2024年8月8日共推出120本新书
新书目录:B20240808
书名:《蔡康永的情商课:为你自己活一次》
◎作者:蔡康永
◎出版:大众国际书局
◎索书号:176.500 / 24(1)
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
提高情商,改变的不只是人际关系,甚至能改变一个人的命运。
这些年间,《康熙来了》主持人蔡康永发现有件事跟会说话同样重要,那就是拥有高情商。他凝聚30年来在演艺圈摸索出的门道,举大量实例、动人的故事和对话,以及独到的幽默感和奇思妙想,帮读者扫除自卑、恐惧、自欺、空虚……等负面情绪,踏出高情商的第一步。
书名:《我在冲绳漫慢旅行》
◎作者:Valyn Lim
◎出版:Valyn Lim
◎索书号:719.000 / 97C2
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
Valyn用90天完成埋藏在心底已久的梦想之旅。
她独自开启一趟充满未知却更让人期待的冒险旅行。浪漫的怀想、沿途的风景、亲善的朋友,还有那些奇妙的际遇,从此那个出走的灵魂,一直,在路上。
书名:《浮世解:窥探大马和世界经济格局》
◎作者:黄锦荣
◎出版:大观出版社
◎索书号:552.386 / 3
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
受益于多年来的学术训练,黄锦荣以有别于政府官员和商人的独特视角,来观察、思考及诠释经济现象和规律。与此同时,与民众、企业家及政治从业者不曾间断的对话,也让他相信,真实经济世界并不孤悬于抽象思维的逻辑推演,而是必须融合市场运作、政治局限和社会规范。
本书依据八大主题来收集并整理更新了58篇专栏文及1篇学术论文,并附上全新的后记,也给每个主题做导读,带领读者从经济学家的视角一窥大马和国际经济格局,为公共政策讨论注入理性和知识,共同迈进理想中的美好生活。
书名:《毒笑小说》
◎作者:东野圭吾著;李盈春译
◎出版:北京十月文艺出版社
◎索书号:861.570 / 76(2)
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
《毒笑小说》是东野圭吾的短篇小说集,由12个短篇故事组成。作者东野圭吾说:每次在写“使人发笑的东西”之前,我都会认真思考“人们会为什么而笑”,不由得就想到了人心的变幻莫测,于是将目光集中到人类的滑稽和丑陋上,《毒笑小说》便是这样的作品。
书名:《黑笑小说》
◎作者:东野圭吾著;李盈春译
◎出版:北京十月文艺出版社
◎索书号:861.570 / 76(3)
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
《黑笑小说》是东野圭吾的短篇小说代表作之一,由13个有趣的短篇故事组成。东野圭吾用诚恳又自嘲的态度,将自己成名之前的忐忑、成名之后的焦虑写成充满悬念、反转和乐趣的小说,分享给读者。
他说:“《黑笑小说》让我可以思考身在文坛的自己是怎样的模样,以旁观者的身份笑看自己并写出来,这种体验真是太好了。”东野圭吾这种自省的心态真是极为有趣,生活中似乎处处都是不如意,但其实转念一想,其中很多困境、窘境都是微不足道的小事,人生很长,世界辽阔,视野宽广后或许会发现自己也能拥有爱笑的眼睛、豁达的行为和自洽的心。
书名:《多一法则:破解吸引力法则,打造原子心态,迎接复利人生的幸福指引》
◎作者:艾德·麦莱特著;杨东昊译
◎出版:堡垒文化
◎索书号:177.200 / 347
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
其实你已经是最好版本的自己了,需要的只是“再多一点”,“多一法则”是个即将永远改变你人生的革命性策略。
本书教你如何将有意的想法与行动结合起来,让生活发生巨幅的改变。除了领导力、时间管理、习惯和目标设定等重要的议题以外,不可能的思考、活在母体中、内心的平静、信仰和祷告,以及为什麽你需要接受生活中的不便利,作者也会向你介绍他对於这些议题独特新颖的想法。
书名:《学校没教,但一定要懂的金钱观:首席投资长亲授!受用一生的金融素养》
◎作者:奥野一成著;陈娴若译
◎出版:野人文化
◎索书号:563.000 / 31
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
GDP是什么?钱为什么会升值和贬值?我该去什么样的公司工作?要怎么投资?我的工作会被AI取代吗?
你要的答案这本书里通通有,但本书的内容还远远不止这些喔!本书提及的有钱人都拥有的金融素养,更是成功人士的必备价值观。
书名:《天才作曲家跟你想的不一样:透过12位大师的逗趣人生,按下认识古典乐的快速键!》
◎作者:Yuka Yamamichi图/文;萧辰倢译
◎出版:台湾东贩
◎索书号:910.990 / 4
◎藏书地点:13楼书库A区
◎内容提要:
书中透过漫画、插画、文字的方式,介绍自巴洛克时代到近代共12位音乐家的故事,其中包括布拉姆斯与华格纳在音乐上的对垒、萧邦与李斯特的友谊等。读过他们波澜起伏的人生实录后,再去聆听一首首经典名曲,相信将别有一番滋味。
书名:《连结世界的100种新技术:跨领域科技改变人类的未来》
◎作者:日经BP编;杨毓莹译
◎出版:旗标出版社
◎索书号:409.000 / 9
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
世界瞬息万变,十年后的世界会是什么样子?日本权威媒体“日经BP” 指出,连结是未来最重要的趋势。人与人透过社群软体连结,不同科技间互相融合,世界各地人们的生活、商业活动、都市、社会也逐渐彼此串联。专家们大胆预测,跨界合作就能掌握胜利的先机。
本书为读者准备了 100 种连结世界的关键技术,想要找到下一个爆红的机会,赶快打开本书一探究竟!
书名:《经济史的趣味》
◎作者:赖建诚,何泰宽合著
◎出版:猫头鹰
◎索书号:550.900 / 4
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
历史提供解决经济问题的智慧,经济提供看历史的不同视角。
本书收录许多历史案例,若用经济学角度思考将有不一样的解读。比如,贞节牌坊是明清寡妇守节的明证,一般认为这是基于传统道德教化的要求,实际上却是为了财产权、扶养权等权衡下的理性考量。郑成功之所以可以赶走荷兰人,是因为荷兰人发现东亚的经济利益太低,原本就想走了,所以更不想花时间跟郑军纠缠!
书名:《经济学超图解》
◎作者:花冈幸子著;浜畠佳央绘;林雯译
◎出版:漫游者文化
◎索书号:550.000 / 44
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
WOW!经济学怎么可以这么可爱!
本书用趣味横生的图像举例,让你看懂经济用语,洞析新闻背后道理。
书名:《名画与经济的双重奏:从意大利文艺复兴到20世纪的墨西哥》
◎作者:田中靖浩著;余玉琦译
◎出版:石头出版社
◎索书号:550.940 / 1
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
这本书是一趟激发勇气的名画之旅!作者化身导览员,规划一个虚拟的纸上美术馆之旅,向读者介绍以欧洲为首的世界名画,以及这些绘画背后的经济史。这个行程包含了7个展间,讲述意大利、荷兰、法国、英国、和美国等的绘画故事。本书的特色是结合绘画与经济一并解说,在学习绘画历史的同时,也能轻松愉快地学习经济的历史。
书名:《数学就是这样用:找出生活问题的最佳解》
◎作者:杜·索托伊著;毕馨云译
◎出版:天下文化出版社
◎索书号:310.000 / 92
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
数学是一种高层次的思维能力,当中充满捷径,可以解决我们生活中遇到的复杂问题,文明也因数学这项强力工具而加速发展。
为了寻找生活中的其他捷径,牛津大学数学家杜.索托伊跨领域深入研究许多主题,涵括商场创业、艺术、自然学科和经济学,并和大师进行对话,打听解决问题的捷径。我们可能无法依靠电脑或AI来解决生活中的所有问题,但我们可以学习如何聪明思考,省下时间与金钱。
书名:《黑天鹅效应》
◎作者:Nassim Nicholas Taleb著;林茂昌译
◎出版:大块文化
◎索书号:028.010 / 1
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
所谓黑天鹅,是指看似极不可能发生的事件,它具三大特性:不可预测性;冲击力强大;以及一旦发生之后,我们会编造出某种解释,使它看起来不如实际上那么随机,而且更易于预测。Google的惊人成就就是一个黑天鹅事件;九一一也是。
多年来,作者一直在研究我们是怎样欺骗自己,以为自己知道的比实际上知道的还多。我们总是只看到无足轻重的事情,而大的事件却继续在你我的惊叹声中出现,并形塑着这个世界。本书试图解释我们对于“我们所不知道的事物”所知道的一切。作者提出简单得令人吃惊的技巧,协助读者面对黑天鹅现象,并从这些意外的大事件获益。
书名:《反脆弱》
◎作者:Nassim Nicholas Taleb著;罗耀宗译
◎出版:大块文化
◎索书号:173.700 / 13
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
为什么这个世界上最稳定的国家其实没有政府?为什么债务对你不好,以及为什么我们一般说的“效率”根本缺乏效率?为什么政府的反应和社会政策保护强者,却伤害弱者?为什么你甚至在还没就职之前,就应该写好辞职信?铁达尼号的沉没为何拯救了更多生命?
