三個中國競爭者的發展軌跡做了發人深省的比較：清華大學、南京大學、香港大學，它們的目標都是要成為世界一流的機構，能夠和歐美最好的大學競爭，但也面對了不同的阻礙，如對於教學的投資、經費來源，以及一個可能會損自由探究和學術卓越的政治體系。

透過分析上述個案，柯偉林提出了晉升一流大學的種種條件，包括保有治理的自由及學術自由、對人文和科學研究的重視、積極參與國際化進程，並與世界各地的大學建立合作關係。

曾在台灣求學的柯偉林教授，亦特別為台灣版撰寫序言。他指出，過去數十年，台灣的大學一直致力於追求邁向世界一流，政府亦制定了相應的目標和政策，以提升大學國際地位。台灣擁有自由的學術和社會環境，也有實力雄厚的研究型大學和大專院校，未來必須保持「外向」，深入參與 21 世紀國際化的大學世界，讓教職員和學生沉浸在廣闊的交流中。

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Deep Water: The World in the Ocean

James Bradley
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2025 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS GOLD WINNER

"Deep Water is a major achievement....Bradley's skills both as novelist and essayist converge here to create this wise, compassionate and urgent book, characterized throughout by a clarity of prose and a bracing moral gaze that searches water, self and reader." —ROBERT MACFARLANE, bestselling author of Underland

In this thrilling work—a blend of history, science, nature writing, and environmentalism—acclaimed writer James Bradley plunges into the unknown to explore the deepest recesses of the natural world.

Seventy-one percent of the earth’s surface is ocean. These waters created, shaped, and continue to sustain not just human life, but all life on Planet Earth, and perhaps beyond it. They serve as the stage for our cultural history—driving human development from evolution through exploration, colonialism, and the modern era of global leisure and trade. They are also the harbingers of the future—much of life on Earth cannot survive if sea levels are too low or too high, temperatures too cold or too warm. Our oceans are vast spaces of immense wonder and beauty, and our relationship to them is innate and awe inspired.

Deep Water is both a lyrically written personal meditation and an intriguing wide-ranging reported epic that reckons with our complex connection to the seas. It is a story shaped by tidal movements and deep currents, lit by the insights of philosophers, scientists, artists and other great minds. Bradley takes readers from the atomic creation of the oceans, to the wonders within, such as fish migrations guided by electromagnetic sensing. He describes the impacts of human population shifts by boat and speaks directly and uncompromisingly to the environmental catastrophe that is already impacting our lives. It is also a celebration of the ocean’s glories and the extraordinary efforts of the scientists and researchers who are unlocking its secrets. These myriad strands are woven together into a tapestry of life that captures not only our relationship with the planet, but our past, and perhaps most importantly, what lies ahead for us.

A brilliant blend of Robert MacFarlane’s Underland, Susan Casey’s The Underworld, and Simon Winchester’s Pacific and The Atlantic, Deep Water taps into the essence of our planet and who we are.

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香港戰後紀事1945-1949

鄭寶鴻
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一九四一年十二月二十五日至一九四五年八月十五日，香港經歷三年零八個月的日據時期，飽受戰火蹂躪，人口銳減，經濟崩潰。

一九四五年二戰結束，日本宣佈投降，英軍重掌香港，於戰後進行重建。

鄭賓鴻擷取一九四五至一九四九年這五年時光，以紀實的筆觸記錄日據後期盟軍轟炸、日本投降後軍政府過渡期，及文人政府接掌重建秩序的歷程，在衣食住行與經濟變遷的微小紀錄裡，呈現香港由戰後廢墟至國際都市的蛻變之路。

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Reverse the Search: How to Turn Job Seeking into Job Shopping

Madeline Mann
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From the creator of top career YouTube channel Self Made Millennial, the only job search guide you’ll need to get employers competing for you

Are you tired of sending out dozens of job applications every day and never hearing back? Or, when you do land interviews, not getting an offer, and never knowing why? As a former recruiter and head of HR at multiple companies, Madeline Mann has seen every kind of job application under the sun, and she’s here to tell you that the antiquated job search advice you’ve been told before is all wrong.

After years of working in HR, Mann began to share her behind-the-scenes insight into the world of hiring, creating viral career tip videos and posts online—and soon amassing nearly 1 million followers across YouTube, LinkedIn, and TikTok. In Reverse the Search, Mann distills her juiciest advice into a concise guide on how to turn the job search around, going from job seeking to job shopping—from desperately sending out applications to having your pick of jobs. By following the simple but proven steps—beginning with determining your ideal job through negotiating your final offer—that have landed hundreds of Mann’s career coaching clients positions at dream companies, you will transform into a lifelong Job Shopper, getting recruited and attracting opportunities at every stage.

