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  • The Wedding People

    The hilarious and moving million-copy bestseller

    by Alison Espach ...
    The smash-hit international bestseller A Read With Jenna book club pick Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction'Best read of the year' THE TIMES'Books as fun as this one are few and far between' GUARDIAN'Sharp, funny and a joy to read' OBSERVERPhoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing her best dress and least comfortable... ... Read more

    $93.19 HKD

  • 1000 Harry Potter Facts

    by Mera Wolfe ...
    1000 Harry Potter Facts is packed with all the trivia you could ever wish to know about this beloved series of fantasy books and films! ... Read more

    $24.70 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Become a Straight-A Student

    The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less

    by Cal Newport ...
    Looking to jumpstart your GPA?Most college students believe that straight A’s can be achieved only through cramming and painful all-nighters at the library. But Cal Newport knows that real straight-A students don’t study harder—they study smarter. A breakthrough approach to acing academic assignments, from quizzes and exams to essays and papers, How to Become a Straight-A Student reveals for the ... Read more

    $91.59 HKD

  • 如果這樣，會怎樣？（10週年增訂版）：胡思亂想的搞怪趣問，正經認真的科學妙答

    What If? 10th Anniversary Edition: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

    by 蘭德爾．門羅, Randall Munroe, 黃靜雅 ...
    Series series 科學天地
    ★《紐約時報》暢銷榜 TOP 1 ★★ 銷售突破１００萬冊 ★★週年１０倍強勢回歸 ★廣受歡迎的xkcd網站作者蘭德爾．門羅的熱銷名著《如果這樣，會怎樣？》，出版歷時10年，銷售突破100萬冊！書中充滿各種奇思怪想的問題，以及作者一本科學的幽默正經回覆。10週年版《如果這樣，會怎樣？》內容全面更新，外加全新的一章，有更多趣味漫畫，還有10倍極限的情境設定，讓你對世界的理解與想像更加10倍開展！．開車撞到減速坡仍安然存活的最快車速是多快？　如果所有減速坡都變成10倍高，又會怎麼？．從多高的地方把牛排丟下，能讓牛排在著地時煮熟？　如果高度增加10倍，又會怎麼？．你想過1莫耳的鼴鼠有多大嗎？　如果是10莫耳</... ... Read more

    Was $92.97 HKD Now $79.08 HKD

  • 老師這樣用AI就對了：明天上課就能用的教案教材、測驗評量AI工作流

    by 李承翰, 李承翰 ...
    Series series VIEW職場力
    ！省下備課時間，做出學生想參與的課！***六大思考框架 × AI 黃金公式，放大老師的教學經驗。***學習單、素養題、圖解簡報、課堂活動、考試題庫，一次整理成可進教室的材料。***每章都有真實案例與可產出的教學成品，立刻上手學會。//你知道 AI 很強，卻不確定明天上課到底怎麼用？////你試著請 AI 幫忙備課，卻發現生成結果太空泛、太平均，很難直接帶進教室？////你想讓課堂更有趣，但每天已經被備課、行政、班級經營、批改與輔導塞滿，根本沒有時間重做教材？//這本書寫給正在第一線忙碌的老師。它不是一本追逐AI新工具的功能清單，也不是要你學會寫程式，而是帶你從「我明天要上課」的真實需求出發，把AI變成教案、教材、活動與評量的工作流。你會看到AI如何協助老師快速整理課程重點、設計可上課的教案、把抽象概念變成圖解與漫畫、做出互動活動與網頁遊戲，也會學到如何用AI出題、批改、做詳解 ... Read more

    $101.89 HKD

  • The 50 Greatest Designers

    The People Who Have Created Our Environment

    by Tom May ...
    In this beautifully illustrated book, we take a look at the world of product design, examining the achievements of 50 of history's greatest designers: the men and women who have influenced the way we live by creating everything from furniture to household goods and decorative objects to cars and motorbikes, airplanes, signage, sports equipment and much more.Together, they provide a fascinating ... Read more

    $10.41 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • City on the Edge

    Hong Kong under Chinese Rule

    by Ho-fung Hung ...
    For decades, Hong Kong has maintained precarious freedom at the edge of competing world powers. In City on the Edge, Ho-fung Hung offers a timely and engaging account of Hong Kong's development from precolonial times to the present, with particular focus on the post 1997 handover period. Through careful analysis of vast economic data, a myriad of political events, and intricate networks of actors ... Read more

    $173.39 HKD

  • This Way Up

    When Maps Go Wrong (and Why it Matters)

    by Map Men ...
    A SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLERA Waterstones Best Nature & Travel Writing Book 2025'Educational, smart and funny’ Richard Osman‘This book is superb’ Charlie Brooker‘Brilliant. Fascinating. Hilarious.’ Jonn Elledge, bestselling author of A History of the World in 47 BordersThe debut book from the YouTube sensation and all-round cartographical ne... ... Read more