这本书大谈试误法、人生的大小决定、政治、都市计划、战争、个人理财、经济体系和医疗系统……风格独树一帜。《反脆弱》是生活在不确定世界中的蓝图,也是面对随时可能出现的黑天鹅事件时的终极自保守则。
书名:《餐桌上的伪科学:加州大学医学院教授破解上百种健康谣言和深入人心的医学迷思》
◎作者:林庆顺
◎出版:一心文化
◎索书号:429.000 / 1
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
本书精选了超过40则读者最为关心的保健迷思,用最新科学论文佐证,希望可以建立读者对于保健谣言的抵抗力,省下大笔购买营养补充品和耽误重大疾病治疗的时间。
书名:《维梅尔的帽子:揭开十七世纪全球贸易的序幕》
◎作者:卜正民著;黄中宪译
◎出版:远流
◎索书号:713.000 / 21
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
欧洲在十六、十七世纪所经历的那些重大转变,我们常以文艺复兴、宗教改革之类的事件为核心来铺陈,而本书的宗旨就在让读者知道,如果我们想了解这些转变的缘由,只有把欧洲当时所互动的世界都纳入观照,才是忠于史实的描述。
欧洲人并非只是往外走进世界,靠一己之力,即改变世界,而是遭遇其他地方的人和资源,特别是明朝中国的人和资源,并和那些人做生意,运用那些资源,才藉此改变世界。
书名:《查拉图斯特拉如是说》
◎作者:尼采著;文竹译
◎出版:布拉格文创社
◎索书号:147.660 / 11
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
本书用寓言形式表达了尼采的思想,其中充满反讽、双关、隐喻、暗示、象征、影射等文艺手法,采用了戏剧叙事的艺术技巧,是一部充满勇气和忧伤的青年之作,不像一般宗教书那样枯燥乏味,却是具有极高文学价值的散文诗。
书名:《宇宙的尽头是哲学:32节哲学通识课.古典哲学篇》
◎作者:迈克尔·摩尔著;修佳明译
◎出版:北京联合
◎索书号:141.000 / 1
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
本书将横跨百年的繁杂哲学精简为22节课,通过解析20余位哲学大师的思想,阐释了何为灵魂、人究竟为何物、生命的目的等话题,并探究伦理学、逻辑学和物理学等多个学科的本质,了解人类苦思数千年的问题。
书名:《简单的逻辑学》
◎作者:D.Q.麦克伦尼著;赵明燕译
◎出版:浙江科学技术出版社
◎索书号:150.000 / 1
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
这是一本足以彻底改变你思维世界的小书。
作者在书中告诉我们,生活中,逻辑无处不在。无论我们是有意还是无意,逻辑无时不在服务于我们的生活。作者以其简练而又充满趣味的笔触,将逻辑学活化为一种艺术,从它的基本原理,到论证,到非逻辑思维的根源,再到28种就发生在你身边的非逻辑思维形式,带领我们进入这个精彩无比的逻辑世界,体会妙趣横生的思维交锋,跨过无处不在的逻辑陷阱,让你沉醉其中,欲罢不能。
书名:《晚明泉州的士大夫:开海、商业与宗教》
◎作者:李孝悌
◎出版:联经
◎索书号:546.1135 / 4
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
本书以晚明泉州的士大夫为题,研究与考察其作品中所呈现的泉州,在开海、商业与宗教等方面之诸般样貌。
在作者钜细靡遗的剖析下,泉州多位理学家的真实面貌逐一展现。这些士大夫不仅是理学家和官员,在仕宦和讲学之外,他们还以各具风格的文采、动人的文笔和清晰的论理、析事,讲述了从官员到商贾、妇女、处士、儒生和各种拥有特殊能力之非凡人士的精彩故事。这些记载有的是历史叙事,有些则像《天方夜谭》一样,把我们带到超凡世界的每一个角落。这些著作,一方面显示了作者本人淋漓的元气和源源不绝的创作力,一方面也展现了晚明的泉州文化和民众生活的集体物质和心灵图像,可说是晚明泉州文化最佳的代言人和再现者,也让我们对晚明文化有了不同的认识。
书名:《造雨人》
◎作者:约翰·格里森姆著;林微云译
◎出版:译林出版社
◎索书号:874.570 / 159
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
《造雨人》讲述了一个初出茅庐的年轻律师扳倒一家大公司的故事。
在毕业前夕,鲁迪·贝勒遇到了他的第一个“客户”——布莱克夫妇。他们的儿子唐尼·雷身患白血病而无钱医治,保险公司拒绝支付唐尼的医疗费。鲁迪意识到布莱克一家被保险公司欺骗,他将要发起的是史上金额最大的保险欺诈诉讼。就这样,一贫如洗、毫无经验的鲁迪,与强大的保险业、顶级的律师团队展开了正面交锋,他也随之陷入了充斥着谎言与操纵的旋涡……
书名:《千奇百怪的恐惧与狂热》
◎作者:凯特·萨默斯凯尔著;邓婧文译
◎出版:中译出版社
◎索书号:176.527 / 2
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
恐惧症和狂热症是我们这个时代最常见的焦虑症之一,也是我们回溯过去的一条线索。获奖作家凯特·萨默斯凯尔(Kate Summerscale)使用丰富而引人入胜的案例研究来追踪这些病症的根源,为人们揭示出它们是如何塑造了我们,并为我们强烈的厌恶和慾望作了详细解答。
书名:《人类知道的太多了:热门宇宙问题答案清单》
◎作者:豪尔赫·陈,丹尼尔·怀特森著;邓舒夏,尔欣中,苟利军译
◎出版:海峡书局
◎索书号:163.000 / 2
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
人类总是问题多多:关于宇宙,关于地球,关于时间和空间,也关于我们自己。
问题总是问不完,但感谢各位科学家的努力,我们人类其实已经知道很多了!在这本书中,你能找到众多热门问题的答案,你也能在其中发现一些看似不可能的可能性和看似不合理的合理性,而它们都正属于宇宙的基本规律。
书名:《故国之妖》
◎作者:盛文强
◎出版:四川文艺出版社
◎索书号:539.520 / 16
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
这是一部关于中国古代传说逸事的集子,书写中国古代妖怪,涉及妖怪的名目及习性,又有图像作为佐证。妖怪的世界自成体系,是对日常的超越,又是对日常的讽喻。此书令遥远的奇异古代世界,与我们今日的生活有了勾连,也有了对照,是我们认识传统,定义传统的一个新方式。
书名:《悲剧的诞生》
◎作者:弗里德里希·尼采著;安婕工作室译
◎出版:华滋
◎索书号:147.660 / 10
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
如果要举出一本书完整呈现尼采的哲学思维,这本书只能是《悲剧的诞生》。
《悲剧的诞生》完整呈现出年少时期的尼采的哲学思维。作为西方现代哲学的先驱,尼采给世人留下孤傲、疯狂的印象,其实那是他热爱生命的态度,以及对音乐、艺术、哲学的执着与激情,深刻影响着二十世纪后的艺术家、美学家、哲学家甚至是心理学家。
书名:《药物简史》
◎作者:德劳因·伯奇著;梁余音译
◎出版:中信
◎索书号:418.090 / 1
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
化学制药兴起之前,人们能够享用到的真正有用的药物其实只有罂粟、金鸡纳树皮、柳树皮等寥寥几种,即便到了20世纪初期,大多数医生治疗疾病采用的方法一般是砒霜、水银和泻药,偶尔加上不限量的咖啡和威士忌……真正改变药物历史的是化学家和生物学家,他们带来了抗生素,带来了更有针对性的施医用药的方法,也让我们看见药物、疾病、身体之间的关联。这本书是他们的故事。
书名:《太白金星有点烦》
◎作者:马伯庸
◎出版:湖南文艺
◎索书号:857.750 / 141
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
太白金星李长庚最近有点烦。天庭和西天联合推出了“西天取经”的重大项目,他受命策划九九八十一难,确保唐僧能安全走完流程,平稳取经成佛。老神仙本以为一切尽在掌控中,谁知天大的麻烦才刚刚开始……
继“见微”系列《风起陇西》《长安的荔枝》后,马伯庸推出的又一新作——《太白金星有点烦》。这是每一个成年人应该重读的西游故事,这本书延续其以“异世写此世”的风格,另辟蹊径地从神仙太白金星切入,用现代职场规则解读《西游记》,站在“九九八十一难”策划者的视角,写了一个“西天取经”项目管理的故事。
书名:《我的骨头会唠嗑:法医真实探案手记.1》
◎作者:廖小刀
◎出版:金城出版社
◎索书号:857.850 / 30(1)
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
罪犯用死亡让一个人沉默,但法医会让尸体开口说话。
这是一部法医兄弟的真实尸检手记,也是一幅法医视角的人性浮世绘。24宗离奇案件的真相背后,都是一个个令人唏嘘的人生故事。本书深入罪案肌理,探寻人性的幽微,而直视人性,是为了无惧黑暗。
书名:《历史与传奇》
◎作者:张佳玮
◎出版:花城出版社
◎索书号:610.400 / 3
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
项羽的勇武、韩信的兵略、张良的智计、萧何的筹谋、刘邦的用人,都是秦末汉初的奇绝之才。但刘邦何以称帝,项羽何以失败?
