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This is the story of Blue, a T-Rex who navigates the life of being an investment banker. Blue adapts to the customs, lingo, and schedule of his workplace culture, offering humorous insights into the struggles of fitting in and changing. As time goes on, Blue finds that he misses the jungle he came from and his dinosaur friends, and questions the tedious cycle of meetings, overtimes, and early mornings, sparking a reflection on the true meaning of his dreams. This T-Rex’s story is meant to represent the sharp reality many young adults find when they actually achieve their dreams. Whether that is a dream career, college, or relationship, the magic of the dream is often not as it seems. This is not to discourage people from pursuing their dreams, but to show that dreams bend, change, and shift over time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-HH51ueD6k 《生成式AI × 穩健提示爬蟲技術 I》數據抓取篇 ★從Colab、Anaconda 到 Jupyter Kernel，一步步把 Python 環境建好、跑起來。 ★用Pandas × PyArrow × Polars，把資料整理做得更快、更穩，也更貼近實務。 ★透過提示工程和情境工程，讓 ChatGPT、Claude 成為你的程式開發夥伴。 ★結合Perplexity Comet＋爬蟲＋寄信＋行事曆，把資訊蒐集到自動化流程一次串起。 ★多模態OCR × Gemini和Groq API，把圖片文字直接變成可分析的結構化資料。 你學過Python，卻常卡在「環境裝不好、資料處理很慢、爬蟲一下就被擋、AI 工具只會聊天」嗎？本書以「做得出成果」為主軸，帶你從 Google Colab、Anaconda、Jupyter Notebook 與 Kernel 建置開始，快速建立穩定、可重現的開發環境。 接著用 Pandas 打底，涵蓋多欄多列取值、資料框合併、字串提取與條件篩選，並延伸到 PyArrow 與 Polars，讓你面對較大的資料量也能跑得快、跑得順。 更關鍵的是，本書把提示工程與情境工程結合「直覺式開發」：教你如何用 ChatGPT和Claude 協作寫程式、除錯；再搭配 Perplexity Comet 進行摘要與探勘，串接 Gmail、Google 行事曆、SMTP、Resend 寄信，打造可實際應用的自動化資訊流程。 最後以多模態 API（Gemini、Groq）＋中文 OCR（PaddleOCR、EasyOCR）＋爬蟲實戰進行總結，範例涵蓋電商、股價、ESG、重大訊息、交易指標等案例，並附上Gemini AI 教育版證照準備重點，適合資料分析初學者、稽核、採購、研究人員、跨域工作者，以及想把 AI 變成生產力的人。 專業推薦 崑山科技大學 電機工程系系主任─林俊良 博士 住宅消保會創會理事長─吳翃毅博士 錸成科技有限公司執行長、嘉南藥理大學兼任助理教授─凃春愛 博士 伽碩職訓中心執行長─郭明洽 昱創企管顧問有限公司總經理─裴有恆 元大銀行系統開發部專業副理─陳尚瑋 極策網路行銷有限公司總經理、崑山科技大學房地產開發與管理系講師─蔡宗甫

Qi-Deng Sheng was one of the most philosophically incisive creative writers on the Taiwan island in the 1960s and 70s, and one of the most controversial figures in local literary history. Criticism of his work is polarized, in a sort of tug of war between “collective consciousness” and “individual will” in the cultural landscape of a rapidly modernizing society. As the hive mind buzzed, Qi-Deng Sheng tuned out and listened to his inner voice. As he explains in the above quotation, he regarded writing as a creative process that differentiated the ego from the group, and reality from falsehood. In other words, he wrote to build a sanctuary for his individuality. On the one hand, he was committed to conveying his personal beliefs through his works, rejecting vulgarity wherever he found it: in social groups, cultural trends, even literary critics. On the other hand, he was dedicated to highlighting the antagonism between self and society––to spotlighting the poor, deprived, embattled, iso

