Flowers in Amber (Fascinating Life Sciences)

George Poinar
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While much attention has been given to animal life in amber, the remains of a variety of plants, including angiosperm flowers, also exist in fossilized resin. Presented here is a pictorial synopsis of 94 flowers that occur in four major amber deposits around the world.                                   (Thumbnail images from the book)
The basic features of these flowers are presented and their relationship with existing plant lineages discussed. This work will be of interest to amber enthusiasts, plant taxonomists, plant morphologists, plant ecologists, plant evolutionists and plant paleontologists.

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“AMBER: BALTIC GOLD” Exhibition is being staged at the City University of Hong Kong until 11 April 2023. Amber is a beautiful and fascinating organic material which for centuries was believed to be a gemstone. Treated like a rare mineral, amber is simply a fossilized form of resin secreted by different plants.The exhibition traces amber’s diffusion across Europe from the Baltic regions to ancient Rome, and then down the famous Silk Road to China.

觀察的藝術 : 在日常生活中開發想像力的131個練習 (The Art of Noticing)

羅伯‧沃克 (Rob Walker)
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創新的第一步就是觀察。
用觀察力擴充想像力，在躁動的世界裡，把心留住。

歡迎來到白噪音的年代。我們的生活隨時被手機、電子郵件、社群媒體綁住。在這個分心的年代，人們通常失去了體驗當下、活在當下的能力，我們的思考能力、看與聽的能力也隨之消失。

專欄作家羅伯‧沃克將在這本書中喚醒大家的感官，更重要的是協助你以全新的方式看世界。沃克以一系列有趣的練習與沉思時刻，寫成這本引發思考的創意指南，刺激我們的好奇心，促使每個人以更透徹的方式思考，懂得用心聆聽，成為職場上更具創意的同事，最終還能重拾快樂的感受，觀察到真正重要的事物。

各界佳評

近半世紀前，藝評大師約翰‧伯格（John Berger）的經典之作《觀看的方式》改變了歷史，打破藝術僅屬於菁英階層的迷思，闡釋藝術與普羅大眾之間其實關係密切。如今羅伯‧沃克進一步以《觀察的藝術》一書為實踐指南，為當代身陷「白噪音」囹圄的凡夫俗子，提供有效開展五感的創意法門。──謝佩霓，藝評家／策展人

作者羅伯‧沃克的寫作永遠令人讚嘆。他用獨特的眼光看見其他人沒注意到的事。這本新書基本上就是把他所有的觀看祕訣傳授給大家。──萊恩‧霍利得（Ryan Holiday），《失控的自信》（Ego is the Enemy）與《障礙就是道路》（The Obstacle is the Way）暢銷作家

如果想過更趣味十足、更富創意的生活，第一步就是更加留意你的生活。羅伯‧沃克在這本書提供基本的引導，教大家探索自己的日常世界。我找到大量可以偷用的點子，你也一起來吧。──奧斯汀‧克隆（Austin Kleon），《紐約時報》暢銷著作《點子都是偷來的》（Steal Like an Artist）作者

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

HBR at 100: The Most Influential and Innovative Articles from Harvard Business Review's First Century

by Harvard Business Review, Michael E. Porter, Clayton M. Christensen, W. Chan Kim, Renee A. Mauborgne
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The most definitive management ideas of the century, all in one place.

Harvard Business Review is the foremost destination for smart management thinking. Now, at its 100th anniversary, this commemorative volume brings together the most influential ideas since its inception.

With an introduction written by editor in chief Adi Ignatius, HBR at 100 features business publishing's most influential voices on innovative topics, including:

- Michael E. Porter on competitive strategy
- Clayton M. Christensen on disruptive innovation
- Tim Brown on design thinking
- Linda A. Hill on being a first-time manager
- Daniel Goleman on emotional intelligence
- Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee on artificial intelligence
- Robert Livingston on racial equity at work
- Amy C. Edmondson and Mark Mortensen on psychological safety
- Robert B. Cialdini on the science of persuasion
- W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne on blue ocean strategy
- Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad on strategic intent
- Peter F. Drucker on managing yourself

Whether you're a longtime reader or you're picking up an HBR volume for the first time, this book offers all you need to understand the most critical ideas in management.

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這個世界運作的真相 : 以數據解析人類經濟和生存的困局與機會 (How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future)

瓦茲拉夫‧史密爾 (Vaclav Smil)
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全球百大頂尖思想家；橫跨能源、人口、科技領域的權威專家
「史密爾是我最喜歡的作者。」──比爾・蓋茲

病毒肆虐、晶片短缺、電力不穩、過度使用燃料……
我們必須看清撼動全球經濟根基的七大困局

何為全球經濟的大挑戰？絕對是能源、小麥、病毒和氣候。

能源概括整個世界的運作，使人類可以生產糧食和材料，
種植一顆溫室番茄需要5茶匙柴油，1公斤的麵包需要80毫升的柴油；
能滿足全球需求量的鋼鐵、塑膠、水泥需要多少燃料？

作者呼籲人類應從過於樂觀的預測、政策中甦醒：

各國的脫碳目標不可能實現，
人造食物取代不了農作物……

世界真正的現實面，影響經濟最主要的七大關鍵：
1.能源：人類有多依賴化石燃料？
2.食物生產：如何養活全球80億人口？
3.材料：氨、鋼鐵、混凝土和塑膠，如何主導世界經濟？
4.全球化：運輸和通訊如何讓世界緊密連結？
5.風險：病毒、飲食到天災，為何文明進步沒讓世界更安全、更健康？
6.全球暖化：脫碳言之過早？富裕國家正落實減緩氣候變遷？
7.生物圈退化：災難頻繁、資源匱乏、生育率低，如何面對作繭自縛的生存空間？

本書致力於減少人類對世界的理解缺陷，並針對人類生存和繁榮最基本的主要現實狀況做說明，以科學的角度，解釋世界究竟如何運作，提供主導世界經濟的七大關鍵，讓人類更能意識到未來的限制和機會。

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ChatGPT, an AI Expert, and a Lawyer Walk Into a Bar....

Bob Rogers, Theresa Hart
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What does ChatGPT have to say about AI?

Written and illustrated by an AI chatbot, this book describes how creativity and communication have evolved with technology throughout history. More importantly, this book demonstrates what AI means to writers, artists, and other creatives in the context of breathtaking new AI tools that automate some, but not all, aspects of the creative process. Expressed in the words of the AI itself, with only a little help from an expert on AI and a lawyer with experience in the challenges of AI, this book provides a lively tour through the history of creativity and communication, and looks at what new AI technology means for each of us.

By walking us through the process of creating the book and illustrations with AI, the authors take us on a tour of how to actually write prompts for use by AI systems and to leverage these mind-blowing new capabilities. Readers will see applications from writing thank-you notes to company reports to PhD theses, and everything in between. The book is illustrated with images that were created using online AI-based text-to-image services, providing a rich visual and textual experience for the reader to explore where AI technology is today and what it means for them tomorrow.

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香港非物質文化遺產系列：涼茶

鄧家宙
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涼茶既是華南地道保健特飲，亦是傳統與創新兼備的商品，在香港更加衍生為流行文化。涼茶看似普通，其相關文化卻深遠寬廣，現已列為國家級非物質文化遺產名錄。

本書蒙非物質文化遺產資助計劃的「伙伴合作項目」支持出版，就本地涼茶文化作出系統整理，涵蓋涼茶源流、物種配伍、商品貿易、規管營銷及週邊文化等內容，呈現涼茶文化既傳統又能創新的特質，同時突顯香港社會與涼茶文化之間微妙的互動關係。

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