除了帝王将相、后宫美人、传奇人物,此书也写了古今中外的逸事与习俗。游侠、贵族、画家们怎么过日子?欧洲历史中如何反腐败?宋朝的海运比欧洲发达?
作者用五十余篇历史故事,将中外历史掌故的精妙之处、才子佳人的独特性情,深入浅出地进行梳理与分析,如话家常,既简明生动,又幽默机智,丰富了读者对历史的认知。
书名:《哲学是什么》
◎作者:彼得·吉布森著;孔孔译
◎出版:中信出版社
◎索书号:049.000 / 2(1)
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
本书涵盖哲学的核心概念、核心议题、主要哲学家流派及其思想,还有非常多的精美图片,包括但不限于哲学家人物照片、重要的哲学手稿以及有助于读者理解的流程图。
本书内容呈现方式多样,包括思维导图、表格、摘要部分、扩展阅读的想法和需要考虑的问题。根据这本书,读者可以快速理解柏拉图和亚里士多德之间的差异,克尔凯郭尔和加缪之间的联系,以及芝诺背后的基本真理悖论。
书名:《艺术史是什么》
◎作者:约翰·芬利著;乐邪译
◎出版:中信出版社
◎索书号:049.000 / 2(2)
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
读艺术史,也是在读人、读历史、读现在。要理解一件作品,不但要懂艺术理论,还要了解它背后的历史背景、人物关系、作者的创作目的以及象征意义。 我们虽然可以借助一些工具和方法研究艺术史,但很多时候并不存在统一的评判标准,艺术本身才是最重要的。
书名:《人类学是什么》
◎作者:茱莉亚·莫里斯著;央金拉姆译
◎出版:中信出版社
◎索书号:049.000 / 2(3)
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
这是一本写给大众读者的人类学入门级通识读本,它概述人类学学科的发展史,四大分支领域(社会和文化人类学、生物人类学、考古学和语言人类学),介绍人类学的主要研究课题:亲属关系、宗教和仪式、性别和性,最后介绍全球化的研究领域,以及更多文化人类学的新兴分支领域,如:应用人类学和数字人类学。
读完这本书,你会认识到,我们的生活方式只是人类社会的无数种生活方式中的一种。人类学为我们提供了一面镜子,以全新的方式映射我们的社会和存在。
书名:《鬼谷子》
◎作者:鬼谷子著;任思源主编
◎出版:吉林文史出版社
◎索书号:121.880 / 6
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
《鬼谷子》着重于实践的方法,具有极完整的领导统御、智谋策略体系,堪称“中国第一奇书”。
本书对原作做了精当而晓畅的注释与翻译,并精选了古今中外颇具代表性的案例,涵盖管理、商场、职场、处世等各个领域,用精彩纷呈的故事呈现出鬼谷子的智慧谋略。
书名:《好好吃饭,好好生活》
◎作者:汪曾褀
◎出版:北京联合
◎索书号:855.100 / 244
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
在人生旅途中,一个人最重要的是口味要宽一点、杂一点,南甜北咸、东辣西酸都去尝尝。对食物如此,对生活也应该如此。
书名:《故事咖啡馆》
◎作者:李浩
◎出版:中信出版社
◎索书号:857.650 / 13
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
《故事咖啡馆》为先锋作家、鲁迅文学奖得主李浩的全新中短篇故事集,收入《影子宫》《我的村庄秘史》等作品。穿行于明朝万历皇帝秘设影子机构、清朝崂山道场与科举考场、解放战争时期地下党活动村庄等12个时空场景,讲述荒诞历史的真实经验,探寻现代精神的日常显影。每个人都能从中照见自我、读出自己的故事。
书名:《欢乐数学:一本充满“烂插画”的快乐数学启蒙书》
◎作者:本·奥尔林著;唐燕池译
◎出版:天津科学技术出版社
◎索书号:310.000 / 95
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
这本书就是奥尔林老师课堂的延续,书中融入了400多幅他的标志性“烂插画”、火柴人形象、幽默的笑话,书里没有几个方程式(有也是装饰),也不讲解题细节。这本书告诉所有人,数学在生活中无处不在:城市建设要用到几何学,A4纸的尺寸为什么是合理的,蚂蚁从高处掉下来为什么摔不死……从烤蛋糕、看球赛、玩桌游到买彩票、考试、遗传基因,你会发现一切问题都是数学问题。
书名:《人间便利店》
◎作者:村田沙耶香著;吴曦译
◎出版:湖南文艺出版社
◎索书号:861.570 / 102
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
“我一直在模仿着他们,只为努力扮演大众心目中的人。”
古仓惠子,三十六岁,至今未婚,大学毕业后没有就业,选择在便利店打工,一做就是十八年。来来去去惠子送走了很多店员,就连店长也换到了第八任。她每天吃便利店卖的便当,每天听着收银机发出的咔咔声,每天看着干净的店面,每天说着“欢迎光临”迎接顾客,每天过着这样平静的生活。惠子的家人、同事、朋友对此感到不可思议。只有惠子知道,一切都在变,只有一直不变的便利店才能给自己安慰。
突然一天,新同事宅男白羽闯入了惠子的生活,“你这样活着也太奇怪了吧?”他说。惠子开始思考,难道自己的人生,是畸形的吗?
书名:《我们生来热烈而自由》
◎作者:李程远
◎出版:江苏凤凰文艺出版社
◎索书号:857.600 / 37
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
曾经热血赤诚、满怀期待的我们,后来怎么样了?
22个故事,展示22种人生。愿我们有热血激情的青春,有可以下酒的回忆,有能够实现的理想也有找回自己的勇气!