◎This book is the first to explain the core principles and training methods of Guangzhou Wing Chun ◎From knowing nothing about Wing Chun to fully mastering the Wooden Dummy training movements and application techniques of Wing Chun. ◎This book serves as the teaching material for the Guangzhou Wing Chun Martial Arts Association, covering 51 core topics, 133 Wooden Dummy techniques, and 16 group movements. ➤ The Wooden Dummy is not just a tool; it is a reflection of the core philosophy and techniques of Wing Chun, as well as a testament to the bond of master and disciple. This book, for the first time in a comprehensive and systematic manner, uses the Wooden Dummy to delve deeply into the core principles and training methods of Guangzhou Wing Chun. Even if you are a beginner with no prior experience in Wing Chun, you will find guidance and confidence here to begin your journey. ➤ Guangzhou Wing Chun primarily consists of two major lineages: the Yuen Kay Shan lineage and the Sum Nung l

In The Heart Sūtra: Revisiting Its Texts, History, and Meaning, Henry C. H. Shiu investigates the historical origins of the Heart Sūtra, a significant Buddhist scripture. He compares the Sanskrit texts with their Chinese and Tibetan translations to analyse whether the Heart Sūtra might be a Chinese apocryphon, through detailed linguistic examination. To achieve this goal, Shiu thoroughly examines the primary sources from which the scripture was extracted. He emphasises the necessity of reading the Heart Sūtra in the larger context of the Perfection of Wisdom literature, which contains the essence of Mahāyāna Buddhist teaching. In this monograph, Shiu successfully transcends the boundaries between the Chinese, Indian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions and provides a revisionist interpretation of the Heart Sūtra.

The rulers of the Ming dynasty enacted paradigms of hierarchical order. Like imperial families, households, and courts in earlier Chinese dynasties, they articulated patriarchal, patrilineal, and patrilocal organizational principles as exemplars for families and institutions throughout the empire. Women made indispensable contributions to the development of these paradigms and principles and to the social, cultural, and political fabric of the family and the state. And yet, in the existing literature in Chinese and English women are often burdened with stereotypes, positioned as peripheral, or rendered almost invisible. Reading available texts “against the grain,” and drawing on a trove of evidence from material culture, Soulliere shows how women defined a place for themselves in the multigenerational Ming imperial family, imperial household, and court. The Empress and the Dragon Throne spans the first Ming century from just before the founding of the dynasty in 1368 to the end of the

Throughout the long-term evolution of global capital markets, stock markets, and crypto-asset markets have historically operated as two parallel systems: the former is built upon over a century of institutional accumulation and vast institutional networks, while the latter has thrived within the technological framework of blockchain. Today, with the ongoing implementation and application of new models—such as the tokenization of real world assets (RWAs), stablecoins, crypto-asset ETFs, and digital asset treasury (DAT) companies—the convergence of securities and crypto is emerging as the most disruptive transformation trajectory in capital markets. Traditional securities are stepping into the on-chain world, while native crypto-assets are making their way into the mainstream financial arena through compliant pathways. Capital markets are witnessing a historic convergence characterized by "mutual convergence."  This book presents a comprehensive overview of the convergence of securities

Clean Code Python 寫 乾淨程式碼 告別技術債，不再為爛程式加班收爛攤 寫程式不是比誰先跑起來，而是能否長期維護。當需求一改就骨牌倒、長函式與巢狀條件像毛線球、沒有測試誰也不敢動，這些都是「技術債」。本書以實務為軸，從Clean Code 的定義、Pythonic 寫法、命名與文件、PEP 8 與工具鏈、函數與物件設計、模組化結構、單元測試、例外處理與 logging，到壞味道識別與小步重構，一步步把專案從混亂導向清晰與可持續。 你將學到 ☆Clean Code的5大原則 ◎「可讀」 ◎「可維護」 ◎「單一職責」 ◎「低耦合」 ◎「高內聚」 ☆如何判斷好/壞程式碼與乾淨程式碼的核心特徵。 ☆Pythonic vs. Non-Pythonic 的差異與常見誤用修正。 ☆命名、註解、docstring 的可讀性準則，讓程式自我說明。 ☆PEP 8 + black/isort/flake8 的實戰組合，建立一致風格。 ☆函數設計：單一職責、控制參數、避免副作用的落地做法。 ☆物件設計：恰到好處的封裝、避免過度設計與抽象。 ☆模組化設計：高內聚、低耦合，避開循環匯入。 ☆單元測試：unittest/pytest 的測試網，降低回歸風險。 ☆錯誤處理與 logging：把問題抓出來，也把原因留下來。 ☆重構手法：辨識壞味道、拆長 if-elif-else，穩健演進。 適合讀者 ☆每天與需求變更拔河的一般公司軟體工程師。 ☆技術主管、Code Review 參與者與維運/測試人員。 ☆想把「能跑」升級為「能維護、能擴充」的 Python 開發者 「為何必讀這本書」的關鍵理由 ☆把「能跑」升級為「能維護」：讓修改不再牽一髮動全身。 ☆對抗技術債：用小步重構把壞味道逐一清掉，減少救火。 ☆可讀性優先：命名、註解、docstring 讓程式能自我說明。 ☆統一團隊風格：PEP 8 +自動化工具（black/isort/flake8）讓評審聚焦在設計而非格式。 ☆降低回歸風險：pytest 測試網＋錯誤處理與 logging，建立可靠的安全網。 ☆穩定交付：把需求變更的成本降到最低，開發節奏更平滑。 ☆良好設計習慣：單一職責、低耦合、高內聚，在真實專案中務實落地。 ☆清晰專案結構：模組化與目錄切分，避免循環依賴、縮短新人上手時間。 ☆有章可循：從 Code R