Because Job Shoppers know they deserve to land more than any old job. They deserve a job that brings meaningful work, happiness, flexibility, and financial stability. And with Reverse the Search’s help, you’ll get noticed and approached, even when you’re not actively looking a job. You will have the leverage, and you will never have to perform a soul-sucking job search again.

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像隨筆作家一樣生活 : 松浦彌太郎的寫作與思考方式

松浦彌太郎
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【寫作讓我得到救贖，讓我的生活產生變化】
隨筆＝描繪個人心境的文章
如果我們持續地寫作、反思、思考，
便能得到平靜的生活。

「像隨筆作家一樣生活」，
並非是為了成為某種特定身分的生活方式，
而是思考自己希望成為什麼樣的人，直視每日的生活和自我，
感受心靈的微小變化和喜悅，並能明確地表達出來。

什麼是隨筆？──────隨筆一詞可以解釋為「自由抒發記錄的散文體裁」，也就是將快樂、悲傷等情感的起伏化為言語，彙整成文章。本質並不在於「今天發生了什麼事」，而是「因為這些事情，我產生了這樣的想法」，並且將隨筆視為「存在讀者的前提下」寫出的作品。

不只傳授寫作技巧，更是一種生活指南──────松浦先生以自身經驗闡述隨筆創作的哲學，並分享其獨特的思考方式與生活態度，強調從日常生活中尋找「祕密」的重要性，以及培養「細膩觀察」、「全盤接受」、「持續反思」等能力，最終達到內在的平靜與富足。文中也探討了閱讀、書寫、思考與生活之間的緊密關聯，並提出許多實用的建議，幫助讀者在生活中找到屬於自己的哲學。

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Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

Cal Newport
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A New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and IndieBound bestseller

"Brilliant and timely"—Oliver Burkeman

~ Do Fewer Things. Work at a Natural Pace. Obsess over Quality. ~

From the New York Times bestselling author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work, a groundbreaking philosophy for pursuing meaningful accomplishment while avoiding overload

Our current definition of “productivity” is broken. It pushes us to treat busyness as a proxy for useful effort, leading to impossibly lengthy task lists and ceaseless meetings. We’re overwhelmed by all we have to do and on the edge of burnout, left to decide between giving into soul-sapping hustle culture or rejecting ambition altogether. But are these really our only choices?

Long before the arrival of pinging inboxes and clogged schedules, history’s most creative and impactful philosophers, scientists, artists, and writers mastered the art of producing valuable work with staying power. In this timely and provocative book, Cal Newport harnesses the wisdom of these traditional knowledge workers to radically transform our modern jobs. Drawing from deep research on the habits and mindsets of a varied cast of storied thinkers–from Galileo and Isaac Newton, to Jane Austen and Georgia O’Keefe–Newport lays out the key principles of “slow productivity,” a more sustainable alternative to the aimless overwhelm that defines our current moment. Combining cultural criticism with systematic pragmatism, Newport deconstructs the absurdities inherent in standard notions of productivity, and then provides step-by-step advice for cultivating a slower, more humane alternative.

From the aggressive rethinking of workload management, to introducing seasonal variation, to shifting your performance toward long-term quality, Slow Productivity provides a roadmap for escaping overload and arriving instead at a more timeless approach to pursuing meaningful accomplishment. The world of work is due for a new revolution. Slow productivity is exactly what we need.

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細胞之歌 : 探索醫學和新人類的未來 (The Song of the Cell)

辛達塔．穆克吉 (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
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「我們終歸要回到細胞」
我們得要了解細胞，才能了解人體。
我們需要它們，才能了解醫學。
但最基本的是，我們需要細胞的故事，來講述生命和我們自己的故事。

普立茲獎得主、《萬病之王》《基因》作者——辛達塔．穆克吉最新作品，本書是一部生命基石的歷史，交織了他擔任醫師的生涯。

《細胞之歌》融合了尖端研究、無可挑剔的嚴謹學術、勇敢無畏的報導，和流暢優美的散文，形成百科全書式的研究，讀起來就如文學作品般扣人心弦。～《歐普拉日報》（Oprah Daily）

