Archie is a rhino with a LOT of questions. He wants to know everything: “Why glue is so sticky? Why do dropped things go SMASH?” If only finding out was a little less messy… Everybody’s favourite rhin
別讓不存在的煩惱，擋住你發光日本曹洞宗國際布教使、旅美知名禪僧，赴美１７年，教授西方人東方禪學智慧。全球知名連鎖企業與專業人士都在修練，改善人際迷惘、重拾自信心的靜心處方。The less we do, the deeper we see.執著得少，就會看得更深真正的人生在於捨棄；會覺得人生無奈、日子苦悶，那是因為執著、抵抗。人只要越執著，幸福就會越來越少；對事實越做無謂的抵抗，生活就越悶。不執著
The 10th anniversary edition of the classic guide to handling life's toughest conversationsWhat is a difficult conversation?Asking for a pay rise, saying 'no' to your boss or spouse, confronting a friend, apologizing. We all have conversations that we dread and find unpleasant. But can we develop the skills to make such situations less stressful and more productive?Based on fifteen years of research and consultations with thousands of people, Difficult Conversations pinpoints what works.It teaches us to work through them by understanding that we're not engaging in one dialogue but three:- The "what happened" conversation (what do we believe was said and done)- The "feelings" conversation (the emotional impact on everyone involved) - The "identity" conversation (what does this mean for everyone's opinion of themselves)Use this ground-breaking, step-by-step book to turn your difficult conversations into positive, problem-solving experiences.
The human body is like an exceedingly well-fortified castle, defended by billions of soldiers - some live for less than a day, others remember battles for decades, but all are essential in protecting us from disease. This hidden army is our immune system, and without it we could not survive the eternal war between our microscopic enemies and ourselves. Immune explores the incredible arsenal that lives within us - how it knows what to attack and what to defend, and how it kills everything from the common cold virus to plague bacteria.We see what happens when the immune system turns on us, and how life is impossible without its protection. We learn how diseases try to evade the immune system and exploit its vulnerabilities, and we discover how scientists are designing new drugs to harness the power of the system to fight disease. Do transplants ever reject their new bodies? What is pus? How can your body make more antibodies than there are stars in our galaxy? Why is cancer so hard for o
Take your professional game to the next level—in 100 seconds or less!People with inborn talent may be good at what they do—but only the mentally tough reach the highest plateaus in their field. And he
一個普通的冒險故事被牽扯上同性戀議題，在家長之間掀起軒然大波，竟要學校將它列為禁書？紐約時報暢銷作家David Levithan LGBTQ+新作大談禁書議題，看人們為自己的價值觀勇敢發聲。Three stories of speaking up and coming out converge in one epic confrontation as parents lobby to ban a book from the middle school curriculum in New York Times-bestselling author David Levithan's explosive new novel. Donovan didn't mean for this to happen. When he left his book on the counter, he didn't think he mom would read it—much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel! ...Right? But before Donovan even has the chance to hear her point of view, his mom is calling other parents of his classmates. She's setting up meetings with the principal. She's trying to get the book removed from the district curriculum. Donovan doesn't really know if the two boys fall in love at the end or not—but he does know this: even if they do, the book shouldn't be banned from school. Interspersed with this thread, readers will experience
Art Models 10 Companion Disk is a photographic figure drawing reference on a PC and Mac compatible DVD data disk. With 100 poses and 40 models, it presents over 2,800 photos of nude art models?both female and male?in Art Models'' signature in-the-round photography, complete with alternate views and in high resolution. All for less than the cost of hiring one model for one session. People who draw or paint can choose the best angle for their project. People who do 3D work, like sculpture, get all the required views around the figure. Great for professional artists creating finished works of art and a vast source of study material for students. Scale, rotate, flip, enlarge, brighten, darken and even combine images using standard photo editing software like Photoshop or GIMP for endless variety. Because the photos are presented in JPEG format, they can be sent to any device or printer.
′... we call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words.′When his beloved owners are forced to sell him, BLACK BE
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★ 本書獲美國亞馬遜 4.5顆星評價！「施予是必要的，但更要知道如何施予。」"It Is Necessary to Give. It Is More Necessary to Know How."我們常常在思考人行善或作惡的緣由，卻往往百思不得其解，儘管其中有幾個顯而易見的理由，例如罪惡感、自責、害怕杜會責難、宗教導引，甚或是對於最終審判的恐懼，但為什麼有些人就算天塌了也難有什麼慈善作為，有些人看到遊民接近時卻會主動掏出錢來？是什麼樣的施予滿足了那些施予者的需求？那樣施予的需求又是從何而來的？其間有何法則呢？將近一千年以前，偉大的哲學家及醫師麥摩尼地斯（Maimonides），亦即希伯來人所知的藍邦（Rambam），藉由思考「公義」這個問題，而從中領悟出「慈悲之梯」（The Ladder of Giving，又名 The Ladder of Charity）。【麥摩尼地斯的八級階梯】（The Ladder of Giving / Charity）麥摩尼地斯的八級階梯是由頂端最高階段的施予開始寫起，一路寫下來，從理想到現實，各階段主題為「勉強」、「比例」、「懇求」、「羞愧」、「界限」、「腐敗」、「匿名」、「責任」；最低階是屬於吝嗇的施予者，頂點則屬於能幫助窮人自給自足的施予者。◆ 第一階 勉強：吝嗇地施予（Reluctance: To give begrudgingly）◆ 第二階 比例：不是很適當地施予給窮人，但卻樂意這麼做（Proportion: To give less to the poor than is proper, but to do so cheerfully）◆ 第三階 懇求：窮人請求後才給他們錢（Solicitation: To hand money to the poor after being asked）◆ 第四階 羞愧：在窮人請求前就給他們錢，但是冒著讓接受者覺得羞愧的風險（Shame: To hand money to the poor before being asked, but risk making the recipient feel shame）◆ 第五階 界限：施予給你並不認識的人，但讓他們知道你的名字（Boundaries: To give to someone you don't know, but allow you
'Really interesting ... a very, very good book' Steve Wright, BBC Radio 2 In Do Less, Get More, entrepreneur and bestselling author Sháá Wasmund reveals that the key to fulfilment isn't doing more, it