书名:《怪癖心理学》
◎作者:冈田尊司著;颜静译
◎出版:湖南文艺
◎索书号:175.000 / 1
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
《怪癖心理学》是一本通俗心理学读物。以认知心理学为基础,揭示怪癖的真相:完美主义、洁癖、强迫症、多重人格等,所有的怪癖都是内心欲望的投射。 《怪癖心理学》使用了大量精彩案例,讲述尼采、叔本华、荣格、王尔德等天才人物是如何为怪癖所苦,又是如何将这些怪癖作为自己的阶梯。教会我们正确面对自己的多面性,让人生更加从容和完整。
书名:《大哥.上》
◎作者:Priest
◎出版:上海人民美术
◎索书号:857.700 / 167(1)
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
本书以两位主角少年相遇起始一直讲述到青年时期,时间跨度20多年,是一部涉及亲情、友情、商战以及时代变迁的年度佳作。
书名:《大哥.下》
◎作者:Priest
◎出版:上海人民美术
◎索书号:857.700 / 167(2)
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
本书以两位主角少年相遇起始一直讲述到青年时期,时间跨度20多年,是一部涉及亲情、友情、商战以及时代变迁的佳作。
书名:《生命在于静止:有趣动物的冷知识》
◎作者:麻生羽吕著、筱原薰绘;宋忆萍译
◎出版:湖南文艺
◎索书号:383.700 / 13
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
这是一本用漫画与文字解说的方式,介绍动物们鲜为人知的生活习性的趣萌科普书。
人类虽然拥有高智慧,但是其生存方式却是非常不稳定的。与动物相比,甚至可以说是“动荡不安”的,就让我们一起从动物们不为人知的生活方式中,学习他们更胜于人类的生存战略吧。
书名:《魔法、节日、动植物:一些奇异文化传统的历史渊源》
◎作者:莫尼卡-玛丽亚·斯塔佩尔贝里著;高明杨,周正东译
◎出版:上海社会科学院出版社
◎索书号:538.000 / 25
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
这本书将带我们追溯西方国家的文化史,从根源上解读西方国家为什么会特别重视某些节日,宫廷纷争背后有什么传统迷思在作祟,古希腊、古罗马及维京时代的信仰和传统如何深刻地影响了现代西方文化,金羊毛骑士团因何得名,君主故去后为何将心脏运回出生地等等。
这本书可以作为世界史爱好者的文化导读,从某种意义上说,它也是一部世界史读者和研究者都需要的西方历史注解集。
书名:《长话短说》
◎作者:玛格特·雷特曼著;冯小萱译
◎出版:中国友谊
◎索书号:192.320 / 47
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
这是一本适用于任何说话场合的讲故事指南,它将会告诉你怎样用讲故事的方式赢得人心!
本书全面解构了讲故事的方方面面,步步深入,每章包含问题设置,实战引导,以及大量电影、书籍和贴近生活的个人案例,让你学会怎样通过建立故事思维提高自己的表达和交际能力。在你开口争取客户、争取机会、争取情感关系时,先从一个关于你自己的小故事开始吧!
书名:《做事的逻辑:如何持续做正确的事》
◎作者:傅君琳,郑少雄
◎出版:四川人民
◎索书号:177.200 / 346
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
你所知道的成功者都是遵循做事逻辑的实践者。
此书全面解读正确做事的方式和策略,让你学会在高价值区,做有效的事。
书名:《所有经历,都是为了成就更好的你》
◎作者:何权峰
◎出版:海滨
◎索书号:849.400 / 19[1](28)
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
所有经历都在成就更好的你。
失败不可怕,可怕的是失去勇气和希望。失去爱人不可怕,可怕的是失去爱的能力。失意不可怕,可怕的是太在意失去而丢失了美好的自己。
不要被一时的困顿打败,坚守自己认为有价值的事,投入热情,散播快乐,让世界因你的存在更美好。
书名:《掌握人心的MBTI职场沟通术:让你开口说对话、提案一次过、赢得好人缘的16型人职场指南》
◎作者:白种和著;张雅眉译
◎出版:境好
◎索书号:542.700 / 7
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
MBTI,是全世界最广泛使用的人格类型测验之一,也是500强企业HR面试的首选,更是帮助你找出职场优势、有效沟通的工具!
MBTI是以荣格理论为基础,透过四组倾向,将人的性格分成十六种类型的测验。透过MBTI,我们发现每个人的内在运作模式和面对压力的方式都不同,理解到每个人都是独一无二的存在,就能与同事和主管相处得更自在,并学习如何妥善利用彼此的不同,做出最佳成果!
书名:《你看得见我吗?》
◎作者:方家杰
◎出版:Kadokawa Gempak Starz
◎索书号:868.757 / 213(37)
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
方子优不是怪胎,他只是有阴阳眼而已。程紫晴不是孤僻,她只是不相信人而已。两人从挚友到恶交都是因为一份情书。两人从冷漠相对到一起合作都是因为一起连续杀人事件。这个世界上,就是有这么一种羁绊,让你不得不正视那个拼了命也要让你相信他的人。
书名:《我们不会忘记,终将消失的你》
◎作者:陈家旸著;Kazeo Yuurin绘
◎出版:Kadokawa Gempak Starz
◎索书号:868.757 / 213(40)
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
方志升,一个生活在后山镇的平凡中三生。某天夜里,他发现后山上出现了神秘的白色光点。这之后,他在山顶碰见了神秘女孩,陈筱良。志升与筱良成为了朋友,但经过一段时间的相处后,志升发现筱良身上似乎隐藏着诸多的秘密……
书名:《MBTI 我,和我的使用说明书:雪力献给16型人们,找到最舒服的自己》
◎作者:雪力(夏瑄澧)著
◎出版:三采文化
◎索书号:173.750 / 2
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
你是否曾在喝醉或压力大时,变了一个样?原本开朗外向,黄汤下肚后却崩溃大哭?原本是别人眼中的乖宝宝,开会却突然大吼大叫?
由於这些状况与人设落差太大,大家多半会说“你只是喝醉了”、“最近压力太大”。但,如果我说,这些不寻常或失控的状态都是真正的你,你相信吗?
MBTI国际认证讲师雪力:“每个人心中都有16个房间,最符合的人格类型,只是你最喜欢的房间,不代表你永远只能待在那里。”找到并接受自我压抑的那一面,让自己变得完整,才不会被完美的假象压垮。
书名:《MBTI人格分类:MBTI创发人原着正典,使你真正了解自己与他人》
◎作者:伊莎贝尔·布里格斯·迈尔斯,彼得·布里格斯·迈尔斯;锺榕芳, 张芸祯译
◎出版:远流
◎索书号:173.750 / 3
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
“有些事明明很清楚,对我们很重要,但再怎么说,对方就是无法理解。每当我想与家人、密友、同事沟通,却是困难重重。”
如果是这样,那麽本书就是你一直在找的答案。本书作者是MBTI人格分类系统的创发人,本书也是MBTI的真正原典,书中的概念可以帮助你了解他们为什么会出现某种反应,且帮助你欣赏那些行事风格与你完全不同的人。
书名:《五子棋流星开局》
◎作者:任治国,苏娅主编
◎出版:山西科学技术
◎索书号:997.110 / 21
◎藏书地点:13楼书库A区
◎内容提要:
流星开局作为五子棋斜止打法的第五个开局,变化复杂,黑白缠斗的局面特别多,一直以来都是广大棋手难以掌握的开局。本书通过最新的棋谱研究,系统地介绍了流星开局的各种变化,力图使读者能够在本书内容的指引下,尽可能地拓宽自己的行棋思路,强化对五子棋的理解,进而提升自己的棋艺水平。
书名:《象棋残局破解指南》
◎作者:柳大华编著
◎出版:天津科学技术
◎索书号:997.120 / 44
◎藏书地点:13楼书库A区
◎内容提要:
本书对象棋开局与布局的种类、技巧、基本杀招及残局破解等方面做了详细介绍,是象棋爱好者提高棋艺水平的良师益友。
书名:《象棋攻防技巧指南》
◎作者:柳大华
◎出版:天津科学技术
◎索书号:997.120 / 48
◎藏书地点:13楼书库A区
◎内容提要:
本书主要探讨在行棋过程中的攻防技巧,分析精到,附有图谱,让读者与身边的每一位棋艺爱好者共享“小棋盘大人生”的美妙与乐趣!
书名:《围棋妙手绝招》
◎作者:曹大元编著
◎出版:天津科学技术
◎索书号:997.110 / 19
◎藏书地点:13楼书库A区
◎内容提要:
本书阐述了围棋的布局技巧、战术、制胜绝招等内容,相信读者通过认真研读定能起到事半功倍的效果,使读者短期内掌握高难度的布局和攻防妙手绝技。
书名:《围棋战术布局技巧》
◎作者:曹大元编著
◎出版:天津科学技术
◎索书号:997.110 / 20
◎藏书地点:13楼书库A区
◎内容提要:
本书讲述了围棋布局的基本要领与原则,让围棋爱好者对布局有一个初步的认识,迅速提升围棋布局的理论水平。
书名:《微光中的奇迹:儿科医生工作日记》
◎作者:陈芃莒
◎出版:海滨
◎索书号:868.755 / 224
◎藏书地点:13楼书库D区
◎内容提要:
从实习医生到专科医生,从摇摆不安到坚定踏上儿科医生之路,再被疫情推向最前线;环境的转变,经历过的人与事,一点一滴记录在陈芃莒医生的工作日记中,娓娓道来这漫漫长路的苦涩、心酸与感动。
THE SECRET DREAMWORLD OF A SHOPAHOLIC (BOOK 1)
Author:Sophie Kinsella
Publisher:Black Swan
Call Number:823.920 / K8(1)
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Meet Rebecca Bloomwood. She has a great flat, a fabulous wardrobe full of the season’s must-haves, and a job telling other people how to manage their money. She spends her leisure time shopping.