◆ 2023年美國PROSE Awards生物與生命科學卓越獎
◆ 2023年肖托誇獎
◆《經濟學人》、《歐普拉日報》、紐約公共圖書館等評為「年度最佳書籍」

本書談的是細胞的故事，是發現包括人類在內，所有生物體都是由這些「基本粒子」構成的記述。這是關於這些自主的生命單位——組織、器官和器官系統合作，有條不紊地累積，能夠促成深奧形式的生理功能：免疫、生殖、知覺、認知、修復，和再生的故事。而反過來，它也是講述在細胞功能失調，使我們的身體由細胞生理變為細胞病理——細胞的功能障礙導致身體功能失常，會是什麼樣的故事。最後，這是關於我們對細胞生理學和病理學日漸深入的了解如何引發生物學和醫學革命，促成革命性的醫藥誕生，以及人類如何因這些醫藥而改變的故事。

本書提醒我們，所有與生物機能相關的分子機制，都存在「細胞」之內，在特定的細胞環境中才能發生作用。作者身為臨床腫瘤醫師，對於「細胞」失靈、變態的後果特別有感。他甚至提醒我們：新冠大疫其實揭露了我們對於涉及的免疫機制與細胞的無知。我們需要更多的知識，更需要謙卑。～～王道還／生物人類學者

穆克吉在《細胞之歌》中巧妙地結合科學知識與人性故事，透過詩意的比喻和接近偵探小說的筆法，帶領我們深入探索細胞世界，並揭示這些微小生命單位在醫學、科學和人類生活中的重要性。 本書涉及癌症、心臟病、不孕症、憂鬱症等病患，展示了科學研究如何實際影響人們的生活。在探討免疫療法、幹細胞、基因工程等領域的最新進展時，不僅揭示了科學的希望，也指出了其中的挑戰，並透過一系列感人故事展示了這些科學發現如何改變人們的生命。～～黃貞祥／清華大學生命科學暨醫學院分子與細胞生物研究所副教授副教授

如果你還沒有感到生物學的偉大，《細胞之歌》就會讓你嘆為觀止。這是一堂大師講座。——蘇珊．歐沙利文（Suzanne O’Sullivan），《衛報》（The Guardian)

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The Ideological Brain: The Radical Science of Flexible Thinking

Leor Zmigrod
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Named a best book of the year by The Guardian and The Telegraph

Why do some people become radicalized?
How do ideologies shape the human brain?
And how can we unchain our minds from toxic dogmas?

In The Ideological Brain, Leor Zmigrod reveals the deep connections between political beliefs and the biology of the brain. Drawing on her cutting-edge research, she exposes the complex interplay between cognition and environment that predisposes some individuals to inflexible ways of thinking. The human brain faces a set of dilemmas every day: how to achieve coherence from fragmented sensory inputs and how to attain connection with other people in an increasingly atomized and isolating world. Ideologies offer a shortcut, providing easy answers, scripts to follow, and a sense of shared identity. But ideologies also come at a cost: demanding conformity and suppressing individuality through rigid rules, repetitive rituals, and intolerance. Once ideologies grip our minds, they fundamentally transform the way we think, act, and interact with others, making us less sensitive and adaptable.

Guiding readers through her innovative experiments, Zmigrod uncovers the hidden mechanisms driving our beliefs and behaviors and argues that our politics are not superficial but rather woven into the fabric of our minds. Her results show that ideologues across the political spectrum struggle to change their thought patterns when faced with new information. While some individuals are more susceptible to dogmatic thinking than others, all of us can strive to be more flexible, and Zmigrod ultimately explains how we can keep our minds open in the face of extreme ideologies. Eye-opening, provocative, and unforgettable, The Ideological Brain is a groundbreaking book that challenges us to resist black-and-white thinking and reassess our closest convictions.

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導演的起點 : 100位華語電影導演, 第一部作品誕生的故事

程青松
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100位華語電影導演‧100個拍電影的起源
第一手作者論‧最貼近真實的創作訪談

沿著點點微光摸索，歷經無盡的徬徨，
直至交出宛如面試般的「首部作品」，
以導演之名，放眼世界。

透過本書一窺侯孝賢、楊德昌、魏德聖、王家衛、陳可辛、周星馳、張藝謀、賈樟柯、婁燁……當今華語電影世界的100名導演，與他們的第一部作品。或許當時沒有經驗，但有足夠的激情，回溯過程中與現實層面的拉扯、妥協，資金的調度和挹注，笑談自身的想法與觀眾反應，無所不言，真心吐露的心境轉折，讓我們重新挖掘電影的本質。

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The Language of Cyber Attacks: A Rhetoric of Deception

Aaron Mauro
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Many cyberattacks begin with a lure: a seemingly innocent message designed to establish trust with a target to obtain sensitive information or compromise a computer system. The perils of clicking an unknown link or divulging sensitive information via email are well-known, so why do we continue to fall prey to these malicious messages? This groundbreaking book examines the rhetoric of deception through the lure, asking where its all-too-human allure comes from and suggesting ways in which we can protect ourselves online.