◎線條＋符號＋顏色，多種抽象概念的新詮釋。 Line + symbols + colors, new interpretations of multiple abstract concepts. ◎跳過望文生義可能產生的歧解，以最簡單的形式進行最直觀的哲學演繹。 Avoid ambiguity that literal interpretations may lead to, directly interpret philosophies with the simplest methods. 你可曾想過用簡單的筆劃與顏色勾勒物質世界的抽象概念？ 打破現實形式的框架，以冥想、意象、解構，重新簡約而寧靜的感受世界！ 作者以簡單的線條、圖象、文字與顏色演繹二維、三維、四維的種種抽象概念， 藉著解構每幅創作的線條勾勒與組合，可以感受作者解讀物質世界的獨特角度， 是一部意識流動強烈的藝術、哲學創作集。 Have you ever thought about drawing abstract concepts with simply strokes and colors? Break the framework of reality, and feel the world with meditation, imagery, deconstruction, new definitions in peace! The author presents abstract 2-dimensional, 3-dimentional, and 4-dimensional concepts with simple lines, images, texts and colors. By deconstructing the lines and combinations of every creation, you may experience the author’s unique point of view to make sense of the material collection of artistic and philosophical creations of strong consciousness.

★★★「程式設計不再孤軍奮戰，讓 AI 成為你的戰友！」★★★ ☆☆☆「用 VS Code + Copilot，讓寫程式變得像聊天一樣簡單！」☆☆☆ ★★★「專案實戰，立即上手，程式設計不再卡關！」★★★ 《寫程式的AI戰友 - VS Code x GitHub Copilot》帶你進入 AI 輔助程式設計的新世代。本書不僅教你如何用 VS Code 打造專屬開發環境，更完整揭示 GitHub Copilot 的秘密武器：自動補全、錯誤修正、重構優化、AI 對話寫程式，讓你像專業工程師一樣高效開發。 ◎本書特色： ☆從零開始：安裝 VS Code、設定 Python 環境、快速上手介面操作。 ☆AI 實戰：完整示範 Copilot 的用法——寫程式、除錯、重構、生成測試與文件。 ☆專案導向：涵蓋 CLI 工具、資料處理、API 整合等專案，邊學邊做，馬上能用。 ☆資料科學應用：結合 Jupyter Notebook、NumPy、Pandas、Matplotlib，立即展現 AI + Python 的威力。 ☆思維升級：教你如何成為「指揮 AI 的人」，而不是被 AI 主導，真正駕馭 Copilot。 ◎為何要讀這本書？ 在這個 AI 與程式設計緊密結合的時代，單靠背誦語法已經不足以讓你成為一位優秀的工程師。《寫程式的AI戰友 - VS Code x GitHub Copilot》將帶給你三大核心價值： 1. 掌握開發主流工具 VS Code 是全球最受歡迎的開發環境，本書完整介紹其安裝、操作與進階應用，讓你在最短時間內熟悉業界標準工具。 2. 學會駕馭 AI，而不是被 AI 取代 GitHub Copilot 能幫你寫程式，但本書更強調「思維升級」——如何正確下指令、判斷 AI 建議的正確性，培養「指揮 AI」的能力，避免淪為被動依賴。 3. 專案實戰，立即上手 從 CLI 工具到資料分析，從 API 整合到自動化報表，本書以專案導向學習，讓你邊學邊做，學到的技能馬上能應用在實際工作與專案中。 ◎ 讀完這本書，你將： ☆ 熟悉 VS Code 與 Python 的整合操作。 ☆ 能使用 GitHub Copilot 提升開發效率，寫程式就像與 AI 對話。 ☆ 具備判斷、比較與優化程式碼的能力。 ☆ 透過專案實戰累積經驗，快速從初學者邁向專業者。 這不只是