Retail therapy is the answer to all her problems. She knows she should stop, but she can’t. She tries Cutting Back, she tries Making More Money. But neither seems to work. The letters from the bank are getting harder to ignore.
Can Becky ever escape from this dream world, find true love, and regain the use of her credit card?
SHOPAHOLIC ABROAD (BOOK 2)
Author:Sophie Kinsella
Publisher:Black Swan
Call Number:823.920 / K8(2)
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
For Rebecca Bloomwood, life is peachy. She has a job on morning TV, her bank manager is actually being nice to her, and when it comes to spending money, her new motto is Buy Only What You Need and she’s really (sort of) sticking to it. The icing on the brioche is that she’s been offered a chance to work in New York.
New York! The Museum of Modern Art! The Guggenheim! The Metropolitan Opera House! And Becky does mean to go to them all. Honestly. It’s just that it seems silly not to check out a few other famous places first. Like Saks. And Bloomingdales. And Barneys. And one of those fantastic sample sales where you can get a Prada dress for $10. Or was it $100? Anyway, it’s full of amazing bargains.
SHOPAHOLIC TIES THE KNOT (BOOK 3)
Author:Sophie Kinsella
Publisher:Black Swan
Call Number:823.920 / K8(3)
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
For once in Becky Bloomwood’s life, things are going smoothly. She’s got the dream job as a personal shopper (spending other people’s money and getting paid for it). She’s got a fabulous Manhattan apartment with her boyfriend Luke. They’ve even opened a joint bank account (although they can’t quite agree on whether a Miu Miu skirt counts as a household expense).
Then Luke proposes and all of a sudden life gets hectic. Becky’s mum in rural Surrey wants one thing, Luke’s mother in New York wants the complete opposite. Becky knows she has to sit down and decide to be honest, it’s a lot more fun testing cake, trying on dresses and registering wedding presents. But time’s ticking by, plans are being made both sides of the Atlantic and soon she realizes she’s in trouble…
SHOPAHOLIC AND SISTER (BOOK 4)
Author:Sophie Kinsella
Publisher:Black Swan
Call Number:823.920 / K8(4)
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Becky thought being married to Luke Brandon would be one big Tiffany box of happiness. But to be honest, it’s not quite as dreamy as she’d hoped.
The trouble started on honeymoon, when she told Luke the tiniest little fib, about the teeniest little purchase. Now she’s on a strict budget, she doesn’t have a job and worst of all her beloved Suze has a new best friend.
Then she receives some incredible news. She has a long-lost sister! Becky has never been more excited. Finally, a real sister! They’ll have so much in common! They can go shopping together, choose shoes together, and have manicures together.
Until she meets her and gets the shock of her life. It can’t be true. Surely becky Bloomwood’s long-lost sister can’t hate shopping?
SHOPAHOLIC & BABY (BOOK 5)
Author:Sophie Kinsella
Publisher:Black Swan
Call Number:823.920 / K8(5)
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Becky’s life is blooming! She’s working at London’s newest fashion store, The Look, house-hunting with husband Luke (her secret wish is a Shoe Room) and she’s pregnant! She couldn’t be more overjoyed especially since discovering that shopping cures morning sickness. Everything has got to be perfect for her baby: from the designer nursery to the latest, coolest pram to the celebrity, must have obstetrician.
But when the celebrity obstetrician turns out to be her husband Luke’s glamorous, intellectual ex-girlfriend, Becky’s perfect world starts to crumble.
MINI SHOPAHOLIC (BOOK 6)
Author:Sophie Kinsella
Publisher:Black Swan
Call Number:823.920 / K8(6)
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Like mother, like daughter…! Shopaholic Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood)’s two-year-old is spirited. She knows what she wants, whether it’s a grown-up Prada handbag or a toy pony (40% off, so a bargain, surely?) When yet another shopping trip turns to mayhem, Becky decides it’s time to give Minnie her own pocket money. Is it a bad sign when Minnie goes instantly overdrawn?
Minnie isn’t the only one in financial crisis. As the Bank of London collapses, people are having to Cut Back. Everyone needs cheering up, so what better way to do it than to throw a fabulous surprise party? A thrifty party, of course. Except economizing and keeping a secret have never been Becky’s strong points.
SHOPAHOLIC TO THE STARS (BOOK 7)
Author:Sophie Kinsella
Publisher:Black Swan
Call Number:823.920 / K8(7)
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) is in Hollywood! She’s hanging out with celebrate or at least she will be, once her husband Luke introduces her to his new A-list client Sage Seymour.
Becky sets her heart on a new career, she’s going to be a stylist to the stars! And when a chance encounter thrusts her into the limelight, she grabs her opportunity. But in between choosing clutch bags and chasing celebrities, Becky loses touch with her family and her best friend.
Caught up in the whirlwind of Tinseltown, has Becky gone too far this time?
SHOPAHOLIC TO THE RESCUE (BOOK 8)
Author:Sophie Kinsella
Publisher:Black Swan
Call Number:823.920 / K8(8)
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) is on a major rescue mission! Hollywood was full of surprises, and now she’s on a road trip to Las Vegas to help her friends and family.
She’s determined to get to the bottom of why her dad has mysteriously disappeared, help her best friend Suze and even bond with Alicia Bitch Long-legs (maybe…).
As Becky discovers just how much her friends and family need help, she comes up with her biggest, boldest, most brilliant plan yet! So can she save the day just when they need her most?
Becky is setting out to make things right in this laugh-out-loud, feel-good conclusion to her American adventure that began with Shopaholic to the Stars.
IMMIGRANT, MONTANA
Author:Amitava Kumar
Publisher:Faber & Faber
Call Number:823.920 / K10
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Meet Kailash. Also known as Kalashnikov. Or AK-47. Or just plain AK. His journey from India has taken him to graduate school in New York, where he keeps falling in love: not just with women, but with literature and radical politics, the fuel of youthful exuberance.
Each heady affair brings new learning: about himself, and about his relationship to a country founded on immigration, a country that is now unsure of the migrant’s place in the nation’s fabric. But how can AK learn to belong when he’s in a constant state of exile?
SCENES OF THE FATHER
Author:Amir Hafizi, Chee
Publisher:Maple Comics
Call Number:741.500 / A3
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
We often remember our loved ones through rose-tinted glasses. The soft pink tint of the memories would sometimes reveal ludicrous details and anecdotes of humour and heartbreak, perhaps some hints at longing and love.
In this story, a man who was the pillar of his community is remembered for his stories and the stories he tells. These are facets that hope to form a semi-coherent collage of what makes a person.
Artist Chee takes on Amir Hafizi’s text and presents these facets of a man, a teacher, a farmer and a storyteller as they have never been seen before.
FAR AND NEAR
Author:Pearl S. Buck
Publisher:Popular
Call Number:813.500 / B1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
The most stimulating collection of 14 short stories by the Nobel Prize winning author, Pearl S. Buck testifies to her characteristic grace and charm that hallmark her own fiction style. This book is one of the great classic which was first published in 1949 and has become widely popular since then. These stories from Japan China and America are written in delightful setting. Each rendition is a cameo of Asian and American life, replete with tears and laughter. of a continent and beyond. The characters like Dr. Sadao, Etsu, Big Tooth Yang, Marjorie and Hansie are life-like and unmistakably human.
A wonderful collection of this great storyteller will provide the reader glimpses of Japanese, Chinese and American life. Some of them are concerned with the problem of love, marriage, parenthood and delve maturely into the realm of human emotions and relationships. The distinct style of the author is reflected through these stories, which were earlier published in various magazines since she started writing them.
