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身體不是生病，而是在排毒，所有不適症狀，都是自癒力啟動的訊號！「有25年的時間我使用藥物，但後來的35年我不使用藥物。」提爾頓醫師被譽為「體內淨化教父」（God Father of Cleansing），是替代醫療、另類療法的先驅！雖然，從微生物學、遺傳學、免疫學、生理學等現代醫學的角度來看，或許有些爭議及時代代溝，但他的理論影響後世的排毒、斷食理念很多，在斷食排毒、自然醫學、功能醫學、自癒療法及預防醫學等領域有不朽的地位，而其對病因的省思和思維，仍有當代值得參考的價值。　人生病的根本原因不是病毒，而是－－毒素＋能量耗損醫學定義出不同名字的疾病，讓我們有一種錯覺，以為疾病有成千上百種。但提爾頓醫師認為，真正的疾病只有一種，那就是「血液積毒症」，只是會隨著所牽涉的不同組織、器官而產生差異；想要擺脫世人所謂的「疾病」，就要先擺脫血液積毒症，因為人在血液積毒症狀態最容易「生病」。◆血液積毒是所有疾病的起點　→毒素經由飲食、壓力、情緒與代謝逐漸累積，一旦排不出去，就會引發症狀。◆體質衰弱讓毒素無法排除　→當神經能量耗盡，人體排除作用受阻、自癒機制被迫關閉，導致毒素滯留，形成「血液積毒症」。◆疾病是排毒危機，不是錯誤　→發炎、疼痛、疲勞、發燒，是身體嘗試排除毒素的過程。治療不是壓制症狀，而是停止再製造毒素提爾頓醫師認為，驅除疾病和復元的力量，都存在於大自然賦予人類的自癒力，我們要做的，就是讓人天生的自癒力不受阻礙的發揮作用。所以，生病時最好的做法就是「休養生息」和適當的「觀察性等待」。◆飲食或食物並不會治癒任何疾病。◆過度依賴藥物會妨礙身體的自我排毒作用。◆最強排毒或治病良方，就是斷食、休養、安靜、溫暖與新鮮空氣；相反的，藥物、進食、恐懼和不停的工作，都會妨礙毒素的排除。◆疾病消失，只代表毒素被排到警戒值之下，壞習慣如果不改掉，所謂的疾病自然會重返。療癒、預防疾病的最根本──阻止神經能量外洩 人體的血液裡無時無刻都會有毒素存在，在神經能量正常時，它只會對身體造成些微的刺激，但當神經能量不足而體質衰弱時，毒素無法順利地被排除，長久累積下來就會對身體造成嚴重的刺激。神經能量是康復的根本燃料，因此，健康的祕訣就是盡量避免耗費神經能量的行為。◆維持適當的「不滿足感」。◆過度追求「成功的捷徑」會讓人空虛，導致身心惡果。◆鍛鍊身體需要平衡，否則會因為不斷向身體施壓而加速老化。◆小心「聽

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本書初版書名《愛因斯坦的廚房：新世紀廚房的科學解答》本書二版書名《馬鈴薯拯救了一鍋湯？：136個廚房裡的科學謎題》調味料×脂肪×食材×溫度×廚具，柴米油鹽好科學！肉有紅、白、藍三種顏色？魚一定有腥味？蠟燭可以用來烹飪嗎？雞蛋可以冷凍嗎？為什麼有些食材聞起來非常香，吃起來卻很難吃？乾性食材和液狀食材為什麼需要不同的量杯？煮湯時加了太多鹽，放幾塊馬鈴薯進去就可以挽救一鍋美味的湯？！★諾貝爾獎得主也說讚，國際暢銷書美味上桌！★內附超過30道老饕食譜，廚房裡的化學家親授烹飪方程式！▍當料理遇上科學，在廚房裡發現136個有趣又好玩的謎題！ 你知道嗎？零脂肪的油不是真的沒有脂肪，阿摩尼亞竟然可以做餅乾，而且烘焙得最黑的咖啡豆最不酸！食譜常說把材料浸泡隔夜，「隔夜」是指隔多久？沒氣的汽水可以重新充滿氣泡嗎？餅乾上為什麼有很多小孔？為何蚌類的殼硬如岩石，螃蟹的殼卻薄如塑膠？ 再想想看，西班牙人的廚房為什麼沒有油煙？鹽水為什麼可以讓肉類柔嫩多汁？還有海鹽真的是從海裡來的嗎？為什麼吃剩的義大利麵不要放在鋁製容器裡？為什麼喝牛奶之前要先搖搖瓶子？……在我們的廚房裡，其實處處是這些有趣的科學問題。 烹飪即化學，料理的藝術便是無窮無盡的有趣化學變化。這本趣味橫生的著作解釋了食物及烹飪工具背後的科學原理，破解我們對食物的迷思。從荷蘭巧克力到邂逅香檳，從不沾鍋噴劑到光感應烤箱，除了廚房裡的科學解答，書中還提供許多獨特又充滿想像力的食譜，幫助讀者理解生活中的趣味問題。 藉由理解食品科學所得到的樂趣，或許與享用美食的樂趣一樣多喔！▍對本書的讚譽「好的科學可以增加烹飪藝術的樂趣。對一位好奇廚師可能提出的每一個問題，沃克都端出了搭配機智與知識醬汁的美味答案。」――羅德．霍夫曼（Roald Hoffmann），1981年諾貝爾化學獎得主「烹飪是一門科學，也是一種藝術……沃克讓學習食品化學的過程充滿驚奇又引人入勝。」――瑪莉安．奈索（Marion Nestle），紐約大學營養學、食品研究暨公共衛生系教授