The Tropic of Cancer Sustainability Belt Sustainability is a global trend, and a global lingua franca. How can Taiwan use sustainability to tell our story on an international stage? How can Taiwan create a sustainability brand that is equipped with a global perspective? The National Park Service (NPS) considers the Tropic of Cancer a great place to start. By connecting the dots of Taiwan’s mountain resources, ocean resources, and sustainability partners into a line, and then making that line into a belt, we can turn the Tropic of Cancer – which many think of as just a bunch of geographic markers – into a whole new window for getting to know Taiwan. As the 180km north-south Tropic of Cancer Belt crosses Taiwan, it crosses coasts, wetlands, foothills, high mountains, oceans, cities, and villages. Along the way, it encompasses every form of ecology, life, and production, forming world-class environmental marvels. The NPS is using the Tropic of Cancer Sustainability Belt project to put

Although the arts have been firmly planted in the Hong Kong school system since the 1950s, they are often sacrificed in place of core subjects and preparation for examinations. Drawing on over fourteen years of exploration and experience, Yau makes the case that arts are critical to cultivating creative mindsets, which are our best resource for innovating and responding to challenges in this complex world of sudden changes. Through case studies and conversations with practising artists and educators, this book demonstrates why arts and education, two normally discrete disciplines, should be broadly integrated into the local Hong Kong curriculum, and how this can be – and has been – achieved. This book is intended for policymakers, educators, arts heads, and artists. The volume will also appeal to readers curious about how and why the arts should be foundational to education and capacity building in the twenty-first century.

“Emptiness” is an experience that many people have had—mostly stumbled upon unexpectedly. What exactly is emptiness? Can it actually be practiced? The Heart Sutra is the shortest, most condensed teaching on emptiness among all of the Prajanaparamita Sutras, seems to be focused exclusively on emptiness. How can this sutra be used to help you progress in your spiritual practice? Ultimately, the realization of the heart of prajnaparamita is, in and of itself, the Path. In this book, you will read about how to use the Heart Sutra as a compact guide to practice and the Path. Master Nan’s teachings are packed with pith instructions, both the do’s and don’ts, for success in practice. Practical, to the point, and illustrated with thought-provoking anecdotes, his teachings are relevant to practitioners of all proclivities, from beginners to advanced.

【特別企畫】 LINE AI搶先體驗 不是AI小幫手，是LINE全新生成式AI服務  生成文章、分析資料、翻譯外文不成問題，還能一鍵分享LINE好友  拍照或上傳圖片就能辨識內容，快速解惑、分析特徵及用途  描述需求及目的，就能產出 HTML、JavaScript、Python程式碼  摘要YouTube影片重點，快速掌握長影片的重點資訊  支援文生圖功能，次數更多、限時更短，也能指定圖片風格 【特別企畫】 Wi-Fi 7迷思大破解 比Wi-Fi 6快很多？ 換Wi-Fi 7路由器網路就變順？有5G就不需要Wi-Fi 7了？ 【特別企畫】 2025演唱會手機比一比 10X、20X、30X變焦實測，Samsung / vivo / Xiaomi / OPPO 家誰才是追星利器？ 【特別企畫】 IG剪輯神器Edits全攻略 從入門到進階，掌握短影音創作力 【採購趨勢】 耳罩式降噪耳機4大天王誰勝出？ Apple AirPods Max、Bose QuietComfort Ultra、 Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless、Sony WH-1000XM6

How did a small church in Silicon Valley grow into a worldwide movement of spiritual renewal? In Envision Without Limits, Pastor Tong Liu reveals the keys behind River of Life Christian Church’s remarkable growth. From breaking growth barriers to building strong small groups and inspiring men and women to lead—this book is packed with practical strategies and spiritual insight for churches today.