Examining practices and tools such as phishing, ransomware and clickbait, this book uses case studies of notorious cyberattacks by both cyber criminals and nation-states on organizations such Facebook, Google, and the US Department of Defence, and in-depth, computational analyses of the messages themselves to unpack the rhetoric of cyberattacks. In doing so, it helps us to understand the small but crucial moments of indecision that pervade one of the most common forms of written communication.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

城市拾遺 : 探尋港九歷史遺跡

陳天權
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歷史建築研究者陳天權，穿梭大街小巷，帶領大家尋覓隱沒於港九都市某個角落的歷史遺跡蹤影。

今天香港僥倖留存下來的文物建築，大多數已獲評級，成為珍貴的文化遺產，但隨着城市發展，一些構築物或舊物，例如牌坊、門樓、界石、奠基石、紀念碑和雕像等，卻因不屬於建築物而被大家忽略。當中包括物件（如十九世紀的八角形鐵水缸）、構築物（如戰時公共食堂和爐灶、子午線標記石柱）、遺址（如兵頭花園的神社遺跡、英華女學校幼稚園校舍），它們與建築物一樣，可以讓人回望過去，了解城市發展的因由，每一件的背後，都能道出一段引人入勝的故事。

本書精選四十項港九市區「非建築類別」遺跡加以介紹，可為我們深入接觸香港歷史，提供一些線索。

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Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future

Reid Hoffman, Greg Beato
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Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller.

Tech visionary and co-founder of Manas AI Reid Hoffman shares his unique insider’s perspective on an AI-powered future, making the case for its potential to unlock a world of possibilities.

"An essential companion." — Fei-Fei Li
"An important read." —Bill Gates
"Brilliant mind. Compassionate heart. Bold ideas…Read this book!” —Van Jones
"Refreshingly optimistic and welcome perspective." — Ariana Huffington
"A fascinating and insightful book." —Yuval Noah Harari

As taught at UPenn's Wharton and Stanford.

Superagency offers a roadmap for using AI inclusively and adaptively to improve our lives and create positive change. While acknowledging challenges like disinformation and potential job changes, the book focuses on AI’s immense potential to increase individual agency and create better outcomes for society as a whole.

Imagine AI tutors personalizing education for each child, researchers rapidly discovering cures for diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer, and AI advisors empowering people to navigate complex systems and achieve their goals. Hoffman and co-author, tech and culture writer Greg Beato envision a world where these possibilities, and many more, become a reality.

Superagency challenges conventional fears, inviting us to view the future through a lens of opportunity, rather than fear. It’s a call to action – to embrace AI with excitement and actively shape a world where human ingenuity and the power of AI combine to create something extraordinary.

Entrepreneur Reid Hoffman is a co-founder of LinkedIn, Inflection AI, and Manas AI. He is also host of the podcasts Possible and Masters of Scale.

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中文學術寫作入門

范家偉
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本書作者范家偉博士任教本地大學多年，發現修讀文史的本科生普遍缺乏論文寫作的基礎和系統的訓練，因而撰寫本書，輔助大學新生掌握學期論文的寫作技巧與規範。

全書分為十二部分，扼要講解撰寫學期論文的要點，包括學術倫理的規範及意義、論文架構、尋找題目的方法、搜集資料的途徑、徵引資料的原則、撰寫論文的注意事項（事實查證、章節連繫、修飾行文等）、參考書目與注釋的寫法、怎樣閱讀古籍等，內容全面而實用，解說層次分明。作者從自身的治學經驗出發，配以大量具針對性的例子，令讀者更易於掌握論文寫作的竅門。

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The Lost Bookshop

Evie Woods
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‘The thing about books,’ she said ‘is that they help you to imagine a life bigger and better than you could ever dream of.’

On a quiet street in Dublin, a lost bookshop is waiting to be found …

For too long, Opaline, Martha and Henry have been the side characters in their own lives.

But when a vanishing bookshop casts its spell, these three unsuspecting strangers will discover that their own stories are every bit as extraordinary as the ones found in the pages of their beloved books. And by unlocking the secrets of the shelves, they find themselves transported to a world of wonder… where nothing is as it seems.