公式閃一旁物理不再霧煞煞這本《費曼的6堂Easy物理課》，是直接從《費曼物理學講義》精選出來的。原先重輯的目的，是要讓一般讀者從那部劃時代的名著內、不太複雜的頭幾章文字裡，直接見識一下費曼的教育家風采。不料這本小書遠遠超出了我們的預期，它成為非科學家的物理學入門，也被用來當作介紹費曼這位偉人的初階讀物。本書在題材選擇上，旨意不在使它成為近代物理學的概述，而是提供一個體驗費曼物理觀的引子……第二次世界大戰後不久，物理學的基礎已經相當穩定，理論結構也漸臻成熟，唯獨的負面形勢，就是袖手旁觀、跟著起鬨的人多，真正動手動腦、從事開創的人少。費曼自甫出校門，即邁入一個充滿許多抽象概念的奇境，然後他把個人獨創品牌的思想，深植於許多世人的心中。這本書給了我們一個難得的機會，得以一窺這位偉大人物的內心世界。——物理教授戴維思（Paul Davies）導讀

Get to grips with the essential topics in maths today through 100 key ideas, each one explained clearly in 100 words. Math: 100 Ideas in 100 Words offers the essential facts at your fingertips, satisfying your mathematical curiosity and helping you to understand the biggest concepts in math in concise, 100-word summaries. One of the first titles in a cutting-edge new series created in partnership with The Science Museum, this book introduces 100 key areas of math such as geometry, algebra, probability and pure math, and explains each topic in just 100 words. Perfect for getting your head around big ideas clearly and quickly, or refreshing your memory of the fundamentals of math, this book covers the most up-to-date terms and theories and inspires a heightened level of understanding and enjoyment to the core areas of math.

Praise forThe Problem With Problems: 'A masterclass in how to do children's self help well... the medicine will go down very easily' TELEGRAPHWhat happens if you meet a Fear? It's a frightening thing, and it's different for us all. Some are helpful and keep us safe, others cannot be explained. You can fight them and tame them, but sometimes, you might find you were mistaken, and the Fear was really excitement all along! One thing's for sure... often the things you fear are more afraid of you.

A captivating new gift title featuring over 100 real-life mysteries that might just give you goosebumps!Does the Loch Ness monster really exist? What ever happened to the crew of the Mary Celeste? And where exactly are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?Get ready to be amazed as you uncover the world’s greatest mysteries, from Bigfoot to the Bermuda Triangle. Including alien abductions, haunted houses, mind-blowing natural phenomena and much more, this book will explain the extraordinary – unless the extraordinary can’t be explained, of course. Then you’ll just have to make up your own mind . . .With atmospheric artwork, compelling case studies and a seriously stand-out neon cover, this is a haunting collection of mysteries that you won’t be able to put down.

A magical graphic novel adventure perfect for fans of Peter & Ernesto or Tiger vs. Nightmare After planting a seed packet in the backyard, things don't go as expected for best friends Anna and Tess. They fall asleep in the sun and wake up to blooms as tall as buildings! Did the seeds really grow that fast? All is explained when Anna and Tess meet May, a little garden gnome whose magic is responsible for the transformation. The girls are May's size now, and they follow her through the flower garden and into May's underground gnome home--discovering new things about their world and themselves along the way. This immersive graphic novel from author-illustrator Ren嶪 Kurilla is perfect for emerging readers. It explores growing and changing friendships and offers details to discover on every page and with every read.