Written in real time during his ambitious trek, this book from 1911 documents British journalist Edwin J. Dingle's journey through China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces to Myanmar.

Originally published in 1898, this book is a record of British army officer Francis Younghusband's adventures from Manchuria and Beijing to Xinjiang, and then through the Karakoram Mountains to British India.

https://youtu.be/fSt22h4Zre0 用最簡單的方式，打造專屬於你的自動化神器， 從此告別重複工作，把時間拿回來！ ★ 不會寫程式也沒關係，AI 幫你一行一行生出來 ★ Google Apps Script、Python、VBA 三大語言通通教，幫你選最適合的那一個 ★ 搭配大量實用案例，讓你馬上應用在日常工作 ★ 從自動寄信、整理報表，到跨平台整合，通通一書搞定 ★ 專為初學者設計，每段程式碼都有白話說明 只要你曾經想過：「這工作可以不要一直重複做嗎？」 這本書，就是你的解答！ 【簡易入門】讓你從 0 開始不怕程式 ．三大熱門自動化工具：Google Apps Script、Python、VBA，一次搞懂差異 ．完整入門流程：從介面操作、程式碼結構，到如何用 AI 協助寫程式 ．初學者必備觀念：function、debug、權限、API…通通白話解釋 【動手實作】跟著做就會，自動化實戰案例滿載 ．自動寄送報表給主管、定時備份資料、表單送出即時通知 ．整合 Gmail、Google Sheets、Forms、Drive，打造你的工作助理 ．案例皆搭配 GenAI 助手操作範例，讓你不懂語法也能跑起來 【自由創作】玩出自己的創意自動化 ．結合多個工具，打造跨平台的工作流程 ．學會部署前端小介面，讓你寫的程式更好用、更像一個小產品 ．把 AI 不只放在旁邊寫程式，而是真正「嵌入」到你的程式裡面！ 【本書適合】 ◎行政人員與助理：每天重複處理表單、報表、寄信、對帳 ◎中小企業老闆或主管：希望提升工作效率、又沒有程式背景 ◎會計、財務與人資人員：經常操作 Excel 或 Google Sheets ◎業務與行銷人員：身兼多工、想把流程自動化 ◎自由工作者、創作者與接案者：想靠自己建立自動化工具 ◎學生與轉職者：想打好基礎、未來走向資料分析或工程領域

This book is a collection of management essays written by Dr. William A. Cohen, Major General, USAF (Ret.), in the final years of his life. Drawing on his military background, professional experience, and education under Peter F. Drucker at Claremont Graduate School, Dr. Cohen provides practical insights into leadership and management.

On China-UK Relations has selected 117 speeches from over 700 Liu Xiaoming, Former Chinese Ambassador to UK, had delivered during his 11-year tenure in the UK. The contents spans multiple dimensions: China-UK relations, party and parliamentary exchanges, economic and trade relations, financial cooperation, science and technology coopera tion, ecological and environmental protection, subnational exchanges, cultural exchanges, spring festival celebrations, educational exchange, Confucius institutes, military exchanges, Chinese community, British friends, and understanding between China and the UK. This book contains Liu Xiaoming’s observations and reflections on China-UK relations: What kind of China-UK relationship do we need? How to develop stable and mutually beneficial China-UK relations? And how to enhance mutual understanding and recognition between China and the UK? More chapters are dedicated to introducing exchanges and cooperation in various fields between China and the UK.