    $117.19 HKD

  • Uncle John's Unsinkable Bathroom Reader

    by Bathroom Readers' Institute ...
    Series Book 21 - Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Annual
    An all-new collection overflowing with weird facts and wild stories!Uncle John and his crack staff of writers are back—and still at the top of their game after all these years. Where else but in an Uncle John's Bathroom Reader could you find out about . . .the tapeworm diet * forty-four things to do with a coconut * the history of the Comstock Lode * seven (underwater) places to see before you die ... Read more

    $100.99 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Encyclopedia of Curious Rituals and Superstitions

    Ancient and Remarkable Traditions That Will Captivate Your Mind

    by Arie Kaplan ...
    Explore the most fascinating superstitions from around the world and marvel at the impact they have on our present-day lives.The Encyclopedia of Curious Rituals and Superstitions sheds light on the impact that superstitions have on our global society at large, world history, the pop culture we consume, the art we create, and even the way we think about marriage, death, prosperity, self-protection, ... Read more

    $113.09 HKD

  • The Nuttall Encyclopædia. Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge

    Enriched edition. A Comprehensive Literary Guide to General Knowledge

    by P. Austin Nuttall, Zachary Henson ...
    In "The Nuttall Encyclopædia: Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge," P. Austin Nuttall presents an extensive reference work that captures a broad spectrum of human knowledge. Written in a clear and engaging literary style, this encyclopaedia distills complex subjects into accessible entries, making it a valuable resource for both casual readers and scholars alike. The ... Read more

    $18.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 如果這樣，怎麼辦？：最簡單的日常提問，最浮誇的科學解方

    HOW TO: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

    by 蘭德爾．門羅, Randall Munroe, 黃靜雅 ...
    Series series 科學天地
    ★紐約時報暢銷榜 TOP1★★《如果這樣，會怎樣？》全球暢銷作者門羅又一代表作！★如果你想做一件事，通常有三種辦法：正確的辦法、錯誤的辦法、太誇張的辦法。門羅在《如果這樣，怎麼辦？》一書專門教你第三種辦法，而且還教得特別勤勉與科學！全世界最沒用、最好笑的工作指南本書充滿極度不實用的辦法，包括怎麼降落飛機，到怎麼開挖一個洞……等等。．如果想預測天氣，怎麼辦？　門羅推薦可用臉書照片的像素。．如果想知道誰是嬰兒潮世代、誰是千禧世代，怎麼辦？　測量牙齒的放射性可能有用。．怎麼用望遠鏡自拍？．怎麼把河水煮沸好過河？．怎麼透過摧毀月球以便準時赴約？就像《如果這樣，會怎樣？》一書，門羅再次邀請讀者踏入「所有可能性中最荒謬的邊界」。他用最... ... Read more

    Was $92.97 HKD Now $79.08 HKD

  • The NES Encyclopedia

    Every Game Released for the Nintendo Entertainment System

    by Chris Scullion ...
    A comprehensive, colorful guide to every game ever released on the classic Nintendo Entertainment System.One of the most iconic video game systems, the NES is credited with saving the American video games industry in the early 1980s.The NES Encyclopedia is the first ever complete reference guide to every game released on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo's first industry-defining video ... Read more

    $101.69 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 費曼學習法：學得快、記得牢、考得好！從被動學習到主動掌握，打造一生受用的學習力

    費曼學習法

    by 周豔芳 ...
    Series series ideaman
    史上公認最佳學習法！諾貝爾物理學獎得主費曼──一本讓你真正知道「怎麼努力才有效」的學習書。深入解讀學習背後的腦科學，真正掌握學習的底層邏輯。透過理解、簡化、表達和回顧四步驟，將複雜知識轉化為簡單易懂的語言，讓你從「知道」走向「能說」，從此理解快一倍，記憶更牢固！掌握天才科學家費曼的高效學習法，告別盲學，重建你的理解方式，全方位提升學習力！‧大腦喜歡怎麼學習？‧如何從「知道」到「會用」？‧為什麼用自己的話解釋更有效？融合神經科學、認知心理學、學習科學等最新研究成果，系統解析天才物理學家費曼的四步學習法。不僅能破解死記硬背的困局，更能引導你構建清晰的邏輯與表達力。更具突破性的是，本書與時俱進地將AI工具融入學習過程，讓學習效率在數位時代成倍提升。無論你是渴望提升成績的學生、想輔導孩子學習的家長、尋求激發課堂活力的教師，還是努力實現自我成長的職場學習者，都可以透過本書掌握一種持續性的學習力，.. ... Read more

