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by Malcolm Gladwell ...

From the bestselling author of Blink and The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers: The Story of Success overturns conventional wisdom about genius to show us what makes an ordinary person an extreme overachiever.Why do some people achieve so much more than others? Can they lie so far out of the ordinary?In this provocative and inspiring book, Malcolm Gladwell looks at everyone from rock ... Read more

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by Viktor E Frankl ...

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《三国志》是陈寿所著的一部中华传世珍藏的国学经典佳作，在海内外广为阅读和流传，值得细细品味。本书为简体中文版，全本65回，由艺雅出版社精心制作。艺雅出版社还分别提供其繁体中文版与简繁体对照版，欢迎大家下载阅读。
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明就明唔明就黎明

by 邵家臻 ...

《字裡囚間 – 明就明唔明就黎明》有話未必可說，可說未必有話，何況未必有話．．《字囚間：明就明唔明就黎明》像是要躲避着什麼，隱藏着什麼。我膽小、謹慎、孤獨的走在探監的路上，生怕腳下的蛇，又怕天上的鳥和突然出現的人，於是讀我的寫作，不要在乎我寫了什麼，而在乎字行間想講什麼。我無意也無能力記錄、整理或釐清這些「到此遺址」時期發生的事，只能在這些斷裂、破碎、斑駁中就撿拾。至少希望，在心勞力拙，憂思忡忡之下，也可以粗疏地提岀若干的共感、同情和了解。《字囚間：明就明唔明就黎明》按迂迴、暗示、隱喻的程度，分成三部份：「明」、「唔明」、「講極都唔明」，以對應「有話未必可說，可說未必有話，何況未必有話」的當下。 ... Read more

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《字裡囚間 – 明就明唔明就黎明》有話未必可說，可說未必有話，何況未必有話．．《字囚間：明就明唔明就黎明》像是要躲避着什麼，隱藏着什麼。我膽小、謹慎、孤獨的走在探監的路上，生怕腳下的蛇，又怕天上的鳥和突然出現的人，於是讀我的寫作，不要在乎我寫了什麼，而在乎字行間想講什麼。我無意也無能力記錄、整理或釐清這些「到此遺址」時期發生的事，只能在這些斷裂、破碎、斑駁中就撿拾。至少希望，在心勞力拙，憂思忡忡之下，也可以粗疏地提岀若干的共感、同情和了解。《字囚間：明就明唔明就黎明》按迂迴、暗示、隱喻的程度，分成三部份：「明」、「唔明」、「講極都唔明」，以對應「有話未必可說，可說未必有話，何況未必有話」的當下。
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民粹主義【21世紀公民的思辨課】：「CNN記者獎」得主帶你看穿民粹主義者如何用煽動話術玩弄事實，認清我們與「民粹之惡」的距離！

Populismus

by 楊．路德維希, Jan Ludwig ...

Translated by 麥德文 ...

Series series 21世紀公民的思辨課
簡化問題、挑釁對手、鄙視媒體、激化恐懼、散播陰謀論……這樣的政治人物，你是不是也似曾相識？「CNN****記者獎」得主帶你看穿民粹主義者如何用煽動話術玩弄事實，認清我們與「民粹之惡」的距離！「民粹主義」一詞源自拉丁文「populus」，意即人民。在民粹主義者眼中，「我們即人民，而且只有我們才是人民。你們這些想法不同、長相不同以及信仰不同的人，你們不是人民的一分子！」民粹主義者常會透過大幅簡化問題，激起民眾的恐懼感。他們喜歡宣稱是「沉默多數」的唯一代表，將自己塑造成重大危機的救星。從美國總統川普、英國首相強森，到巴西總統波索納洛、菲律賓總統杜特蒂……民粹主義政治人物在全世界都聲勢正隆。但為什麼選民會把票投給這些人？他們是如何說服大眾的？他們對民主政治又會產生什麼樣的影響？「CNN記者獎」得主路德維希從頭梳理「民粹主義」形成的歷史，揭示民粹主義者如何將語言當作武器來玩弄事實、批評媒體 ... Read more

$50.87 HKD

簡化問題、挑釁對手、鄙視媒體、激化恐懼、散播陰謀論……這樣的政治人物，你是不是也似曾相識？「CNN****記者獎」得主帶你看穿民粹主義者如何用煽動話術玩弄事實，認清我們與「民粹之惡」的距離！「民粹主義」一詞源自拉丁文「populus」，意即人民。在民粹主義者眼中，「我們即人民，而且只有我們才是人民。你們這些想法不同、長相不同以及信仰不同的人，你們不是人民的一分子！」民粹主義者常會透過大幅簡化問題，激起民眾的恐懼感。他們喜歡宣稱是「沉默多數」的唯一代表，將自己塑造成重大危機的救星。從美國總統川普、英國首相強森，到巴西總統波索納洛、菲律賓總統杜特蒂……民粹主義政治人物在全世界都聲勢正隆。但為什麼選民會把票投給這些人？他們是如何說服大眾的？他們對民主政治又會產生什麼樣的影響？「CNN記者獎」得主路德維希從頭梳理「民粹主義」形成的歷史，揭示民粹主義者如何將語言當作武器來玩弄事實、批評媒體
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What's Our Problem?

A Self-Help Book for Societies

by Tim Urban ...

From the creator of the wildly popular blog Wait But Why, a fun and fascinating deep dive into what the hell is going on in our strange, unprecedented modern times.Between 2013 and 2016, Tim Urban became one of the world’s most popular bloggers, writing dozens of viral, long-form articles about everything from AI to colonizing Mars to procrastination. Then, he turned his attention to a new topic: ... Read more

$124.26 HKD

From the creator of the wildly popular blog Wait But Why, a fun and fascinating deep dive into what the hell is going on in our strange, unprecedented modern times.Between 2013 and 2016, Tim Urban became one of the world’s most popular bloggers, writing dozens of viral, long-form articles about everything from AI to colonizing Mars to procrastination. Then, he turned his attention to a new topic:
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Nickel and Dimed

On (Not) Getting By in America

by Barbara Ehrenreich ...

The New York Times bestselling work of undercover reportage from our sharpest and most original social critic, with a new foreword by Matthew Desmond, author of EvictedMillions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job—any job—can ... Read more

$79.59 HKD

The New York Times bestselling work of undercover reportage from our sharpest and most original social critic, with a new foreword by Matthew Desmond, author of EvictedMillions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job—any job—can
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When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?“Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option.”—Janet Maslin, The New York TimesONE OF THE BEST ... Read more

$87.19 HKD

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?“Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option.”—Janet Maslin, The New York TimesONE OF THE BEST
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快思慢想

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by 康納曼, Daniel Kahneman ...

Translated by 洪蘭 ...

Series series 財經企管
慢慢讀，反覆讀，跟著他踏上美妙的心智探索之旅。當代最偉大的心理學家、諾貝爾經濟學奬得主──康納曼灌注五十餘年研究功力，推出人類社會思想史上，第一本全面深度剖析大腦思考運作的「思考聖經」。不僅可能改變你的思維方式，甚至改變你的工作、生活與人生。認知科學權威洪蘭教授「六親不認、迫不及待想把它譯完，介紹給讀者看」中央研究院曾志朗院士專文推薦！● Amazon、《紐約時報》、《華爾街日報》、《經濟學人》年度選書● 《快思慢想》英文版上市至今快一年，橫掃全球各大暢銷書排行榜，穩居Amazon銷售總榜前百大、分類排行第1名、2011年11月選書 ‧《紐約時報》2011年度十大好書、暢銷書排行榜前20名● 《經濟學人》2011年度選書● 《華爾街日報》2011非小說類年度選書 ‧榮獲2011年《洛杉磯時報》圖書獎● 加拿大《環球郵報》2011年度最佳書籍● 2012英國最重要的非小說獎《山謬．強森獎》. ... Read more

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慢慢讀，反覆讀，跟著他踏上美妙的心智探索之旅。當代最偉大的心理學家、諾貝爾經濟學奬得主──康納曼灌注五十餘年研究功力，推出人類社會思想史上，第一本全面深度剖析大腦思考運作的「思考聖經」。不僅可能改變你的思維方式，甚至改變你的工作、生活與人生。認知科學權威洪蘭教授「六親不認、迫不及待想把它譯完，介紹給讀者看」中央研究院曾志朗院士專文推薦！● Amazon、《紐約時報》、《華爾街日報》、《經濟學人》年度選書● 《快思慢想》英文版上市至今快一年，橫掃全球各大暢銷書排行榜，穩居Amazon銷售總榜前百大、分類排行第1名、2011年11月選書 ‧《紐約時報》2011年度十大好書、暢銷書排行榜前20名● 《經濟學人》2011年度選書● 《華爾街日報》2011非小說類年度選書 ‧榮獲2011年《洛杉磯時報》圖書獎● 加拿大《環球郵報》2011年度最佳書籍● 2012英國最重要的非小說獎《山謬．強森獎》.
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Raising a Secure Child

How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child's Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore

by Kent Hoffman, RelD, Glen Cooper, MA, Bert Powell, MA, Christine M. Benton ...

Today's parents are constantly pressured to be perfect. But in striving to do everything right, we risk missing what children really need for lifelong emotional security. Now the simple, powerful "Circle of Security" parenting strategies that Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper, and Bert Powell have taught thousands of families are available in self-help form for the first time.You will learn:*How to ... Read more

$111.99 HKD

Today's parents are constantly pressured to be perfect. But in striving to do everything right, we risk missing what children really need for lifelong emotional security. Now the simple, powerful "Circle of Security" parenting strategies that Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper, and Bert Powell have taught thousands of families are available in self-help form for the first time.You will learn:*How to
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理論之後

After Theory

by 泰瑞．伊格頓, Terry Eagleton ...

Series Book BK7017X-001 - DISCOURSE
「伊格頓是當今英語世界中最頂尖的文化批評家。」──《衛報》（The Guardian）「一個能夠以最純粹的方式欣賞文化與社會診斷之藝術的罕有機會！伊格頓在本書中獨樹一格地雜揉理論說理與尖酸雋語、批判性的歷史反省與『重大』形上學問題的提問能力。《理論之後》不僅指出後現代文化研究衰微之後的研究方向，它本身更是一個『理論之死』後的傑出理論範式。」──斯拉維．紀傑克（Slavoj Žižek）「令人驚奇……泰瑞．伊格頓從來沒有如此深奧與機智過，他妥善地處理了當代所有的重要議題……同時超越了他在《文學理論導讀》達至的智識成就。如果這本書不會造成一股大騷動，我才真的會驚訝。」──法蘭克．科摩德（Frank Kermode）在今日，高階文化與低階文化的藩籬已經消失，然而，正如同伊格頓在書中所問的：這是否表示我們對「文化」的執迷已經取代了一切？在今天這個什麼都可以的後現代時代裡 ... Read more

$67.83 HKD

「伊格頓是當今英語世界中最頂尖的文化批評家。」──《衛報》（The Guardian）「一個能夠以最純粹的方式欣賞文化與社會診斷之藝術的罕有機會！伊格頓在本書中獨樹一格地雜揉理論說理與尖酸雋語、批判性的歷史反省與『重大』形上學問題的提問能力。《理論之後》不僅指出後現代文化研究衰微之後的研究方向，它本身更是一個『理論之死』後的傑出理論範式。」──斯拉維．紀傑克（Slavoj Žižek）「令人驚奇……泰瑞．伊格頓從來沒有如此深奧與機智過，他妥善地處理了當代所有的重要議題……同時超越了他在《文學理論導讀》達至的智識成就。如果這本書不會造成一股大騷動，我才真的會驚訝。」──法蘭克．科摩德（Frank Kermode）在今日，高階文化與低階文化的藩籬已經消失，然而，正如同伊格頓在書中所問的：這是否表示我們對「文化」的執迷已經取代了一切？在今天這個什麼都可以的後現代時代裡
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