‘We must have a procedure – if we are going to hang anyone – that is just,’ said Chief Justice Sir Francis Piggott in 1909, on discovering that Chinese accused of murder were being denied interpretation in Hong Kong’s courts. Due process, no matter how costly or inconvenient, was ‘one of the penalties of empire,’ he declared. Penalties of Empire explores how judges, juries, and lawyers strove to deliver justice during the 150 years when the death penalty was in force in Hong Kong. Nine main chapters focus on key capital trials in the first century of British rule. Among the cases are piracies, assassinations, and crimes of passion and desperation. These chapters describe the proceedings in court and the participants involved. They also explore the debates surrounding each case and the exercise or denial of mercy by governors. Two final chapters discuss the decline of the death penalty after World War II, its suspension after 1966, and the controversies leading to its formal abolition

https://youtu.be/p9DDms3QUW8 ★國內金控現職量化交易研究人員傳授從量化分析到真實交易系統建置，一本書全學會 ☆量化統計專家 + 程式交易員共同帶你使用 Python 攻略台股量化分析及自動交易 ★問 ChatGPT 也無法得知的秘辛！量化交易研究人員帶你少走冤枉的量化交易研究之路 投資是一門藝術，有時候做正確的事情不一定會賺錢，做錯誤的事情也未必會賠錢，只有長期投資績效才見的到真章，但如果等到長期交易最終賠錢才發現自己在做錯誤的事情，那就失去了時間又賠了金錢，得不償失。 剛入量化投資這一行的人，很容易被高績效迷惑了，而忽略了自己的交易策略是否合理。我們作為相對的未來人，使用歷史數據來建構策略，很容易有意無意窺探到了未來資料，或者是過度擬合數據以及未盡詳盡的統計分析，導致我們誤以為尋找到了長期穩定可以產生超額報酬的交易策略。綜合上面所述，本書在技術上說明如何做量化分析、建構策略、AI 訓練市場數據及將一個策略架設排程每天去真實自動交易，另一大重點是，我們會在統計分析及建構策略的過程中，不斷向讀者說明如何避開建構出回測一條龍，上線一條蟲的策略。結合我們多年的量化研究及真實交易的經驗，透過一些特徵，我們可以避開錯誤的方式去建構策略，期待讀者在研究交易的路可以少走一點彎路。 我們在學習量化分析及真實交易的過程中，很有可能在前面幾年處處碰壁，甚至難以贏過大盤，但是我們深信有金融知識以及數學量化的基礎支持，不斷的學習，小心控制風險，終究有一天會研究有成，在長期績效中贏過大盤，我們透過本書，期望可以與讀者共同成長，並且我們留下了可以供讀者發問的地方，隨時可以共同探討量化及投資相關的議題。

We live on earth as if sailing at sea. This book points out how we may find a harbor for our souls to rest, anchoring in God, so that our lives are connected to Him—sure and steadfast, and one which enter within the veil, and enter into eternity. Now we have a great hope, not only to draw near to God, but to dwell in Him, tasting a glimpse of heaven. 人生如行船，本書為您指出靈魂得安棲的港口，教導我們拋錨於神裡面之道，不但能親近神，而且得以住在神裡面，預嚐天堂的樣式；使漂泊的靈魂得與神連結，又堅固、又牢靠，直通到永恆。

Revitalization in Asia: Adaptive Reuse in Macao, Mumbai, and Penang offers a clear understanding of the value of sustainable adaptive reuse within an Asian context. Three highly urbanized places (Macao, Mumbai, and Penang) are considered in detail from conservation and planning perspectives (with essays and timelines for each). For each place, five case studies offer a comparative framework for understanding similarities and differences in adaptive reuse projects. Six essays examine adaptive reuse in terms of its connection to the three dimensions of sustainability, with reference to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. This book is envisioned as a continuation of Asian Revitalization: Adaptive Reuse in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore.

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When the Lion Dancer Comes to Town: A Feast of Fun centers on the golden trio of culinary creativity, football and martial arts. From the fall of Ah Sing’s lion figurine, the breaking of egg and the series of unfortunes, to festive days like Easter and Chef’s Day, Ah Sing and his mum work together to turn his fortune around, creating a delicious full-egg banquet. Ah Sing’s mum secretly prays for blessings and miracle finally comes. Hope this heartfelt tale brings joy, warmth and smiles to readers, showing how effort and resilience lead to rewarding outcomes.

In Lu Xun and World Literature, Xiaolu Ma, Carlos Rojas, and other contributors examine various aspects of Lu Xun, who is known as the father of modern Chinese literature. Essays in this book focus on Lu Xun’s works in relation to the notions of world literature and processes of literary worlding. The contributors offer detailed analyses of Lu Xun’s own literary oeuvre and of foreign works that engage with his writings. This volume also focuses on many facets of the publication and dissemination of Lu Xun’s works’, from printing and binding to the discussions and debates that followed their release in China and abroad. This book not only makes an important contribution to the field of Lu Xun studies, but also proposes a reexamination of the category of world literature.

In Socializing Medicine, Pao-chen Tang, Yuqian Yan, and Ling Zhang explore the intersections of medicine, health, and East Asian media. Interweaving archival research, audiovisual analyses, and theoretical insights from the emerging field of health humanities, the book reveals the multifaceted ways in which the mass media—from photography and film to television and live streaming—has been deployed as a tool for controlling medicine and health, privileging those with power and authority from the early twentieth century to the present. Adopting anti-colonial and anti-capitalist perspectives, the contributors in this volume challenge the dominant mediations of health against the backdrop of imperialism, Cold War geopolitical tensions, and neoliberal capitalism. Collectively, they advocate for alternative understandings of medical culture through media productions that envision accessible and equitable healthcare practices.

Yuan Haowen 元好問 (1190–1257) is one of the greatest Chinese poets of the past eight hundred years. He is especially famous for his poems lamenting the death and disorder that accompanied the decline, fall, and aftermath of the Jin dynasty, when the Mongols took over North China. Reading Yuan’s poems, one feels his intense pain at the demise of the dynasty and his deeply felt need to preserve the historical and cultural record of civilization as he knew it. The poems are distinguished by breadth of learning, linguistic creativity, and allusive depth. They also reveal an abiding sense of irony, and occasional self-directed wry humor. John Timothy Wixted’s treatment of 150 of Yuan Haowen’s poems distills available scholarship on the poet in Chinese, Japanese, and Western languages. The poems—lucidly introduced, interpreted, and explicated—are presented in romanization and translation as well as in the original. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Benny Chia’s memoir of life on the fringe is a vivacious slice of Hong Kong’s life and cultural development at a time of minimal institutional support. His colourful and anecdotal story will interest culture practitioners as well as the general reader curious about the Fringe Club and its role as a seedbed for local artists and as a venue for international ones, both functions championed by Benny at the helm of this small but important institution housed in a distinctive former ice house in Central.

Surrealism in China initially gained a foothold in Shanghai’s former French concession during the early 1930s, disseminated by returning Chinese students who had directly encountered the movement in Paris and Tokyo. Shanghai surrealism adopted a dialectical form, resonating with the modus operandi of the Parisian movement as well as China’s traditional belief system of Daoism. Reconciling the thought of Freud and Marx, Surrealism subsumed the multiple contradictions that divided Republican Shanghai, East and West, colonial and cosmopolitan, ancient and modern, navigating the porous boundaries that separate dream and reality. Shanghai surrealists were not rigid followers of their Parisian counterparts. Indeed, they commingled Surrealist techniques with elements of traditional Chinese iconography. Rather than revolving around a centralized group with a leader, Shanghai Surrealism was a much more diffuse entity, disseminated across copious different periodicals, avant-garde groups, and th

Wisdom means learning to live with ambivalence and to embrace uncertainty Helga Nowotny’s memoir provides a detailed account of her life, highlighting the challenges and triumphs of a woman who defied convention in the male-dominated field of science. From her early days in science and technology studies, where she faced bureaucratic hurdles, to her influential role in shaping the European Research Council, Nowotny offers a candid look at her career. She shares personal stories of navigating the complexities of academia and policy, revealing the uncertainties and contingencies that shaped her life and work. This memoir resonates with anyone who has pursued a path less traveled, and offers a glimpse into the resilience and ambition required to succeed in challenging environments. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Future Needs Wisdom is not really a memoir, nor is it an intellectual history, nor is it e

