|詹偉雄 策畫・選書.導讀──臉譜出版2020年全新山岳文學書系meters 作品|生於二戰後飽受苦難的焦土國度,波蘭登山家在物資極度缺乏、惡劣極權政府的壓迫下,如何一躍成為世界頂尖隊伍,攀上世界群山,尋回失落的自由? 「這麼多年來最重要的山岳寫作,終於問世!」──伯德曼─塔斯克山岳文學獎(Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literatur
或許山並不在乎她們的性別,但人類社會在乎。 |詹偉雄 策畫・選書.導讀──臉譜出版meters山岳文學書系作品|山女孩Kit王迦嵐│健行筆記創辦人江秀真呂忠翰│世界公民兼探險家易思婷│旅美攀登探險家張元植│台灣新生代登山家劉崇鳳──推薦「喬登凸顯的不光是危險,更揭露在高海拔登山界中充斥性別歧視、忽視基本尊重與自戀的情況。」——《紐約時報書評》(New York Times Book Reviews)自一九五三年美國登山隊的一名成員在K2罹難後,這座滿是岩石、冰、風暴與深淵的「殘暴之巔」名聲遠播,並逾半世紀未曾改變。在多數為男性的職業登山界,卻有五名女子先峰打破性別的藩籬,先後登上這座八千公尺高、幾乎隔絕所有生命體的「死亡地帶」。這五名登山家分別是:汪妲・魯特凱維奇(Wanda Rutkiewicz,一九四三-一九九二),一九八六年登上K2頂峰莉莉安・巴哈德(Liliane Barrard,一九四八-一九八六),一九八六年從K2下撤時死亡茱莉・特利斯(Julie Tullis,一九三九-一九八六),一九八六年從K2下撤時死亡向黛兒・莫迪(Chantal Mauduit,一九六四-一九九八),一九九二年登上K2頂峰艾莉森・哈葛利夫(Alison Hargreaves,一九六二-一九九五)一九九五年從K2下撤時死亡一九九八年,一篇「最後一個活著離開K2的女人」逝世的文章,使得作者開始跟隨這些女性登山家的腳步來到K2。她迷戀上這陌異無情的高地,也好奇這些女性為何留下家人與孩子,選擇在死亡邊緣生活?在女兒、妻子、母親這些身分之外,如何克服社會觀感與體能的極限,在山上既要應付月事,還得和男性登山隊員、揹夫、嚮導與官員角力?本書記錄這五名女性登山家與父權體制纏鬥不休的身影,同時也向後人展示她們對攀登與高山的熱切嚮往,以及獻出生命也不足為惜的決心。
顛覆一般數字書,這是一本從零開始數數,色彩鮮豔明亮,從自然與生活中多元取材,層層堆疊出各種數字相關知識的可愛繪本。章魚的骨頭數是零,那你知道章魚有幾顆心臟嗎?火星又有幾個月亮呢? 翻開本書,找到答案。An unconventional, engaging, and delightful counting book for curious minds that playfully uses numbers as an entry-point to discover the amazing, diverse, fact-filled world of wonders all around us. The book focuses on the numbers zero to nine and powers of ten counterparts of ten to nine billion. Richly imagined and playfully illustrated, Octopuses Have Zero Bones is a great choice for children, families, inquisitive people of all ages, and it is a strong addition to any classroom or school library. Do you know…How many bones an octopus has?How many breaths you take a day?How many times a black bear’s heart beats each hour?How many moons Mars has?How many miles a trip to the moon and back is? How about a trip to Saturn?How many leaves are on an oak tree?How many meters there are between you and the clouds?What happens when you keep placing zeroes at the end of numbers?The answers
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