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雲端封建時代 : 串流平台與社群媒體背後的經濟學 (Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism)

雅尼斯．瓦魯法克斯 (Yanis Varoufakis)
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《紐約時報》暢銷第1名的經濟學家、我們這時代的修昔底德
雅尼斯．瓦魯法克斯 Yanis Varoufakis 最爆炸性的話題之作

※臺灣中文版作者序

全球大流行的疫情、抖音的崛起與無止境的金融危機，在在分散了我們對全球經濟運作方式的注意。藏在資本主義的外皮底下，一種更可怕的全新階級制度正在悄悄成形，名為「科技封建主義」。

今天，大型科技企業正在匯聚史無前例的龐大資金，打造屬於自己的網路雲端領地，進而獲得不成比例的現實權力。當數位平台掏空市場，雲端租金取代了利潤，而馬斯克或祖克柏這樣的科技巨擘成為新世界的封建領主，我們這些早已離不開社群媒體、串流平台與第三方支付的一般人，就成了數位時代的農奴：像農奴一樣辛勤勞動，以換取地主提供的各項服務。這就是雲端封建時代的真相。

希臘前財政部長雅尼斯．瓦魯法克斯將在本書中呈現，這種更險惡的可怕制度究竟是如何取代掉傳統的資本主義，威脅到我們習以為常的民主自由制度，促成了美中新冷戰的全球格局，甚至是永遠改變了我們所生活在其中的世界。

作為二十一世紀最重要的激進經濟思想家，作者也試圖對這一劃時代變革提供解方與指引。資本主義為何死去？世界為何走向科技封建主義？如何在一切太遲之前，阻止狀況惡化下去？本書將透過一段段平易近人的父子對話，帶領讀者一步步理解這些變化究竟是如何發生，以及身為小老百姓的我們，如何能夠奪回屬於自己的權力。

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It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People

Ramani Durvasula
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From clinical psychologist and expert in narcissistic relationships Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a guide to protecting and healing yourself from the daily harms of narcissism

AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER

It’s not always easy to tell when you’re dealing with a narcissist. One day they draw you in with their confidence and charisma, the next they gaslight you, wreck your self-confidence, and leave you wondering, What could I have done differently?

As Dr. Ramani Durvasula reveals in It's Not You, the answer is: absolutely nothing. Just as a tiger can’t change its stripes, a narcissist won’t stop manipulating and invalidating you. To heal in the aftermath of their abuse and protect yourself from future harm, you first have to accept that you are not to blame.

Deeply compassionate and revelatory, It’s Not You examines how narcissists hijack our wellbeing and offers a healing path forward. Drawing on more than 20 years of studying, teaching, and helping clients navigate the landscape of narcissism, Dr. Durvasula unpacks the oft-misunderstood personality, showing how to identify the telltale signs that you may be dealing with a narcissist and protect yourself from their toxic influence. Along the way, you’ll learn how to become gaslight resistant, chip away at the trauma bonds that keep us stuck in these cycles, grieve the losses, create realistic boundaries, learn the fine art of discernment, and recover your sense of self after years of invalidation.

Healing and thriving after or even during a narcissistic relationship can be challenging, but it is possible. It's Not You shows that the first step is to stop trying to change the narcissistic person, stop blaming yourself, and start giving yourself permission to foster your autonomy and sense of self outside of this relationship.

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亞馬遜逆向工作法 ：揭密全球最大電商的經營思維 (Working Backwards)

柯林．布萊爾 (Colin Bryar), 比爾．卡爾 (Bill Carr)
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亞馬遜兩位累積27年資歷的前高階主管現身說法
揭開Kindle、Amazon Prime和AWS等創新商品的開發內幕
詳細解析不用PPT、兩個披薩團隊、逆向工作法等亞馬遜獨有的領導思維

柯林．布萊爾和比爾．卡爾是亞馬遜草創時期的員工，不但是亞馬遜最高領導團隊（S-Team）的成員，還經常與貝佐斯共同開會討論新商機，協助落實公司許多商業流程。他們不僅親身見證和參與亞馬遜創新產品與服務的研發，更幫忙塑造亞馬遜的企業文化與工作思維。

他們在這本書中將揭開亞馬遜之道的重要原則與流程，一窺亞馬遜擴展為全球最大電商的成功經營模式。他們會詳細探討：

　　● 16項幫助公司成長茁壯的領導原則
　　● 有效開發創新產品的逆向工作法
　　● 招募符合企業文化的抬桿者招募流程
　　● 兩個披薩團隊與單一領導人的特殊建構組織模式
　　● 衡量業務發展的獨特方法
　　● Kindle、Amazon Prime和AWS等創新商品的研發過程

對任何渴望創新、引領組織轉型和執行高挑戰任務的經營者或新創團隊來說，本書為不容錯過的必讀商業之作！

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