    $74.12 HKD

  • Grasping the World

    The Idea of the Museum

    Edited by Donald Preziosi, Claire Farago ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 2004, this volume recognises that there is much more to museums than the documenting, monumentalizing, or theme-parking of identity, history and heritage. This landmark anthology aims to make strange the very existence of museums and to plot a critical, historical and ethical understanding of their origins and history. A radical selection of key texts introduces the reader to ... Read more

    $579.40 HKD

  • Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

    A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your Relationships

    by John Gray ...
    Now available as an ebook for the first time, the legendary relationships guide that mothers recommend to their daughters, friends give as gifts and brothers steal from their sisters, MEN ARE FROM MARS AND WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS is inarguably the definitive book on having a happy relationship.‘A treasure’, ‘a bible’ and ‘an heirloom’ are some of the words used to describe the book that has saved ... Read more

    $67.99 HKD

  • Policing in Hong Kong

    by Kam C. Wong ...
    This book is one of the first to document the challenges and opportunities facing the Hong Kong police force following the reversion of political authority from the UK to China in 1997. Thematically organized and oriented towards those issues of greatest concern to the public, such as police accountability, assaults on police, police deployment, surveillance powers, and policing across borders, it ... Read more

    $602.90 HKD

  • New Women in Colonial Korea

    A Sourcebook

    by Hyaeweol Choi ...
    Series series ASAA Women in Asia Series
    This book provides the first English translation of some of the central archival material concerning the development of New Woman (sin yŏsŏng) in Korea during the late nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century. It includes selected writings of both women and men who put forward their views on some of the key issues of new womanhood, including gender equality, chastity, divorce ... Read more

    $649.88 HKD

  • Uncle John's 24-Karat Gold Bathroom Reader

    by Bathroom Readers' Institute ...
    Series Book 24 - Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Annual
    The twenty-fourth edition in the bestselling bathroom-reading series is jam-packed with over 500 pages of absorbing trivia material.The information miners at the Bathroom Readers' Institute have unearthed a priceless collection of surprising, amazing, head-scratching, and hilarious articles. Divided by length for your sitting convenience, 24-Karat Gold is chock-full of little-known history, random ... Read more

    $23.23 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Social and Economic History of Medieval Europe

    by Gerald A. Hodgett ...
    Series series Economic History
    This excellent and concise summary of the social and economic history of Europe in the Middle Ages examines the changing patterns and developments in agriculture, commerce, trade, industry and transport that took place during the millennium between the fall of the Roman Empire and the discovery of the New World.After outlining the trends in demography, prices, rent, and wages and in the patterns ... Read more

    $579.40 HKD

  • Getting into Guinness

    One Man's Longest, Fastest, Highest Journey Inside the World's Most Famous Record Book

    by Larry Olmsted ...
    "Here at last is the perfect read for anyone who ever picked up a copy of Guinness World Records and asked, 'Who are these people and why do they do this?'" —Jake Halpern, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and authorThe enthralling fifty-year history of the Guinness World Records is a story of phenomenal success, equally compelling failures, and extreme oddities. People all over the world strive ... Read more

    $77.19 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Stalin, Japan, and the Struggle for Supremacy over China, 1894–1945

    by Hiroaki Kuromiya ...
    Series series Routledge Open History
    Stalin was a master of deception, disinformation, and camouflage, by means of which he gained supremacy over China and defeated imperialism on Chinese soil. This book examines Stalin’s covert operations in his hunt for supremacy.By the late 1920s Britain had ceded place to Japan as Stalin’s main enemy in Asia. By seducing Japan deeply into China, Stalin successfully turned Japan’s aggression into ... Read more

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  • Reunion by Fred Uhlman (Book Analysis)

    Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

    by Bright Summaries ...
    Series series BrightSummaries.com
    Unlock the more straightforward side of Reunion with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Reunion by Fred Uhlman, which begins its story in pre-war Germany and developing against the background of Hitler’s rise to power. It tells the story of two teenagers, Hans and Conrad, whose profound friendship is pulled apart by the Nazi regime and ... Read more

    $105.01 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • HowExpert Guide to Fountain Pens

    101+ Lessons to Learn How to Find, Use, Clean, Maintain, and Love Fountain Pens from A to Z

    by HowExpert, Lauren Traye ...
    If you want to learn everything about fountain pens, then check out "HowExpert Guide to Fountain Pens." You will learn how to find, use, clean, maintain, and love fountain pens from A to Z!Fountain pens are not ancient relics, and they're not pens made of feathers that you dip into an ink vial. That would be a quill. They are part of a bustling and modern industry backed by users, collectors, and ... Read more

    $78.23 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus