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  • 連結：從石器時代到AI紀元

    Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

    by 哈拉瑞, Yuval Noah Harari ...
    Translated by 林俊宏 ...
    Series series 科學文化
    故事，引領我們走在一起。書籍，傳播我們的觀念和神話。網際網路，承諾會提供無限的知識。演算法，瞭解了我們的祕密 ——然後，我們就互相對立了！現在與未來，AI將會做什麼？哈拉瑞的新巨作《連結》，以激勵人心的方式，講述了我們如何走到這一刻，以及現在必須做出的、攸關生存與發展的急迫決擇。《連結》透過人類大歷史的長鏡頭，檢視資訊網路與資訊流，如何將我們帶到AI紀元。哈拉瑞引導我們走過石器時代、經歷《聖經》正典化、印刷術的發明、大眾媒體的興起、以及民粹主義的重燃……例舉了羅馬帝國、秦帝國、天主教會、蘇聯等體制如何利用資訊技術來實現目標，無論是好是壞。資訊，既不是真理真相的原料，也不只是權力與武器；《連結》探索了許多極端之間、充滿希望的中間立場，在鐵幕落下、矽幕升起之際，重新發現我們共有的人性。封面鴿子圖案的意義：... ... Read more

    $16.28 USD

  • The Message

    by Ta-Nehisi Coates ...
    #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The renowned author of Between the World and Me journeys to three resonant sites of conflict to explore how the stories we tell—and the ones we don’t—shape our realities.“Ta-Nehisi Coates always writes with a purpose. . . . These pilgrimages, for him, help ground his powerful writing about race.”—Associated Press“Coates exhorts readers, ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • 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

    $10.49 USD $2.25 USD

  • Poverty, by America

    by Matthew Desmond ...
    **#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a “provocative and compelling” (NPR) argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it.A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, NPR, Oprah Daily, Time, The Star Tribune, Vulture, The Christian Science Monitor, Chicago ... Read more

    $12.19 USD $3.38 USD

  • Misbelief

    What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things

    by Dr. Dan Ariely ...
    “In this thoughtful, moving, and well-written book, Dan Ariely narrates his personal and professional journey to understand the world of misbelievers and conspiracy theories, and offers insights and tips that will hopefully help all of us protect our fragile social fabric from being torn apart by disinformation and distrust.”—Yuval Harari, bestselling author of Sapiens“Misbelief is an urgent ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Framed

    Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

    by John Grisham, Jim McCloskey ...
    **In John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, “the master of the legal thriller” (Associated Press) teams up with Jim McCloskey, “the godfather of the innocence movement” (Texas Monthly), to share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions.“Each of these stories is told with astonishing power. They are packed with human drama, with acts of shocking villainy and ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

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  • Hope

    The inspiring and deeply moving new book about finding peace from the bestselling author of A MOTHERS STORY, for readers of Leigh Sales, Julia Baird, Turia Pitt and Indira Naidoo

    by Rosie Batty ...
    After tragedy, how do we find hope? A memoir about what it takes to get through the very worst of times from Rosie Batty - a woman who has experienced tragedy, who had lost all hope, yet now is intent on finding it again.On a warm summer's evening in February 2014, eleven-year-old Luke Batty was killed by his father at cricket practice. It was a horrific act of family violence that shocked ... Read more

    $14.79 USD

  • 心富：哈佛商學院金融專家，打破「成就至上」的致富心法

    MoneyZen: The Secret to Finding Your "Enough"

    by 瑪妮莎．塔克爾, Manisha Thakor ...
    Translated by 洪世民 ...
    成功不一定要一直奔跑，有時只要好好過就好。在追求財富的道路上，一條你從未看到的「新路徑」！美國當代最受矚目的人生策略領袖！《華爾街日報》財富專家重磅力作！美國國家公共廣播平台年度最佳好書！想從「負人」變「富人」，晉升夢想的人生勝利組，第一步要學會的是，讓你的心先富起來。＄＄＄＄想要成為有錢人，就一定要犧牲自己的生活嗎？能... ... Read more

    $9.15 USD

  • El corazón de la fiesta

    by Gonzalo Torné ...
    Comunidad y clase, nación y dinero: vuelve Gonzalo Torné con su obra más cáustica y audaz, vibrante y desvergonzada.Después de heredar un enorme piso en el centro de Barcelona (una «indecencia inmobiliaria»), Clara Montsalvatges decide reconvertirlo en un espacio donde cuidar a amigas que pasan una mala racha, ya sea profesional, amorosa o de salud. El verano llega, el espacio se vacía y en el ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Stolen Focus

    Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again

    by Johann Hari ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the author of Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections comes a groundbreaking examination of why this is happening—and how to get our attention back.“The book the world needs in order to win the war on distraction.”—Adam Grant, author of Think Again“Read this book to save your mind.”—Susan Cain, author of Quiet**WINNER ... Read more

    $3.38 USD

  • A People's History of the United States

    by Howard Zinn ...
    THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER"A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future." –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official narrative taught in schools—with its ... Read more

    $14.19 USD $1.99 USD

  • Sapiens

    A Brief History of Humankind

    by Yuval Noah Harari ...
    #1 New York Times Bestseller • New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21**st** Century • The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama and Bill GatesOfficial U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout.From renowned historian Yuval Noah Harari comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in ... Read more

    $16.09 USD

  • Pegasus

    How a Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy

    by Laurent Richard, Sandrine Rigaud ...
    Featuring an introduction by Rachel Maddow, Pegasus: How a Spy in Our Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy is the behind-the-scenes story of one of the most sophisticated and invasive surveillance weapons ever created, used by governments around the world.Pegasus is widely regarded as the most effective and sought-after cyber-surveillance system on the market. The system’s ... Read more

    $15.19 USD $10.79 USD

  • The Beast I Loved

    A Battered Woman's Desperate Struggle to Survive

    by Robert Davidson ...
    The disturbing true crime story about what drove an abused New Hampshire wife to kill her violent husband, and the chaos that followed.Before domestic violence hot lines and safe houses were widespread, June Briand shot four bullets into her husband’s head in 1987 and was sentenced to fifteen years to life. This is the shocking true story of survival—and the intense bond June shared with her ... Read more

    $11.59 USD $0.99 USD

  • Nexus

    A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

    by Yuval Noah Harari ...
    **#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.“Striking original . . . A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the zeitgeist perfectly.”—The Economist“This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through the implications of AI ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Where The Truth Lies

    A completely gripping crime thriller

    by M J Lee ...
    Series Book 1 - DI Ridpath Crime Thriller
    The case was closed. Until people started dying…DI Thomas Ridpath was on the up in the Manchester CID: a promising detective who captured a notorious serial killer. But ten years later he’s recovering from a serious illness and on the brink of being forced out of the police. Then the murders began, in an uncanny echo of his first case.As the death count grows, old records, and bodies, go missing. ... Read more

    $1.78 USD

  • The Bookseller

    An unmissable new case for the unforgettable detective in this must-read series

    by Tim Sullivan ...
    Series series A DS Cross Thriller
    SOMEONE'S ABOUT THE TURN THEIR LAST PAGE...'George Cross is becoming one of my favourite detectives.' ELLY GRIFFITHSTHE SETTINGWhen the body of a bookseller is discovered, collapsed in a pool of blood in his Bristolian bookshop, it is immediately clear that he has been murdered. What is unclear is how someone could have met such a violent end in this quiet, peaceful place.THE CONFLICTD... ... Read more

    $6.29 USD

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  • 廚房裡的偽魚販

    by 林楷倫 ...
    「這本書獻給各種溫度的工作人間，不單是炙焰廚房或水冰魚販。希望常溫的人們能見到我寫的那些特殊，從些許特殊看到普遍。」從滿沾清晨濕腥海味的市場魚販到掌握高檔餐廳海鮮食材金鑰的進貨達人最懂魚的作家林楷倫　第二本職人散文走進奢華餐廳的廚房後台　帶你領略料理達人們的辛酸血淚出道前即擄獲各大文學獎，以處女作《偽魚販指南》一鳴驚人，第二本小說集也備受文壇好評。作品陸續拿下多項好書獎座，堪稱文學界現象級新人的林楷倫，右手寫散文，左手寫小說，極具現場演說魅力的他，一邊創作一邊繼續做著販魚的生意，並且活躍地四處開講。如今，他的職涯和寫作都更進階了，在市場裡三代傳承的魚攤前的楷倫，曾帶給我們許多溫暖、心酸的故事，幾年前轉型以個體戶身分專門批發進貨給Fine dining高級餐廳，被某些主廚戲稱為「米其林魚販」，看見更多華麗的夢想，以及夢想扭曲變化的過程。不變的是他一直在人間，在空班的餐廳廚房裡和主廚們喇低賽 ... Read more

    $8.25 USD

  • Influence, New and Expanded

    The Psychology of Persuasion

    by Robert B Cialdini PhD ...
    The foundational and wildly popular go-to resource for influence and persuasion—a renowned international bestseller, with over 5 million copies sold—now revised adding: new research, new insights, new examples, and online applications.In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert Cialdini—New York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of ... Read more

    $20.09 USD

  • Why Religion?

    A Personal Story

    by Elaine Pagels ...
    New York Times bestsellerOne of PW’s Best Books of the YearOne of Amazon’s Best Books of the MonthWhy is religion still around in the twenty-first century? Why do so many still believe? And how do various traditions still shape the way people experience everything from sexuality to politics, whether they are religious or not? In Why Religion? Elaine Pagels looks to her own life to... ... Read more

    $13.39 USD $1.99 USD

  • Hillbilly Elegy

    A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

    by J. D. Vance ...
    Hillbilly Elegy recounts J.D. Vance's powerful origin story...From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as a U.S. Senator from Ohio and the Republican Vice Presidential candidate for the 2024 election, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class.THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ... Read more

    $12.19 USD

  • Forever Max: The lasting adventures of the world's most loved dog

    by Kerry Irving ...
    ***The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller***The heartwarming, inspiring final chapter in the life of Max the Miracle dogA dog can be more than just a best friend.Sometimes they can be our hero.Shortly after a traumatic car accident, Kerry Irving met Max, a Springer Spaniel who completely changed his life. But Max didn’t stop there. For over ten years, he was a source of inspiration to countless others ... Read more

    $16.89 USD

  • Paradise

    A totally addictive crime thriller packed with jaw-dropping twists

    by Patricia Wolf ...
    Series Book 2 - A DS Walker Thriller
    Longlisted for the Australian Crime Fiction Award 2024'Wow... Non-stop action from the first pages... So suspenseful!... do yourself a favour and read it... one of my favourite books of 2023' Reader Review, 5 starsIn a beach paradise, an unspeakable crime is committed. The only witness lies in a coma, fighting for her life...Australia's Gold Coast: On a stunningly beautiful stretch of coastline, a ... Read more

    $6.49 USD

  • Exposed

    The Secret Life of Jodi Arias

    by Jane Velez-Mitchell ...
    **“Velez-Mitchell cracks the Jodi Arias code—peeling away the lies to reveal the disturbing truth behind this horrific crime of betrayal, deceit, and revenge.” —**Jim Moret, chief correspondent, Inside EditionOn June 9, 2008, the butchered body of Travis Alexander was found in his Mesa, Arizona home. The grisly nature of his death made instant headlines: with twenty-nine knife wounds, his throat ... Read more

    $1.99 USD