An enchanting collection of the great stories from one of the most prolific American author is certainly an all-time great read.
THREE MEN IN A BOAT
Author:Jerome K. Jerome
Publisher:Popular
Call Number:823.800 / J1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
When their daily lives become too stressful, Jerome, along with his friends George and Harris, sets out on a short adventure. But of course, they could not forget to take along their furry friend, a fox terrier named Montmorency! As the gentle movement of their boat takes them down the Thames, their thoughts turn to their lives and their observations about their trip from Kingston to Oxford.
Three Men in a Boat, first appeared in the magazine, Home Chimes as it was meant to describe the journey and scenery on the Thames as a way to popularize travel. However, Jerome K. Jerome’s unintended and light tone of comedy took over the descriptions to become a slice of life, ready for consumption by people of all ages and across geographies.
DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP
Author:Satoshi Yagisawa
Publisher:Manilla Press
Call Number:895.600 / Y1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
From the beginning of summer to early spring, I lived at the Morisaki Bookshop. I spent that period of my life in the spare room on the second floor of the store, trying to bury myself in books. The cramped room barely got any light, and everything felt damp. It smelled constantly of musty old books.
But I will always remember the days I spent there. Because that’s where my real life began. And I know, without a doubt, that if not for those days the rest of my life would have been bland, monotonous, and lonely.
ITHACA
Author:Claire North
Publisher:Redhook
Call Number:823.920 / N6
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Seventeen years ago, King Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the isle of Ithaca. None of them has returned.
Penelope was barely into womanhood when she wed Odysseus. While he lived, her position was secure. But now, years on, speculation is mounting that her husband is dead, and suitors are beginning to knock at her door.
No one man is strong enough to claim Odysseus’ empty throne—not yet. But as everyone waits for the balance of power to tip, Penelope knows that any choice she makes could plunge Ithaca into bloody civil war.
Beyond Ithaca’s shores, the whims of gods dictate the wars of men. But on the isle, it is the choices of the abandoned women and their goddesses, that will change the course of the world.
CAMPING RECORD BOOK
Author:Sarah Alexander
Publisher:The History Press
Call Number:796.500 / A1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Camping Record Book will help you find the most beautiful unspoilt spots, build perfect fires, cook delicious one-pot meals and pack the little luxuries that make outdoor adventures comfortable and fun.
At the heart of this book is a region-by-region guide to Britain recommending over 60 campsites from the tip of the Cornish coast to the islands and highlands of Scotland, listing their facilities, rates and other important details (do they allow fires?). If you’re keen to get back to nature and camp in a secluded glade, or drift off to sleep listening to the surf, this is the guide for you; large, commercial sites with karaoke nights and swimming pools don’t feature.
With space for you to rate each campsite and record the details of your trips and a special guide to festival camping, this is an indispensable accessory for your next trip.
ARTFUL SPACES: DIY WALL ART FOR THE HOME
Author:Gerard Smith
Publisher:North Light Books
Call Number:751.000 / S2
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Looking for quick, creative ways to add art to the spaces in your home? You’ll find them here. Artful Spaces gives you just what you want – art projects that actually look good and take hardly any time at all. And the best part: There’s no experience needed.
Artful Spaces demonstrates basic techniques in a humorous, unpretentious way that lacks jargon but is full of practical advice from selecting the best paints, brushes and surfaces (while staying on a budget) to choosing the right colors for a painting and even hanging the finished canvas.
THE WORLD’S GREATEST IDEA: THE FIFTY GREATEST IDEAS THAT HAVE CHANGED HUMANITY
Author:John Farndon
Publisher:Icon Books
Call Number:121.000 / F1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Democracy, Capitalism, Sewerage, Internet, Wine, Farming, Romance – what’s the greatest idea ever?
John Farndon, author of the bestselling Do You Think You’re Clever? has set out to find the answer.
With each chapter arguing for a particular idea, this is a witty, erudite and regularly surprising voyage of discovery through the most powerful intellectual, social, scientific and creative sparks of genius humans have ever had.
THE NEXT PERSON YOU MEET IN HEAVEN: THE SEQUEL TO THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
Author:Mitch Albom
Publisher:Sphere
Call Number:813.540 / A15
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Eddie’s journey to heaven taught him that every life matters. In this magical sequel, Mitch reveals Annie’s story.
Injured, scarred and unable to remember why. Annie’s life is forever changed by a guilt-ravaged mother who whisks her away from the world she knew. Bullied by her peers and haunted by something she cannot recall, Annie struggles to find acceptance as she grows up. When, as a young woman, she reconnects with her childhood love, she believes she has finally found happiness.
But when her wedding night ends in a horrific accident, Annie finds herself on her own heavenly journey and an inevitable reunion with Eddie, one of the five people who will show her how her life mattered in ways she could not have imagined.
SOFT POWER: THE NEW GREAT GAME
Author:Robert Winder
Publisher:Abacus
Call Number:327.100 / W1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Soft Power invites nations to compete (as they did in the nineteenth century) to expand their ‘sphere of influence’ as brands in a global marketplace; it is friendly persuasion rather than command.
Moving from west to east, Robert Winder tells the story of soft power by exploring the varied ways in which it operates around the world. And he reveals how there may be a new twist in this great game. With soft power’s quiet ingredients-education, science, trade, cultural values and a new emphasis on shared mutual interest, it may be the only force supple enough to tackle the challenges the future looks likely to pose, not least the slam-the-door reflexes pulling in the other direction.
CAUGHT SHORT: WHEN NATURE CALLS & YOU’VE NOWHERE TO HIDE
Author:Dan Crompton
Publisher:Michael O’Mara Books Limited
Call Number:394.000 / C1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Whether we’d admit it or not, most of us have been caught out at least once in our adult lives by our bodily functions. And everyone has a hideous story about a ‘friend’ who has found themselves in a …sticky situation.
The stories in this collection have all found their way to the author first-hand, making for one of the most shameful and debasing anthologies you will ever read. From office nightmares to dates from hell, and from moments when it just can’t wait, to incidents with strangers, this book is guaranteed to have you crossing your legs in anguish.
LIVING SIMPLE, FREE & HAPPY: HOW TO SIMPLIFY, DECLUTTER YOUR HOME, AND REDUCE STRESS, DEBT AND WASTE
Author:Cristin Frank
Publisher:Betterway Home Books
Call Number:640.000 / F1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Upcycle Your Life Get ready to trade in headaches and hassles for life skills, exchange clutter for money, transform eyesores into beautiful focal points in your home, and say goodbye to over-consumption and hello to genuine experiences.
Cristin Frank, the original Reduction Rebel, shows you the freedom and fulfilment you can have when you simplify your life. You’ll learn how to use your talents, time, and space to combat stress, become more efficient, relieve money woes, open up opportunities, and provide unbelievable self-fulfillment.
THE MYSTERY OF THE COLOUR THIEF
Author:Ewa Jozefkowicz
Publisher:Zephyr
Call Number:823.920 / J5
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
After a frightening car accident, Izzy’s mum is in a coma. Her family is in pieces. Her best friend at school has dumped her. And her nightmares are haunted by a shadowy man stealing all the colours from her world.
She’s trying so hard to be brave, but Izzy thinks everything is her fault. Then she meets her new neighbour, Toby, paralyzed after a skateboarding accident, and together they find a nest of cygnets who need rescuing. Particularly the odd one out, called Spike.
Will saving Spike save Izzy? Will she and Toby solve the mystery of the colour thief and bring hope and happiness back to Izzy’s life? Written with insight, compassion and empathy an authentic story about real life and how to survive it.
NOT A MONSTER
Author:Chua Kok Yee
Publisher:Fixi Novo
Call Number:899.280 / C1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Inspector Dominic Wong was part of a task force to catch Shadowman, who started abducting and murdering children a decade earlier. The nickname stuck because many believed there was a supernatural element in the cases.
Inspector Nadra Sunai’s ordeal begins when a child is abducted right under her nose. Nadra sees a white-haired man together with the girl, but her partner doesn’t. The case gets another twist when the abductor leaves an envelope addressed to her, with a cryptic message inside.
Both inspectors suffer wrenching personal losses in their attempts to get closure. Their beliefs and principles are challenged when the quest for justice leads them down a mystifying path.
NOT A MONSTER is a debut thriller about crime, retribution and the power of destiny.