A quick, easy, and educational comic book guide that will help change the way we talk about sex and sexuality for all bodies."This guide can help disabled people (and their partners) on their journey toward self-love, better communication, and confidence." -- Alice Wong, Founder and Director, Disability Visibility ProjectAll different kinds of bods want to connect with other bods, but lots of them get left out of the conversation when it comes to S-E-X. As explained by disabled cartoonist A. Andrews, this easy-to-read guide covers the basics of disability sexuality, common myths about disabled bodies, communication tips, and practical suggestions for having the best sexual experience possible. Whether you yourself are disabled, you love someone who is, or you just want to know more, consider this your handy starter kit to understanding disability sexuality, and your path to achieving accessible (and fulfilling) sex.Part of the bestselling and critically acclaimed A Quick & Easy Gui

This practical guide in Eviews is aimed at practitioners and students in business, economics, econometrics, and finance. It uses a step-by-step approach to equip readers with a toolkit that enables them to make the most of this widely used econometric analysis software. Statistical and econometrics concepts are explained visually with examples, problems, and solutions.Developed by economists, the Eviews statistical software package is used most commonly for time-series oriented econometric analysis. It allows users to quickly develop statistical relations from data and then use those relations to forecast future values of the data. The package provides convenient ways to enter or upload data series, create new series from existing ones, display and print series, carry out statistical analyses of relationships among series, and manipulate results and output. This highly hands-on resource includes more than 200 illustrative graphs and tables and tutorials throughout. Abdulkader Alja

In most non-democratic countries, today governing forty-four percent of the world population, the power of the regime rests upon a ruling party. Contrasting with conventional notions that authoritarian regime parties serve to contain elite conflict and manipulate electoral-legislative processes, this book presents the case of China and shows that rank and-file members of the Communist Party allow the state to penetrate local communities. Subnational comparative analysis demonstrates that in 'red areas' with high party saturation, the state is most effectively enforcing policy and collecting taxes. Because party membership patterns are extremely enduring, they must be explained by events prior to the Communist takeover in 1949. Frontlines during the anti-colonial Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) continue to shape China's political map even today. Newly available evidence from the Great Leap Forward (1958–1961) and the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) shows how a strong local party basis sus

初學者對腎臟系統的錯縱複雜，常摸不著頭緒，故本書提供大量的機制圖表搭配精簡的文字引導說明，從體液平衡、酸鹼平衡，以及腎臟系統結構到腎小管之機轉，循序做完整的介紹，有助於對腎臟系統的整體架構輕鬆理解，並融會貫通。作者刻意將書中重要之理論及觀念彙整成「關鍵重點」；各節學習重點整理成「記憶重點」，讓讀者在短時間內能迅速掌握其精華。除此之外，對臨床上可能面臨的狀況及問題，於每章末提供一個完整的病例學習，以

In this concise yet comprehensive guide to the mathematics of modern portfolio theory the authors discuss mean-variance analysis, factor models, utility theory, stochastic dominance, very long term investing, the capital asset pricing model, risk measures including VAR, coherence, market efficiency, rationality and the modelling of actuarial liabilities. Each topic is clearly explained with assumptions, mathematics, limitations, problems and solutions presented in turn. Joshi's trademark style of clarity and practicality is here brought to classical financial mathematics. The book is suitable for mathematically trained students in actuarial studies, business and economics as well as mathematics and finance, and it can be used for both self-study and as a course text. The authors' experience as both academics and practitioners brings clarity and relevance to the book, whilst ensuring that the limitations of models are highlighted.

Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him, as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "Why was I here?"

●作者劉俊初是Podcast節目The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu主持人，風格平易近人●用簡短的篇幅，呈現宇宙史各時期的重大事件●用一條獨特的時間軸貫穿全書，讓讀者一目了然，快速掌握自己在宇宙洪流中的位置邀你踏上波瀾壯闊的宇宙巡禮！讓《宇宙大解構》帶領你穿越時空長河，從大霹靂的瞬間一路走到今日，再望向宇宙的未來。隨著書頁，你會探索恆星和星系的誕生、太陽系的形成，了解地球上的生命如何演化出來，宇宙在遙遠未來的命運，每頁下方都有時間軸，讓你隨時知道自己來到哪個時刻。天文物理學家劉俊初教授用淺顯易懂的文字、簡單明瞭的插圖和瑰麗絢爛的天文照片，娓娓道出這部兼具宇宙歷史和宇宙科學的精采故事。現在就打開這本書，從時間的起點出發，一起探索我們這個不斷擴張的宇宙吧。

管風琴以其迷人且震撼的聲響，被譽為「樂器之王」！這台坐落於衛武營國家藝術文化中心的管風琴，不但是亞洲最大，而且極為獨特。它擁有多少支音管？一位管風琴演奏家如何能獨自駕馭這麼龐大的樂器？它是在哪裡，又是如何建造的？本書將透過許多生動又訊息豐富的圖片，來為你解答這些疑問，並帶你深入探索管風琴的奇妙世界！獻給所有想要探索管風琴祕密的孩子和家長們。◆本書與衛武營國家藝術文化中心合作出版，為《打開管風琴的祕密》修訂改版書。The pipe organ is truly the King of Instruments with its fascinating and powerful sound. The organ in the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) is the biggest in Asia and is very special. How many pipes does it have, how can one man play such a big instrument alone, where and how was it built? All of this and much more will be explained in this book accompanied with many colourful and informative pictures.For all children and parents who would like to discover the secrets of the pipe organ.