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In Redefining Heresy and Tolerance, Hung Tak Wai examines how the Qing empire governed Muslims and Christians under its rule with a non-interventionist policy. Manchu emperors adopted a tolerant attitude towards Islam and Christianity as long as political stability and loyalty remained unthreatened. However, Hung argues that such tolerance had its limitations. Since the mid-eighteenth century, the Qing court intentionally minimised the importance of the Islamic identity. Restrictions were imposed on the Muslims’ external connections with Western Asia. The Christian minority was kept distant from politics and the Han majority. At the same time, Confucian scholars began to acquire a new understanding of religion, but they were not encouraged to get in touch with the Muslims and Christians. This book demonstrates how, from the late eighteenth to the early nineteenth century, the Qing government prevented Confucian scholar-bureaucrats from interfering in the religious life of Christians an

The human condition affects us all. As we journey through life, we face birth, aging, sickness, and death, each bringing significant challenges. How can we better understand our human condition? What can we learn from it? In Buddhist Encounters: Finding a Home in the Human Condition, Dr. Lewis R. Lancaster explores the essence of our existence, addressing the internal conflicts and external pressures exacerbated by the post-pandemic and AI era. Through the lens of Buddhist teachings, he seeks answers to these timeless issues, reflecting on the very dilemma that concerned the Buddha himself.

◎情感豐富的主題：故事講述了告別與重逢的承諾，帶來面對未來挑戰的祝福與能量。 ◎純真清新的畫風：作者以清新細膩的畫風，讓讀者感受到故事中的情感與美好。 ◎深刻的生命反思：作者對遺忘與離別有深刻的體悟，分享了生命價值與意義的思考。 This is a story about longing and learning to say goodbye. Goodbye, is not a farewell to memories, but a promise of reunions yet to unfold. The wind, though invisible, is everywhere. Through seasons' turn, from spring's gentle bloom to winter's solemn grace, they bestow upon us full blessings and energy to face all the challenges of the future.

This book includes two distinct parts: a reprint of the biography Stephen Smale: "The Mathematician Who Broke the Dimension Barrier" followed by new content which provides an update on Prof. Smale’s life and work to the present day. The book tells Prof. Smale’s life story, including his most important mathematical discoveries as well as his worldwide travels and other exciting adventures. It is suitable for readers interested in mathematics, mineralogy, and the esteemed career of Prof. Stephen Smale at City University of Hong Kong and beyond.

AI助攻！搭配ChatGPT學習效率加倍！ ★提供用書教師相關的教學資源★ 【資料結構】(Data Structures)是資訊科學領域中的基礎課程，多數資訊相關科系的研究所入學考試會將之列入考科，而諸如高考三級、地方特考、司法特考、鐵路考試中的資訊類別考試亦會將之列入考科，因此選擇一本觀念正確、條理清晰且掌握命題趨勢的書籍是很重要的。 本書以實例演練為導向，漸進式的學習架構，詳盡解說各種資料結構，期能帶領讀者了解其中的精髓，進而具備開發大型程式的功力。此外，為了因應未來報考資訊相關科系的研究所或準備國家考試，本書精選題型多元的考題，並融入相關章節、隨堂練習與學習評量，建議讀者勤加練習。 AI助攻 *使用【ChatGPT】輔助學習資料結構，例如查詢理論與實作、上傳圖片解題、出題練習、撰寫程式、優化與除錯、與其它程式語言互相轉換等，這些技巧大多不限定於ChatGPT，也可以靈活運用在【Microsoft Copilot】、【Google Gemini】等AI助理。 *本書是以C語言進行實作，讀者可以自行使用ChatGPT轉換成Python、C++、C#、Java等程式語言。 *ChatGPT相關內容統一放在本書最後一章，希望讀者以學會資料結構為主，而使用ChatGPT為輔，同時不會干擾到學習或上課的節奏。 考題觀摩 收錄研究所入學考試與資訊類別國家考試的精選考題，增加實例演練經驗，提升即戰力。

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In everyone’s life, there are the most difficult times. Have you encountered yours? The Buddha was a human being, not a god. He knew the path to true wealth, spoke of love and affection, and was caring and righteous. Encountering him will help you navigate with fewer road blocks. In this book, may you find solace and overcome tough obstacles through vivid comics that weave stories relevant to today’s living.