YOGA ON THE GO
Author:Offshoot
Publisher:Offshoot
Call Number:613.7046 / O1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Yoga has the ability to relax mind and body together at a moment’s notice. This is what this book on Yoga will bring forth to readers by offering solutions to complex situations. The surreal world of peace and positivism will seem close at hand through the gripping activities and fascinating illustrations.
The activities help the reader attain a state of joyfulness and make circumstances seem less serious and therefore more tolerable. For layman and practitioner alike, this book promises to be the reader’s best companion.
This book will help you apply the principles of Yoga to the complexities of everyday life. The pages of this book will appeal to your eyes and the exercises will instill positivity in your mind. This book will help you change your lifestyle and your perception of life in general.
SUMMERLAND
Author:Lucy Adlington
Publisher:Hot Key Books
Call Number:823.920 / A16
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
October, 1946. The Red Cross escort a group of child refugees from Europe to England. Among them is Brigitta – a serious, silent figure with worn clothes and a small cardboard suitcase containing a single grey glove. Arriving in London, Brigitta breaks from the group and runs . . .
Brigitta’s mission: to reach Summerland Hall and find the one person who can solve a wartime mystery. But Summerland holds secrets and shadows of its own… and perhaps the key to a new life and new beginnings.
An extraordinarily rich tale of love, prejudice, truth and forgiveness, inspired by real events.
YOUR CONSCIOUS MIND: UNRAVELLING THE GREATEST MYSTERY OF THE HUMAN BRAIN
Author:New Scientist
Publisher:New Scientist
Call Number:153.000 / N2
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
The conscious mind brings together sensations, perceptions, thoughts and memories to generate the seamless movie of a person’s life. It makes us aware of the world around us and our own self. How all this emerges from a kilogram of brain cells is one of the greatest unanswered questions.
Your Conscious Mind take you on a journey through the mind to discover what consciousness really is, and what we can learn when it goes wrong. Find out if we can ever build a conscious machines, what animal consciousness tell us about being human and explore the enigma of free will.
FROM THE NOTEBOOKS OF A MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCESS
Author:Meg Cabot
Publisher:Feiwel & Friends Book
Call Number:813.600 / C26
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison is a completely average twelve-year-old: average height, average weight, average brown hair of average length, average brown skin, and average hazel eyes. The only things about her that aren’t average are her name (too long and princess-themed), her ability to draw animals (useful for her future career as a wildlife illustrator), and the fact that she is a half orphan who’s never met her father and is forced to live with her aunt and uncle (who treat her like their own kids, so she can’t complain).
Until the completely average day that everything goes wrong: The most popular girl in school, Annabelle Jenkins, threatens to beat her up, the principal gives her a demerit, and she’s knocked down at the bus stop… then a limo containing Princess Mia Thermopolis of Genovia pulls up to invite Olivia to New York to finally meet her father, who promptly suggests she come live with him, Mia, Grandmere, and their two fabulous poodles.
Maybe Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison isn’t so average after all!
THE BOY AND THE DOG
Author:Seishu Hase
Publisher:Scribner
Call Number:895.600 / H2
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
One dog changes the life of everyone who takes him in on his journey to reunite with his first owner in this inspiring tribute to the bond between humans and dogs and the life-affirming power of connection. Following a devastating earthquake and tsunami, a young man in Japan finds a stray dog outside a convenience store. The dog’s tag says “Tamon,” a name evocative of the guardian deity of the north.
The man decides to keep Tamon, becoming the first in a series of owners as the dog journeys south to find the boy whom disaster tore him from. Over the course of five years, Tamon will be taken into six vastly different homes, the final one belonging to his beloved first owner, Hikaru, a boy who has not spoken since the trauma of the tsunami.
An agent of fate, Tamon is a gift to everyone who welcomes him into their life. At once heart-rending and heart-warming, intimate and panoramic, suspenseful and luminous, this bestselling, award-winning novel weaves a feel-good tale of survival, resilience, and love beyond measure.
THRIVE: HOW TO CULTIVATE CHARACTER SO YOUR CHILDREN CAN FLOURISH ONLINE
Author:Dr Tom Harrison
Publisher:Robinson
Call Number:305.200 / T1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
When Dr Tom Harrison, a leading expert in the field of character education and the Internet, bought his daughter her first smartphone, a major milestone had been reached: she had entered the ‘cyber-world’. Harrison no longer needed to know what to think; he needed to know what to do.
This is the first practical book of its kind to show parents and teachers how to develop character as the foundation for helping young people to thrive in their online interactions. It answers the question: How do we prepare our children to do the right thing when no one is watching?
LET FORGIVENESS SET YOU FREE: A STEP-BY-STEP WORKBOOK FOR LETTING GO OF THE PAIN & FINDING PEACE
Author:Meredith Hooke
Publisher:Adams Media
Call Number:155.900 / H1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
The adage “forgive and forget” sounds like good advice, but it’s not so easy to do. Yet making the effort to forgive others and yourself can yield many benefits, including better health, more happiness, and a feeling of lightness and freedom. Research shows that holding on to anger and resentment is toxic to your mind, body, and spirit, increasing your chance of heart disease, inflammation, and depression, but you have the power to reverse that.
Through exercises, journaling techniques, and self-assessments, author Meredith Hooke uses her more than twenty years of experience as a teacher and life coach to guide you along the forgiveness path. In Let Forgiveness Set You Free, you’ll learn why forgiveness is important and why it can be difficult to forgive, the main theories of forgiveness, and how to move forward in your forgiveness journey showing you how to forgive in a satisfying way and helping you move on to a healthier, happier, freer, and more enjoyable life.
EVERYTHING IS OK
Author:Debbie Tung
Publisher:Andrews Mcmeel
Call Number:741.500 / T4
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Everything Is OK is the story of Debbie Tung’s struggle with anxiety and her experience with depression. She shares what it’s like navigating life, overthinking every possible worst-case scenario, and constantly feeling like all hope is lost.
The book explores her journey to understanding the importance of mental health in her day-to-day life and how she learns to embrace the highs and lows when things feel out of control. Debbie opens up about deeply personal issues and the winding road to recovery, discovers the value of self-love, and rebuilds a more mindful relationship with her mental health.
In this graphic memoir, Debbie aims to provide positive and comforting messages to anyone who is facing similar difficulties or is just trying to get through a tough time in life. She hopes to encourage readers to be kinder to themselves, to know that they are not alone, and that it’s okay to be vulnerable because they are not defined by their mental health struggles. The dark clouds won’t be there forever. Everything will turn out all right.
MAPHEAD
Author:Lesley Howarth
Publisher:Catnip
Call Number:823.914 / H7
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
If you could go anywhere–do anything–where would you go? What would you do? This is the dilemma facing MapHead, a boy from a parallel dimension called the Subtle World. On his own without his father for the first time, he materializes in a parking garage in Rubytown. He is soon drawn to the Stamp family, for whom, he feels, he has a vital task to perform. But what? And how?
Maphead quickly makes friends with Jack Stamp, but in doing so crosses a boundary that should not be crossed. Using his powers to flash maps across his head is one thing; using them to intrude in people’s lives is something else. That can only cause problems–big problems…. Funny, intriguing, moving, this sequel to the award-winning MapHead reveals novelist Lesley Howarth at her dazzling best.
HIKAYAT SERIBU SATU MALAM (ALF LAYLAH WA-LAYLAH): BERDASARKAN EDISI ANDREW LANG (1898)
Penulis:Hasri Hasan
Penerbit:Universiti Sains Malaysia Pulau Pinang
Nombor Panggilan:398.200 / H1
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Kisah-kisah dalam Hikayat Seribu Satu Malam ini dikumpul selama berabad-abad lamanya, sama ada melalui penulisan manuskrip ataupun secara lisan oleh pelbagai penulis, penterjemah dan ahli akademik dari Barat, Timur Tengah, Asia Selatan dan Afrika Utara. Ada pengkisahan di dalamnya yang memang berasal daripada manuskrip purba dan langka daripada kesusasteraan dan cerita-cerita rakyat Arab, Mesir, India, Parsi dan Mesopotamia. Namun kebanyakannya merupakan cerita dari era Abbasiyah dan Mamluk. Ada juga cerita berbingkai daripada Hezar Afsan dalam bahasa Parsi atau ‘cerita seribu kisah’ yang juga dipengaruhi oleh kisah-kisah dari India.
Satu persamaan ketara dalam semua edisi adalah cerita berbingkai yang asalnya bermula dengan Sultan Shahrir (pemerintah kerajaan Sasaniah) dan isterinya Shahrazad, yang diceritakan secara berlarutan sepanjang hikayat itu sendiri. Ada cerita yang berkaitan dan berbingkai antara satu sama lain, dan ada juga cerita yang berdiri sendiri.
Semoga para pembaca menikmati kisah-kisah menarik yang diperturunkan daripada satu generasi kepada generasi yang lain seperti kisah pengembaraan Khalifah Harun al-Rashid, tujuh pelayaran Sinbad serta Aladdin dan lampu ajaibnya.
HOUSEMAN SUPER
Penulis:Amirul Azmeer Asmadi
Penerbit:Kata Pilar Books
Nombor Panggilan:808.800 / A1
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Hari ini ialah hari pertama anda sebagai doktor pelatih. Betapa risau dan cemas, hanya Tuhan yang tahu. Anda tarik dan hembus nafas dalam-dalam.
Dunia perubatan memang mencabar. Sebagai doktor pelatih apatah lagi! Di media sosial penuh dengan cerita-cerita membimbangkan, ditokok tambah pula bumbu perisa yang tidak tahu lagi mana palsu-benarnya.
Kalau adiwira yang punyai kuasa luar biasa pun hadapi detik sukarnya, dah tentu kita yang biasa-biasa ini pun lebih perlu bersedia, kan?
Di dalam naskhah ini, anda akan mengenali dunia seorang houseman. Betul, tak semuanya mudah, tapi boleh dicari manisnya. Apa yang penting, teruskan belajar!
CERITA DARI HATI: HIDUP PENUH ERTI
Penulis:Hilal Asyraf, Aiman Azlan
Penerbit:PTS Millennia
Nombor Panggilan:297.500 / H1
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Buku motivasi yang bertajuk Hidup Penuh Erti: Cerita dari Hati adalah sebuah buku gabungan Hilal Asyraf dan Aiman Azlan. Mereka berdua berkongsi pelbagai isu yang mencuit daripada pelbagai topik yang menjalar dalam kehidupan kita, dengan harapan supaya di celah-celah penyampaian buku ini, dapat kita mengenali diri sendiri. Identiti kita yang sebenar adalah kita merupakan hamba Allah s.w.t. Itu identiti kita. Segala pergantungan kita adalah kepada-Nya, segala tindak-tanduk, dan perlakuan kita adalah kerana-Nya.
Semoga cerita-cerita hidup kita nanti, kala ditayangkan di akhirat kelak, merupakan cerita-cerita yang indah, dan menjadi punca untuk Dia merahmati kita, seterusnya memberikan kita tempat di syurga-Nya.
2099: ILUSI UTOPIA
Penulis:Sri Rahayu Mohd Yusop
Penerbit:Mahakarya
Nombor Panggilan:899.283 / R22
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Daratan sudah ditenggelami laut. Apa yang tinggal hanyalah sekangkang kera kawasan industri dan hamparan subur tanah tinggi. Buruh di Sarang bertungkus-lumus bekerja untuk membina utopia di Titiwangsa untuk mereka huni suatu hari nanti.
Jim, seorang penjaga stesen kereta api percaya yang kehidupannya di Sarang akan berakhir dan dia akan bahagia di utopia Titiwangsa. Keyakinan itulah yang menjadi paksi hidupnya.
Namun, pertemuan berdarah Jim dengan seorang pekerja industri bernama Savi di Stesen 50 telah menjerumuskan Jim ke dalam kemelut antara ilusi dan realiti, persimpangan hidup dan mati yang bakal menjadi permulaan bagi gabungan kuasa di Nusa Bah.
SUZUME
Penulis:Makoto Shinkai
Penerbit:Kadokawa Gempak Starz
Nombor Panggilan:890.000 / K1(5025):1
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Gadis 17 tahun bernama Suzume tinggal bersama makciknya di bandar pelabuhan Kyushu yang terpencil. Suatu hari dalam perjalanan ke sekolah, dia terserempak dengan pemuda kacak yang berkata, “Aku tengah cari pintu”.
Suzume mengikut pemuda bernama Souta itu hingga ke lokasi terbiar dalam hutan. Tapi yang ada di situ cuma sebuah pintu putih lama di tengah-tengah runtuhan. Seakan terpanggil, Suzume memulas tombol pintu itu. Namun tiba-tiba kejadian aneh mula berlaku…
Apa yang berlaku pada Suzume dan Souta selepas itu? Ikuti kembara Suzume ‘mengunci’ pintu yang menghubungkan masa kini, masa lampau dan masa depan!
KITA GENG!!!
Penulis:Foong Zin Yi
Penerbit:Kadokawa Gempak Starz
Nombor Panggilan:899.283 / K10(5)
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Syam baru saja berpindah ke sekolah baru. Suatu malam, dia ternampak seorang budak perempuan berkulit putih dan berambut perang. Di bawah sinaran bulan purnama, budak itu kelihatan seperti bidadari namun sekelip mata hilang begitu saja.
Hadif kawan sekelas Syam pula mengadu dia ternampak hantu perempuan pada malam yang sama.
Adakah budak perempuan itu sebenarnya hantu… atau bukan?
Syam dan Hadif mengambil keputusan untuk siasat perkara sebenar…
NGAP! RAKSASA DATANG
Penulis:Michelle Wong
Penerbit:Kadokawa Gempak Starz
Nombor Panggilan:899.283 / K10(6)
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Amir ialah seorang pembuli. Tiada seorang pun di sekolah ingin berkawan dengannya. Sehinggalah pada suatu hari, dia melihat raksasa kecil yang tiada orang lain boleh nampak kecuali dirinya, barulah dia sedar akan kepentingan memiliki sahabat.
Kita perlukan kawan. Oleh itu, kita haruslah menghargai kawan-kawan kita. Selepas membaca buku ini, berikan senyuman dan berkawanlah dengan semua orang, pasti hidup kita akan jadi lebih ceria!
MAHLIGAI MAWADDAH: I’M HOME!
Penulis:Sisyoujae
Penerbit:Kadokawa Gempak Starz
Nombor Panggilan:150.000 / K2(8)
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Rumahku Syurgaku~Biarpun dunia bukanlah ukuran syurga, Allah SWT tetap melimpahkan kenikmatan besar tiada taranya. Hingga di dunia pun kita sudah dapat merasa syurga. Setiap manusia mengimpikan keluarga bahagia, rumah selesa dan kehidupan harmoni. Tapi… sejauh mana kita berjaya membina syurga dunia ini?
Buku ini ditulis khas untuk merungkai persoalan dan perkaitan antara dekorasi diri & dekorasi ruang demi meraih keluarga sakinah, mawaddah warahmah.
KUMPULAN CERITA RAKYAT MALAYSIA: PUTERI LABU
Penulis:Mohd. Nor Long
Penerbit:Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Nombor Panggilan:398.200 / M3
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Cerita rakyat, legenda dan mitos adalah beberapa cabang sastera tradisi yang perlu diketahui dan dihayati oleh kanak-kanak melalui penceritaan semula yang lebih mudah untuk mereka fahami.
Selain daripada memperoleh hiburan dan pengajaran, beberapa bentuk sastera tradisi ini juga merupakan jalan yang paling dekat bagi kanak-kanak mendekati masyarakat silam, nilai-nilai dan kebudayaan mereka.
15 TEKNIK BERCERITA
Penulis:Mohd Gulam Jamaludin, Hazar Kamali Din, Hasniah Hussain
Penerbit:Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Nombor Panggilan:808.500 / M1
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
15 Teknik Bercerita merupakan himpunan 15 teknik bercerita yang sesuai digunakan oleh pendidik, ibu bapa dan penggiat sastera dalam menyampaikan cerita kepada kanak-kanak.
Buku ini merupakan satu wadah komprehensif kerana dilengkapi penghuraian teknik, contoh cerita dan petua mudah yang boleh dipraktikkan oleh pengguna supaya dapat mengendalikan sesi bercerita dengan lebih berkesan.
Semua teknik yang dibukukan ini telah diuji berulang kali oleh penulis dengan beberapa kumpulan kanak-kanak agar hasilnya dapat dimanfaatkan sepenuhnya oleh pengguna.