不只是世上第一本「台灣疫後文學」創作、更是人類歷史上的第一本「疫後文學」作品。

Is it science…or strange and ghostly? 新城鎮讓阿西姆感到毛骨悚然！夜晚有奇怪的聲音，幽怨的光芒，現在還有一棵邪惡的樹，生長速度遠遠超出了正常範圍。他確信有一些超自然的事情正在發生。他的朋友羅克夏爾相信一切都可以用科學解釋。但是，當樹木控制了他們的老師時，她也開始感到擔憂！這一切看起來與民間傳說裡，在作祟的邪靈愈來愈像。阿西姆和他的朋友能否拯救他們的老師，以及整個城鎮，免受幽靈樹的侵害？ Asim’s new town is freaking him out! There are weird noises at night, eerie lights, and now an evil tree that is growing way faster than it should. he’s sure there’s something supernatural going on.His friend Rokshar believes that everything can be explained by science. But even she’s worried when the tree takes control of their teacher! It’s starting to look like an evil spirit straight out of Guyanese folklore is to blame. Can Asim and his friends save their teacher–and the town–from the ghost tree? Find out…if you dare! It’s a new spooky series based on ghost stories from Guyana.

引領全美風味搭配的熱潮第一本從 感官X情感 切入的料理專業書籍以科學方式全面剖析食材裡的風味分子與元素【專業推薦】江振誠 | 國際名廚簡天才 | THOMAS CHIEN 餐飲事業群 廚藝總監林泉 | 星級主廚‧MUME Hospitality Group 創辦人凌維廉 | 米其林一星A Cut牛排館 行政總主廚葉怡蘭 | 飲食生活作家‧《Yilan美食生活玩家》網站創辦人Liz高琹雯 | 美食作家、Taster 美食加創辦人廚佛瑞德 | 知名YouTuber主廚-廚佛瑞德（Fred）周胤辰 | 旅法Youtuber 「Chef Chouchou 阿辰師」克里斯丁 | 『Tings Bistro 克里斯丁』 Youtube頻道林才右（萊特） | 『萊特微醺生活』粉絲團版主Célia 沈芸可 | 旅法葡萄酒專家。《 Cher Ami 瓶中信 》葡萄酒生活品牌創辦人 香氣、質地、口感、視覺、情感，這些都是影響我們對味道的感知的元素。本書將演示如何將平易近人的香料、香草和普通廚房調料，轉換為美味佳餚的科學原理。好吃的食物與技巧本身無關，無論您站在爐火前烹飪了多少年，刀工或製作糕點的技巧有多高超，真正的美味需要深刻瞭解風味的內涵，及能否熟練地搭配運用有關。這樣的烹飪方式不需要樣樣力求精準，也不需要特殊高難的廚藝，但需要細心觀察與用心品味。尼克・夏馬將帶我們思考，在琢磨食材質地和風味後，如何用新的方式做出番茄湯、羊排、雞肉沙拉、水果脆片和豬肋排。這將是一種全新的體驗、徹底改變您的思維，並超越傳統廚藝學校的框架，成功精進成大廚。【本書特色】•暢銷書作家尼克・夏馬（Nik Sharma）提出的全球科學烹飪方法•深入研究我們最基本的食物調料：鹽、油、糖、醋、柑橘、胡椒粉等•為經驗豐富的廚師和烹飪愛好者供靈感和知識•對風味科學的深入且迷人的探索【國際佳評】「《食物風味聖經》注定是經典之作：原創、發人深省、富有啟發性。這本書將改變您對食物和烹飪的看法，並有助於讓您的所有其他食譜變得有意義。」——廚房女神奈潔拉・羅森（Nigella Lawson）「有些人認為烹飪是一系列化學和熱力學反應，另一些人則將其視為心靈、情感、文化和家庭的體現。在《食物風味聖經》中，尼克・夏馬向我們展示了這些元素——大腦和心臟是如何相輔相成而彼此並不矛盾。了解它們的相互作用是解

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